The Best Games Developed In Brazil

Brazil is a country known for its football (or soccer), culture, art, music, and beautiful landscapes. However, beyond all that, it is also a country passionate about video games and has been increasingly recognized for developing outstanding indie games.

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Brazilian studios have been responsible for titles with innovative experiences across many different genres, celebrating the creativity, diversity, and talent of the Brazilian people, and earning nominations in various Game of the Year awards worldwide. From racing games to RPGs and Metroidvania, there are Brazilian games for all types of players.

10 Pocket Bravery

One Of The Best Fighting Games Of 2023

Pocket Bravery is a fighting game inspired by the classic 90s titles of the Neo Geo Pocket Color, featuring diverse and charismatic characters with unique gameplay styles. The game aims to satisfy hardcore fans of the genre while also being accessible to new players who may not be familiar with fighting games.

Players can use the directional controls and four buttons to input commands, with two for punches and two for kicks. Additionally, it is possible to execute special moves and a Final Attack, as well as use the Elemental Gauge to perform moves with unique properties that give an advantage in combat.

9 Chroma Squad

It's Morphin' Time!

• Platforms: Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch
• Developers: Behold Studios
• Released: April 30, 2015
• Genre: Tactical Role-Playing

Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG about five stunt actors who decide to create their own TV studio to produce a new show inspired by Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In the game, the players take on the job of hiring actors, purchasing equipment and upgrades for the studio, as well as crafting weapons, robots, and coordinating the characters in combat to not only defeat enemies but do so with style, and in a way that’s entertaining to watch.

The RPG features a skill tree, randomized equipment, a story with three different endings, and many other elements that make it one of the best games developed in Brazil.

8 Dandara

Jump Over Many Challenges

Metroidvanias are a genre of games that have been on the rise in recent years and has been explored from various perspectives, and the Brazilian game Dandara is one of the best at iterating on the concepts of this style.

Playing as a woman named Salt in a world on the brink of collapse, players must overcome platforming challenges in a 2D game where they can only move by jumping on a surface, adding a new layer to both exploration and combat.

7 Kaze And The Wild Masks

Kaze Rescues The Best Of 2D Platforming Classics

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Google Stadia, Mac OS
• Genres: Platformer, Adventure
• Developer: PixelHive
• Release Date: March 26, 2021

Kaze and the Wild Masks is a game that recalls the classic platformers of the 90s, like the Donkey Kong games from the Super Nintendo era, but this time the player controls a rabbit named Kaze on a colorful and highly enjoyable journey.

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Players must venture through the Crystal Islands to save their friend Hogo from a curse that spreads chaos throughout the region. In this game, Kaze can use different animal abilities, such as those of a tiger, eagle, lizard, and shark, to overcome platforming challenges in over 30 main levels and 50 bonus levels.

6 Horizon Chase Turbo

Relive Classic Races

Another game inspired by the classics of the 90s, Horizon Chase Turbo is a racing game based on titles like Out Run, Lotus Turbo Challenge, and Top Gear, where every turn and lap offers high speed and fun without worrying about simulating reality, yet still delivering the thrill of racing.

The game features a Multiplayer Split Screen mode that brings back the nostalgia of playing with friends in person, and includes tracks from all around the world.

5 Blazing Chrome

Lots Of Action In A Revolution Against AI

Blazing Chrome is a 2D action game that puts the player in the role of one of the few human survivors in a world where AI-powered machines have taken control. A small group of rebels still resists and receives information about a power plant that, if destroyed, could be the key to turning the tide against the machines.

Players can choose between Mavra, a supersoldier of the human resistance, or Doyle, an insurgent robot, as playable characters and face enemies in apocalyptic settings with missions featuring hoverbikes, robotic suits, and much more.

4 Dodgeball Academia

The Inazuma Eleven Of Dodgeball

Dodgeball Academia is certainly one of the most fun games made by brazilians. The game is an RPG where all conflicts and challenges in the world are resolved through dodgeball matches.

Otto is a boy full of potential who enrolls in Dodgeball Academia, a school focused on the sport where kids can train to master the courts. Players can level up their character and build a dynamic team, perfect for exploring the school and defeating all the other students as they progress through the story.

3 Foiba - St. Dinfna Hotel

An Excellent Brazilian Survival Horror

• Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X/S
• Developers: Pulsatrix Studios
• Released: June 28, 2022
• Genre: Puzzle, Survival Horror

Designed for fans of Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and other classic survival horror games, Foiba - St. Dinfna Hotel is one of the best horror games of 2022 and a must-buy for genre enthusiasts. With puzzles everywhere, environmental investigation, and violent, bizarre enemies, Fobia encompasses all the elements that place it among the top horror games today.

The game is set in a small town in Santa Catarina, Brazil, called Treze Trilhas, a region plagued by disappearances and mysterious events. The player is a recently graduated journalist who travels to the area in search of a major story to boost their career.

2 Mullet Madjack

An Exciting 90s Anime FPS Roguelike

Considered one of the big surprises of 2024, Mullet Madjack is a game that combines FPS boomer shooter style with modern roguelike elements. Set inside a VHS-era anime, players need to kill enemies to gain dopamine and extra seconds of life. For each kill, the player gets 10 seconds longer to live.

With dynamic levels full of obstacles, the game encourages striving for better scores and times with over 50 power-ups, while the character progresses through a brutal 90s narrative.

1 Unsighted

A Massive Success Of The Highest Quality

Voted one of the best games of 2021, Unsighted is an action game where players have the freedom to explore different regions in any order they choose, using various weapons. Knowledge is the key weapon in this game, providing the advantage needed to overcome challenges.

Set in Arcadia, players control Alma, a young woman who must traverse the city before the life force of her friends runs out. Time is constantly ticking down, and every second counts, with crucial decisions determining who lives and who dies in this brutal universe.

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