Release Date: November 11, 2025
A sci-fi metroidvania with elements of platforming and adventure games. In Possessor(s) we end up inside a city put under quarantine. We must figure out its mystery, eliminating enemies, solving puzzles and reaching previously unavailable places in the process.
Possessor(s) is a metroidvania title, implemented in the form of an action platform game with adventure elements. The game was developed by Heart Machine studio, which gained worldwide recognition with the game Hyper Light Drifter. Its portfolio also includes such projects as Solar Ash and Hyper Light Breaker.
Possessor(s) takes us to a gigantic, flooded megacity that fell victim to an interdimensional catastrophe and was closed in a quarantine cutting it off from the rest of the world. The main characters of the game are Luca and Rehm, who traverse the metropolis, trying to survive and determine what led to the cataclysm. Along the way, the protagonists meet other characters who have their own, often shocking stories to tell.
In Possessor(s) we watch the action from the side. The adventure leads us through various locations, which are interconnected, creating a kind of extensive labyrinth. Among them we will find collapsed skyscrapers or a ruined aquarium. While exploring them, we jump on platforms, avoid traps and terrain obstacles, solve ingenious puzzles, and face opponents.
During dynamic battles, we must be constantly on the move, launch accurate attacks on the ground and in the air, and perform quick dodges, as well as perform impressive combos. As we progress, we gather increasingly powerful weapons and various upgrades, which not only increase our combat potential, but also allow us to access previously inaccessible places.
The graphic design of Possessor(s) is maintained in a cartoon style. The visuals of the game combine hand-drawn and animated characters with three-dimensional scenery.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 5
Developer: Heart Machine
Publisher: Devolver Digital
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System Requirements for Possessor(s) Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
(30+ fps, 1080p) Intel Core i5-3470 / AMD FX-8350, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon R9 380, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
(60 fps, 1080p) Intel Core i7-6950X / AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 11 GB GeForce GTX 1080 Ti / 8 GB Radeon RX Vega 56, 4 GB HDD, Windows 11 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Possessor(s) Video Game.
VDGMS: 6 / 10 by Darren Andrew
For the past decade fans have been sitting, waiting and wishing for a return to form for Heart Machine to meet the expectations they bestowed upon themselves as a result of creating one of the best indie games of the past decade with Hyper Light Drifter. Solar Ash was very good, but it was a large departure from their debut in many ways and Hyper Light Breaker moved even farther away from what fans wanted, which is ironic since it wore the Hyper Light brand. This brings us to Possessors, a metroidvania created by Heart Machine, which in theory, should be a perfect pairing, but the combination somehow fails to formulate into anything more than just the sum of its parts. There are good ideas and bright spots throughout the experience including the art style, soundtrack and unique world, all things Heart Machine have shown to be adept at, but for everything else, Possessors fails to execute on them in meaningful ways that would take their fourth game beyond an average metroidvania.
CGMagazine: 9 / 10 by Jordan Biordi
Possessor(s) combines a compelling narrative, solid understanding of Metroid-like design and genuinely fun combat for an experience that is intensely captivating.
But Why Tho?: 7 / 10 by Matt Sowinski
Possessor(s) is like any solid pact with a demon—a good time, but with its own drawbacks.
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