Legendary Capcom artist Satoru Yamashita has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Dhalman. A side scrolling, action-packed adventure with elements from arcade fighters and restaurant management games. The developer team at Minnapad boasts an impressive roster including names like Akari Kaida, the composer of Mega Man’s OST. The launch gives people a closer look at the genre-bending concept and there is a lot to be excited about.
In Dhalman players will explore an immersive parallel world set in India, and travel too other well-known places to collect spices for your family’s curry shop. Retro-Metroidvania fans will love the different areas that are a colorful fusion of side-scrolling and Metroidvania elements. Explore iconic places of the world and defeat epic bosses in arcade-fighter style combat to claim the spices they are protecting.
Spices can be brought back to your family’s restaurant to be used in delicious curry dishes or consume them to unlock powerful abilities like fire-breathing and teleportation. Business not as profitable as you would like? Compete in street fighting competitions for extra cash to help support your family. The fusion of genres is sure to keep things spicy.
Kickstarter Details
The Kickstarter campaign comes with a ton of stretch goals including new costumes, additional stages, boss encounters, unlockable recipes, and more. But the goals don’t stop there. Minnapad has included a set of social stretch goals for community involvement with the Dhalman Twitter, Facebook, and Discord with an emphasis on fan art and comics.
The Kickstarter has an ambitious goal of $509,523, but has provided a rough timeline for development. Should the goal be reached in time development is planned to start as early as September, with a beta coming in Q3 2025, and a hopeful release around a year later. Minnapad is aiming for release across multiple platforms but has yet to announce an official list.
Those looking to support the Dhalman Kickstarter can do so today! The campaign is open until Mon, September 2nd as 3:00 Am EDT.
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