Alx Preston, game director of Possessor(s) at Hyper Light Drifter developer Heart Machine, told me earlier this year that he hates the term Metroidvania because it sounds weird, doesn't convey much information, and "Japan did it better" by calling these things "search action" games instead. I respect the stance, but alas, I don't make the rules: Possessor(s) looks like a fun Metroidvania fusion, and it finally has a release date.
The new Possessor(s) trailer confirms that Heart Machine's latest will be out on November 11 on PS5 and PC (Steam). It's the studio's first game with veteran publisher Devolver Digital. As good as Hyper Light Drifter was, its best release is still Solar Ash, for my money, but this one may surpass it.
