REDDER
REDDER is a game by Anna Anthropy / Auntie Pixelante, with music by Amon26. It’s an exploration platformer focused around an alternating green/red block switch mechanic, similar to the mechanic used...
View ArticleHero Core Trailer
This has been posted everywhere already, but it’s just so rad I can’t help myself! Hero Core is the next game from Iji creator Daniel Remar, due out May 1st. Sequel to his retro-inspired...
View ArticleEndeavor
Endeavor is a Metroidvania with multiple endings and a story about a dwarf who is asked by his dead father to try to gain the strength and wisdom to obtain a treasure that has been handed down their...
View ArticlePreview: Terraria
Little is known for sure concerning upcoming, relatively unknown yet already highly anticipated indie title Terraria, as the developer was caught unprepared when Minecraft developer Notch posted a...
View ArticleMomodora II
Momodora II is a Cave Story-inspired Metroidvania by rdein. You play Momo, a shrine maiden that’s been sent to defeat the Underworld Queen using a leaf and playing cards. It’s a short but charming...
View ArticleHACK9 & HACKER9
HACK9 by wahiko is a relatively old Cave Story inspired platformer that is more difficult than it should be. I liked the basic gameplay and the variety of music, but grinding shouldn’t be a core...
View ArticleHydra Castle Labyrinth
Hydra Castle Labyrinth is a nice Galious-like by E. Hashimoto (aka “Buster”), who also made Akuji the Demon. The game was released last year and has been fully translated into English by Gary the...
View ArticleLa-Mulana Returns to PC on July 13
Retro-inspired platformer and puzzler La-Mulana will be returning to its PC roots next week. Priced at $15 USD, the PC version of this remake will include the Hell Temple and Attack Mode features that...
View ArticleIncredipede
Colin Northway’s physics puzzler Incredipede came out last week. In this unique game you guide a little cyclopean creature named Quozzle to the sunbeam at the end of 60 pre-made levels or a...
View ArticleTreasure Adventure World
Robit Studios and Chucklefish are collaborating on Treasure Adventure World: a commercial, HD remake of Treasure Adventure Game (a wonderful, freeware Metroidvania from 2011). Their press release...
View ArticleKickstart This: La-Mulana 2
Fans of La-Mulana rejoice: Indie dev team NIGORO has a sequel in the works and is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund its development! The direct sequel to the Steam-and-WiiWare remake of...
View ArticleKickstart This: Pyrella
Dog And Pony Studio (DAPS) is looking to raise just $10,000 in the final four days of their Kickstarter campaign for Pyrella, a Metroidvania-type game where the female protagonist is the only light...
View ArticleKickstart This: Creepy Castle
Indie studio Dopterra has just three days to reach the modest goal of $6000 for its colorful 8-bit title, Creepy Castle. Promising a mix of 2D platform-based exploration and turn-based RPG combat, the...
View ArticleMomodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
It’s become a joke to talk about Cave Story and Dark Souls when describing other games, but in the case of Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, I’d be remiss not to: the series has never been shy...
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