Last yr, indie developer Thomas Happ announced Axiom Verge 2, and gave it a obscure launch window of “fall 2020.” However, since it’s now fall 2020, an replace appears to be so as – one thing that Happ offered at the moment by way of this post on the Axiom Verge 2 website. The unhealthy information? The game is delayed to the primary half of 2021. The excellent news? It nonetheless appears like an intriguing follow-up to the 2015 authentic.
“I had my issues about whether or not individuals would even care in any respect a few sequel coming 5 years after the discharge of the unique,” Happ writes. “Although it’s taking longer than I initially hoped, I’m going to do my finest to ensure it’s definitely worth the wait.”
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In the submit, Happ explains a few of the causes for the delay. Of course, the worldwide pandemic performs a job, however so does Axiom Verge 2’s heightened ambitions in comparison with its predecessor. This contains extra clever enemies and fewer blocky environments, amongst different options Happ has elected to not spoil.
No matter when it releases, we’re nonetheless excited to play Axiom Verge 2. The authentic obtained a 9.25 out of 10 review from Game Informer, and we not too long ago declared it one of many best games of the generation.