After 4 years of development, it's finally completed. My magnum opus, the sequel nobody knew they wanted. Or perhaps the sequel nobody wanted, can't quite really tell where to put myself on the optimism versus modesty scale. The only thing I know for sure is that it's a relief to finally be able to hit that big red "release the game now" button after all this time! There's probably a few bugs left to squash and I've been terrible at building hype, but I can't stall forever. It's time to finally do this. The world might not be ready, I might not be ready, but the game is.

So... a madman's ramblings aside, what is all the fuss about?

Daemon Detective Gaiden 2 is a retro action platformer! But it's not just any ol' boring platformer...

• Local co-op for up to 4 players! Also comes with a VS mode!
• 12 playable characters with unique skills! Find your favorite and put an unique spin to your platforming adventure!
• Over 70 hand-crafted levels to explore and a dozen bosses to overcome!
• Non-linear progression where worlds can be completed in any order and you can skip almost half of the collectibles!
• Tons of different powerups to mess around with!
• Quality hand-made 16-bit visuals and music!
• Assist mode that lets you dial down various aspects of the game difficulty as you see fit for a smoother experience, or dial them up past the normal max values to turn DDG2 into a proper rage-game!
• Fully customizable controls! Use Xinput gamepads straight outta the box, cram four players around a single keyboard, or anything in between!
• Lots of unlockable secrets!
• Speedrunner-friendly automatic timekeeping that bookmarks the time you first beat the game, and the time you 100%-ed it!