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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
by Rootless Studio·published by NEOWIZ
7 April 2021E10+4
PCWindowsPlayStationPS4XboxXbox OneNintendoSwitchPS5
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Description
“8Doors” is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has voluntarily entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and help guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within. Defeat wretched wraiths blocking your way and rescue fugitive souls who are in need of your guidance.
Dynamic Gameplay
“8Doors” is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has voluntarily entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and help guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within. Defeat wretched wraiths blocking your way and rescue fugitive souls who are in need of your guidance.
Dynamic Gameplay
- Explore : Navigate 8 different areas of purgatory and countless dangerous obstacles in your path.
- Battle : Use fluid combo attacks and timely dodges to go against more than 36 different types of specters and 21 deadly bosses with unique attack patterns.
- Improve : Wield 7 different types of weapons, master various skills and take advantage of passive abilities.
- Backdrop : The fascinating afterlife of the East.
- Story : Based on traditional Korean folktales and featuring many memorable concepts and characters.
- Unique Visuals : Only three colors were used to breathe life into the game; Red, Black and White.
- Hand-Drawn Animations : All characters were drawn by hand in 2D frame-by-frame animations.
Ways to play
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Engine
Unity
Languages
10 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
| Language | audio | subtitles | interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | — | ||
| English | — | ||
| French | — | ||
| German | — | ||
| Japanese | — | ||
| Korean | — | ||
| Portuguese (Brazil) | — | ||
| Portuguese (Portugal) | — | — | |
| Russian | — | ||
| Spanish (Spain) | — |
Also known as
사망여각 — Korean title
8ドアエスエーアールユーエムズアフターライフアドゥベンチャー — Japanese title - original
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Released
7 April 2021
Platforms
PCWindowsPlayStationPS4XboxXbox OneNintendoSwitchPS5
Age ratings
GRAC12+ESRBE10+PEGI7
Standing
Top 10% by 24hr peak players
Tags
Side view2D scrollingMetroidvaniaPlatformDirect controlAsiaFantasy
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