Articles with Platformer tag
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Grime: Colors of Rot Review

Grime: Colors of Rot is a Metroidvania and Dark Souls blend with a slight case of the munchies. While you won’t turn into the creatures that you absorb, in Kirby fashion, you do get to use weapons made of living creatures, with some impressive results. A true challenge with some incredible boss fights to keep you on the edge of your seat, this is an unforgiving platformer that deserves an attentive look by every lover of thrilling action games and… rock creatures.Rolling StonesGrime: Colors of Rot comes with the original game and free DLC released in November 2022, adding a new

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Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home Review

Space... The great unknown that has fascinated humankind since the beginning of times. Very few have had the pleasure of visiting it, many dream of being able to see it closer. But what if you're just an innocent dog sent to space? Let's explore together what this game has to offer.Story and GameplaySpace Tail: Every Journey Leads Home is the first official title from Longterm Games in which we meet Bea, a cute white and black dog who has been trained and tasked with exploring the outer space with everything that it entitles. Inspired by true events, the game aims to

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Torn Away Review

Torn Away is a poetic and unfortunately very timely look on war through the eyes of a child. Set during World War 2, it places you in the shoes of ten-year-old Asya, a Soviet girl that escaped her fate of becoming a labor camp worker and is now facing the greatest battle of all – crossing Germany and Poland to return to her family. She doesn’t fight, but she can sneak and hide in this touching side-scrolling adventure that mixes stealth, platformer, puzzles, and cinematic first-person segments.This War of MittenWith a deep focus on narrative while taking you into this melancholic

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Neon Abyss Review

Neon AbyssDescriptionCombining furious run ‘n’ gun action and deep, roguelike mechanics, Neon Abyss pits you as a member of ‘Grim Squad’ – a task force set-up by Hades himself to infiltrate the Abyss and defeat the New Gods. Death is not the end as every time you die, you’ll find yourself more empowered than before.Released on the 14th of July 2020, Veewo Games brought us Neon Abyss, with a mass array of weapons, hatchable eggs and items for you to find and equip.Published by Team17, Yooreka Studio (China)Neon Abyss is a dungeon crawling, exploration type of game, where you drop into

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Hell Pie Review

Hell hath no fury like Satan with a craving for birthday pie. Such is the premise for new platformer Hell Pie from developer Sluggerfly. This is the perfect time to warn everyone that despite its occasionally harmless cartoon appearance, Hell Pie includes violence, gore, wiggling devil Chef butts, unicorn sacrifices, and the worst of them all… bland Hawaiian t-shirts.It’s great then that this is a superb throwback to 3D action platformers of old, specifically those with a duo of heroes taking on the world, such as Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, and the like. Hell Pie brings challenging, diverse, and