Games by The Arcade Crew
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider Switch eShop
- 12th Jan 2023 (UK/EU)
- 12th Jan 2023 (NA)
The Arcade Crew / Hibernian Workshop
- 24th Oct 2019 (UK/EU)
- 24th Oct 2019 (NA)
Reviews of The Arcade Crew Games
Mini Review Mainframes (Switch) - A Fun But Frustrating PC-Inspired Platformer
No doomscrolling here
Mainframes presents an intriguing premise: What if your PC desktop was its own game world? Taking on the role of a cute, anthropomorphic floppy disk called, uh, Floppy, you set off on a journey through multiple ‘biomes’ of increasing complexity in which PC windows (or frames) are traversed to reach your goal. Though very...
Review The Last Spell - An Extremely Fun, Dark Roguelite With A Clumsy Switch Port
Spells trouble
Even in a magical fantasy setting, nothing good comes from war. The Last Spell, a roguelite that mixes tactical RPG and tower defense elements, is set in a world that has already been destroyed by mankind’s thirst for destruction. With this unique blend of genres, the game offers up some fun and engaging gameplay mechanics, but...
Review Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider (Switch) - Drop-Dead Gorgeous, Neo-Retro Action Platforming
Stepping back in time
Making any video game is exceptionally hard work. But creating a retro-style experience that feels 100% authentic to the source inspiration adds a whole extra layer of difficulty. Implementing pixel art visuals and calling it a day just doesn't cut it, but what developer JoyMasher has done with Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is...
Review Young Souls (Switch) - One Of The Best Beat 'Em Ups On Switch, Despite Hiccups
The Young Souls of brawlers
Nearly four years ago, The Arcade Crew and 1P2P revealed Young Souls, a promising new entry in the oft-overlooked beat ‘em up genre. Then in 2021, the game launched as a Stadia exclusive and… well, we all know how that went. Unsurprisingly, the studio soon set about porting the release to other platforms, and it’s...
Review Infernax (Switch) - A Great, Gory Throwback That's More Ninja Gaiden Than Castlevania
Bloody. Good. Game.
We'd be lying like filthy, filthy little devils if we claimed that there was any shortage of Castlevania-alikes on the Switch. The likes of Odallus, Aggelos and most prominently the Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon duology are all right there on the eShop to cater for starved fans of Konami's apparently-defunct series - not to...
Review Kunai (Switch) - Pacing Problems Undermine This Otherwise Likeable Roguelike
Unleash your inner ninja
You awake in what seems to be a graveyard for robots. Or, more of a room with piles of dead robots filling every corner, piled up to the ceiling. Your rescuers are among them, their bodies blending in with the countless others. This world has been run into the ground by a tyrannical overlord, and you, an anthropomorphised...
Latest The Arcade Crew News
Thursday15th Aug 2024
News We're In Love With This Platformer Fashioned After A Computer Desktop
F5 to replay
Publisher The Arcade Crew and developer Assoupi have revealed a brand-new platformer called Mainframes. It's a refreshingly unique take on the genre in which you take on the role of Floppy who, in an effort to discover its true function, sets off on a quest of self-identity. The cool thing with this one is that the levels are...
Thursday23rd Feb 2023
News Brutal Pixel Art Tactical RPG 'The Last Spell' Charges Onto Switch In March
No tricks here
Publisher The Arcade Crew has revealed that The Last Spell will be leaving Early Access on 9th March, and that means it's also coming to consoles the same day — Switch included. Developed by Ishtar Games, The Last Spell blends tactical RPG elements with procedurally generated gear and foes and tops it all off with a beautiful pixel...
Wednesday8th Feb 2023
News Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider Scores A Physical Switch Release, Pre-Orders Live
Three versions to choose from!
One eShop gem that's already been released this year is Vengeful Guardian: Moon Rider - a homage to classic 16-bit action platformers like Shinobi III and Hagane: The Final Conflict. If you've been holding out for a physical copy of this one, the good news is pre-orders are now live. There's the option of a standard...
Saturday14th Jan 2023
Feature Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider's JoyMasher On Dev Nightmares And Changing Direction
"It was originally supposed to be more linear, like Dracula X"
Publisher The Arcade Crew and developer Joymasher have just launched their latest retro-inspired title Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider, an homage to classic 16-bit action platformers like Shinobi III and Hagane: The Final Conflict. The game is a remarkably authentic retro experience that...
Thursday18th Aug 2022
News Blazing Chrome Devs Next Title Is A Thrilling Futuristic Tribute To Shinobi
Moonlight revenge
Developer JoyMasher blew us away with its Contra-inspired run-and-gunner, Blazing Chrome, back in 2019. So we're delighted that it's following it up with something that looks just as good, and it's coming to Switch too! Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider sees JoyMasher looking back to Sega Genesis / Mega Drive stalwarts such as Shinobi...
Thursday4th Aug 2022
News Retro 'Zeldavania' Infernax Has Been Updated On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Adds QoL and accessibility features
Berzerk Studio's fantastic, tough-as-nails retro adventure game Infernax has just received a pretty hefty update. Available on all platforms now, Nintendo Everything reports that update 1.02 brings a huge number of quality of life and accessibility updates that should help improve the game and adds accessibility...
Thursday21st Oct 2021
News Infernax Looks Like A Tasty And Expanded Take On The 8-Bit Castlevania Formula
From the team that made Just Shapes & Beats
Berzerk Studio earned itself a pretty good reputation among some Switch eShop aficionados with Just Shapes & Beats, a rather cool title with great music and gameplay reminiscent of Super Hexagon. The development team is back soon with another intriguing slice of retro-inspired goodness in the form of...
