Dark and shrouded in gothic themes, metroidvania The Last Faith arrives next month

Fans of side-scrolling action and gothic horror will soon be able to sink their fangs into November’s The Last Faith.

Swords, guns, and magic too

It’s tough not to be immediately reminded of a few different games when you first see The Last Faith in action. But the more you watch of the latest trailer for Playstack and developer Kumi Souls’ new metroidvania, the more different it gets than any of them.

While it is going to be a side-scrolling, 2D romp through a labyrinthine world, The Last Faith sets itself apart pretty nicely. For one thing, it seems that there’s plenty of voice-work to build out the story, but for another it’s looking like its got a pretty meaty arsenal.

So whether you’re into swords and spells, or cannons and pistols, it looks like you’ll be able to find something in The Last Faith to suit your own preferred style of villain-eviscerating.

Explore rich, gothic environments in order to piece together the fractured history of Mythringal, and survive intense encounters against swathes of blood-thirsty enemies who will stop at nothing to put an end to Eryk. Use your extensive arsenal of weapons to bring your foes to their knees with surgical precision, and invoke the mysterious power of the Nycrux in order to level up your attributes and stay one step ahead.

Playstack press release

According to the publisher, The Last Faith “has earned its place as one of the most wishlisted games worldwide”, and it’s pretty easy to see why. The game is looking all kinds of cool in that trailer. It’s also coming up very soon indeed for PlayStation and Xbox consoles, the Switch, and the PC.

Genre fans will be able to give it a whirl on November 15th, 2023.