Azkend 2: The World Beneath

It’s a tile-matcher game where you drag a path across 3+ similar tiles. There’s a whole story mode, and find the picture scenes between the tile-matching. As you play you unlock additional power-ups and you can switch them. There’s a diverse set of goals, from making a match on top of every tile of the board, to hunting the bugs making their way to the top. I think for the most part it’s an alright game, but it gets harder near the end. And the only way this genre can increase difficulty is to crank up RNG. And RNG is just not fun, it has no agency, your loss is not your fault. The very last level is RNG cancer and it really leaves a sour impression of the rest of the game. There’s plot, but there’s no story or setting. You travel, you fall down into the vril hollow earth, you get out, the end. So, here's Azkend 2 with a story continuing from Azkend 1. Where's Azkend 1 on steam?

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https://youtu.be/fGkm65Pzu8E Matching symbols is a valid core mechanic but without any supporting elements or progression the game shows the full scope of what it has to offer in just the first few minutes.

It's definitely fun and worth trying, but gets quite frustrating and punishing at later levels. The gameplay does switch per levels, and there are various Skills / Items that you can combine to better suit your playstyle. Roughly 5 hours playtime for campaign. Then there's some Time Mode and Medal Mode. This is not a game you want to Achievement Hunt in, trust me. Most are very hard to get and will require a blessing by the RNG gods. I really wish the timer was a lot slower, as it's nice to plan out long chains of attacks (There's a Passive Item that extends the timer a little). The RNG in this game will be your biggest enemy.