Sunwards (2020)

Developer: BlackCrow
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A melancholic and surreal journey through fragmented dreams, with a tense, challenging pace that reflects the struggle against depression.

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About

This game is based on some dreams that always appear during the period of fighting with depression. The impression of some dreams is fragmented and remains in the memory. Finally, they are combined to form this unique world - the dream of Black Crow. There is a devil in everyone's heart. It's a fantastic and sad journey. When the spirit is on the verge of collapse, it is difficult to distinguish the dream from the reality. Maybe the dream will be better and more real than the reality. Maybe the dream will be a hellish scene, which confines but protects the heart. Challenging dream world, born to death In the dream, explore in the gloomy and dangerous spiritual world, through many obstacles, find the nightmare in the Black Crow's dream, and destroy them. Finally face the heart of Black crow. It is not terrible to die in a dream. What is terrible is the cycle of despair. Action Elements and Skill Choices Flexible action mechanism, so that the protagonist can fight freely, whether it is dodge or counterattack, can be handy. Rich skill combination, let the protagonist have more expansibility and fighting possibility. Explore dreams to acquire more skills, explore more skill combinations, and combine action mechanisms to find more effective ways to fight. 10 elaborate boss Wars There is no doubt that this will be the climax of the action role-playing game. The 10 well-designed boss have different identity background and unique fighting style. Use your ability to find the most effective way to destroy boss. Finally, face the heart of the black crow and save him from the gloomy heart.

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