NYX Game Grand Winner

The Tarnishing of Juxtia

Entrant Company

Mastiff

Category

PC Game - Indie

Client's Name

Actual Nerds

Country / Region

United States

The Tarnishing of Juxtia combines dark fantasy visuals and a hauntingly beautiful score with challenging ‘Souls’-inspired 2D action-RPG gameplay and a sinister narrative. At the heart of the game is an innovative and rewarding combat system supported by a staggering variety of weapons, armor sets, and abilities.

Featuring highly-detailed pixel art, stunning environments, dangerous traps and terrifying Tarnished bosses, The Tarnishing of Juxtia delivers an immersive, unforgettable experience to ‘Souls’ fans looking for a new 2D fix. The player assumes the role of a mysterious and nameless hero – the final creation of a dying God who is desperate to save their kingdom. Tasked with exacting revenge against those responsible for unleashing “the Tarnishing” (a supernatural plague that twists victims’ bodies into bestial flesh puppets), you must journey across two war-torn kingdoms to purge the Tarnishing from the land and restore order.

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Credits

President & CEO / Mastiff
Bill Swartz
COO & Head of Studio / Mastiff
Mika Hayashi
Head of Marketing & PR
David Bruno
Associate Producer
Aaron Kanehl
Marketing Associate
Dylan Strehle
President & Co-founder / Actual Nerds
Jim Poulos
Lead Programmer & Co-Founder / Actual Nerds
Angelo Poulos
Director / Actual Nerds
Aaron Brown
Lead Artist / Actual Nerds
Jacob V
2022
NYX Game Awards - The Tarnishing of Juxtia
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Entrant Company

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Category

PC Game - Role-Playing Game (RPG)

Country / Region

United States

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Category

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Country / Region

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Entrant Company

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Category

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Country / Region

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Entrant Company

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Category

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Country / Region

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