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HunterX

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.

What works
  • Engaging and skillful combat system
  • Solid metroidvania exploration and progression
  • Good value for price with replayability
  • Smooth controls and satisfying gameplay
  • Challenging but fair boss fights
Things to keep in mind
  • Minimal and vague story
  • Repetitive weapon animations and combat style
  • Tedious backtracking and map design
  • Limited character customization and expression
  • Some difficulty spikes and balance issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • 3000th Duel

  • Castle In The Darkness

  • Dark Light

  • Volgarr the Viking

  • Unworthy

  • Chasm

  • Curse of the Dead Gods

  • Aggelos

  • Swarm Grinder
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • 3000th Duel

  • Aggelos

  • Void Sols: Prologue
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HunterX: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Cooperation, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Expression, Relaxation.

Why this game works

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