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Burning Instinct

Merlin Beer · Merlin Beer

Burning Instinct

gameAppID 927050Released
Release dateSep 10, 2018

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Details

DeveloperMerlin Beer
PublisherMerlin Beer
FreeNo
Required ageNone

This game is about the journey of a dragon, beginning right from the start: Popping out of the egg! As a baby dragon, you will encounter many obstacles and difficulties, but as you get more experienced, your dragon gets too! It will learn new abilities, evolve and grow up as you progress!

This game is about the journey of a dragon, beginning right from the start: Popping out of the egg! As a baby dragon, you will encounter many obstacles and difficulties, but as you get more experienced, your dragon gets too. It will learn new abilities, evolve and grow up as you progress. Burning Instinct is a hard sidescrolling platformer with "Metroidvania"-like aspects. Secrets are hiding in every corner, and challenging bosses await you in over 90 screens of gameplay!key Elements Play as a dragon Huge connected world to explore Levelling system Powerups Grow up from baby to adult dragon Learn different abilities / attacks Secrets Choose how YOU want to approach a conflict Level-Editor Heavy Symbolism

Genres and categories

AdventureIndieSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: nolinux: no
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