Josh Journey: Darkness Totems
Release date: Oct 15, 2022
Developers: Provincia Studio
Publishers: QUByte Interactive
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America

JOIN OUR DISCORD! About the Game UNVEIL THE POWER OF FOUR BRAVE HEROS IN A HAND DRAWN COUCH CO-OP JOURNEY! Josh Journey: Darkness Totems is a hand drawn beat’em up game about four brave heroes, that use their skills to defeat the Nightmare Monsters using special combo attacks in a co-op gameplay. The Province World is infested by the nightmare monsters from the Dream World. The Darkness Shadow, the entity that controls the Dark Side of Dreams, are sending his creatures and implanting Darkness Totems to control the four main provinces: Wind, Water, Desert and Industrial. The main objective of our heroes are to fight against these evil forces, destroying the Totems to bring again the peace and harmony to their World. Each hero in Josh Journey has unique skills, to attack face to face, using sword or hammer, or to attack from distance, using magic or gunfire. You can choose between four heroes during a local gameplay with your friends! – Swap Heroes quickly during gameplay, providing Massive Combos in battle! – All characters with traditional 2D hand-drawn animation! – Build Ability Board to make special attacks during the battles. – Explore beautiful and big environments with great parallax in different provinces, like Wind, Water, Desert and Industrial. – A huge cast of cute and creepy enemies with different behaviors and attacks. – Epic battles with Big Bosses. Josh, the Swordsman, uses the wind element. He has great dexterity, favoring quick, decisive strikes and the ability to quickly navigate his environment. He is particularly capable in aerial combat. Melina, the Sorceress, uses the water element. She is a slight twist on the arcanist archetype, having impressive, long-ranged projectiles and diminishing her foe’s capacities. She adds to that powerful crowd control capacities, and optional support powers. Farquol, the Nomad, uses the earth element. He is a tough hero who is part of a mystical and tribal community. His strikes, however, tend to be slower and harder to hit, packing a larger wallop as a counterpoint. Z.O.Z., the Multitask Robot, uses the fire element. He presents a wide range of skills, such as explosive long-distance projectiles and bombs, that sways between violent means and the smart usage of props and hazards.

Press reviews: “Josh Journey: Darkness Totems is all handmade art and frame by frame animation, and is based on the original idea of ​​a short film by brothers Iuri and Guilherme Araújo, founders of Provincia Studio, who decided to turn it into a game after receiving suggestions from various viewers.” Game Vicio Brasil “In this 2D hand-drawn beat'em up (with a very pleasing look style that resembles animated series like Steven's Universe and Adventure Time), we will be called upon to control the protagonist Josh and his friends Farquol, Melina and ZOZ in order to fight against the Darkness Shadow, the evil entity that is threatening the peace of the Province World.” Frequenza Critica “Josh Journey: Darkness Totens is a 2D cooperative beat 'em up with hand drawn animation that refers to Castle Crashers, but with characters with unique visuals and abilities.” IGN Brasil