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How To Pass The Judge’s Test In Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
This guide explains how to unlock the Judge Arcana in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. Players need to reach the Court of Justice area and have at least four full health and mana heart upgrades to align the scales. The article also provides tips for finding hidden health and mana upgrades throughout the game's map.
How To Climb The Clock Tower In Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
This guide details how to navigate the challenging Clock Tower in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. It covers strategies for overcoming obstacles like spinning blades, iron fists, and enemies, as well as how to find the true boss by manipulating platforms and breaking through specific walls.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse review - the origin of Metroidvania
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse marks a competent, albeit low-budget, return for the series, offering enjoyable platforming and combat reminiscent of its Metroidvania roots. While it doesn't innovate significantly and suffers from obscure progression, its sensible price point and solid gameplay make it a worthwhile, if not groundbreaking, revival.
NYBBLE & NIBBLE - An impressive AI Amiga game, that isn't actually AI Slop
NYBBLE & NIBBLE, a new Commodore Amiga port of the original Commodore 64 adventure, has been released by Gaboo Arts Entertainment. The game features reworked graphics, custom Amiga music, and advanced lighting effects, running on standard OCS Amigas with 1MB of RAM. It is praised for its modern indie game polish and inventive use of AI-assisted development.
Kalanoro launch trailer
The official launch trailer for Red Raketa's action-adventure game Kalanoro has been released, coinciding with its launch on Nintendo Switch. The game features platforming, combat, and light management elements, all set in a world inspired by Malagasy folklore where players must rally musicians to fight against the witch Raneny.
Toem 2 Review – A world worth capturing
Toem 2 is a charming and delightful sequel that expands on the original's black-and-white photography-based exploration with new platforming mechanics and a heartwarming narrative about friendship. The game offers a perfect bite-sized getaway, featuring cute characters, fun quests, and satisfying photography mechanics, making it a wonderful experience for players seeking a relaxing escape.
Toem 2 (PS5) Review: Charming Adventure Game Sequel
Toem 2, the sequel to the charming 2021 photography game, arrives on PlayStation 5 with a familiar yet enhanced experience. While it retains the core mechanics of solving puzzles and fulfilling requests with a camera, it introduces new abilities like jumping and unique character skills. Despite its iterative nature and a somewhat underwhelming payoff compared to the original, the game offers a cozy and comforting four-hour adventure with charming locales and improved exploration.
I definitely suck at Iron Bramble's metroidvania grappling hook platforming, but it's cyber-gothic megastructure world has me hungry for more
Iron Bramble, a pixel art metroidvania from the developers of Rusted Moss, features a unique cyber-gothic megastructure setting and a grappling hook mechanic. While the traversal can be challenging to master, the game's engrossing art style and mysterious world leave the author hungry for more. A demo is available on Steam, with a release date set for 2027.
Pop the Ghosts Wants You To Shoot Your Way Through A Haunted Building
Pop the Ghosts, a compact platforming adventure game, has been released on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC for £4.19. Developed by Potato Devs and published by Bad Minions and Little Giant, the game features 30 levels where players shoot ghosts in a haunted building.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is Getting A Free Demo on October 1st
A playable demo for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse will be released on October 1st, allowing players to experience a portion of the game before its full launch on October 15th. The demo will feature Rose Belmont, daughter of Trevor Belmont, investigating a monster outbreak in Paris, with save data carrying over to the full release.
SCROOMAGE – Beta Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer
SCROOMAGE is a fast-paced, comical, and violent boomer-shooter where players embody Scrume C. Guai, a character with immense physical power. The game features comic-inspired first-person shooter gameplay with light platforming elements, where players earn cash bounties for high-performance missions to purchase upgrades. The beta demo is available now.
Review: Duskfade (Nintendo Switch 2)
Duskfade is a third-person action-adventure game for the Nintendo Switch 2 that pays homage to PS2-era titles. While it features engaging platforming, challenging boss fights, and a lovely visual style, the lack of an in-game map and some personality quirks in its companion character detract slightly from the experience. Overall, it's an enjoyable and fun indie title for fans of the genre.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster Plays a Bit Like a Stealthy Hollow Knight | IGN Preview
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster offers a delightful blend of stealth mechanics and Hollow Knight-style platforming. The gloomy art style is readable, and gaining new abilities keeps exploration fresh as players experience the Age of Sigmar world from a Skaven perspective.
Spyro: A Realm Beyond’s Flight Mechanics, Larger Levels Get New Details
Toys for Bob revealed new details about Spyro: A Realm Beyond, the first original Spyro game since 2008, set to release in 2027 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X|S. The game introduces full dragon flight mechanics, expanding upon the series' signature platforming and allowing for more verticality and exploration in larger, more intricate levels.
Mega Man: Dual Override’s New Trailer Showcases Platforming Action and Bosses
A new trailer for Mega Man: Dual Override, showcased at Gamescom 2026, highlights the game's platforming action, vibrant art style, and challenging boss encounters. The game is slated for a 2027 release window, with more story details expected in future trailers.
Dark Reflection releasing on Nintendo Switch this week
Dark Reflection, a pixel art adventure game developed by Slay Buherman and published by Stamina Zero, is set to release on Nintendo Switch on August 20, 2026. The game features exploration, platforming, puzzle-solving, combat against demons, and multiple endings, all presented with a dark humor and heavy metal-inspired atmosphere.
Hunahpu Quest. Mechanoid Brings A Hardcore Puzzle Adventure To Xbox
Hunahpu Quest. Mechanoid, a hardcore puzzle adventure game developed by Rumata Lab and published by Valkyrie Initiative LLP, is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC for £4.19. The game features 40 levels combining puzzles, platforming, and combat, and has previously received Mostly Positive reviews on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
Games Inbox: Is No Man’s Sky worth playing 10 years on?
This article discusses the 10th anniversary of No Man's Sky, praising Hello Games for its redemption and the new Cosmos update. It also touches on speculation about Grand Theft Auto 6's online mode, recommendations for indie games like Big Walk, and theories surrounding Silent Hill 2. Additionally, it includes commentary on industry practices, developer criticism of publishers, and anticipation for upcoming titles like A Plague Tale and The Legend of Zelda.
REANIMAL: The Prisoner Review | TheXboxHub
REANIMAL: The Prisoner, the first DLC chapter for the acclaimed horror platformer REANIMAL, offers a welcome return to its disturbing world. This expansion introduces two new child characters, The Prisoner and The Soldier, and features familiar gameplay mechanics with a new Polaroid camera tool used for puzzles and combat. Despite its short 60-90 minute runtime, the DLC delivers impressive boss encounters and impactful quiet moments, though it leaves players wishing for more content.
Captain Soda (Switch, PC)
Captain Soda is a game for Nintendo Switch and PC that falls into the category of maze-chasing games, similar to the author's all-time favorite, Pac-Man. The article also mentions platforming elements found in games like Bubble Bobble.