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Metroidvania Soulslike ‘GRIME II’ Coming Later This Year; New Gameplay Trailer Released [Watch]
Developer Clover Bite has revealed that their follow-up to 2021’s surreal Soulslike GRIME in GRIME II will launch for PC via Steam later this year. The developer also released a new gameplay trailer during IGN Live 2025, which includes never-before-seen in-game footage.
Set in a world obsessed with art, GRIME II is an action-adventure Metroidvania where you play as a character known only as a Formless, an art mimic who can absorb creatures and summon molds in their shape. With the mold system, you’ll be able to absorb your enemies and transform them into living weapons, new temporary forms, powerful utilities, and much more.
Players will venture into a new and mysterious land in the GRIME universe, where danger and wonder await around every corner. You’ll have to use your surroundings in tandem with your summoned molds to overcome deadly enemies and epic bosses, all the while exploring a deep world full of diverse cultures and characters.
You’ll be able to create your own playstyle by choosing from a variety of abilities, weapons, and mold summons. Learn the makings of your enemies as you summon their form to both aid you in combat, as well as in exploring the various secrets paths of the world.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.