Buy Zwei!!: The Arges Adventure PC key

Zwei!!: The Arges Adventure is a 2D action dungeon crawler with a standalone story set on Arges, a low-fantasy island floating among the clouds. Step-siblings Pokkle and Pipiro live in Puck, a sleepy village, until a masked figure steals six holy idols from the local shrine. They set out to recover them for a reward: Pokkle wants the glory, while Pipiro is after the money.

Their search takes them across the land and into encounters with unusual friends and foes. As they investigate the theft, a plot to revive an ancient Demon Lord unfolds and 500 years of history comes to light. Pokkle is 14, enjoys making terrible puns and wears a tail for fun; Pipiro is also 14, loves fashionable clothes and speaks without a filter. The story follows the two as they try to save Arges despite their limited abilities and poor social skills.

Explore and fight

You fight enemies in real time with Pokkle’s melee attacks and Pipiro’s varied magic, and solve puzzles to make your way through dungeons. A pet can accompany the pair, or you can keep an eye on it while it sets off on its own journeys. The game also has optional side quests, unlockables and a cast of quirky characters, with humor that includes snark, puns, self-aware dialogue, unlikely locations and fourth-wall breaks.

Food-based leveling

Food is the game’s experience system: eating it raises your level, while saving it lets you trade it in town for better food that grants more experience. You choose whether to level up as you go or hold onto food and take on dungeons at a lower level in exchange for the prospect of greater gains later.

Minigames and extras

Alongside the main adventure, you can play a typing tutor inspired by Ys, an airplane shoot-'em-up and a block puzzler that rewards you for avoiding combos. You can also guide your pet through the wilderness to find spoils. Other extras include achievements, illustrated character bromides and an option to use the soundtrack’s 2008 arranged version. Japanese text is also available, and this version includes control improvements and other modernizations.