Rating: 75.5%

Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Genres: Platform, Adventure and Indie

Themes: Action and Science fiction

Keywords: exploration, cyberpunk, retro, shoot 'em up, 2d, metroidvania, action-adventure, side-scrolling, skeleton, pixel art, teleportation, boss fight, explosion, digital distribution, pax west 2017, dualshock 4 support for pc, upgradeable weapons, deliberately retro, white noise, save point, pax east 2016, pax west 2016, fake glitch, e3 2014, pax prime 2014, speedrun, metroid, male protagonist and speedrun mode

Perspective: Side view

Developer: Thomas Happ Games

Axiom Verge

Summary:

After a lab accident, a scientist awakens in a mysterious, alien world. Is this a distant planet? The far future? Or a complex virtual-reality computer simulation?Plumb the recesses of a large, labyrinthine world in order to learn its secrets and uncover your role within it. Discover tons of weapons, items, and abilities, each with their own unique behaviors and usage. Youll need your wits to find them all.Combat bizarre biomechanoid constructs, the deadly fallout of an ancient war, and the demons of your own psyche.And finally, break the game itself by using glitches to corrupt foes and solve puzzles in the environment. Life. Afterlife. Real. Virtual. Dream. Nightmare. It's a thin line.It's Axiom Verge.