Berserk Boy

Berserk Boy's platforming action manages to eclipse its inspiration, leading to an experience that is an absolute must for fans of the genre.

Berserk Boy is a fun and challenging platformer with metroidvania elements and useful abilities that you will use during every stage you play. This is a title that you should check out!

Berserk Boy is a love letter to classic platformers, but in combining its inspirations together it carves out it's own path as an incredibly promising new game and, hopefully, the first entry in an unforgettable new series.

Berserk Boy is a fantastic 2D platformer that employs great level design and fantastic fast-paced combat. And it can all be enjoyed on the Steam Deck.

A game that certainly isn't shy about what it is, Berserk Boy is a love letter to the Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man franchises. While there are arguably some slight concerns along the way on the design front, those shortcomings are overshadowed by fun and addicting gameplay. The game manages to pay great respect to the games that influenced it and still stand on its own at the end. Fans of both ...

Berserk Boy provides a fast-paced and easily replayable experience for those on the lookout for a new side scroller to play. While it doesn't necessarily test the player's skills too much, the core mechanics make the game a joy to play. There's a lot of charm and passion here that ultimately makes Berserk Boy a worthwhile purchase.

Mega Man is a game as old as time at this point, there are so many iterations of the series that it’s not surprising at all when games try to emulate it. Take that series and sprinkle in some aspects from metroidvanias, and you should have a recipe for success. This is exactly what Berserk Boy strives for, but does it manage to hit the mark?.

With elements that clash against each other constantly, Berserk Boy is the sort of experience that seems to never truly find its footing before the player puts the controller down for good.

Berserk Boy is not the longest or most complex game in the world, but it doesn’t need to be. It successfully delivers exactly what it sets out to - an exceptional action platformer designed for Mega Man fans, by Mega Man fans. With the franchise seemingly in purgatory once more, Berserk Boy is an excellent indie game that’s more than worth your time.