‘The Trial of Kharzoid’ is a Block-Breaking Horror Journey

The Trial of Kharzoid bounces your cranium by means of gloomy castles and in opposition to monstrous foes because it combines horror and block-breaking.

The wizard of the identical identify because the title has Xyleria beneath his thumb. Issues appear to be locked down fairly properly, because the wizard has designed a sport to play along with his prisoners purely for his leisure. You get your soul transferred right into a magical cranium, and should you can bounce your approach by means of his array of traps and harmful creatures, you’d get let loose. Guess he by no means anticipated that somebody would get themselves captured on function so they might get an opportunity to not solely escape the wizard’s traps, but additionally kill him and free Xyleria.

Being a disembodied cranium, there’s not an entire lot you are able to do moreover be bounced round a wide range of harmful fields, pinging into enemies and hazards till you’ve cleared the situations for that space. Nonetheless, this isn’t a straight shot to a battle with the wizard. You’ll must discover the world, work together with NPCs who’ve some info, and discover the instruments you’ll have to clear a path to your enemy. Fortunately, you’ll be able to pull up a map and transfer to a special space should you’ve already cleared the trail to that display screen. You’re not caught having to clear maps time and again. Nonetheless, there’s nothing simple about your quest. Energy-ups (and power-downs – be careful for these) might help you a bit, however you’ll have to get fairly good at bouncing your cranium round.

The Trial of Kharzoid is a neat mix of genres because it provides journey and creepy horror components to brick-breaking play, leading to one thing that’s extremely difficult however compelling to work your approach by means of. It simply makes me want I used to be a bit of higher at getting my paddle into the fitting place (and the sport provides all types of neat variants on how your paddle works, too).

The Trial of Kharzoid is out there now on itch.io.

About The Creator

Joel Couture

Joel has been masking indie video games for numerous websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is consistently looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games might be, and seeks to delve into the inventive course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.