# Afterimage

> Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

## Game facts

- Developer: Aurogon Shanghai
- Publisher: Maximum Entertainment
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Apr 25, 2023
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC, MOBILE, Nintendo, and PlayStation
- Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG, 2DPlatformer, Action-Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701520/)
- Languages: Interface: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Russian (Russia), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Korean (South Korea), Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese; Subtitles: American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Russian (Russia), Japanese (Japan), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Korean (South Korea), Brazilian Portuguese; Audio: American English, Japanese (Japan), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/afterimage)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Oct 1, 2026

### Strengths

- Beautiful, distinctive hand-drawn-style graphics with varied environments for each region
- Build customization through different weapons, weapon-specific skills, equipment, and traits
- Rich content provided by a large map and numerous bosses, secrets, and collectibles

### Weaknesses

- The map is excessively large, and the amount of backtracking and hidden paths makes navigation and exploration tiring
- The story and quest progression are unintuitive, making the lore and ending branches difficult to understand
- Many feel that mobile touch controls cannot adequately handle the complex action, making a controller virtually essential

## Links

- [Afterimage on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/6464)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/6464/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T02:54:50.774Z