The tale is set in Transylvania, about an infamous alchemist named Vlad Tepes, also known as Dracula, who was once condemned to death for allegedly striking a deal with a Toziuha and gaining access to demonic abilities. Many years after his execution, a number of alchemists affiliated with [The Order] have been discovered impaled outside Dracula's castle. It appears that Vlad Tepes has somehow risen from the dead, seeking retribution. Driven by revenge, Xandria goes out on a ‘Suicide-mission’ to put a stop to what is happening in Transylvania and become a full-fledged Alchemist.

Playing as Xandria, you must clear the levels of Dracula’s castle set in Transylvania, clearing all areas and ultimately fighting a miniboss at the end of each level. The controls are super simplistic, with basic movement and jump bound to normal buttons and 3 separate types of attack, also bound to standard buttons. I was hoping for a bit more complexity in the controls, maybe a dash/dodge and a heavy attack or attack combos, but the game is made as simple as it can be. Not that that's a bad thing since it's Danny Garay’s first released title, you have to start somewhere right? The three attacks consist of a standard attack from Xandria’s whip, a throwable secondary weapon found and collected through the levels and Alchemy. Alchemy is a spell that transmogrifies your secondary weapon into an Area of Effect offensive attack or a Defensive attack. I found Alchemy critical for taking down the mini-bosses with ease. Unfortunately, the game is quite short and I managed to complete it within 2 hours. If you are experienced with Metroid-vania titles you could probably complete it well within 1 hour and 30 minutes.