Inspired by classic adventure games from the 80s and 90s, Battle Axe — is an arcade game created by experienced pixel artist Henk Nyborg. Battle Axe features high-quality graphics, faithful game mechanics and music from legendary VGM composer Manami Matsumae. The game tells the story of the country of Mercia, which was in the tyrannical power of Etheldreda a despotic sorceress who lives in an impregnable tower in the distant icy wastelands in the north. Every seven years, she sends her armies south to select the inhabitants of each town to be subjected to slavery, after which they are never heard from again.