Metroidvania style games have made a comeback in the past couple of years, with great games such as Guacamelee and Ori and the Blind Forest. For those unaware, \u00a0the term Metroidvania is used to describe 2D platformer games with an open map for players to explore which were made famous by Metroid and Castlevania back in the mid 80’s. Whether you love or hate the term there are some pretty decent games coming out for the ‘genre’. Here is what we are looking forward to.<\/p>\n
Described as a Roguevania style game (still counts) Dead Cells<\/a> is currently in Early Access and looks pretty promising. The game will feature non-linear progression (as you would expect), lots of items which can be combined in many different ways and a Dark Souls-esque combat system. So if you like your Metroidvania’s to have challenging combat and almost infinite item combinations then Dead Cells<\/a> should be right up your street.<\/p>\n