Fancy checking out Soulslike open-world platformer game set on the pages of an action-packed live comic book? Then Bear Games new Comix Zero, coming soon, might be for you…

Drawing inspiration from legendary titles such as Elden Ring, Comix Zone and Super Metroid, Ukrainian studio Bear Games has added a unique twist to Comix Zero’s action role-playing elements, by introducing a world that comes alive across the pages of a comic book.

Players must survive in a world where every fight is a struggle and every joke has a punchline. You’re not a hero. You’re nobody. You’re Zero.

“Comix Zero brings together an active open world ripe for exploration, a meticulously-crafted role-playing mechanic, and a dynamic story with sudden changes in events,” say Bear Games.

“The game’s aesthetic harkens back to the ‘dark fantasy’ themes made popular in the early 2000s, mixing the immediacy of Comix Zone with the meticulous attack pattern requirements of modern Soulslike games such as Elden Ring.”

In Comix Zero, players need to physically “break through” the boundaries between the sides of the panels and take down enemies who lose colour instead of health. Zero might be in the fight of his life, but he takes it all in his stride with the timely use of adult humour (and yes, some stereotyping, if some of the visuals provided are anything to go by) and Deadpool-style quips as he slays his way through across each page.

Zero is an unsuspecting hero-in-the-making from Earth, who is inadvertently spirited away to a vicious, mythical world populated by ancient gods and ruled by merciless slavers. His plan is simple: save the world, win back his wife’s heart, return to Earth.

In this role you’ll appreciate a beautiful, but unforgiving open world, overcome a multitude of opponents in epic battles and uncover many secret places as you leap between the pages of each comic landscape.

Bear Games was founded in Ukraine in 2002 by a professional e-sportsman. The team has more than 20 years of game development experience and more than 50 projects of various styles and genres in its portfolio. Comix Zero is the studio’s first large-scale game for PC, in which the developers have invested all their years of experience.

Comic Zone: Specifications

• Developer: Bear Games
• Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch
• Genre: Soulslike RPG platformer
• Scheduled release date: TBD
• Site: comixzero.com
• Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3149550/Comix_Zero/
• Twitter/X: @comix_zero
• Discord: discord

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John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.

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