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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC
Genre: Action/Adventure
Publisher: Neowiz Games
Developer: Rootless Studio
Release Date: April 8, 2021

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'8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure' Gets Release Date - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 17, 2021 @ 1:27 p.m. PDT

8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure is a story-driven Metroidvania style 2D action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folk tales of the afterlife.

Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has voluntarily entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and adventure through 8 distinct regions (one for each “Door of Purgatory”) and solve mysteries that lie deep within the realm of the afterlife. Defeat wretched wraiths blocking your way and rescue fugitive souls who need your guidance.

Solve the mystery of happening on purgatory through fight against the specter and lead fugitive souls to the right path.

Along the way she’ll have to navigate a treacherous path through purgatory which is beautifully presented in just three colors; Red, White and Black. Arum can also wield 7 different weapons and utilize a multitude of skills to help her fend off the 36 different types of specters that she’ll encounter on the journey.


Key Features:

  • Dynamic Gameplay: Explore : Navigate 8 different areas of purgatory and countless dangerous obstacles in your path.
  • Battle : Use fluid combo attacks and timely dodges to go against more than 36 different types of specters and 21 deadly bosses with unique attack patterns.
  • Improve : Wield 7 different types of weapons, master various skills and take advantage of passive abilities.
  • Story : Based on traditional Korean folktales and featuring many memorable concepts and characters.
  • Unique Visuals : Only three colors were used to breathe life into the game; Red, Black and White.
  • Hand-Drawn Animations : All characters were drawn by hand in 2D frame-by-frame animations.

8Doors: Arum’s Afterlife Adventure is coming to PC (Steam and GOG) on April 8, 2021.



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