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Guacamelee! Gold Edition

Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.

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August 8, 2013
12 years and 362 days ago
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About the Game

Guacamelee! Gold Edition is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.

Guacamelee! builds on the classic open-world Metroidvania style of games by adding deep melee combat, a new dimension switching mechanic, and cooperative local multiplayer. The game also blurs the boundaries between combat and platforming by making many moves useful and necessary for both.

Travel through a mystical and mysterious Mexican world as a luchador using the power of your two fists to battle evil. Uncover hidden wrestling techniques like the Rooster Uppercut, and Dimension Swap to open new areas and secrets.

Key Features

  • Use combat moves for both fighting enemies and platforming challenges

  • Swap between multiple overlapping dimensions (World of the Living and the World of the Dead)

  • This Gold Edition of Guacamelee! includes the "El Infierno" level expansion. Brave the fires of El Infierno and prove yourself in a series of challenges to unlock powerful new costumes for Juan and Tostada

  • Player costumes! Swap costumes to change the attributes of your Hero, and obtain new achievements

  • Steam Achievements, Leaderboards, Cloud Save, and Trading Cards

  • Create new custom costumes and share these with others via Steam Workshop

  • Drop in/out 2-Player local co-operative play for the entire story

  • Chickens. Lots and lots of Chickens

Also Included: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition!

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is now free for owners of Guacamelee! Gold Edition on Steam. This expanded version adds new powers, levels, enemies, and improved gameplay and graphics.