Shadow Bug (2017) · Tastebuds

Leap, slash, splash! You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces. Shadow Bug is a new kind of platformer game with emphasis on action and speedrunning. The control scheme of the game is specifically designed for all the game modes on Nintendo Switch. You play as Shadow Bug and try to stop the evil factory from polluting your forest home. You do this by attacking on enemies and slicing them to pieces.

Platform Puzzle Adventure Indie Action steam achievements digital distribution pax east indie showcase pax east 2016 speedrunAndroid, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch

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Plot-driven, contemporary, unpretentious and spare.

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Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Muro Studios
Publisher: Muro Studios
Released: July 22, 2017
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Engine: Unity
Time to beat: 10 h rushed · 35 h main story · 55 h completionist

IGDB rating 6.5/10 from 2 ratings.

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