Angel's Gear

Adventure· Metroidvania· Side Scroller· 2D Platformer

Released Feb 2023

Angel's Gear is a challenging horror-flavored Metroidvania set in a world tainted by a mechanical disease.

72% positive · 270 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

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Steam Updated 11 Oct 2026 $9.99

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Evaluation

Angel's Gear launched on February 14, 2023 as a self-contained horror Metroidvania. The developer spent the weeks following launch addressing bugs, softlocks, and controller compatibility issues, and on October 30, 2023, shipped what appears to be the final meaningful update — a Nintendo Switch compatibility patch that also added a Japanese translation and a slate of bug fixes. There are no DLC listings, no season pass, no announced expansions, and no roadmap promising future content. The store description markets the game as "a short but sweet horror adventure," consistent with a complete, standalone package. The developer's launch post mentioned that further encounter improvements were contingent on the game doing well, but no subsequent post has announced such improvements, and developer communication has been silent since October 30, 2023. There is no indication of ongoing or planned content development.

Evidence

Final update shipped: Nintendo Switch compatibility improvements, bug fixes, and Japanese translation added. Last developer communication on record.

news post · Oct 30, 2023 source content shipped

high

Store description markets the game as 'a short but sweet horror adventure' — language consistent with a complete, self-contained product with no ongoing content cycle.

description source development ending

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Details

Developer

Scumhead

Publisher

Scumhead

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Metroidvania Side Scroller 2D Platformer Survival Horror Souls-like Action-Adventure 2D Horror Mechs Post-apocalyptic Steampunk Multiple Endings Action Nonlinear Story Rich

About this game

Game Features:

A unique combat system - unconventional movement that rewards precise aiming and mastery over strategy, patience, and quick thinking.
KO enemies with melee attacks, stomp them for ammunition, use that newfound ammo to shred through enemies with a variety of interesting bullet types.
Switch between Demon and Angel mode for unique additions to combat and exploration.
A short but sweet horror adventure through the depths of an apocalyptic wasteland.
Monstrous Boss Battles to test your limits, barely scrape through with your limbs still attached… hopefully.
Explore a vile and beautiful interconnected world.

Story:

The Brothers Heathcliff and Locke invent a weapon of mass destruction, The Gear. This mechanical disease devours matter, digesting said matter into more of itself. I.E. It is a self replicating machine that uses every living and nonliving thing as a fuel source.

A universe is eaten in it’s entirety.

In a desperate gambit for more fuel, The Gear invades another dimension, The Godhead.

You are a Soldier, unwillingly drafted into a horrible conflict. At the height of battle, a monster is born from the moon. The Gear is unleashed in the Godhead, and now it’s on you to fix it.