The Anatomy of a Corpse Run: From Dark Souls to KUTO
A good corpse run gives the player one more decision after death. KUTO makes that decision personal by letting your own loadout stand between you and the loot.
The Blog
Field notes from a breaking timeline
Guides to the Time Keys, the lore behind the broken oath, and where KUTO: The Lock of Time sits among time-bending action adventures.
Designing Enemies That Can Handle Time Travelers
A player who can bend time changes the rules of every encounter. Good enemy AI has to stay dangerous after the rewind, not just before it.
Art Direction for a Shattered Timeline
A timeline can jump eras if the game keeps one set of shapes, materials, and colors alive across every age.
Designing Bullet Time for 2.5D Action
Bullet time is easy to add and easy to ruin. The only interesting version is the one that still has to fight for its place in the loop.
Is Ascend to ZERO Worth It? An Honest Verdict
Ascend to ZERO turns time into a resource you spend, freeze, and steal back mid-run. It reviews Very Positive on Steam — here's the honest case for and against.
Games Like Ocarina of Time: Okami, Tunic & More
The Switch 2 remake has everyone thinking about Ocarina of Time again. Here are the 3D action-adventures that chase the same dungeon-and-discovery feeling, plus one upcoming game built on time.
How Long to Beat Saros: 20–25 Hours (Early Data)
Saros launched April 30, 2026, and completion data is still settling — but early reports put a first clear at 20–25 hours, with the secret ending totaling 22–27.
Is Saros Worth It? Honest Verdict After the Hype
Saros earned some of the best review scores of 2026, but that doesn't mean it's for everyone. Here's the honest case for and against.
Saros Story Explained
Saros hides a story about guilt and denial under its bullet-hell death loop. Here's Carcosa, the Yellow Shore, and what both endings are saying.
Silksong: Sea of Sorrow DLC — Everything We Know
Team Cherry's first Silksong expansion is free, nautical, and coming sometime in 2026. Here's what's actually confirmed so far.
Best Soulslike Metroidvania Games: Blasphemous & More
The games that fuse soulslike difficulty with Metroidvania exploration — Blasphemous, Hollow Knight, Nine Sols and more — and one upcoming pick built around time.
Blasphemous vs Dead Cells: Which Should You Buy?
Blasphemous is a handcrafted soulslike metroidvania you finish once and remember. Dead Cells is a procgen roguelite you run forever. Here's which one fits how you actually play.
Games Like Blasphemous on Mobile (Android & iOS)
Blasphemous itself plays on your phone through Netflix Games — so if you searched this from a phone, here are the dark soulslikes and metroidvanias actually worth downloading on Android and iOS.
Is Blasphemous a Soulslike? Yes, With Nuance
Blasphemous checks the core soulslike boxes — a death penalty, deliberate combat, bosses you learn by losing. But it reaches them as a 2D metroidvania, not a Dark Souls clone.
Games Like Metroid: Isolation, Sequence-Breaking & More
Not every metroidvania feels like Metroid. These do — the alien isolation, the map that rewards backtracking, the item you find before you're supposed to.
How Long to Beat Silksong: 20–30 Hours + 100%
Hollow Knight: Silksong runs 20–25 hours for a focused main-path clear. Full exploration and 100% push well past that.