The Cub getting physical release on Nintendo Switch

Meridiem is planning a physical edition of The Cub on Nintendo Switch, the company has announced. Known as Back to Earth Edition, it will be available on March 13, 2025.

The Cub will come with extras aside from the game itself. Buyers will receive a special artwork case, a digital copy of the soundtrack, and an art book with concept work from the developers.

The Cub, developed by Demagog Studio, debuted digitally on Nintendo Switch last year. Below is an official overview:

Outwit evolved wildlife and dangerous hybrid flora, crack environmental puzzles that keep you guessing, and stay one step ahead of the wicked humans who are pursuing you in a twisted apocalyptic safari hunt.

After the Great Ecological Catastrophe, the ultrarich flee to Mars and leave the rest to perish. But among them, a small child who has developed immunity to the hostile planet remains. Decades pass, and those on Mars venture back to Earth to recon the ravaged planet. When they spot a small human child, The Cub, they immediately try to capture it. This sets off a journey of escape, exploration and discovery through the urban ruins of humanity coupled with frantic cat and mouse chases.

Explore the ruins of humanity after the Great Ecological Catastrophe wipes out most of the civilization and leaves our remains to be reclaimed by an evolved mother nature. The story and clues of how and why humanity fell are strewn throughout the world. Crumbling brutalist tower blocks and abandoned genetics labs. Depleted chemical mines and overgrown battlefields. Each level has a story to tell.

Accompanying you on the journey is Radio Nostalgia From Mars, a custom soundtrack that’ll crash land into your psyche. Sink into thought-provoking survivor stories from the few ultrarich living on Mars, while a smooth-voiced radio DJ keeps the show moving with a collection of chill apocalypse-wave tunes.

Meticulously drawn and stylized to look like the classic animated films of the late 90s – Atlantis, Tarzan, Road to El Dorado – while also taking a page from Samurai Jack’s creator Genndy Tartakovsky’s critically acclaimed series, Primal.

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