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2016PC4.15 €

A retro-styled side-scrolling platformer where you fight your way through a world of good and evil demons. You jump, battle enemies and solve a few light puzzles along the way.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes NightmareZ special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Kamiko

89 %Match

2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable83 % positive3.99 €

Brings what grabs you about NightmareZ: melee combat with weapons or fists, action-packed real-time combat and a pure single-player experience.

Kamiko is a short, snappy pixel-art action adventure inspired by Japanese Shinto mythology. As a priestess you slash through demons, hunt for keys to unseal torii gates, and defeat a boss at the end of each stage.

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