Whenever you hear that the protagonist might be wielding a pickaxe as their major technique of adventuring in any recreation, first ideas clearly have a tendency in direction of Minecraft. Nevertheless, Cursed Island is actually extra akin to Minecraft’s shut cousin – Terraria – in visuals, with a touch of retro platforming in there for good measure.
Releasing in the present day on Xbox Collection X|S and Xbox One, following a late-2021 launch onto PC, Cursed Island duties you, a solo adventurer stranded on a mysterious island, to flee mentioned island and all of the horrors that it hosts.
Devs CrystallPunk and ChiliDog Interactive have bestowed simply the way you escape completely as much as you: do you play issues out in a side-scrolling platform method, or do you’re taking the battle to the monsters, and shoot your approach via proceedings? By the minute, the longer you spend on this island, the extra harmful it turns into, with the sport throwing additional waves of monsters your approach as you (hopefully) get one step nearer to freedom.
The company extends out to procuring objects additionally: while there are a selection of caches containing a variety of weapons throughout the island, you may also DIY and craft from pure sources you harvest in your travels. The selection actually is yours and, so long as you make it out alive, the way you get there doesn’t actually matter!
So, whether or not you might be on the lookout for a brand new action-packed shooter, or maybe want to take your time and slowly craft your technique to victory, Cursed Island on Xbox and PC has you nicely and actually lined. You’ll be able to choose up a replica on the previous platform for £4.19 by way of the Xbox Retailer.
Recreation Description:
Cursed Island is a narrative of a single individual attempting to depart the island stuffed with mysterious horrors and unimaginable monsters. To attain this process he has to smash his approach via the island together with his trusty pickaxe. Cursed Island blends the weather of some widespread titles with nostalgic pixel-art graphics. We dare to say that this recreation is a singular gaming expertise that may aid you to get pleasure from slow-paced gameplay with emphasis on exploration, mining and preventing legendary beasts.
