Fit check
Is Armed with Wings: Rearmed worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-platformer fans who want combat combined with environmental puzzles
- Players who enjoy controlling a warrior and an animal companion in the same adventure
- Players seeking a compact campaign with survival and multiplayer modes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a broad open world rather than a sequence of 40 handcrafted levels
- Players looking for a combat-only experience may find the eagle-based puzzle tasks interrupt the fighting
- Players who want a primarily meditative climbing adventure rather than action-platforming
Our take on Armed with Wings: Rearmed
The store presentation gives equal weight to combat, exploration, and multiple modes, but the core structure is a 40-level 2D platformer. Survival and multiplayer are mentioned without details about their scope, while the campaign receives the clearest explanation.
What is Armed with Wings: Rearmed?
Armed with Wings: Rearmed is a 2D action platformer set in Blackmist, a ruined land under the rule of King Vandheer.
The player controls a resurrected samurai who uses a blade charged with lightning and thunder to fight monsters and mercenaries. An eagle companion handles tasks the warrior cannot, including distracting guards, shifting objects, solving puzzles, and retrieving distant items. The campaign spans 40 handcrafted levels with mysteries, adversaries, and a final confrontation with the king. The game also includes survival and multiplayer modes, unlockable characters and weapons, a stylized visual presentation, fluid animation, and Xbox gamepad support.
How Armed with Wings: Rearmed plays
- 01Samurai combat
- The warrior attacks enemies with a sword that channels lightning and thunder.
- 02Eagle companion
- The eagle can distract guards, manipulate objects, solve environmental puzzles, and retrieve distant collectibles.
- 03Forty-level campaign
- The journey through Blackmist contains 40 handcrafted stages populated by puzzles, monsters, mercenaries, and mysteries.
- 04Additional modes
- Alongside the main journey, the game offers survival and multiplayer modes.
- 05Unlockable content
- Progress can open additional characters, weapons, and other content.
- 06Gamepad support
- Xbox gamepads are supported.
Armed with Wings: Rearmed compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is also an action-platforming game, but its description identifies it as a chaotic metroidvania with roguelite elements, whereas Armed with Wings: Rearmed centers on 40 handcrafted levels and cooperation between a warrior and eagle. Jusant focuses on climbing, stamina management, and exploring routes up a tower rather than sword combat and eagle-assisted puzzles.
Armed with Wings: Rearmed: platforms & release
Is Armed with Wings: Rearmed worth it?
It is worth it if: action-platformer fans who want combat combined with environmental puzzles. Skip it if: players seeking a broad open world rather than a sequence of 40 handcrafted levels.
Where can I download Armed with Wings: Rearmed?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Armed with Wings: Rearmed's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Armed with Wings: Rearmed on?
Windows only.
