Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
Soulslike metroidvanias are a dime a dozen, but few are as good as Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist. It takes place across a sprawling 2D kingdom full of automatons that have become corrupted by a mysterious blight. You fight them to gain their powers and then use those to win even bigger, more spectacular boss fights. The story is more of a moodboard than a fully-fleshed out tale, which works perfectly to give the proceedings a compellingly grim fantasy flavor without ever weighing down the combat and exploration, which is where Bloom in the Mist really excels. – Ethan Gach
