Devolver’s latest game turns the beat ’em up into a puzzle game

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Devolver’s latest game turns the beat ’em up into a puzzle game

Forestrike is a newly announced kung *** action game from popular indie publisher Devolver Digital and Olija developer Skeleton Crew.It stands out from its peers because it turns a roguelike beat ’em up into a puzzle game with its titular ability.

In Forestrike, players have to make it through a series of encounters with just three health points. ******* animations are slow, so enemies will likely hit the player first if they don’t know what to do. Players can use the titular Forestrike ability to enter a meditative state before every battle to see how enemies will behave and find out what the best strategies to defeat them are.

Forestrike | Reveal Trailer

I went hands-on with a very early build of Forestrike ahead of its reveal, and it’s promising. I’m already digging how this system turns the game loop of a beat ’em up into that of a puzzle game. When elements like guarding, dodging, picking up weapons, and roguelike run-specific buffs get added to the mix, fights get even more complex and thrilling. It turns what’s typically one of the most frustrating and repetitive parts of a beat ’em up game into a core mechanic that gives players the space and time to discover the proper series of attacks required to come out on top in a ******.

The most courageous players don’t even have to use this ability but doing so will make Devolver and Skeleton Crew’s latest incredibly difficult. Think of Forestrike as a 2D Sifu that swaps out the aging system with a mechanic that lets players practice every ****** before they get into it.

Forestrike will launch sometime in 2025.

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