Thee shall beest a Fallen Knight if’t be true thee can’t fight

For those who played the Megaman Series, either Megaman Zero or Megaman X, a long time ago like me, Fallen Knight should bring back some good memories where you play as Zero or X and defeat numerous enemies and bosses with your swords, shields and blasters. Fallen Knight is a classic 2D platformer game from Thai-based developer FairPlay Studios, previously released on Apple Arcade and now available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Hoa is a Beautiful Platformer in a Dreamlike Miniature World

What does Hoa have in common with the classic mobile game Flappy Bird? In both, you accompany a peaceful being through challenging environments and, this is the crucial point here; both games come from Vietnam. Since the release of Flappy Bird, it took a long time for a game from the Southeast Asian country to get so much international attention again. Our review now wants to check whether the advance praise for the platformer Hoa, often framed as Ghibli-Esque, is justified.

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Rising Hell’s Roguelike Climb is a Helluva Fight!

Rising Hell is a roguelike 2D platformer action game coming in hot from Indonesia. Made by Kediri -based Tahoe Games, this is one of the most challenging and unforgiving games out of the Southeast Asian gaming library. Can you climb up the realms to escape hell?

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New Games from Singapore in 2021

Phew. 2020 is almost over, and like many of us, we are relieved that this epidemic year is coming to an end. But not everything went severely, so we were presented with lots of great games from Southeast Asia last year. However, we weren’t quite as impressed by the output and quality coming from Singapore. Although there were a few indie hits (including Gordian Quest, There Is No Tomorrow, or GORSD) and the triple-A productions Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Immortals Fenyx Rising, which were created in cooperation with Ubisoft Singapore, a real highlight was missing. The City of Lions shouldn’t be written off that quickly, though. There are several exciting titles currently in development, most of which might be released as early as 2021. Here are our most-wanted games coming from Singapore next year or beyond!

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