After 10 years, Valdis Story: Abyssal City still sits in my brain like an oddly comforting Mind Flayer tadpole, and with it being $5.24 in the Steam Autumn Sale, you have no reason not to join me in the bliss of this criminally underrated Metroidvania.
Valdis Story is the previous game from Fae Tactics developer EndlessFluff Games, and like Dust: An Elysian Tail, another 2013 Metroidvania classic, it's aged like a fine wine. It's a side-scrolling action platformer with lovely chunky art, punchy combat mixing melee and magic, and an engrossing skill system that allows for absurd character builds.
