2023 has been loaded with stellar games of all shapes and sizes. Alongside this year’s greats like Baldur’s Gate 3, Dave the Diver, and Resident Evil 4, one such game that just came out recently managed to land its way on Steam’s best-reviewed games of the year. That game is Laika: Aged Through Blood, which also happens to be one of the more original takes on the popular Metroidvania sub-genre we’ve seen in years.
Just released last month, Laika: Aged Through Blood from developer Brainwash Gang is a fast-paced and stylized ride through the post-apocalypse, starring a cast of anthropomorphic animal drifters, bandits, and vagabonds exploring the ruins of the old world.