Battle Axe

April 16, 2021 Bitmap Bureau Numskull Games
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure Indie Arcade
PS4 Linux PC PS5 Mac XONE Switch
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Battle Axe is an arcade top-down hack & slash featuring high-quality visuals created by veteran pixel artist Henk Nieborg, true to form game mechanics, and music from the legendary VGM composer Manami Matsumae – retro gamers rejoice!
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Release Date April 16, 2021
Developer Bitmap Bureau
Publisher Numskull Games
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action, Fantasy
Battle Axe

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