A knight comes home to a cursed land
Infernax follows Duke Alcedor, a knight who returns to his homeland of Upel only to find it soaked in unholy magic. You fight through side-scrolling levels packed with monsters, castle dungeons and bosses, hunting down the source of the corruption by whatever means you think right. The world is open and full of secret areas, so exploring off the main path pays off with extra side quests, weapons, skills and money. Combat is fast and bloody — expect gore, ruthless enemies and plenty of faces to smash.
Choices that stick with you
Decisions carry real weight here. You choose whether to slay or help the people you meet, and those choices open or close side quests, change what rewards you can reach, and lead to multiple endings. The game keeps score: a single choice can reshape your run, and characters remember what you did to them. On top of that, the experience you earn from killing monsters can be spent on more life, more mana or more damage, so you decide what kind of build you want. Money dropped by enemies goes to the blacksmith for better weapons and armor, letting you gear up for the harder stretches ahead.
Playing with friends
The Deux or Die update adds a proper two-player local co-op mode: you play as Duke Alcedor with Cervul the squire at your side, using his tools to turn the fight. If only one person is on the couch, there is a hot-swap mode where a single player controls both characters, switching between them on the fly. The update is a rebalanced version of the campaign, so the co-op run plays differently from a solo one. Remote Play Together is supported, which lets friends join over the internet as well.
Before you start
This is a challenging, old-school Metroidvania with dark fantasy themes, heavy violence and gore, so it is not one for a squeamish group. Expect to die, learn enemy patterns and revisit areas once you have new skills. Your decisions matter as much as your reflexes, so talk it through with whoever is playing — or just commit to being the villain and see where it takes you. Multiple endings mean a second run is worth considering once the credits roll.