Gauntlet Force: Rise of the Machines

unreleased

Developer / Publisher: Forge Studios

To be announced

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
non linear

Combat

combo combat

Features

equipment

Themes

mining
Sci-Fi

Sub-Genre

MV Lite / Adjacent

Summary

Gauntlet Force: RotM is a metroidvania-lite action-brawler platformer. Fight brutally against an army of silly robots while ascending the interconnected Fortress of Doom. Collect upgrades and evolve your weapon to slay your way through bizzarre and evil villains.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam

Resources

Links

IGDB
Website

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Gauntlet Force: Rise of the Machines

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