Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom cover

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom 2018

Released: December 4, 2018
Genres: Platform · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure · Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia · PlayStation 4 · PC · iOS · PlayStation 5 · Mac · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Developer: Game Atelier
Publisher: FDG Entertainment
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Digital: GOG $9.89-67% Steam Epic Games Nintendo PlayStation Xbox

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Is it still worth playing?

Game Atelier's 2018 side scrolling Metroidvania, made with Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the Wonder Boy series, in which Jin is turned into a pig and goes after five animal orbs to reverse a curse. Jin has five animal forms. The pig sniffs out hidden items and clues, the snake spits venom and climbs walls, the frog swims and swings on hoops, the lion dashes and breaks blocks, and the dragon flies and breathes fire. Areas are gated by abilities, with fast travel teleporters, and weapons and armor are bought from shops and upgraded with gemstones. The game saves automatically at save altars, and dying carries no penalty, since you respawn at the last checkpoint with items and coins kept. Exploring is still a matter of trying each form: five forms each open a different path and dying costs nothing.