Maldita Castilla

Maldita Castilla is Locomalito's wonderfully brutal tribute to classic arcade platformers, drawing heavily from games such as Ghosts 'n Goblins. Players guide a knight through a dark medieval world filled with monsters, traps, secrets and bosses that appear to have no sympathy whatsoever for your continued existence. The controls are simple, but the challenge is decidedly old-school, requiring careful movement, memorization and plenty of patience. Its pixel art, sound and atmosphere perfectly capture the feel of a forgotten arcade cabinet while adding its own Spanish folklore influences. Maldita Castilla is difficult without being empty, rewarding persistence and exploration. Basically, it asks one simple question: how much punishment can your thumbs tolerate?