Damsel is an arcade developed by Screwtape Studios, released 19 October 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux.
What Damsel is
Damsel is an arcade game developed by Screwtape Studios and released in 2018. It was published by Eastasiasoft. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Cause distress in this challenging fast-paced action platformer. Experience a dark cartoon world come to life as frenetic gameplay meets comic book visuals and storytelling. Dash through beautiful arenas vanquishing vampires, rescuing hostages, disarming bombs, hacking servers and much more.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Damsel holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 46% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 3 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent, 4 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4600, NVIDIA GeForce GT 630, Radeon HD 5670. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Damsel launched on 19 October 2018, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Return of the Obra Dinn and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Return of the Obra Dinn, Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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