Watch the debut trailer now for this story-driven, pixel-art action-platformer, revealed at the PC Gaming Show
NEO-BARCELONA – June 11, 2023 – Developer 2Awesome Studio and publisher CRITICAL REFLEX have announced Altered Alma, a new action-platformer game in development for PC, Mac and Linux. Revealed during the PC Gaming Show, Altered Alma combines the classic Metroidvania formula with RPG and dating sim elements, a slick pixel-art presentation, and a gripping, non-linear story from award-winning writer Antony Johnston (Resident Evil Village, Dead Space).
Embark on a journey through the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona in this stunning cyberpunk adventure! As a young mercenary named Jack, you’ll carve your way through ruthless gangsters in fast-paced combat while working for some of the city’s most dangerous people yourself. Upgrade your hero with unique abilities, customize your ship, recruit and forge bonds with new crew members, and make difficult moral choices while trying to protect the ones you love.
Key Features
- A Space Opera Metroidvania: Discover new routes, acquire powerful upgrades, and adapt your playstyle as you take on the criminal kingpins of Neo-Barcelona.
- Your Ship, Captain & Crew: Customize and upgrade your base of operations while recruiting new crew members. The choices you make will directly influence Jack’s abilities and playstyle.
- Forge Relationships with Colorful Characters: Reconnect with Jack’s old friends and make new ones! Recruit them to your cause, build relationships, and even find love in an unforgiving world.
- Engage in Intense Combat: Master a rapid, stylish combat system while using powerful abilities of skill and mobility to overcome the relentless onslaught of enemies.
- Face a Pantheon of Adversaries: Encounter tons of unique foes, from gangs of giant lizards to armies of cyborgs… and don’t forget a variety of vicious bosses for Jack to defeat!
- Experience Barcelona, Reimagined: Explore Neo-Barcelona, a futuristic city inspired by the real thing, featuring bold visions of iconic landmarks like the Sagrada Familia, Park Guell and more!
Altered Alma is available to wishlist now on Steam. For the latest information, visit www.AlteredAlma.com, and follow the game on Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.
2Awesome Studio
2Awesome Studio is an independent game development studio and indie publisher whose mission is to add awesomeness to reality by developing video games with new and addictive mechanics and finding games that are equally awesome to publish. www.2awesomestudio.com
About CRITICAL REFLEX
CRITICAL REFLEX is an indie game publishing label on a mission: find kick-ass games, make sure they’re at their best upon release, and put them in front of as many gaming fans as possible. Members of our team have worked with a lot of successful indie projects, launched a dozen crowdfunding companies, and now we’ve come together to publish games that we love! www.criticalreflex.com
