Archive - Gamatroid

Five great games to satisfy your Castlevania cravings

Because whether you love Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse or not, you can never have too much Castlevania

Oct 12 • Gamatroid

The new Castlevania demo was more a curse than a blessing

The Belmont’s Curse demo turned a “day-one must-buy” into a “wait-and-see” for this longtime Castlevania fan

Oct 4 • Gamatroid

Wo Long 2 mixes Breath of the Wild and Diablo for a much stronger second coming

The alpha demo showcases how combining inspiration from some of gaming’s biggest hits could make this second outing a much more fulfilling experience

Oct 3 • Gamatroid

September 2026

Future Knight Review

Future Knight is a weird, wild and wonderful action platformer with an incredible classic LCD game-inspired aesthetic and a bangin’ soundtrack

Sep 13 • Gamatroid

This is the Final Fantasy I’ve been waiting for

After going hands-on with the demo of Final Fantasy Resonance, I’m beyond hyped for the game’s full release in October

Sep 12

August 2026

Ascent DX finally brings the PICO-8 hit to console

Johan Peitz’ stunning pixel-powered metroidvania finally gets an enhanced port on Switch

Aug 27

The Great Digital Deception

I was convinced physical media was pointless this generation; I couldn't have been more wrong

Aug 21 • Gamatroid

Git Gud or Get Slain'd Again

Going hands-on with the demo of Slain 2: The Beast Within, an upcoming 2026 heavy metal-laden slaughter-fest that makes souls-games look like easy mode

Aug 17

Castlevani-huh? This sure ain't your dad's Simon's Quest

Going hands-on with the demo of The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest, an upcoming 2026 parody/homage to Konami's 8-bit 1988 classic

Aug 15 • Gamatroid

Beauty of the Beast

Beast of Reincarnation is a beautifully ambitious, yet flawed, Mega Evolution away from Game Freak's usual pocket-monster faire; here's my complete…

Aug 14 • Gamatroid

Scarlet Deer Inn Review

A short but beautiful hand-crafted side-scrolling medieval adventure game

Aug 6 • Gamatroid

Faeland Hands-on Preview

Faeland is a very polished 2D action platformer with a TON of attention to detail baked into it

Aug 4 • Gamatroid

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