Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scourgebringer/id1552864378 ScourgeBringer Plug In Digital ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way thr… $5.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where a mysterious entity wreaked havoc on all humanity, ScourgeBringer puts you in the shoes of the deadliest warrior of her clan: Kyhra. Help her to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity. Key Features: • Dive into fast-paced rogue-platforming gameplay described by Eurogamer as "Dead Cells meets Celeste" • Slash and shoot your way smoothly with super fluid platforming controls • Sharpen your skills with a frantic combat system focused on attacks only • Dash forward to the otherworldly adaptive sounds of Joonas Turner (Nuclear Throne, Downwell, Broforce...) • Defy hordes of unspeakable enemies and giant bosses holding the secrets of the Scourge • Explore the infinite depths of an ever-changing dungeon • Uncover mysteries and find mementos of previous explorers to unlock reality defining secrets Information Seller:Plug In Digital Genre:Action, Adventure Release:Sep 13, 2022 Updated:Sep 13, 2022 Version:1.0.1 Size:153.1 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 704 113 #2 anthony78, Sep 13, 2022 Difficult, fast-paced game that’s going to require great controls like Dead Cells to succeed on mobile. Fingers crossed! elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 707 562 93 #3 elcrazy, Sep 13, 2022 Last edited: Sep 13, 2022 Well I am looking forward to it. Have it pre-ordered. Will also check the AppStore at 11:01 lol. Update. And after playing for about 25mins I can firstly tell you, do not worry one bit about controls. These are butter smooth. And for me a second fantastic game. Only played tutorial and one round. Did my first unlock on skill tree. Which happens to be a tree . Super fun hyper fighting type game. Looking forward to more of it. Two great premium games back to back. Woohoo! solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 907 287 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #4 solarnya, Sep 13, 2022 This game seems famous on PC(steam) mobile gamer who doesn't have PC nor Switch like me, felt like saviour on this release. Exactly it is good to use MFi controllers, tiuch control is good I can say. love it anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 704 113 #5 anthony78, Sep 13, 2022 They simplified the controls a bit by having auto attacks but it works pretty well. And still plenty challenging. Talbs Well-Known Member May 1, 2011 2,616 377 83 #6 Talbs, Sep 13, 2022 Last edited: Sep 13, 2022 As someone that’s played this on switch and was looking forward to this. The auto hit of this game is WTF. ….like has anyone tried just jumping near an enemy and not pressing anything? It will strike the enemy multiple times until they’re dead or at least severely damaged….wtf Controls have been simplified a fair bit. adamphetamine likes this. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 707 562 93 #7 elcrazy, Sep 13, 2022 @JCho133 this game. I personally am loving it. I could tell it control must have been simplified because of the auto attacks. But it gets better later on. I would probably enjoy more control but on a small screen and mobile this is fine. Just a lot of fun. And you still need to move around a lot. It’s not easy. Lots of skill still needed. I am happy with my purchase. I may pick it up on switch too. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #8 metalcasket, Sep 13, 2022 I mean, realistically this would be a MASSIVE pain in the ass to play without a controller and auto-hit. ste86uk likes this. Talbs Well-Known Member May 1, 2011 2,616 377 83 #9 Talbs, Sep 13, 2022 I mean yeh. And so now it’s gone completely the other way imo. adamphetamine likes this. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #10 metalcasket, Sep 13, 2022 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ macplash likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,003 113 #11 ste86uk, Sep 13, 2022 Seeing things like this makes me wonder why we can’t get Celeste on iOS. This looks pretty great still though. Just to ask also, is there an upgrade system between runs then? I seen the mention of talent trees? I do like it when there are upgrades to work on that carry through the game and aren’t per run. NonSoft Well-Known Member Aug 13, 2010 103 9 18 #12 NonSoft, Sep 13, 2022 I'm not usually a huge fan of auto-hit mechanics added into games like this (looking at you, Dead Cells), but I think the implementation here is quite good. That said, I haven't played the original version, so maybe I'm completely missing how good it was before. Yes, there's a talent tree that adds permanent upgrades. Really enjoying so far! ste86uk likes this. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,581 1,134 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #13 Anotherkellydown, Sep 13, 2022 Similar to you, I never really got into the console version so I decided to give this a shot. I like to support devs / publishers like PID who have a proven track-record. I knew about the frantic gameplay so I was curious how the touch controls would hold up. I don’t remember how it feels on console, but this mobile version surprised me with its controls. You can practically fly around the room just by swiping the left control stick in the direction you want to go. The bosses are challenging and deaths so far have been totally my fault for spamming the swipe attack instead of the semi-careful planning needed to take them on. I love the skill tree! I have a bullet reflecting sword attack and a ground pound so far. Idk, I have no complaints so far. Thinking about posting a gameplay video at some point. CrayonWarrior, ste86uk and elcrazy like this. solarnya Well-Known Member Jul 22, 2015 907 287 63 Male Close to Tokyo, Japan #14 solarnya, Sep 13, 2022 I prefer its left swipe. Echoseven Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2011 6,091 270 83 The red Skittle #15 Echoseven, Sep 13, 2022 Here’s what I think about Scourgebringer, and you can quote me on this: “Wow”. Played a solid 6 hours of it yesterday. With both controller and touch screen. An interesting thought I had was that I would not describe it as a platformer per se. It feels closer to a bullet hell between how your movement and the enemy attacks work. Dead Cells is a combat oriented platformer. Here, touching the ground is optional. You’re dashing between enemies rocking up combos, and using your special abilities as crowd control more than damage. To that end, the auto-attack concession feels incredibly good. With controller all I do is dash to an enemy, and then hammer it with basic attacks to do damage and ‘hover’ in the air while I assess the other enemies. Auto attacking does not make the game easier, at least not past the first zone, it just feels great. Celeste on iOS would be damn near impossible. The normal game, I could see that working, but the insane movement that it requires on some of the B-sides… No way. metalcasket likes this. Wall Jump Games Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2020 169 88 28 Male #16 Wall Jump Games, Sep 13, 2022 I would obviously want Celeste on iOS, and it could work (technically Celeste Classic 1 and 2 are compatible with mobile devices), but it wouldn’t work well. The amount of timing and precision in the game would be near impossible to achieve on mobile without connecting a controller. The indie darling I’m sad we’ll never get is Enter the Gungeon. That would be soooo good. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #17 macplash, Sep 14, 2022 Last edited: Sep 14, 2022 Two things. How do I dash? I mean, I did it once by accident, that’s how I know it’s possible. And is there a way to rearrange touch controls? I didn’t find anything in the settings. Playing on iPad I’d prefer some space between buttons on the right side. I’m accidentally tapping what I don’t want in the heat of battle. EDIT: so I tried it with controller and it seems like the dash is performed by pushing attack and jump buttons at the same time (mid air only?). With touch controls the dash seems to be automatically triggered when tapping jump while attacking. Which seems unfortunate as it gives me less control in general. On the other hand playing with controller is more challenging. Am I right about how the dash works or am I still missing something? Echoseven Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2011 6,091 270 83 The red Skittle #18 Echoseven, Sep 14, 2022 Swipe with your left thumb (the one controlling your movement) to dash. It took me a few tries to understand too! With controllers, dash is activated by R1/RB. macplash likes this. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #19 macplash, Sep 15, 2022 So, after understanding the dashing technique (thanks for clarifying @Echoseven btw) I came to conclusion this game has to be played with a controller. I mean, there’s no way the dash can be used effectively using the left thumb considering I have to lift it up first to cancel the movement and then swipe afterwards to perform the dash. If there was a separate button for dashing on the right, that would be perfect. As a matter of fact the controls could use some tweaking in general as there’s no customization available whatsoever at the moment. And I’m all for using touch controls for mobile gaming. I’ve always preferred it. But until we can customize it properly ourselves, this game has to be played with a controller. There are places I can’t reach without necessary precision using combination of double jump and dash. I can go around or I can try and fail multiple times up to a point it gets frustrating. Not to mention how vital is to rely on precise controls during the fight. All these worries goes away using controller! It’s completely different experience for me. Sure, auto attack is a nice feature but only up to a certain point. And I gladly sacrifice it for superior control over my character when comes to dash. That being said, this is probably the only game I’m playing on my iPad using controller and actually prefer it. At least until there’s an update on the touch controls. And most importantly, this game’s easily becoming one of my favorite rogue-lites on iOS! It looks gorgeous, it runs buttery smooth, the music is fantastic, there’s a ton of upgrades and various perks during the gameplay. It has numerous options to tweak the difficulty for anyone’s liking. There’s an actual story to follow reading logs, there’s bestiary, numerous stats and achievements. This game’s a whole package. What a fantastic month or so for premium games on iOS including those under Netflix and Apple Arcade subscriptions! Makes me feel proud again for being an iOS gamer in the first place. Echoseven likes this. Echoseven Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Jul 19, 2011 6,091 270 83 The red Skittle #20 Echoseven, Sep 15, 2022 @macplash A nice write up, but small correction to the dash control - you don’t have to lift-swipe-lift your left thumb to initiate a dash. Try moving around the screen, swipe in a direction, and then lift your thumb. Kyhra (Kyrha?) will dash, and by the time the dash completes you can have your thumb back down to resume regular movement. I’m not sure if that works too well on an iPad, but on a smaller phone it works well enough. That said, I’ve played about 12 hours so far, mostly with a controller, and absolutely agree that it’s the superior choice. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Difficult, fast-paced game that’s going to require great controls like Dead Cells to succeed on mobile. Fingers crossed!
Well I am looking forward to it. Have it pre-ordered. Will also check the AppStore at 11:01 lol. Update. And after playing for about 25mins I can firstly tell you, do not worry one bit about controls. These are butter smooth. And for me a second fantastic game. Only played tutorial and one round. Did my first unlock on skill tree. Which happens to be a tree . Super fun hyper fighting type game. Looking forward to more of it. Two great premium games back to back. Woohoo!
This game seems famous on PC(steam) mobile gamer who doesn't have PC nor Switch like me, felt like saviour on this release. Exactly it is good to use MFi controllers, tiuch control is good I can say. love it
They simplified the controls a bit by having auto attacks but it works pretty well. And still plenty challenging.
As someone that’s played this on switch and was looking forward to this. The auto hit of this game is WTF. ….like has anyone tried just jumping near an enemy and not pressing anything? It will strike the enemy multiple times until they’re dead or at least severely damaged….wtf Controls have been simplified a fair bit.
@JCho133 this game. I personally am loving it. I could tell it control must have been simplified because of the auto attacks. But it gets better later on. I would probably enjoy more control but on a small screen and mobile this is fine. Just a lot of fun. And you still need to move around a lot. It’s not easy. Lots of skill still needed. I am happy with my purchase. I may pick it up on switch too.
I mean, realistically this would be a MASSIVE pain in the ass to play without a controller and auto-hit.
Seeing things like this makes me wonder why we can’t get Celeste on iOS. This looks pretty great still though. Just to ask also, is there an upgrade system between runs then? I seen the mention of talent trees? I do like it when there are upgrades to work on that carry through the game and aren’t per run.
I'm not usually a huge fan of auto-hit mechanics added into games like this (looking at you, Dead Cells), but I think the implementation here is quite good. That said, I haven't played the original version, so maybe I'm completely missing how good it was before. Yes, there's a talent tree that adds permanent upgrades. Really enjoying so far!
Similar to you, I never really got into the console version so I decided to give this a shot. I like to support devs / publishers like PID who have a proven track-record. I knew about the frantic gameplay so I was curious how the touch controls would hold up. I don’t remember how it feels on console, but this mobile version surprised me with its controls. You can practically fly around the room just by swiping the left control stick in the direction you want to go. The bosses are challenging and deaths so far have been totally my fault for spamming the swipe attack instead of the semi-careful planning needed to take them on. I love the skill tree! I have a bullet reflecting sword attack and a ground pound so far. Idk, I have no complaints so far. Thinking about posting a gameplay video at some point.
Here’s what I think about Scourgebringer, and you can quote me on this: “Wow”. Played a solid 6 hours of it yesterday. With both controller and touch screen. An interesting thought I had was that I would not describe it as a platformer per se. It feels closer to a bullet hell between how your movement and the enemy attacks work. Dead Cells is a combat oriented platformer. Here, touching the ground is optional. You’re dashing between enemies rocking up combos, and using your special abilities as crowd control more than damage. To that end, the auto-attack concession feels incredibly good. With controller all I do is dash to an enemy, and then hammer it with basic attacks to do damage and ‘hover’ in the air while I assess the other enemies. Auto attacking does not make the game easier, at least not past the first zone, it just feels great. Celeste on iOS would be damn near impossible. The normal game, I could see that working, but the insane movement that it requires on some of the B-sides… No way.
I would obviously want Celeste on iOS, and it could work (technically Celeste Classic 1 and 2 are compatible with mobile devices), but it wouldn’t work well. The amount of timing and precision in the game would be near impossible to achieve on mobile without connecting a controller. The indie darling I’m sad we’ll never get is Enter the Gungeon. That would be soooo good.
Two things. How do I dash? I mean, I did it once by accident, that’s how I know it’s possible. And is there a way to rearrange touch controls? I didn’t find anything in the settings. Playing on iPad I’d prefer some space between buttons on the right side. I’m accidentally tapping what I don’t want in the heat of battle. EDIT: so I tried it with controller and it seems like the dash is performed by pushing attack and jump buttons at the same time (mid air only?). With touch controls the dash seems to be automatically triggered when tapping jump while attacking. Which seems unfortunate as it gives me less control in general. On the other hand playing with controller is more challenging. Am I right about how the dash works or am I still missing something?
Swipe with your left thumb (the one controlling your movement) to dash. It took me a few tries to understand too! With controllers, dash is activated by R1/RB.
So, after understanding the dashing technique (thanks for clarifying @Echoseven btw) I came to conclusion this game has to be played with a controller. I mean, there’s no way the dash can be used effectively using the left thumb considering I have to lift it up first to cancel the movement and then swipe afterwards to perform the dash. If there was a separate button for dashing on the right, that would be perfect. As a matter of fact the controls could use some tweaking in general as there’s no customization available whatsoever at the moment. And I’m all for using touch controls for mobile gaming. I’ve always preferred it. But until we can customize it properly ourselves, this game has to be played with a controller. There are places I can’t reach without necessary precision using combination of double jump and dash. I can go around or I can try and fail multiple times up to a point it gets frustrating. Not to mention how vital is to rely on precise controls during the fight. All these worries goes away using controller! It’s completely different experience for me. Sure, auto attack is a nice feature but only up to a certain point. And I gladly sacrifice it for superior control over my character when comes to dash. That being said, this is probably the only game I’m playing on my iPad using controller and actually prefer it. At least until there’s an update on the touch controls. And most importantly, this game’s easily becoming one of my favorite rogue-lites on iOS! It looks gorgeous, it runs buttery smooth, the music is fantastic, there’s a ton of upgrades and various perks during the gameplay. It has numerous options to tweak the difficulty for anyone’s liking. There’s an actual story to follow reading logs, there’s bestiary, numerous stats and achievements. This game’s a whole package. What a fantastic month or so for premium games on iOS including those under Netflix and Apple Arcade subscriptions! Makes me feel proud again for being an iOS gamer in the first place.
@macplash A nice write up, but small correction to the dash control - you don’t have to lift-swipe-lift your left thumb to initiate a dash. Try moving around the screen, swipe in a direction, and then lift your thumb. Kyhra (Kyrha?) will dash, and by the time the dash completes you can have your thumb back down to resume regular movement. I’m not sure if that works too well on an iPad, but on a smaller phone it works well enough. That said, I’ve played about 12 hours so far, mostly with a controller, and absolutely agree that it’s the superior choice.
