Ghoulboy is an adventure developed by Serkan Bakar, released 5 November 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One.
What Ghoulboy is
Ghoulboy is an adventure game developed by Serkan Bakar and released in 2017. It was published by Dolores Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
GhoulBoy is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the action-RPG genre with hack 'n' slash gameplay. Slay monsters, collect loot, avoid dangerous traps and defeat menacing bosses. GhoulBoy brings back the look and feel of the very best classic retro platformers from the '90s, introducing refreshed and engaging gameplay mechanics. If you miss platformers from the 16-bit era, GhoulBoy is for you. Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Ghoulboy launched on 5 November 2017, within three weeks of Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins and South Park: The Fractured But Whole. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, South Park: The Fractured But Whole.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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