Rue Valley launch trailer – new isometric narrative RPG on Nintendo Switch

Courtesy of Owlcat Games and Emotion Spark Studio, the launch trailer for Rue Valley is available. The isometric narrative RPG just appeared on Nintendo Switch this week.

Lots of details can be found in the following overview:

Featuring a dynamic narrative and compelling characters, Rue Valley is an isometric narrative RPG following a man caught in a time loop where each reset changes not only what he can do, but who he will become. Players carry memories across loops, unlocking new dialogue, mindsets, and ways to interact with the strange world around the Rue Valley. Along the way, they’ll encounter a captivating ensemble of characters, each wrestling with their own emotional complexities and revealing hidden depths as you get to know them.

To showcase how deeply the team cares about the game’s central themes, the Rue Valley team collaborated with the leading men’s health charity, Movember, to shed light on mental health issues in an effort to utilize gaming as a casual, non-clinical medium for promoting mental well-being. Rue Valley’s thoughtful approach to storytelling enables players to explore what therapy can feel like in a safe and immersive way.

Key Features

• Craft Your Personality: Be a cold-hearted loner in one loop and a melodramatic loudmouth in the next. Rue Valley’s time loop resets everything, giving players the chance to experiment with their personalities, actions, and answers.
• Store Your Memories: Important memories can be stored in a graph, unlocking unique interactions around the Rue Valley Motel and new mindsets to help build out the main character.
• Uncover the Secrets of Rue Valley: An anomaly has trapped the area around the Rue Valley Motel in a time loop. Experiment with the main character’s actions each day until you have enough evidence to solve the mystery.
• 2D Parallax Art Style: Rue Valley has an instantly recognizable, visually appealing comic book aesthetic inspired by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Disco Elysium.

You can watch the Rue Valley launch trailer below.

Launch Trailer

The game can be purchased via the Nintendo eShop. For more on Nintendo Switch, head on over here.