Duskfade

This is a fun throwback to the 'mascot platformers' of the late '90s/early '00s, but with modernised visuals, sound design and gameplay. Fun gameplay, a good sense of humour, interesting environments, beautiful graphics and great music... what more could you want?

I'm really enjoying this game, we simply don't get enough of these types of games anymore. It's like a blend Rachet and Clank (but with a sword) mixed with Astrobot, but with more fighting\attack combos. I think its well balanced, after progressing through a level and platforming - I like walking into a full room of enemies. After a mix of both, I appreciate the bosses are challenging. The beginning does not overwhelm you with all the moves\combos - but you have plenty by 20% into the game. The game looks very nice as well. I've play across 3 different machines without any technical issues - steam deck (plays fine, no issues), 7600rx in 1440p (on high), and my favorite on a 65" 4k tv that can do 144fps on a 9070xt with epic settings. Its just a great game overall, really nothing not to like. If you like old-school ps2 era games, this will scratch that itch for sure. Best platformer in 2026 easily. If this had Nintendo's name on it - it would be $80 and everyone would be giving it a 10/10. I think its a great game- highly impressed it was done by an indie company, well worth $30.

Esto es una obra de arte! tanto el mensaje de la historia, como las mecánicas del juego son increíbles. Vuelves a los tiempos de ps2 con su plataformeo y su combate. Estás jugando a DUSKFADE y te transporta a Jack and Daxter, Ratchet y Clank. Es un juegazo de pies a cabeza. 100% recomendado!

Le jeu est très sympathique ! Je lui donne un bon 7/10, en gardant en tête qu'il s'agit d'un premier épisode. Le côté nostalgique est évidemment un véritable plaisir. On se retrouve sur notre PlayStation à jouer à un titre qu'on aurait très bien pu avoir dans notre bibliothèque, entre un Ratchet & Clank et un Jak and Daxter. (Une tenue semble d'ailleurs être un clin d'œil à ce dernier ?) Le gameplay, les mouvements et les sensations de saut sont un régal. C'est clairement le gros point fort du jeu, et tant mieux pour un jeu de plateforme ! La direction artistique est vraiment très jolie et soignée, et c'est un plaisir d'arpenter l'univers du jeu. L'univers est franchement sympa, que ce soit au niveau des personnages ou du monde en lui-même. Quelques défauts sont présents. Les combats contre les mobs ne sont vraiment pas terribles. C'est assez brouillon : sans être une corvée, c'est juste bof bof. Il n'y a pas vraiment de sensations, c'est souvent le fouillis, et les gadgets et autres aptitudes ne viennent jamais vraiment ajouter de la saveur aux affrontements. Tout l'inverse des combats de boss qui eux sont vraiment cool. Petite déception sur l'amélioration du personnage et de ses compétences. On ne ressent jamais vraiment de montée en puissance, les gadgets se ressemblent et il n'y a finalement que le coup façon « fusil à pompe » qui soit vraiment fun à utiliser. L'exploration est très bien ficelée gros point fort aussi du jeu, même si elle est parfois un peu bizarre dans sa construction. J'ai du mal à mettre exactement le doigt sur ce qui me gêne à ce niveau-là mais disons que de temps à autre et ça reste assez rare elle manque d'inspiration comme s'il avait fallu en rajouter. Heureusement ça reste assez rare. Pour le reste, ça reste un très bon jeu, très sympathique, et surtout un premier épisode qui donne envie de voir ce que pourrait donner une éventuelle suite. Avis positif pour moi !

Fantastic game, for a $30 game I got so much more than I was expecting, so fun, feels like a love letter to those classic PS2 era game many of us played as kids, and also a love letter to Kingdom Hearts. the performance in this game was well optimized, no stutters although cutscenes are a lower framerate than what I was playing at, which didn't bother me all too much. One thing I would have liked was more gears for upgrades or raise the amount of crystals we can hold, because it gets hard to actually spend them. other than those bit of nit picks, I can say wholeheartedly that I recommend this game!

After finishing this game 100% all achievements, this was a very close "NO, not recommended" [h3]TLDR[/h3] This game is what happens if Ratchet and Clank had a baby with Kingdom Hearts and Jak and Daxter but kept none of the core qualities of either game. It looks like the parents, sounds like the parents, but something is just off. Highly suggest waiting for a sale, but its still "okay" at best. [h1]THE LONG PART[/h1] I have played the majority of all major PS2-PS5 3D platformers, as well as all of KH collection on PS4. Various indie 3D platformers and most of the known best ones. This game is ambitious. And honestly, at the price point, it's mostly fine that it doesn't meet the standard of those "Legends". But the problem lies in that, this game exceeds at nothing. Even compared to other indie 3D platformers. I'm writing out this list with the frustration of the last bit of "cleanup" caused me in the game, and also hopefully so the devs can improve on this possibly, or even make these changes going forward in their new games. [h3]The Awful[/h3] [list] [*]The fast travel system is garbage. Literally one of the worst I've ever seen in any game. I don't even know how it made it through QA. One single travel point per area, with no way to get back to that point quickly or even the "HUB" town which is hardly a hub, UNTIL, literally like the last 20 minutes of the game. [*]The platforming is so repetitive and the areas feel the same. Even by the end of the game and you have all mobility and powers, everything still feels the same. [*]Backtracking for collectables was so tiring because the entire levels look the same. Good luck finding that one spot you needed an ability for without walking through the whole level again. [*]There is NO COLLECTION TRACKER IN THE MENU! HOW DO YOU MAKE A GAME THAT HAS ALL THESE COLLECTABLE ITEMS, AND NOT EVEN HAVE A DEDICATED MENU FOR IT? Your save file has a completion percent. The only way you can track your collectables is either at the specific NPC to turn them in, or the fast travel points, and even then, it doesn't show the glass shard collectables at all. [*]The combat is mediocre. And that's giving it a bit of a boost. There are no combo upgrades, the abilities are bland, perfect dodges and even counter attacks feel so underwhelming. Every encounter after the first 10 feels the same and quickly becomes a chore. [*]The story is so unsatisfying. The parts that are voiced and has cut scenes are so nice and pull you in, and then you go like 3 hours doing nothing but reading flavor texts and hearing the same few words repeated over and over. [*]The "side quests" if you can really even call them that, have no indicators. Just talk to every NPC you come across, most of which look the same as they're all clouds. They don't reward you anything other than an achievement, and they are just boring. [*]Boss fights are the real highlight of combat except every single boss has a gimmick, that it repeats at a minimum of 3 times per fight. They literally take like 99% reduced damage until you do these gimmicks. [/list] [h3]The Good[/h3] [list] [*]Art direction is amazing. Everything is pleasant to look at visually, minus the NPCs all looking the same and some of the areas that are very "samey". [*]The music is great. It very much so tries to imitate Kingdom Hearts to the point you can hear the similarities in almost every single track, but it's still very pleasant. [*]Collectable cosmetics are nice. Many outfits and colors for them. Different weapon cosmetics. It's just a nice feature. [*]The platforming DOES feel good, until its the same forever and every area has the same level layout. With some changes, the platforming could be one of the best of indie 3D platformers. [/list] There is more that I disliked that what I did enjoy in this title, but it's easily fixable and changeable I think. Well maybe not easy, but possible. I played the demo of this game and did not have high hopes, but given it had more time to cook and my love for 3D platformers, I gave it a shot anyways.

Fun & gorgeous game! Could say more but it'll be too much, excited to see how the rest of the story unfolds!

Highly highly recommend Duskfade! Such a great game, wonderful combat, graphics amazing! Beautiful story line. New game with great retro vibes. I've already finished the story once. Already working on a second playthrough. I keep recommending it to friends!