Niffelheim

Niffelheim is a darkly themed action-adventure and platformer video game ported to the Nintendo Switch in 2019, as a reincarnation of the original version produced for the Linux and Macintosh computers in 2016. 

This game is a combination of a traditional 2D platformer with action-adventure and RPG elements. It is centred around the premise of battling the undead warriors and monsters in an underworld dimension.

Plot
The game is centred around the avatar soldier, a long-bearded veteran who has just fallen in battle in the real world of Asgard. His soul is supposedly trapped in the limbo dimension of Niffelheim, and thus he has to venture his way through the nightmarish world to escape, and seek gods of Valhalla to return back to Asgard.

Gameplay


The gameplay for the most part is based on a 2D platformer, where the player explores dark dungeons and caves. Undead soldiers and enemies are commonly encountered along the way and will have to be slaughtered, whilst the player will also have to defend lands and negotiate with or fight the Dark Priests.

The game partially simulates the real lifestyle of soldiers and as such it incorporates elements such as ransacking and scavenging for resources, gathering provisions and defending fortresses with the avatar's army. The materials can be sourced from the bodies of warriors, and potions can be brewed from mushrooms and the killed beasts to feed the army or poison enemies.

One of the main goals of the game is to discover all the pieces of a magic portal in order to return back to the avatar's homeland, which are all guarded by the most powerful beings of the undead. Artefacts and unlockables can also be discovered in sections of dark caves.