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Ginseng Hero

A challenging action-adventure game about bugs with blades. Play as a beetle in a miniature world, find a weapon, and beat other insects in melee combat!

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Developer
Sokpop Collective, Tom van den Boogaart
Publisher
Sokpop Collective
Release
April 16, 2020
6 years and 109 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mostly Positive45 reviews75.6%

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About the Game

Ginseng Hero is an action-adventure game about bugs surviving in a miniature world. You play as a beetle that goes on a trip to find a cure for a loved one. Explore a cute miniature world, obtain various weapons, and use them to defeat flies, ants, and beetles in a physics-based melee combat system.



Features
  • 30 to 60 minutes of playtime.
  • Explore a cute miniature world.
  • A challenging physics-based combat system.
  • Various enemies to defeat, from ants to flies, including 3 boss enemies.
  • Obtain new weapons.
  • Find and talk to funny characters.
  • Funny procedural animations.



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