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Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection

The legendary platforming series rises again, as Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection marks the heroic return of the gallant knight, Arthur, alongside the tricky platforming and challenging gameplay that the series…

69 24 February 2021 ESRB E10+

Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 24 February 2021 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection is

Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2021. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB E10+ age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The armored knight Arthur once again takes up his lance when Princess Prin-Prin is carried off into the Demon Realm by the demon lord Astaroth. Braving haunted graveyards, blazing villages, and monster-infested strongholds, Arthur must fight through hordes of zombies, skeletons, demons, and Pigmen to reach her. Along the way he gathers umbral bees that unlock new weapons and magical skills, standing as the lone hero against the dark forces that rule the realm.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Ghosts 'n Goblins series

Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection is the 36th of 38 entries we hold in the Ghosts 'n Goblins series. The next entry was Super Pocket: Capcom Edition in 2023. Its critic score of 69 is 5 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Ghosts 'n Goblins at 90.

See all 38 Ghosts 'n Goblins games in release order →

How it was received

Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection launched on 24 February 2021, within three weeks of Little Nightmares II, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Loop Hero and The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 8 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Little Nightmares II, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Loop Hero, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante.

Cheats and codes

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When did Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection come out?
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection was released on 24 February 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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