Preferred Partner Feature2nd Place Winner of the VBIP Dubai releases Steam DemoPixel art beat 'em upComing to mobile end of 2026The 2nd-place winner of the Very Big Indie Pitch in Dubai now has a public demo of their silver medal-winning game, Mad King Redemption, out on Steam. Since this event, developers SECRET MISSION have been hard at work on this 2.5D pixel art, beat 'em up, that combines classic combat styles with roguelite elements. Clearly inspired by the likes of Dead Cells and Hades, you must fight for redemption against the Mad King, while mastering forbidden magic. Mad King Redemption has a bunch of different ability systems that allow you to combine passive buffs and hero skills, along with randomised forbidden powers, to create the hero that you need. Subscribe to Pocket Gamer onNow is your chance to get ahead of the curve and try out Mad King Redemption to see what the demo was like and what our panel of judges saw within both the development team behind the game and the game itself.