Review Game Death's Gambit

The promise of immortality lies at the heart of Siradon. As Death's right hand, challenge the undying guardians of the realm and endure the eternal struggle to purge their souls. But what reward awaits a faithful servant of Death?

Death's Gambit is a hardcore 2D action platformer with rich RPG elements. Master the precise combat, utilizing a wide variety of weapons and abilities to confront the horrors that lurk deep within Siradon. Explore a mysterious and unforgiving world to uncover the true price of immortality. Embrace the challenge of being an agent of Death.
Death’s Gambit [official site] wins because the ‘D’ in its logo contains both a skull and a scythe. It wins because it’s not on Kickstarter after being picked up by Adult Swim Games. It wins because it’s a side-scrolling slasher which depicts Shadow of the-style colossi with crisp pixel art. Come see the first trailer below and a curated selection of GIFs from the game’s development blog.

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It’s nice that Dark Souls exists now so people don’t have to describe gothic-medieval combat games in relation to Castlevania alone. I’m going to go elsewhere with this and say it is Golden Axe to Titan Souls’ Gauntlet.

Described as an action-RPG, the game’s site sums up the three tenets of the experience: “Climb big creatures that will test your resolve. Fight dangerous monsters that will make you think outside the box. Give up everything for glory.” There’s a little more information on the game’s development log but not much, although you might be able to glean a little more about the rhythms of its combat from GIFs showing its blocking, dashes, rolls, and health bars.

The stylized and challenging 2D sidescroller/RPG Death’s Gambit was announced today to be coming to PlayStation 4 and PC on August 14 of this year, according to a new trailer on Adult Swim Games’ YouTube channel.

White Rabbit is working with Adult Swim Games to make their first game. The studio was founded by Jean Canellas and Alex Kubodera, who created White Rabbit after graduating from USC. Adult Swim is of course known for TV but has somewhat recently ventured into games. Since they began, they’ve made popular games like Kingsway and Pocket Morty’s, as well as over 200 others across all platforms.