Bookbound Brigade

Name: Bookbound Brigade
Rating: 5 (36 reviews)

Developer: Digital Tales

Publisher: Intragames

Jan 29, 2020

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll
third person

Structure

ability gated
interconnected map
Has Hub
Semi-Linear

Features

multiple characters

Summary

Bookbound Brigade is about beating the hell out of historical and literary characters you studied in school by leading a dream team of real and fictional heroes through a 2D side-scrolling platform-adventure.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS4

Resources

Links

IGDB
Website

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- Differences
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- Differences
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- Differences
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- Semi-Linear
- Differences
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- Sci-Fi

Bookbound Brigade

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