Indie Metroidvania Constance has been tucked somewhere in my mind for the better part of a year, and as its developer joined in with all the Hollow Knight: Silksong fever, it's slowly come to the front of my mind. The new Steam Next Fest demo for Constance has confirmed what its trailers have long suggested: this game has the juice, and it's going right on my list of must-play games for November.
Constance is a 2D action platformer Metroidvania about an artist exploring an inner world that represents her "declining mental health," as developer btf explains, wading into subjects like "personal struggle, creativity, work-life-balance, and inner purpose." It's a good thing the game looks and sounds so lovely; imagine how awkward it would be for a game about artist introspection to fumble the art.
