Axiom Verge

A sidescrolling action-adventure that takes inspiration from Super Metroid and other "Metroidvania" games. The player controls Trace, a scientist who finds himself in a strange and hostile world.

Overview

Axiom Verge is a 2D action-adventure in the Metroidvania style, developed by Thomas Happ Games. The game was released for PlayStation 4 on March 31, 2015. A PlayStation Vita release is also planned which will support cross-buy with the PS4 version. The game was released on PC on May 14, 2015, and will be released on Wii U (ported by BlitWorks) and Xbox One (ported by Sickhead Games) sometime in 2016.


Gameplay

Axiom Verge is a 2D action-adventure game which takes heavy inspiration from the original Metroid and subverts the expectations set up by that. The player controls Trace, a scientist who wakes in an alien world after an explosion.