Back in 1982, Atari launched a shooter called Yars' Revenge. In the decades that followed, the game received a reboot and remake, but it took until this year for a full sequel to come out. Rather than return to the same genre as its predecessor, this sequel, Yars Rising, looks to the design elements of Metroidvania games like Hollow Knight, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and Blasphemous for new inspiration. The result is a reinvention helmed by Shantae and the Seven Sirens creator WayForward that's just launched on Steam. Continue reading Legendary series returns with new Metroidvania, Yars Rising, out now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Metroidvania games, Best roguelike games, Best upcoming PC games