Perennial Order is a surprising 2D Soulslike crammed with plant monsters that’ll kill you in a single hit

Indie developer Gardenfiend Video games simply launched a stunning plant horror sport that its staff describes as “Hole Knight meets Titan Souls.” Perennial Order, which dropped on September 6 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S, is a 2D boss rush sport that pulls inspiration from Darkish Souls, Princess Mononoke, and the artwork model of Magic: The Gathering. Its protagonist is an undead knight with a pitcher plant for a head (or possibly it’s a helmet?) and a stinger grafted onto one arm, and the hostile world it’s set in is crawling with plant-infested monsters. Evidently, I downloaded it instantly.

You may play Perennial Order solo or with a pal — it presents each native and on-line co-op, with cross-platform assist. There are 15 bosses to face, and with one-hit-death fight, your each transfer is crucial. Fortunately, you respawn near the place you died, since you’ll most likely be doing a number of that with some enemies.

I’ve spent a little bit little bit of time with Perennial Order this weekend, and it’s actually charming. The setting and music are stunning, creating an environment that’s splendidly bleak as you discover between boss fights and piece collectively the lore by way of interactions with talkative NPCs. I like a great plant horror, and Perennial Order doesn’t disappoint.