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70/100
Players7 ratings
78/100
Critics2 reviews
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Metacritic8 critic reviews
71/100
Metacritic usersuser score
64/100
GameFAQsEasy
3.75/5
Player reviews
77% positive422 reviews
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Verified
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Windows, Linux
Price
US$19.99

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2023 · Rain Games · Adventure · Indie

Teslagrad 2

Teslagrad 2 is the sequel to the original Teslagrad, developed by Rain Games and released in 2023. This 2D puzzle platformer builds upon the magnetic and electrical mechanics of its predecessor, with players once again using these abilities to solve puzzles and traverse complex environments. Set in a new region, the game introduces new powers, enemies, and challenges, while maintaining the visual storytelling and atmospheric design characteristic of the series.

Released
19 April 2023
Platforms
LinuxNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
AdventureIndieMetroidvaniaPlatformerPuzzle
Developers
Rain Games
Publishers
Modus Games
Series
Teslagrad
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionScience fiction
Country
Norway
Age ratings
PEGI 3ACB PGCLASS_IND LGRAC ALLESRB E10+USK 6
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Entry
#2 in Teslagrad
Time to beat
3hmain story8hcompletionist

About

Teslagrad 2 is an action-adventure video game video game developed by Rain Games and published in 2023 by Modus Games. It includes elements of Metroidvania games but has linear gameplay. Players control a girl with electromagnetism powers who attempts to return home. It is the sequel to Teslagrad.

›Story

A young girl named Lumina finds herself stranded far from home after disaster strikes, cast into a strange and rugged land steeped in Norse and Viking-age myth. Alone in this wild, storm-swept realm of towering mountains, ancient ruins, and looming beasts, she has only her wits and a growing mastery of electromagnetism to see her through. As she journeys across the unfamiliar country in search of a way back, Lumina awakens powerful abilities, learning to command magnetic forces and even teleport through the world around her. Her path is barred by intricate puzzles, treacherous terrain, and formidable guardians that must be outmaneuvered and overcome. Continuing the tale begun in Teslagrad, this sequel follows Lumina deeper into a mysterious folklore-inspired world, where every discovery brings her a step closer to understanding the land she has fallen into and the long road that will carry her home.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Players control Lumina, a girl who becomes stranded in a Scandinavian-alike land and seeks to return home. It is a side-scrolling 2D platform game with elements of Metroidvania games. Lumina obtains electromagnetic powers through power-ups, including the ability to teleport. Players solve puzzles to progress and engage in boss fights.

Development

Rain Games waited several years to start Teslagrad 2 because they had spent so much time and effort on the original. The studio is based in Norway, and Teslagrad had featured some Scandinavian influences. In the sequel, they decided to amplify these influences and consider what a Viking Age world might look like had it persisted without European cultural assimilation. It took three years to complete the project. Modus Games released it for Windows, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Switch on April 19, 2023.

Reception

On Metacritic, the Windows, PlayStation 5, and Switch version received mixed reviews, and the Xbox Series X/S version received positive reviews. In an early preview posted in January 2023, IGN said it was "shaping up to be a good puzzle-adventure" game. However, they said its limited combat mechanics made Teslagrad 2 controversial to identify as a Metroidvania game and suggested dropping them entirely to focus on puzzles. Nintendo Life called it "undeniably a great follow-up", though they felt it was a bit too short.

Hardcore Gamer instead said it is "a solid, though flawed, follow-up" and said the gameplay "isn't as bold and surprising a second time round". Sports Illustrated praised the art but said the gameplay can be opaque to newcomers, and they felt the boss fights were not fun. Touch Arcade called the Switch version "an okay port of a pretty good game" and recommended playing it on other systems due to performance issues.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows19 April 2023Worldwide
Nintendo Switch19 April 2023Worldwide
PlayStation 419 April 2023Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S19 April 2023Worldwide
PlayStation 519 April 2023Worldwide
Xbox One19 April 2023Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
Teslagrad Power Pack EditionMaximum Entertainment Puzzle Platformer Bundle
Follows
TeslagradTeslagrad Remastered

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