Behind the Pixels - Week 24 - GameFest 2025


Games discovered between Monday, June 9 and Sunday June 15, 2025


End Of Abyss

PS5 | Steam | Xbox Series X/S

Release Date: Sometime in 2026 

This game has a Little Nightmares look and feel and we both loved that game.


MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

PS4 | PS5 | Nintendo Switch | Steam | Xbox Series X/S

Release Date: Sometime in 2025

Another Marvel pixel art beat'em up, you know the story.


Acts Of Blood

Steam

Release Date: Summer 2026

He watched the trailer, we both really want to play this.



Scott Pilgrim EX

PS4 | PS5 | Nintendo Switch | Steam | Xbox Series X/S

Release Date: Early 2026

This is more for me, a retro style, pixel art brawler.


Blighted

Steam

Release Date: 2026

This another one for me, roguelike rpg.


Neverway

Steam

Release Date: To be announced.

Last one for me, "Old Skool" Zelda like, awesome pixel art. 

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