Girl Genius release date set for April, physical release confirmed

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch

Rain Games today set a release date for the Switch version of Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne and also made a physical release official.

The game will launch via the eShop on April 3, 2024. Additionally, it’s been announced that Rain Games is partnering with PM Studios on a physical version. Different goodies will be included in the Genius Edition – specifically an art book, pin, stickers, poster, standee, and a digital download for the original soundtrack. The physical version arrives on May 7.

Girl Genius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne was originally funded on Kickstarter in 2020. Read more about it below.

Discover the award winning, gaslamp fantasy world of “Girl Genius™”! Experience Agatha Heterodyne’s story, as she navigates the hostile hallways, catacombs and kitchens of her ancestral home, Castle Heterodyne.
As the Lost Heir to a mad family, she must return the ancient fortress to its former glory and ascend the throne as a “True Heterodyne”. Only then can she stand up to the might of the Wulfenbach Empire and other power hungry usurpers. But first, she has to contend with a corrupted and insane AI controlling the castle, its spiky death traps, and bottomless doom-pits. Not to mention the painfully pink cherry on top, Zola Heterodyne. Another lost child? Or just another villain here to steal your thunder.
Time to find out.
Key Features
Build tools like the Grapple Gun and the Wrencherang at the Workbench, and use your tools to explore and solve the castle’s challenges.
Discover numerous sights and secrets, by being perceptive and using your tools to the fullest.
Defeat foes in furious melee combat or with explosive gadgets, and utilize the environment to your advantage using your tools.
Use your trusty Dingbot minion to explore places Agatha can’t reach, by moving in tight spaces, digging beneath or soaring above danger.
Use the Dingbot to solve lock puzzles, and operate the internal machinery of the castle.
As Agatha’s power over the castle grows, command the castle AI to release traps at your foes, and activate mechanisms.
Use the unique “Build System”, rebuilding scrap traps into objects like the Springclank, Grappleclank and the special Rollerclank, giving the player a suite of tools for creative spatial puzzle solving.
Interact with several of the fantastic characters from “Girl Genius™”, like Gilgamesh Wulfenbach, Tarvek Sturmvoraus and many others.