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Dead Cells gets a huge free accessibility upgrade

By Liam Dawe, Jun 24, 2022

Dead Cells is a great game. Not only does it look great but the action is awesome. However, it is rather difficult and for some nearly impossible so the developers have put out a huge free upgrade to help more people play it.

Hands of Necromancy is an upcoming GZDoom powered dark fantasy shooter

By Liam Dawe, Jun 3, 2022

Love retro shooters? How about those with a little magical flair to them and dark fantasy? The GZDoom engine powered Hands of Necromancy is coming to Steam with a teaser demo up now.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom gets a Steam Deck update

By Liam Dawe, Jun 1, 2022

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom from Game Atelier and DG Entertainment recently gained a small but sweet update to improve gameplay on the Steam Deck.

Free and popular precision-platformer 'Janosik' gets a big upgrade

By Liam Dawe, May 4, 2022

Love some retro action-platformer to fill your time? Janosik quite a popular one, likely because it's free, and it just got a big upgrade.

The gorgeous looking Lila's Sky Ark is out now

By Liam Dawe, Apr 21, 2022

Monolith of Minds and Graffiti Games have today launched Lila's Sky Ark, a feast for the eyes if you love pixel-art.

Dead Cells 'Break the Bank' free upgrade out, more big updates teased

By Liam Dawe, Apr 1, 2022

Motion Twin / Evil Empire have given us another great free update to the fantastic Dead Cells and teased plenty more is coming to the game.

Wounds of Eventide brings the final chapter for Blasphemous out now

By Liam Dawe, Dec 13, 2021

Blasphemous has a fresh update out with Wounds of Eventide, which brings overall the story to a close.

Dead Cells gets a crossover with multiple indie games

By Liam Dawe, Nov 23, 2021

Motion Twin / Evil Empire have released a big free upgrade for Dead Cells, bringing with it a number of items taken from other popular indie gems.

Silly platformer metroidvania Clunky Hero is now in Early Access

By Liam Dawe, Nov 10, 2021

Chaosmonger Studio, developer of Encodya, has released their latest with the comedic platformer metroidvania Clunky Hero with it beginning life in Early Access.

The Legendary Keeper Update is out for monster taming metroidvania Monster Sanctuary

By Liam Dawe, Aug 19, 2021

Monster Sanctuary from Moi Rai Games and Team17 grows again, with the 1.2 Legendary Keeper Update out now.

Inspired by Hollow Knight, Crowsworn becomes one of the most funded Kickstarter projects

By Liam Dawe, Aug 10, 2021

It's not really surprising that the metroidvania action-platformer Crowsworn got funded but it is a surprise to see just how popular their Kickstarter campaign had become.

Grab your broom as Clunky Hero has a new trailer and a Steam page

By Liam Dawe, Jul 16, 2021

The upcoming metroidvania platformer Clunky Hero from Chaosmonger Studio (ENCODYA) has a brand new trailer to show off all the development, along with a Steam page.

In the platformer-metroidvania Soulchild you're a demon trying to get back home

By Liam Dawe, Jul 14, 2021

It's not easy being a demon it seems, especially when you're somewhat lost and trying to get home. Soulchild follows the story of Silk, who was kicked out of Hell by a new king.

Dark mysterious metroidvania Crowsworn is live on Kickstarter and flew past the goal

By Liam Dawe, Jul 13, 2021

Crowsworn looks pretty damn good and it appears plenty of other people feel the same way, with it only just launching on Kickstarter recently and the goal was completely smashed.

Vomitoreum is a retro-styled FPS Metroidvania that releases July 30

By Liam Dawe, Jun 18, 2021

Vomitoreum shall bring a nice little birthday present for me on July 30 when this retro-styled FPS Metroidvania releases on Steam and itch.io.

Hollow Knight gets Vulkan on Linux in the new update out now

By Liam Dawe, Jun 7, 2021

After being in Beta since February, Team Cherry have released a free upgrade to Hollow Knight so it should continue running nicely for years to come.

Lost Ruins is a little quirky but it's an absolutely gorgeous metroidvania and lots of fun

By Liam Dawe, May 20, 2021

ALTARI GAMES and DANGEN Entertainment recently released Lost Ruins, an action-platformer metroidvania. A game that's taken me by surprise on how wonderful it is to look at.

Be a dancing tentacle alien who murders bosses and wears their skulls in Zapling Bygone

By Liam Dawe, Apr 26, 2021

Well, that certainly is a headline isn't it. I'll admit that the idea and style of Zapling Bygone pulled me in right away, along with the description of what you'll be doing.

Team Cherry upgrade the excellent Hollow Knight with Vulkan for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Feb 24, 2021

Team Cherry have given their excellent action-platformer metroidvania Hollow Knight a bit of an upgrade, which you can test out on Steam in a fresh Beta test.