For as many roguelike, Metroidvania and other “like” games out there that are set in genres based on thew games that pioneered them for whatever reason there just never seemed to be that many Zelda-like games, despite itself being a rather unique and incredibly popular series. Sure, back in the NES/SNES heyday there were quite a few rip-offs like Neutopia, but in today’s modern day and age you’d think indie developers would rise to the task.

Luckily, one developer certainly has gone the distance to create a game that lands somewhere, graphically, in between the original Zelda and Zelda: A Link to the Past, with a very haunting setting.

The game has you playing as a destitute vampyre who promises to rid a village of some rampaging specpyres. A specpyre essentially being a vampyre that can transform itself into ghosts and other spectral beings.

As I’ve already stated, the game itself looks remarkably like the old school Zelda games. There are multiple weapons, dungeons and destructible environments all similar to the beloved Nintendo franchise.

If you’re interested in checking it out follow the link below to the demo. The game itself won’t release until next month some time (fittingly enough) for an undisclosed sum.

[Demo]

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