Those itching to play a new Metroidvania may want to check out Souldiers, the debut project of indie developer Retro Forge. This sprawling fantasy adventure combines classic 16-bit pixel art with more modern lighting and effects. And although its premise doesn’t exactly break new ground, the developers seem to have injected it with a great deal of polish. Back when the developers first announced the game last year, they slated it for a spring 2022 release. It seems they have held true to this promise, as a new trailer for Souldiers unveiled a May 19 release date, as well as a nifty animation.
According to the Steam page, Souldiers sees players controlling, well, a soldier who finds themselves lost in the mystical realm of Terragaya. This mysterious land exists “on the fringes of the afterlife,” which raises some questions since the player character “never actually died.” Finding the Guardian and traveling “to the next world” represents the p…
