I, Robot announced for Nintendo Switch, new take 1984 Atari game

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop

Publisher Atari and developer Llamasoft today announced I, Robot and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. A release is planned for Spring 2025.

I, Robot is Jeff Minter’s reinvention of the classic 1984 Atari arcade shooter of the same name. The game has players taking control of a robot that’s chosen to defy its creators and escape its confinement by navigating across a 3D kaleidoscopic visualizer.

Learn more about it in the following overview:

Break free from your creator. The objective of I, Robot is simple: take control of the ox-headed robot and outwit the all-seeing eye. But, remember, avoid the eye at all costs, or else it’s game over, man.
You’ll navigate across a 3D kaleidoscopic visualizer in each level by flipping tiles to open up pathways to escape. Make sure you don’t jump while the eye’s watching, or you’ll be zapped away in a flash. If you make it across the tiles, you’ll have to race down a tube and blast away any enemy shapes that move into your path and try to stop you. Don’t get too comfortable, chump. Minter periodically mixes things up with arena levels that will ignite your synapses with onslaughts of lethal enemies.
Need a break from the battle for freedom? Fine, jump into the “UNGAME,” where you can channel your inner Jeff Minter and play around with all the sights and sounds from I, Robot at a leisurely pace with no enemies around.
Key Features
55 platforming and arena levels
Unique tube-shooter bonus stages between each level
Llamasoft’s unique brand of mind-melting visuals
Procedural music that builds as you excel
Online leaderboards

Ethan Sterns, Vice President of Games at Atari, said today: “Throughout his 45-year career, Jeff Minter has retained the spirit of a true indie developer, pursuing game concepts that catch his interest, working with a purposefully small team, and infusing his creations with his unique personal style. I, Robot – a reimagining of an obscure Atari arcade cabinet featuring a robot who has problems with authority – is quintessential Minter.”

The first trailer for the game is attached below.

Announcement Trailer

Stay tuned for a release date. More Nintendo Switch coverage is up from us here.