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About this game

Use your nine lives to grow stronger and navigate the dangers of the underworld in Umbraclaw, a 2D action-adventure where you guide Kuon, a house cat exploring the Soulplane—a world of the deceased.

• Featuring hand-drawn, paper cut-out style art, where every enemy and environment enhances your adventure in the Soulplane.
• The outcomes of Kuon’s tale are determined by your decisions, leading to various endings and affecting her journey and interactions with other souls.
• Navigate through dangerous terrains, face enemies, and leverage “Anima Revive” abilities to overcome obstacles and make progress.

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Reviews

I love the idea behind Umbraclaw and its character designs. However, the demanding nature and restrictions I place on myself while playing and some design choices keep me from savoring it as much as other platformers. The idea of growing stronger via deaths for second changes is so refreshing, though, and people who really enjoy a challenge may relish the chance to see how far they can go without faltering.

Siliconera

 

Even though I managed to return Kuon to the world of the living and her loving owner, I found myself a bit disappointed with Umbraclaw. While it’s a novel and fascinating adventure, it’s also held back by some poorly utilized systems, frustrating save functionality, and often inconsistent and overwhelming difficulty. While I enjoyed it overall, it failed to stand out from recent spectacular entries from Inti Creates.

Hey Poor Player

 

I’ll certainly give Inti-Creates some credit here. Umbraclaw is trying some things outside of the developer’s usual wheelhouse, and they are interesting things. It almost gets there, but it ultimately feels caught between being some kind of roguelite and being a more linear action game. I also think the way the difficulty works here is a bit too manipulative in a way that doesn’t feel good. With all that said, Umbraclaw is still a nice-looking game that is very playable, and even if it fails trying something I will at least commend it for trying.

TouchArcade