Hand-drawn adventure game Universe for Sale announced for Nintendo Switch

Universe for Sale is reaching new platforms including Nintendo Switch, publisher Akupara Games and developer Tmesis Studio announced today. A release is planned for December 19, 2024.

Universe for Sale is a hand-drawn adventure game. It takes place on Jupiter’s dense clouds, where sapient orangutans work as dockhands and mysterious cultists strip bones for enlightenment.

More information can be found in the following overview:

In a bizarre bazaar, there’s a worried woman crafting entire universes in the palm of her hand.

Universe for Sale is a hand-drawn adventure game set in the dense clouds of Jupiter, where sapient orangutans work as dockhands and mysterious cultists strip the flesh from their bones in order to reach enlightenment.

Explore all the nooks and crannies of a ramshackle colony on Jupiter. Rickety tea houses, strange oddity shops, and overworked mechanics garages abound in the picturesque and infamous shantytown that’s cropped up around the abandoned mine. Every new face, whether human, simian, skeletal or robotic, has a unique story to tell as they do their best to survive the acid rain pouring down.

The nameless master, intrigued by stories of Lila’s ability to create universes, finds her on a rainy night to discuss the unique power that she has. For something so awe-inspiring, she explains it like she’d explain how to brew coffee. But it isn’t just the master who wants to know more about Lila, who threatens to unravel the mystery at the heart of Universe for Sale.

So, choose a cup, find some ingredients and Lila will craft a universe down to your particular specifications. Only question is: You buying?

We have the official trailer below.

Official Trailer

The game will be sold digitally for $14.99. Access more Nintendo Switch coverage here.