Moonscars (NSP, XCI) ROM + v1.0.1 Update

Moonscars is a 2022 platform game developed by Black Mermaid and published by Humble Games. The game was released on September 27, 2022, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. In the game, players control a warrior named Grey Irma, who searches for her maker, the Sculptor. The game received generally positive reviews on release.

GAMEPLAY

Moonscars is a 2D Side-scrolling platform game with Soulslike elements. Players take control of Grey Irma, a warrior made of clay and bone, who must track down her maker, a being called the Sculptor. To find the Sculptor, Irma must fight through a world inhabited by creatures made of clay, where most human civilization is in ruins. Irma can defeat enemies by attacking them with her broadsword, which can cut through multiple enemies at once. Irma can also dodge or parry enemy attacks, with a parry allowing the player to both hit and push back an enemy. Each time Irma damages an enemy, she gains Ichor, which can be spent to regain hit points. Ichor can also be spent to attack with magical abilities, called Witchery. Each time Irma dies, she is resurrected at the last checkpoint the player used, and the power of enemies is increased. To alleviate this increase in enemy strength, the player can acquire items called Glands from slaying monsters, which they can use to reduce the game’s difficulty.