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Tombwater, a horror-western metroidvania, is out now on PC (assets.ign.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/metroidvanias@infosec.pub
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Reviews are surprisingly good. I didn't find one below an 8.5

A Souls-Like Western full of Eldritch horrors. Explore the accursed Wild West town of Tombwater and lay bare the darkness that lies beneath. Survive blood-spilling combat in this gruesome 2D action-RPG that may just drive you to madness.

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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I might be out of the loop, but isn't this a Zelda type of game not a metroid type of game?

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    The devs label it as a metroidvania, and a lot of reviews mention it as a Zelda-like, but people who’ve played it say it straddles an already thin line between the genres.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    What qualities is that? Back tracking?

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    As far as I'm aware the defining quality of a Metroidvania is backtracking and unlocking new branches/offshoots/areas of previous zones as you unlock new movement abilities. Which is why Control almost qualifies as a Metroidvania. No idea about this game though.

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