Gorgeous new metroidvania launches first act prologue, free on Steam

Akatori

Akatori is an epic metroidvania where you wield your staff to fight, jump, and explore diverse realms across different eras. Join Mako on her journey to build friendships, face formidable foes, and uncover ancient gods while discovering her true self.

As the wait for Hollow Knight Silksong continues unabated, there's no shortage of excellent 2D action platform games to keep us busy on Steam. Following on from last year's excellent Blasphemous 2 and the more recent Ultros, we've just this month seen the arrivals of more delightful indie games such as Saviorless and BioGun. The next mark on my Metroidvania calendar, however, is Akatori, a beautiful pixel art adventure with a very satisfying staff mechanic that's already hooked me following the launch of its prequel chapter, out now as a free Steam demo.

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