Axiom Verge 2

August 11, 2021 Thomas Happ Games Thomas Happ Games
Platform Adventure Indie
Series X|S PS4 Linux PC PS5 XONE Switch
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You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark for indie “metroidvania” adventures. Axiom Verge 2 is part of the same story as Axiom Verge 1 but is a completely new game: new characters, new powers, new enemies, and a new world. You can play it before or after the original.
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In this sequel to the critically acclaimed Axiom Verge, you explore an alternate Earth-like world, replete with the ruins of an ancient, high-tech civilization. But something else is lurking just past the fringes of reality, waiting to pull you in. Meet Indra, the mysterious billionaire behind the worldwide Globe 3 conglomerate. What is this world she’s found? Who are the voices that seem to be calling to her?
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Release Date August 11, 2021
Developer Thomas Happ Games
Publisher Thomas Happ Games
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Science fiction
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