12.02.2025

The game has been met very warmly on the Internet, it receives high marks from the press and recognition from the audience. We are talking about BLADE CHIMERA – a new bizarre metroidvania from the indie collective Team Ladybug with an unusual idea and solid gameplay. Although the project has not yet become a hit in the full sense of the word, it is already being called a pearl of the genre.

BLADE CHIMERA surprises from the very beginning. Its concept is quite interesting, although at first it may seem like a compote of colorful ideas. The game has absorbed elements of cyberpunk, Japanese folklore, occultism and partly post-apocalypse. But there is no chaotic hodgepodge – the developers skillfully combined all the ingredients without harming the integrity. The plot of the new product is simple, but not without charm. In any case, the world in which the story unfolds compensates for everything. BLADE CHIMERA immerses players in a dark version of the city of Osaka, in the future. In this corner of Japan, it is not people who rule, but demons, who have been destroying everything around them for years.

Of course, demonic evil must be defeated. And here the main character, Shin, enters the scene. He is an experienced hunter of evil spirits, who, as is usually the case in such games, does not remember anything about his past. But he chops his enemies masterfully and mercilessly.

Once upon a time, the brave protagonist met an unusual demon on his way, capable of turning into a sword. So he received a powerful weapon, with which he began to punish enemies. BLADE CHIMERA invites you to join the hero and try to defeat evil together with him, while learning the truth about his past.

The gameplay of the game can be called quite intense. Users in the role of the protagonist need to explore the world, perform various tasks (plot and side), and also fight with various evil spirits. All this is not without the help of the sword we have already mentioned. It not only allows you to deliver powerful blows, but also has special abilities (for example, it can replace a missing platform in a location).

In addition to the sword, players have additional weapons at their disposal. Among them are firearms, two-handed blades and whips. In general, in BLADE CHIMERA, every fighter will find equipment to their liking. Moreover, for their own fighting style.

The game has not bypassed the leveling system. So over time, the hero will be made stronger. Through the skill tree, you can unlock various skills. Traditionally, points are spent on them.

As a metroidvania, BLADE CHIMERA is definitely good. The mechanics of the new game are interesting and quickly addictive. And its visuals give it a special charm – stylish pixel art with a wild color palette that cannot leave you indifferent.

Another strong point of the project is the soundtrack. It is also not inferior in quality to other aspects of BLADE CHIMERA.


Blade Chimera is an ode to a very specific kind of Metroidvania — the sort that eschews cryptic puzzles and an open-ended structure and revels in the simple joys of ultra-fluid movement and blasting through enemies with an ever-growing arsenal of powerful weapons and equipment. It may not particularly impress with its explorative or narrative aspects, but its striking, stylish identity and endlessly entertaining shoot-and-slash combat loop elevate this to the heights of the classics it’s so clearly inspired by.