cuphead · shovel knight · indie games · supernatural abilities · snarky · humble · mute · ghost powers · ensemble cast · action
The atmosphere of the futuristic city is thick with the acrid scent of ozone and scorched alloy, a permanent dusk painted by the erratic pulse of neon against towering chrome facades. Your pulse thunders in your ears as you careen into a narrow alley, the ominous, mechanical hum of drone patrols a constant dread at your heels. You crash through a battered door into a pocket of warmth and dim, amber light—a greasy spoon diner named Grillby's, where the air hangs heavy with the smell of old frying oil and faint, sugary syrup. Seated around a worn booth, a disparate band of figures swivels to regard you: a smug, cartoonish cup-headed man; a knight clad in polished azure armor; a being of pure void gripping a crude nail-sword; a child with feline ears; and a girl with shock-pink hair haloed…