Biomorph (video game)

Biomorph (stylized in all caps) is a soulslike Metroidvania video game developed and published by indie company Lucid Dreams Studio. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on April 5, 2024,^[1] for PlayStation 5 on November 22,^[2] and for Xbox Series X/S on February 26, 2025.^[3] A Nintendo Switch port is also in development.

Biomorph
Developer(s)	Lucid Dreams Studio
Publisher(s)	Lucid Dreams Studio
Director(s)	Hélène Poulin
Producer(s)	Maxime Grégoire
Designer(s)	Gabriel Bradley
Programmer(s)	Francis Lapierre
Artist(s)	Véronique Bellavance Angéline Beaulieu Margaux Caron-Théberge Christian Haguenauer Annie Rodrigue
Composer(s)	William Gough
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch
Release	Microsoft Windows April 5, 2024 PlayStation 5 November 22, 2024 Xbox Series X/S February 26, 2025 Nintendo Switch TBA
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, Metroidvania, platformer
Mode(s)	Single player

Development

Biomorph is developed by Lucid Dreams Studio, an independent game development studio from Canada.^[4] It was announced in August 2022, with a gameplay reveal trailer unveiling at Gamescom.^[4][5][6] Originally set to release on March 4, 2024,^[1] Lucid Dreams announced that the game will be pushed back to April 5 to "avoid a crowded window" and "polish the game to perfection".^[1] Ubisoft Montreal funded and provided support for the game's development.^[7]

Reception

Biomorph received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[8]

It was nominated for Game of the Year at the Canadian Game Awards of 2024.^[9]