A brand-new game on Steam called Mariachi Legends has drawn comparisons to Metroidvania masterpieces like Dead Cells and Blasphemous, while putting its own Mexican spin on the genre. Interestingly, although Mariachi Legends clearly takes inspiration from both games, its developer hopes to surpass them and establish it as the next big Metroidvania on Steam.
In an interview with Wired, Mariachi Legends co-director Miguel Hasson said, "I want to be in the top five Metroidvanias. I know that sounds ridiculous. There's Blasphemous, there's Hollow Knight, there's Dead Cells." Mariachi Legends is already among the 120 most wishlisted games on Steam, according to SteamDB data, suggesting it has the potential to resonate with Metroidvania fans.
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Mariachi Legends follows a Mexican detective called Pablo who makes a deal with Death to gain superhuman abilities and takes on the persona of La Sombra. In exchange, he must track down an immortal human who has been evading Death. While the premise is relatively simple, it establishes the foundation for the game's setting, Santa Mascota, a fictional town inspired by...
