Metroidvania-style platformer is released today on GameJolt, itch.io and Steam.

Press release:
Brazil – September 1st 2017: Award-nominated developers Cat Nigiri today launched Necrosphere on PC, Mac and Linux. The game is priced at $4.99 for the normal version, with the Deluxe version (including additional ultra-hard level and soundtrack) retailing at $7.99 To celebrate the release, there will be with a special launch discount of 10%. Controlled with only two buttons, Necrosphere is a tough-as-they-come Metroidvania platform game which was recently nominated at Brazil’s Independent Games Festival (BIG), for a number of awards including Best Brazilian Game, Best Gameplay and Innovation. The game has has already garnered rave reviews from members of the press including…

“Necrosphere offers a frustratingly good experience with a good storyline, challenging difficulty and an experience that’ll leave you nostalgic.” – All Gaming Everything

“Necrosphere overall offers a great challenge for fans of difficult games, as well as fans of the Metriodvania genre in general. Necrosphere is a great experience, and one that fans of difficult platformers should not miss.” – Do You Even Game, Bro?

PS4, Xbox One, iOS and Android versions will follow in Q4 2017.

Store links:
Steam
Gamejolt
itch.io

Game details:
Game: Necrosphere
Platforms: Game Jolt, itch.io, Steam (Windows, Mac and Linux)
Release Date: September 1st, 2017
Price: €3.99, $4.99, €4.99 (Deluxe version $7.99)
Languages: English
Players: 1
Developer: Cat Nigiri

Key features:
– Innovative controls using only two buttons, left and right.
– Over 2.5 hours of tough, no filler content.
– Unforgiving maze-like levels.
– Deliciously frustrating gameplay.

The story
International agent Terry Cooper has found himself in some sticky situations, but this time he may have bitten off more than he can chew. Killed in a mission that went wrong, he wakes up to find himself trapped in the Necrosphere, the otherworldly place where all souls go to die.

All is not lost, however; his fellow agents have managed to escape after discovering a series of portals leading back to the land of the living, and have left Terry a series of notes explaining how he can escape from this hellish place.

All is not lost, however; his fellow agents have managed to discover portals and have left Terry a series of notes explaining how he can escape from this hellish place. All he has to do now is survive the fiendish traps and puzzles that await him, and his quest to escape the afterlife is on…

About the developer

Cat Nigiri is an independent game development studio based in Brazil. Officially formed in 2012, the studio is focused on creating high-quality games with awesome mechanics. To date, they have released six games, including award-nominated endless runner Dream Swim and the upcoming adventure-puzzler Keen, that was approved by Steam Greenlight in less than 10 days.

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