{"id":124070,"date":"2022-04-20T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-130431"},"modified":"2022-04-20T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:00:00","slug":"8doors-arums-afterlife-adventure-is-a-beautiful-hand-drawn-metroidvania-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/04\/20\/8doors-arums-afterlife-adventure-is-a-beautiful-hand-drawn-metroidvania-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;8doors: Arum&#8217;s Afterlife Adventure&#8217; Is A Beautiful Hand-Drawn Metroidvania, Out Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f8e74732b069b\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f8e74732b069b\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"LFNre0B3Trg\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/8doors_arums_afterlife_adventure\">8doors: Arum&#8217;s Afterlife Adventure<\/a> is a new Metroidvania title from publisher NEOWIZ and developer Rootless Studio and it&#8217;s out now on Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p>The game stars Arum as she ventures deep into the afterlife in search of her father&#8217;s soul. It will feature a &#8220;sprawling&#8221; world comprised of 8 distinct regions (one for each of the 8 doors in the title) full of beasts that Arum will need to vanquish in her journey. Arum will be able to wield 7 different weapons and use a multitude of unique skills to aid in her quest.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"8doors 01\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/af0051ab92fc0\/8doors-01.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/af0051ab92fc0\/8doors-01.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"8doors 01\"><\/a><a title=\"8doors 02\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c5ee7b129a345\/8doors-02.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c5ee7b129a345\/8doors-02.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"8doors 02\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"8doors 03\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/eedf74b3f6416\/8doors-03.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/eedf74b3f6416\/8doors-03.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"8doors 03\"><\/a><a title=\"8doors 04\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/53b6bafffe16f\/8doors-04.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/53b6bafffe16f\/8doors-04.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"8doors 04\"><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: NEOWIZ<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Publisher NEOWIZ has also confirmed that a physical edition of the game will be available for pre-order in partnership with Red Art Games and VideoGamesPlus. The game is currently listed for release in September 2022 and can be pre-ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redartgames.com\/presentation?rp=8doors&amp;utm_source=Team+Critical+Hit&amp;utm_campaign=3ff0ed9044-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_04_20_12_29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_49456a55c3-3ff0ed9044-450532197\">here<\/a> for European residents, and <a href=\"https:\/\/videogamesplus.ca\/?utm_source=Team+Critical+Hit&amp;utm_campaign=3ff0ed9044-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_04_20_12_29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_49456a55c3-3ff0ed9044-450532197\">here<\/a> for those in the US. Pre-orders aren&#8217;t live at the time of writing, but we&#8217;ll update this page once they&#8217;re available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Unnamed 9\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/015f3a08a3ac1\/unnamed-9.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNDUwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/015f3a08a3ac1\/unnamed-9.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Unnamed 9\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em>Image: NEOWIZ<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Have you picked this one up yet? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube 8doors: Arum&#8217;s Afterlife Adventure is a new Metroidvania title from publisher NEOWIZ and developer Rootless Studio and it&#8217;s out now on Nintendo Switch. The game stars Arum as she ventures deep into the afterlife in search of her father&#8217;s soul. 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