Pirates of New Horizons Demo

Pirates are quite the popular characters nowadays, especially since they have been portrayed as witty Casanovas always on the lookout for an adventure. However, a bit of originality is always welcomed, especially if it’s done right and it adds to the atmosphere. Nothing is too outrageous in the world of video games, regardless of what the developers manage to come up with.

Pirates of New Horizons is an action-adventure game that also features a few platformer elements, together with an unusual setting. Hence, space and pirates may not belong in the same sentence, but if it’s fun and you get to steal treasure, there’s nothing wrong with a bit of weirdness. The game at hand manages to mash some other elements together as well, to keep the theme going.

As such, you play the role of a pirate girl by the name of Annha, who must recover her stolen treasure from the aliens that took it. The game features a third-person perspective to help you navigate the exciting environment, but you can also zoom in a bit to perform slightly more precise actions. Along the way, Annha also gets a sidekick to help her out, such as a cat that can be thrown at the enemies.

Since the levels are quite weird, you must do a lot of jumping in order to navigate them. Double jumping is mandatory in some cases, but the mechanics are very refined, and you should not have any problems making the leaps when you want to do so. The combat system is pretty responsive as well, although you can get stuck in attack mode for too long sometimes, causing you to fall off ledges.

However, probably the most impressive part of the game is the graphics design, because the world looks amazing and the environments are incredibly rich and detailed. Excellent post-processing effects sweeten the deal as well, while the smooth animations only make the experience feel that much fluid. Hence, the game is definitely top-notch from a technical point of view.

All things considered, Pirates of New Horizons got a lot of things right and it certainly manages to be extremely fun to play, which is always a plus. Hence, if you are on the lookout for something whacky, but enjoyable, this can very well be a great choice.