Blighted, the upcoming Metroidvania action RPG with cooperative multiplayer from Guacamelee! developer DrinkBox Studios, will launch for Switch 2 and PC via Steam this fall, the developer announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via DrinkBox Studios:

About

Battle your way through a psychedelic western nightmare to reclaim the memories of your people in Blighted, a Metroidvania action RPG from the creators of Guacamelee! Harness the power of the deadly, reality-altering Blight and unravel the world’s mysteries. In the past, the dead were buried with seeds planted in their brains. These seeds would grow into trees, surrounding the player’s village. The fruit from these trees was special, it contained the memories of the dead. Knowledge and traditions were passed along through this fruit for generations. This continued until the one called Sorcisto defiled the ritual. By eating brains raw, he gained vast power and knowledge. He consumed the player’s entire village, destroyed its memory forest, and infected the world with a deadly Blight. You take on the role of the lone survivor of Sorcisto’s rampage, fighting to reclaim the memories of your people, before your own Blight overtakes you. Explore a world full of mystery in this psychedelic western nightmare. Learn to harness your Blight, which serves as both a source of power and added difficulty, challenging players of all skill levels and gating some of the world’s deepest secrets. Play through the entire campaign alone or with a friend in cooperative play.

Key Features

Intense Combat – Combat in Blighted is nuanced and deadly. Carefully time your attacks to weave through enemies, chain together combos, and perform powerful finishers.

Harness Your Blight – The player’s own Blight serves as a dynamic difficulty system that constantly changes the enemies, the player, and the world around them as they play.

Consume Memories – Devour the brains of defeated bosses to gain their memories and become more powerful (and more Blighted), widening your skillset and opening up new paths in the world.

Unlock Mysteries – Pay careful attention while exploring to unlock the many deep secrets of Blighted’s world.

Cooperative Multiplayer – Play through the adventure with a friend via drop-in / drop-out cooperative multiplayer.

Haunting Original Score – Blighted features new music by Jim Guthrie, acclaimed composer of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Below, and Nobody Saves the World.

Watch a new trailer below.

Switch 2 Announce Trailer

and ahh the story! its a story about loss and grief and revenge and aaaaa. i mean you literally lose your arm and then go around carving up monsters and wearing their severed parts on your body to bring your family back from the dead.

A very modern dungeon crawler for touchscreens!

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Nothing is more exciting than munching on snacks, doing missions, and having fun. Nobody Saves the World, the most recent action role-playing game from DrinkBox Studios, is a fantastic game for fans of twisted humor and insane fighting. It will undoubtedly transport aficionados of the genre back to the good old days despite its moniker and is playable in co-op.

Players are brought to a bizarre world that has been devastated by a catastrophe resembling a fungus. The people of the kingdom have been looking for their missing archmage, Nostamagus. Nobody, a dead-eyed husk that stole Nostramagus' magic wand and has been given the ability to change shapes, is the kingdom's last hope for a hero. Nobody must utilize his newly acquired abilities to locate the missing gem shards, which can repair the world and ward off the fungal invasion, to avert the catastrophe.

Story of the game

Nobody Saves the World has a rather simple plot, but it is charming in how it is told. Players are introduced to a variety of strange, quirky NPCs who are all good for some awkward giggles. Nobody Saves the World strikes a perfect mix between hilarious and shockingly serious issues.

Nostamagus' devoted pupil Randy the Rad steals the show with his narcissistic characteristics and desire to play the hero. Even the sidequests contain funny dialogue, like the slug who wants to bring his wife back from the dead or the aliens who want to be reunited but don't know how they got here. Every character connection and quest line demonstrates how much pleasure this warped universe offers.

Gameplay

Shapeshifting is at the heart of Nobody Saves the World's gameplay. No one needs to employ various forms to carry out particular activities to gain experience. Each form targets one of the four damage types—sharp, blunt, light, and dark—specifically. Nobody can equip the previously acquired skills from other forms as he acquires new roles and levels them up.

Players could adopt the appearance of a bodybuilder, for instance, who possesses brutal skills as well as the capacity to summon zombies that deliver dark harm. A lot of flexibility may be achieved by combining various forms with various skills, and dungeon-diving in the game promotes player experimentation. There is a form for every type of player, including an adorable little slug, a horse, a turtle, a necromancer, and more. In fact, in this reviewer's humble opinion, the slug is the ideal shape because it can go around players like a bullet hell shooter.

Challenges

Nobody navigates a range of dungeons, each with its own set of challenges that keep gamers on their toes. Players need to meticulously organize their load-outs and alter strategy at the drop of a hat if something isn't working due to the difficult conditions, which include Nobody being limited to one form and all hits delivering 9999 points of damage.

However, not all forms feel harmonious. For instance, kicking the back is possible when utilizing the horse form. To lock the direction, press and hold the ZR button. No one is pointing in a specific direction, yet that means that you can only hit them in one stiff direction. The majority of the forms, from the magician who can summon familiars that would attack enemies until they are killed to a ghost that can harm enemies just by being close to them, are incredibly innovative despite this flaw in some of them. Along with the ability to hack and slash through foes, there is a tonne of mayhem and boons to be found throughout the game. It's entertaining to watch the craziness play out on screen.

Nobody Saves the World has so much to love despite its repetitiveness. It's a memorable event all around, not just one to share with a companion. I became a glutton for hardship because Drinkbox Studios created an experience that was both enjoyable and difficult. The game exhibits a tonne of innovation, from its overall look to its original take on action RPG gameplay.