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50+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Mega March Sale
Sony's PlayStation Store is currently hosting its Mega March sale, featuring discounts on over 50 PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 games until March 25th. The sale includes titles like Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, with some games reaching their lowest prices ever.
The Best Video Games Based on Horror Movies
This article lists and describes several video games based on popular horror movies, highlighting how they adapt or interpret their source material. Titles like The Thing: Remastered, Alien: Isolation, and Dead by Daylight are featured for their ability to capture the essence of their respective films.
Adventurous Slime hitting Nintendo Switch this week
Ratalaika Games and lightUp are releasing Adventurous Slime on Nintendo Switch this Friday, March 13. The game is a mini Metroidvania where players control a slime on a quest to defeat Lord Old Skull.
Cyberpunk 2077 Headlines Massive New Xbox Game Pass Changes
Cyberpunk 2077, Construction Simulator, and Hollow Knight: Silksong are among the new titles being added to Xbox Game Pass. Cyberpunk 2077 headlines the additions, available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Cloud Gaming. Construction Simulator offers a detailed building experience, while Hollow Knight: Silksong expands its availability across more Game Pass tiers.
Opinion: God of War: Sons of Sparta Is the Smaller PS5 Game Fans Want, and I Hope We See More
The article argues that Sony's PS Studios should diversify its output by creating smaller, less expensive games like God of War: Sons of Sparta to complement its blockbuster titles. This approach could allow for more creative risks and help balance the financial strain of high-budget productions, potentially reviving interest in dormant franchises.
10 magnificent indies to check out in March 2026
This article highlights ten indie games scheduled for release in March 2026 across various platforms including PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. The featured titles span multiple genres such as co-op combat, Metroidvania roguelites, hidden object adventures, survival horror, city building, and physics-based puzzle games.
Coming Out in gaming this week — March 2, 2026
This article highlights new game releases scheduled for the week of March 2, 2026. Notable titles include Scott Pilgrim EX, Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered, Slay the Spire 2, and Marathon, launching across various platforms like PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Costs $30, Offers 12 to 20 Hours of Gameplay “Depending on How You Play”
Fumi Games' MOUSE: P.I. For Hire will launch on April 16th for $29.99, offering 12 to 20 hours of gameplay. The game features Metroidvania-inspired level design with ability-based traversal, a 1930s rubberhose animation aesthetic, and a variety of weaponry. It will be available on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
Never Grave’s Pacing Feels a Bit Awkward
Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse is a Metroidvania with roguelike elements where players control a witch hat that can possess various entities. While the core concept and gameplay mechanics are solid, the game suffers from awkward pacing, repetitive level design, and difficulty spikes that hinder the overall experience. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
Possess Your Enemies In Never Grave: The Witch And The Curse On Xbox, PlayStation, PC
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, a Metroidvania roguelite adventure featuring a unique possession mechanic, has launched on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, and PC. Developed by Frontside 180 and published by Pocketpair Publishing, the game allows players to possess enemies to use their abilities. It also includes village rebuilding elements and supports up to 4-player co-op.
Ratcheteer DX Review
Ratcheteer DX, an enhanced version of the original Playdate title, is now available on PC and Nintendo Switch with improved graphics and a CD-quality soundtrack. While the core puzzle-platforming gameplay remains, the game offers multiple visual styles, including full color. Despite its charming presentation and engaging puzzles, the experience is sometimes hampered by finicky controls, frustrating navigation, and imprecise platforming.
Review - CHASM - A convincing pseudo-RPG Metroidvania with randomized maps!
Chasm is a Metroidvania game developed by Bit Kid, Inc. that features a classic 16-bit pixel art style, randomized maps, and RPG elements. While praised for its graphics, music, and extensive content, the game is criticized for frustrating controls and excessive backtracking. It is available on PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita.
Review - DEAD CELLS - A Dark Souls "Roguevania" equivalent?
Dead Cells is a highly satisfying 2D action-platformer that masterfully blends roguelite and Metroidvania elements, earning an overall rating of 95%. The game features magnificent art direction, balanced difficulty, and engaging combat, though its music is considered uninspired and the story is nonexistent. It is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.
Review - TIMESPINNER - Successor of Symphony of the Night?
Timespinner is a Metroidvania game developed by Lunar Ray Games and published by Chucklefish, inspired by classic Castlevania titles. While praised for its tight controls, rewarding exploration, and satisfying orb system, the game suffers from frustrating combat, questionable art direction, and a bland story, resulting in an overall rating of 68%.
Review – Never Grave The Witch and The Curse (PC)
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is a new Metroidvania x roguelite platformer developed by Frontside 180 and published by Pocketpair Inc. Players control a cursed hat that possesses beings to utilize their abilities and magic to fight enemies and rebuild a village. Despite its roguelite nature requiring repetition, the game is praised for its stunning aesthetics, engaging combat, strategic possession mechanics, and charming presentation.
Drinkbox Studios’ Blighted Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and PC This Fall
Drinkbox Studios announced that its new Search Action-RPG, Blighted, will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 and PC this fall. The game features a psychedelic western aesthetic, intense combat, and a unique Blight mechanic that serves as both a power source and a dynamic difficulty system. Blighted can be played solo or in co-op and features a score by Jim Guthrie.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse Review 🎩
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is a Roguevania that blends Metroidvania and roguelike elements with a unique hat-possession mechanic. The game features charming visuals, an atmospheric soundtrack, and a rewarding progression system through dungeon runs and village building. While combat is simple, the variety of items, magic, and enemy possession adds depth. The game also supports online co-op for up to four players, though stage layouts can become repetitive.
Drinkbox Studios' Blighted will be out for Switch 2 and PC this fall
Drinkbox Studios announced that its upcoming 3D Metroidvania-RPG, Blighted, will be released for Nintendo Switch 2 and PC in Fall. The game, which features solo and co-op play, involves players regaining lost memories and eating brains, continuing the studio's signature eerie atmosphere.
God Of War: Sons Of Sparta Review - The Mildly Amusing Adventures Of Teen Kratos
God of War: Sons of Sparta is a middling metroidvania spin-off that suffers from an identity crisis, offering compelling combat but rigid movement and exploration. Set during Kratos and Deimos's youth, the game lacks the spectacle of the main series and feels confused despite some bright spots in its combat and eventual story depth.
Blue Prince's Excellent Mansion Mystery Arrives On Switch 2 Today
The puzzle roguelike 'metroidvania' game, Blue Prince, has been released on the Nintendo Switch. Players explore a mysterious, ever-shifting mansion to uncover secrets about revolutions, missing persons, and family trees. The Switch version includes a Mouse Mode for easier navigation.
