16-bit indie platformer gives Hollow Knight a drill, and it rules

Everdeep Aurora

An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep.

If you take the atmosphere of Hollow Knight and give it Mr. Driller's drill, alongside a healthy smattering of gorgeous 16-bit visuals, you get the upcoming Everdeep Aurora. We had a chance to play this delightful narrative puzzle platformer while at GDC, and got to hear from the source, Ysbyrd Games' Rob Cocks, about what makes it so special.

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