Play Gods (Europe) Online

Gods came out on the Super Nintendo in 1992, developed by The Bitmap Brothers. It was part of that wave of early 90s action-puzzle games that felt a bit more deliberate than the pure platformers or shooters of the time. The presentation had a certain weight to it, with detailed sprites and a moody atmosphere that stood out.

You control a muscle-bound hero who must retrieve four artifacts from a massive, trap-filled labyrinth. Movement is screen by screen; you push blocks, avoid spikes and crushing pillars, and fight monsters with a short-range sword or a limited supply of throwing knives. The game has a clever, hidden adaptive difficulty system that subtly makes things easier if you die repeatedly or harder if you're doing well. An unpredictable thief NPC occasionally wanders in, either snatching your treasure or accidentally helping by triggering switches. It's a slow, thoughtful crawl where every new room demands a moment of study before you commit. Playing it feels like solving a physical, dangerous clockwork puzzle.