Possessor(s) Is A Side-Scrolling Action Game From The Devs Behind Hyper Light Drifter And Solar Ash

  Heart Machine, the team behind <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/games/hyper_light_drifter/b/pc/archive/2016/04/06/game-informer-hyper-light-drifter-review.aspx#:~:text=Hyper%20Light%20Drifter%20has%20already,worthwhile%20rewards%20for%20your%20tenacity.">Hyper Light Drifter</a> and <a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/review/solar-ash/solar-ash-review-a-rollercoaster-of-style-and-substance">Solar Ash</a>, has revealed Possessor(s), a side-scrolling action game coming to consoles and PC next year. Revealed during today's Devolver Digital presentation&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gameinformer.com/2024/06/04/devolver-digital-teases-new-reveal-from-hyper-light-drifter-solar-ash-studio">and teased earlier this week</a>, Possessor(s) features action combat inspired by platform fighters like Super Smash Bros. set in a quarantined city destroyed by interdimensional catastrophe.&nbsp;

In Possessor(s), you control Luca, the host, and Rehm, her less-than-cooperative counterpart as the two venture through a sprawling metropolis filled with collapsed skyscrapers to explore and secrets to uncover. Devolver says the narrative features multiple paths in an “open-ended world structure” as players attempt to learn the truth behind the catastrophe that has wrecked the city (and seemingly the world). 

“Gameplay is centered around tight, fast-paced platforming with a range of unique movement abilities that extends to its tense, precise combat,” a press release for Possessor(s) reads. “Balance ground and air attacks, replete with combos and juggles as you encounter a variety of deadly enemies and challenging bosses.”

Throughout Possessor(s), players will discover upgrades that allow Luca and Rehm to explore previously inaccessible areas, nodding toward a potential Metroidvania-style city layout. 

Here are some Possessor(s) screenshots: 

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Possessor(s) hits consoles and PC in 2025, presumably after Heart Machine’s other in-development game, Hyper Light Breaker, hits PC this year. 

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Source: Game Informer