Gunborg Dark Matters is a workout for the triggers Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Gunborg Dark Matters is a workout for the triggers And it's just an absolute treat. Feature by Christian Donlan Features Editor Updated on 4 Mar 2022 1 comment Gunborg Dark Matters looks like a Metroidvania, but it isn't. Something about the layout tricked me - warrenous 2D corridors, suggesting complexity, back-tracking, several flavours of door. In fact, this is an action game - a short, punchy action-platformer game with an emphasis of repeating levels until you ace them. I think it's great. Gunborg Dark Matters Publisher: Red Art Games, ORBMIT Productions Developer: Rickard Paulsson Platform: Played on Switch Availability: Out now on PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch It is a work out for the triggers. Trigger to jump. Trigger to attack. Trigger to pick up weapons. Trigger to activate a shield. Almost all of these uses require a little explanation. Take jumping. You can double jump - then triple jump, then maybe quadruple jump! And if you hit a wall and cling to it, I think it resets. As for attacking, you have a sort of laser sword as a basic weapon, but really you want to swap it out as often as you can. Gunborg Dark Matters trailer. This is where picking up weapons comes in. Defeat an enemy and you might get its sniper beam, or its flame-thrower, or its heat-seeking doodads. Enemy clips are small, so you're encouraged to pick up weapons and discard them often. Luckily almost every baddy around drops something. And if you're really out of luck, use your directional shield to send incoming fire back home. This comes into its own in some ingenious boss fights - honestly, the boss fights here are an absolute treat. But it's also a mainstay of every short, punishing level in the brief campaign. The pleasure, of course, comes from all these things being threaded together. A short game then, but a very challenging one. And one I am already looking forward to replaying. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Features Feature What games get wrong about horses And what they could do about it. 27 Feature Shout out to all the Overwatch supports - where would we be without you? Merci. 55 Feature From abandoned board game to birthing a genre: Football Manager at 40 Kick off. 21 Feature How I became an Elden Ring detective It started with a save game... 26 Latest Articles Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store