RWBY: Arrowfell

Why recommended

• Features a vast, non-linear world full of hidden paths and secrets, encouraging extensive exploration akin to RWBY: Arrowfell's metroidvania design.
• Criteria - Action-packed combat requiring precise movement and timing, coupled with a high degree of challenge, makes every encounter feel earned.
• Criteria - Adventure is central, as players delve into ancient ruins and forgotten cities, uncovering the mysteries of Hallownest through environmental storytelling and boss encounters.

Why recommended

• Offers highly fluid and responsive platforming combined with challenging combat scenarios, similar to the agile movement and hack-and-slash elements in RWBY: Arrowfell.
• Criteria - The game's core loop is built around exploration and discovery within a beautifully crafted world, fulfilling the 'Adventure' criterion.
• Criteria - Features numerous challenging boss fights and intricate platforming sequences, ensuring a 'Challenging Difficulty' that demands player mastery.

Why recommended

• Combines 2D side-scrolling action with deep RPG elements, including character leveling, diverse weapon choices, and skill trees, echoing RWBY: Arrowfell's progression.
• Criteria - Features a 'Challenging Difficulty' with demanding combat, intricate boss patterns, and a high penalty for failure, reminiscent of Souls-like games.
• Criteria - The game encourages extensive 'Adventure' through its interconnected, labyrinthine world, where exploration is key to uncovering secrets and progression.

Why recommended

• Features incredibly fast-paced, fluid 2D 'Action' combat with a wide array of weapons and abilities, providing a similar hack-and-slash feel to RWBY: Arrowfell.
• Criteria - The game is renowned for its 'Challenging Difficulty', with permadeath and increasingly tough enemies and bosses that require skill and adaptation.
• Exploration of procedurally generated levels keeps the 'Adventure' fresh with each run, encouraging players to discover new paths and secrets.