Stylish Metroidvania Haak Hits Early Access in September

Haak, the stylish Metroidvania from Blingame, will be released into Steam Early Access on September 16. Announced as part of Gamescom Studio, a new trailer showed off the game's frenetic combat, platforming inovations using the games energy hook item, and a little hint at how exploration will work. Check out the new gameplay below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/28/haak-is-a-fast-paced-2d-metroidvania-with-a-badass-cape-gameplay-trailer"] Haak is set in an apocalyptic wasteland, as the mysterious lead character seeks to learn what happened to the world around them, all while avoiding the clutches of the shadowy organisation on their tail. There's much, much more to come from Gamescom 2020 on IGN - check out our full Gamescom schedule to find out what else is on the way. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.