Metroidvania games are enjoying something of a renaissance right now, with indie darlings like Hollow Knight reigniting the passion of gamers and developers alike for the sprawling, interconnected ...

Recompile is a new 3D Metroidvania action game from Phigames. Set within a digital wasteland known as The Mainframe, Recompile tells the story of a "semi-sentient" rogue piece of code trapped within ...

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Recompile PS5 Review – First revealed back in March 2019, Recompile is a 3D Metroidvania that has generated much intrigue online, and indie developers Phi Games have crafted a visual experience that ...

Dear Villagers has released a brand new trailer for their upcoming game Recompile going over the environment in the game. The trailer isn't super long, in fact, it's less than a minute. But you're ...

It has been quite a while since we last saw anything about Recompile, but Dear Villagers has shared a new gameplay trailer for the stunning digital-themed experience confirming an August PS5 release ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Recompile, Phigames' 3D Metroidvania, takes place in a messy Mainframe full of half-sentient ...

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Witness the birth of sapient AI in this sprawling atmospheric hacking adventure. Combining traditional Metroidvania mechanics with a dynamic branching narrative system, Recompile challenges players to ...

I’ve never had an IT job, so the prospect of running around inside a computer fixing things in Recompile gave me the totally realistic opportunity to correct that. This 3D metroidvania puts you in the ...

Recompile is absolutely stunning to behold. The game is dark, which helps hide some minimalist textures, but the neon lights that bathe the area in colour and the abstract sci-fi vistas that glitch ...