Sanguine 3

Sanguine 3 is a side-scrolling platformer starring Eleanor, a vampire seeking revenge on the lich Drauthu and his throne. You stalk and abduct humans while avoiding detection, then travel through a world of endless night and fight legions of monsters.

Eleanor’s abilities

While holding a victim, you can hold the attack button to drain their blood and restore health. Fresh blood triggers bloodlust, increasing Eleanor’s speed for longer the more blood she has. Taking damage releases globs of blood that she can touch to recover.

Eleanor can hike up walls, slide up walls and across ceilings, and grab platforms in mid-air to zip-line along them. Each technique raises her maximum speed until she touches the ground. On landing, she can recover normally or tumble by pressing down and forward: landing is faster, while tumbling gives her more speed.

A purple orb grants ethereal wings. Holding the jump button while falling then gives Eleanor an upward boost, which grows stronger the faster she falls.

Blood, slime and status effects

Green enemies slime Eleanor, adding slime to her blood bar. Slime also acts as hitpoints, but blocks her from acquiring more blood; if the bar overfills, she explodes. Taking damage from another source knocks the slime back out, where it morphs into critters that try to slime her again.

Frost slows Eleanor for a time when she is hit by an icy blast, but also makes her immune to fire-based damage.

Stages and routes

Each playthrough takes you through 7 of the game’s 15 stages. Multiple routes have their own bosses, creatures and areas, so each run offers different encounters. Hidden keys in select levels unlock gates leading to more challenging stages.