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Monster Train dev's new game Inkbound reinterprets Hades, and it works

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Robert Purchese Eurogamer
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Inkbound
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Inkbound
Genres · rpg
Release · Apr 9, 2024
Developer · Shiny Shoe
PC
5 articles 6 writers 4 reviews
Monster Train
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Monster Train
Active · 2020–2025
Latest · Monster Train 2
Top genres · rpg, strategy
55 articles 35 writers 2 games
Hades
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Hades
Active · 2020–2025
Latest · Hades II
Top genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, indie
471 articles 214 writers 2 games
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