Games by Drinkbox Studios
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Switch eShop
- 8th Oct 2018 (UK/EU)
- 8th Oct 2018 (NA)
Guacamelee! One-Two Punch Collection Switch
Leadman Games / Drinkbox Studios
- 6th Aug 2019 (UK/EU)
- 6th Aug 2019 (NA)
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Wii U eShop
- 2nd Jul 2014 (UK/EU)
- 2nd Jul 2014 (NA)
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Switch eShop
- 10th May 2019 (UK/EU)
- 10th May 2019 (NA)
Reviews of Drinkbox Studios Games
Review Nobody Saves The World (Switch) - A Thrilling Action RPG For Fans Of Old-School Zelda
Nobody saw it coming
The recent release of Triangle Strategy raised an interesting conversation about the role of customization in RPGs. For those of you who didn’t pick it up, progression there is almost entirely linear, with each character having a predefined class that remains rather rigid throughout the whole experience. Some enjoyed having...
"Indescribable... Indestructible! Nothing can stop it!"
Many of you are no doubt familiar with DrinkBox Studios for their work on the Guacamelee! games, but prior to their crazy luchador Metroidvania endeavours, the company was known for another platformer series about, well, blobs. Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack was originally published as a...
Review Guacamelee! 2 (Switch) - A Fun-Packed And Often Relentless Metroidvania
An action-platformer with real punch
It's a ballsy developer that starts a game with a boss fight, but that's precisely what developer Drinkbox Games has done in Guacamelee! 2. The opening scrap is used as a clever device for recapping the climax of the original game, as well as serving as a catch-up for those of us who either didn't play or finish...
The main event
If you’ve ever descended into the deep well of professional wrestling, you’ll know Mexico has produced a scene unlike any other. South of the border, lucha libre is more than an oily entertainment form - it’s a mystical fiction full of real-life superheroes and villains who do battle every week in the ‘squared circle’. From...
Gain the upper hand
From Canadian developer DrinkBox Studios – the creative force behind Metroidvania brawler, Guacamelee – comes Severed, an action-adventure game with RPG elements, real-time combat and a whole lot of slicing the body parts from various creatures onto the floor. The game was initially released on PlayStation Vita back in April...
The game touch screens were made for
A little while after the Metroidvania-esque Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, developer Drinkbox Studios has returned with its latest title, SEVERED. Released earlier this year on PlayStation Vita, does this unique title reach must-buy status on the Wii U eShop? The story of SEVERED is light. You...
Latest Drinkbox Studios News
Wednesday10th May 2023
News Severed Scores A Physical Switch Release, Pre-Orders Open This Friday
Courtesy of Limited Run Games
After releasing on multiple Nintendo platforms including the Nintendo Switch, Severed is finally getting a physical release. Limited Run Games has announced the Drinkbox Studios title will be getting a hard copy version - with pre-orders scheduled to go live this Friday on 12th May for $34.99 USD (or your regional...
Friday10th Mar 2023
Countdown 3DS eShop Spotlight - Severed
#15 - Don't cut ties with this one
For the month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases on 27th March, each day we're going to highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and give a short pitch as to why we think it deserves your love and attention — before it's too late. The chance to add these to your library will...
Thursday19th Jan 2023
News Critically Acclaimed Action RPG 'Nobody Saves The World' Receives A Free Update
Celebrate the first anniversary in the Impossible Dungeon
The critically acclaimed action RPG Nobody Saves The World is celebrating its first anniversary with a free update. This update adds a carnival-themed "endless" dungeon and a new unlockable dinosaur form. The title is also discounted across "most" platforms by 40%. Nintendo Switch is...
Wednesday22nd May 2019
News The Guacamelee! One-Two Punch Collection Has Been Delayed
August is the new May
Following on from Hollow Knight earlier this week, the trend of delayed physical releases on the Nintendo Switch continues with the Guacamelee! One-Two Punch Collection being pushed back to August. Instead of launching on 28th May for $39.99, physical distributor Leadman has now revealed the game will arrive on 6th August, due...
Tuesday8th Aug 2017
News SEVERED Slashes Its Way onto the Switch eShop, Out Today
Already live in Europe
Some developers opt for the big build-up to releases, but in some cases games simply arrive. Drinkbox Studios has launched SEVERED on the Nintendo Switch eShop - it's out now in North American and Europe, priced at $14.99 / €14.99 / £13.49. If you need a reminder, this is a game that utilises swipe controls for com
Tuesday27th Dec 2016
Feature A Year in Development - Drinkbox Studios on Finding a Cutting Edge with Severed
"Working with Nintendo to launch Severed was a really positive experience"
In this series of features we invite 'Nindies' to share thoughts on their experiences in 2016. In this entry we chat to David Rusak, Producer and Designer at Drinkbox Studios. We consider the creation of Severed as the studio's follow-up release after the critically-acclaimed...
Thursday22nd Sep 2016
Video Pick Up Some Key Tips and Tricks for SEVERED on Wii U and 3DS
Stylus slashing
The latest Nindies 'Summer Jam' release is out today, with DrinkBox Studios releasing SEVERED on Wii U and 3DS. It supports crossbuy and is out on both systems in Europe, though only the home console version is out in North America today; the 3DS version is expected soon. In any case, it's a title that Nintendo has been keen to...
Monday20th Jun 2016
Hands On Dealing Death by a Thousand Cuts with SEVERED
The latest from DrinkBox Studios
Many of you will no doubt recall Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, a wildly inventive and colorful 2D Metroidvania that set the eShop alight when it released back in 2014. We absolutely loved it, and if early impressions are anything to go by, it seems as though DrinkBox Studio's next game - coming to...
Tuesday14th Jun 2016
Feature We Chat to Drinkbox Studios About SEVERED for Wii U and 3DS
Swiping answers from producer Graham Smith on the touch-based dungeon crawl
Drinkbox Studios is perhaps best known for its beloved, rather cheeky lucha-themed exploration platformer, Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition, which hit the Wii U eShop in July 2014. We rather dug it in our review, but it's been two years now and we're itching for...
Tuesday2nd Jun 2015
Feature Humble Nindie Bundle - The Developer's Perspective
"I won't pretend I saw it coming, but it does make sense"
Humble Bundle is long established as a service that groups together games, eBooks and music into affordable packages, for which you pay what you want and determine how much money goes to the creators, Humble itself and a chosen charity. It's in gaming circles that it's best known, is hugely...
Tuesday2nd Sep 2014
News Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Has One More Secret Beyond 100% Completion
The "Super Secret Meme Room" is the final destination
We're big fans of Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition here at Nintendo Life, awarding the colourful action-platformer Metroidvania adventure 9/10 in our review. A major part of the appeal with the Wii U eShop title is that even when the adventure is defeated there's more to do, with...
Thursday19th Jun 2014
News Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Release Details Pinned Down
Need-to-know info before you rock the guac
Yesterday, Nintendo Life snagged an interview with DrinkBox Studios' level designer Jason Canam about bringing the much-lauded indie gem Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition to the Wii U eShop. Today, we can also divulge when exactly you'll be able to get your hands on it: 2nd July, for...
Wednesday18th Jun 2014
Interview DrinkBox Studios On Bringing Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition to Wii U
We learn about what's new and the inspiration for that title
The Wii U eShop is rapidly becoming a go-to store for keen Wii U gamers, with an improving library of diverse titles. One that's evidently not far away, based on the "coming soon" comment of its developers during a Nintendo Treehouse E3 appearance, is Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship...
Sunday13th Apr 2014
News Guacamelee! Developer Stirring Up A New Title, Severed
Hitting virtual shelves some time in 2015
DrinkBox Studios as a company has only existed for around 6 years, but in that time has produced some amazing titles, with a new addition coming down the pipes. The developer of Guacamelee! and Mutant Blobs Attack has announced Severed, a new title coming in 2015; it tells the story of a distraught warrior...
Wednesday5th Mar 2014
News Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition is Wrestling Its Way to the Wii U eShop
Good times
If you're an eager download gamer that owns a PS3 or PS Vita, there's a decent chance that you've played Guacamelee by Drinkbox Studios; our partners at Push Square gave the action / platformer / brawler an 8/10 score in their review, describing it as "a fiery adventure for fans of platformers with a bit of a kick". The good news is that...
Monday6th Aug 2012
Nintendo Download 9th August 2012 (Europe)
High speed action, role-playing adventure and a dose of pool
It's that time again - time to update you on this week's downloadable goodies for all of your relevant Nintendo systems. eShop: SpeedX 3D (Gamelion Studios, £2.70/€3) — 10 million iOS and Android users can't be wrong - can they? Gamelion's fast-paced tunnel racer has proven to be...
