{"id":27073,"date":"2024-02-13T12:18:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T03:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27073"},"modified":"2024-02-13T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T03:18:12","slug":"20240213-27073","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240213-27073\/","title":{"rendered":"Transform into a skeleton and fix bugs in this fourth wall-breaking retro action game within a game\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bonefish Games announced <strong>Miracle Corp.<\/strong> on February 8. The 2D metroidvania-style action platformer will be playable on PC (Steam) in English and Chinese, release date TBA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/256999763\/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1707421623\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Miracle Corp\u2019s story has metafictional elements. In the game, the player acquires a strange, buggy retro game that was developed by Miracle Corp. The bugs are said to be hiding secrets and the player will have to dig deep into the retro game to uncover the truth. You will be helped by an AI tour guide as you find and fix these bugs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Miracle Corp. meta indie game retro style metroidvania\" class=\"wp-image-27081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-001.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-001-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-001-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The retro game within the game was made in 1987 with almost entirely black and white pixel art. The player was meant to take on the role of a hero, but a strange bug has turned the main character into a monster skeleton. You will use the skeleton\u2019s abilities to progress through each stage. These abilities include attacking bat and mushroom-like enemies with a bone and using your skull to jump to other platforms. You will even have resurrection and body swapping powers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-002.jpeg\" alt=\"Miracle Corp. meta indie game retro style metroidvania\" class=\"wp-image-27080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-002.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-002-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-002-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can strengthen your skeleton character by exploring the dungeons to level up and find better equipment and weapons. The game will also have more relaxing-sounding sandbox elements such as farming and alchemy, which you can do between battles. According to the description on Steam, the stages and bosses will be rather difficult to clear, requiring you to come up with suitable strategies for beating them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-003.jpeg\" alt=\"Miracle Corp. meta indie game retro style metroidvania\" class=\"wp-image-27079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-003.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-003-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-003-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240213-27073-003-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To play this game within a game properly, the player will tackle programming minigames where they modify the code to fix bugs. Miracle Corp. also promises branching storylines that depend on the player\u2019s choices. The retro game within the game, referred to only as \u201cTHE GAME\u201d in the trailer, will apparently break the fourth wall by demanding that you \u201cLeave this game now!\u201d As they play though this challenging and buggy game within a game, the player will uncover the secrets of Miracle Corp. and be faced with decisions that will impact the ending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miracle Corp. will be released on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2823300\/Miracle_Corp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/author\/verity-townsend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verity Townsend<\/a>\u00a0based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240211-282257\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-02-11 13:01\u00a0JST)\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miracle Corp. is an upcoming metroidvania action platformer where you must play and debug a strange game from 1987.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":27078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[39,18],"class_list":["post-27073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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