Escape From Castle Matsumoto looks like quite a unique one, and the developers give the Steam Deck some rather high praise. It's releasing with Native Linux support on December 5th.
In the game two shinobis race against each other to recover stolen items and escape a Japanese castle, using your wits and tricks to outsmart your opponent. What makes it interesting is the split-screen mechanic, along with the slick retro pixel-artwork that looks like it was inspired by the classic Spy vs. Spy.
Check out the trailer below:
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In an announcement on Steam the developer said: "Escape From Castle Matsumoto will be 100% Steam Deck compatible, including an official input layout. In fact, Steam Deck will be THE perfect platform for our game."
Could be a good one to keep an eye on!
More about it:
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.You will need to:
thoroughly search the castle to locate and collect all items
hinder your opponent's efforts by setting up tricks and obstacles
if necessary, challenge your opponent in a direct fight
Use all of your shinobi training to accomplish the mission:
ninja's tools: locks and smoke bombs
powerful spirits you can summon to guard items and passages
defensive remedies to break tricks set up by your opponent
martial arts if a direct confrontation becomes inevitable
Play against the CPU or another player, over split-screen or network.
RavenWings Oct 31
Last edited by RavenWings on 31 October 2024 at 5:49 pm UTC
Last edited by pb on 31 October 2024 at 6:08 pm UTC
When I think Spy vs Spy I think Mad magazine . . . there was a game?Yes, it was based on the comic from the Mad Magazine. Even the gameplay was a little bit off, so they did it quite well. :)
wvstolzing Nov 1
The trailer did look kind of familiar though; then the youtube video suggestions at the end of the trailer did show the links I vaguely remembered seeing earlier:
Tech demo of the engine, by the same devs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfJmOQcLgB8
There's a ~2yr. old free demo on steam using the same engine:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2128440/Enclosure_3D/
Those are more in an AGI Sierra style, though.
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