1-bit Metroidvania Grizzland to appear on Switch this week

The 1-bit Metroidvania Grizzland will be released on Switch this week, publisher eastasiasoft and developer Khud0 announced today. It will launch worldwide on February 28.

Here’s an overview of Grizzland, along with a trailer:

Grizzland features a true open-world setting focused on exploration, old-school questing without pointers and numerous secret areas to discover. Players will need to build up their skills, use items and unlock new abilities to overcome the enemy dinos that stand in their way. With so much player freedom, Grizzland not only offers a wealth of content but also myriad ways to experience it, all presented in nostalgic retro style.

With a resolution of 128×96 pixels and only 5 colors, Grizzland delivers a true old-school experience!

Jump, slash and explore a broken world!

Welcome to the Grizzled Planet, a seamless open world platformer presented in retro style and filled with old-school challenges. Explore without pointers to uncover secret areas. Equip yourself with unique items and skills, even the ability to shrink and enlarge or explode and recombine. Only through self-discovery will you overcome enemy Dinos in epic combat and find the truth of Grizzland.

Pricing for Grizzland is set at $4.99 / €4.99.

Source: eastasiasoft PR