Part of the joy of exploring an interconnected game world comes from having inherently enjoyable traversal options, and in the case of the upcoming Nintendo Switch and PC metroidvania game Kunai, I don't think the ninja protagonist's grappl...

It's here. It's actually, finally, here. After a seat-of-the-pants crowdfunding campaign, an unfortunate delay, and four tireless years of development, Lab Zero Games, who brought us the incredible 2012 fighter Skullgirls, is ready to relea...

Chasm came out in the middle of last year, and eventually walked into a room full of Metroidvanias, getting somewhat lost in the shuffle. For many years the genre has thrived, and developers have taken to frequent, huge updates to keep thin...

So the Bloodstained Switch update has swapped priorities a number of times, and now everyone is just kind of waiting for it. For those of you who aren't aware, the Switch edition dropped with numerous problems, to the point where lead devel...

When Apple Arcade was first announced, I never expected to one day use the subscription service to play a deep-sea metroidvania game from Capcom. What a wild thought. Even now, it feels like a dream. Looking through the launch lineup, Apple...

The masterful metroidvania game Ori and the Blind Forest will be on Nintendo Switch before we know it. In the last week before launch, Moon Studios has put out a substantial Switch demo. It's a chance to see how well the port runs – i...

For a game so willing to crush you at a moment's notice, Dead Cells is a surprisingly feel-good story. Whether you first got into Motion Twin's roguelite action-platformer in 2017 with the Steam Early Access version, or you started playing ...

Every now and again I remember Heart Forth, Alicia is on the way, and I just smile. I still have such high hopes. Today, there are a few more reasons to bring up the magical metroidvania. First, this gif: Notably, there are now plans for N...

Blasphemous might be 2019's gnarliest video game. Its odds are certainly up there. Drawing direct inspiration from the usual suspects like Dark Souls and Castlevania – the series, I mean, not just Symphony of the Night – Bl...

NIS America has announced that a double pack of La-Mulana 1 & 2 will be heading to PS4, Xbox One, and Switch in early 2020. Bundling both of these ultra hardcore Metroidvania titles together, it'll be the first time the original game i...

We've been optimistic about Blasphemous for what feels like years now, and with the end in sight, developer The Game Kitchen has seen fit to release a half-hour-ish PC demo for its bleak, religious action-platformer title. The first thing I...

Watching developers play other people's games is always interesting. Most of the good ones end up looking at the other dev's work both for what it is while also thinking about how it was made, making for more layered, insightful commentary...

During today's Gamescom Indie World Showcase, Nintendo had a "one more thing" to show us, and it was a doozy. Ori and the Blind Forest, under the Definitive Edition banner, is headed to Switch on September 27. For those of you who aren't aw...

Once again, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night plans have changed. Right around the tumultuous launch of the Switch port of Bloodstained, IGA and his team vowed to deliver a series of incremental patches that were designed to slowly but...

Publisher SODESCO has announced that it will be producing a physical edition of Teslagrad for both the Switch and PlayStation Vita. You read that last part right: the Vita will be getting another boxed game in 2019! The world isn't ending,...

Are you in a video game? I'm not. Fix that with today's Bite the Bullet contest. So full disclosure: Mega Cat Studios is really cool, and they've got some really cool stuff in the works. How do I know that? Because I pay attention, fool. An...

While the PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions have bugs of their own, the Switch edition of Bloodstained is a complete mess. Input lag, texture muddling, massive slowdown, longer load times (including when zoning between areas): it's all ba...

After spending a literal 24 hours with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, I've come to the conclusion that it stands a very real chance of being one of my favorite games of 2019. I honestly didn't expect it! As much as I adore Iga's brand o...

In order to hit 100% completion in Bloodstained, you need to gather up every item, shard, and locate every demon. Here's how to find Demon #44, which is one of the most obscure encounters in the entire game. [Spoilers below with the appeara...

Bloodstained requires a lot of cash to go for a full 100% clear (not just map completion, but every item). Here's how to make that process a lot easier. [Vague spoilers for endgame items and abilities. No story spoilers.]

Credits for Kickstarted games are complicated. Some projects choose to credit every single backer, some only allow backers at higher contribution levels to be memorialized. In the case of Bloodstained the credits are over an hour long,...

[Update: Jason “Question” Ryan has specifics. In a Discord message, he notes:"Regarding the Switch version of the game; the amazing teams at WayForward and ArtPlay are already hard at work on improvements. Below is a list of wha...

If, like my bad self, you're looking forward to the release of charmingly dark Hollow Knight follow-up Silksong, then it looks like we've all got a little bit longer to wait, as developer Team Cherry continues to build the best sequel they ...

Bloodstained will probably live forever in the memory of those who backed it on Kickstarter. It was part of the "actually creators can rebuke publishers and do their own thing" era of the crowdfunding platform, alongside of projects like Mi...

Don’t tell cats, but they’re a mere few steps away from ruling the world. Sure, they may look cute, but they run the internet, an estimated 36 million American households own at least one, and your aunt owns 12. Heck, it’s...