Solateria, a hand-drawn Metroidvania game, on the way to Nintendo Switch

Announced today, Solateria will be appearing on Nintendo Switch. Launch timing has yet to be confirmed.

Solateria, a hand-drawn action Metroidvania game with parry-focused combat, has been in the works since 2024. You’ll play as Tott, a small fire warrior who’s journeying to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. 

Learn more about the game with the following details:

A small fire warrior with no memories goes on a journey to find the King – the only hope to save the world.

Solateria, the land of the Sun, once prospered under the Primordial Flame’s blessings. But everything changed when the Shadow Plague – the most deadly catastrophe it ever faced – descended, pushing Solateria to the brink of ruin.

You wake up as a small fire warrior with no memories of the past. The only thing you can recall is a voice urging you to find the vanished King and save the world.

Defeat powerful bosses corrupted by the Shadow Plague through stylish, parry-focused combat, and begin your journey to find the King.

In the end, you will have to confront the truth.

Game Features

• Stylish Parry-Focused Combat: Master enemy attack patterns and parry with perfect timing. Experience Solateria’s exhilarating combat flow, where parries lead straight into powerful counterattacks.
• Tense Battles Against Formidable Enemies: Break through bosses infected by the Shadow Plague with precise parries and stylish action. They won’t go down easily – but victory brings a deep sense of accomplishment. Absorb the King’s power at King Statues scattered throughout Solateria to grow stronger. Unlock Heat Cores with rare items to unleash the fire warrior’s true power. Acquire new skills and enjoy increasingly spectacular combat.
• Deep Customization Through Upgrades: Enhance your Core Stones and equip various Parts to shape your own combat style. Parts can create powerful synergies when combined in specific ways.
• Untold Stories in a Fallen World: In Solateria, brought to ruin by the Shadow Plague, countless beings fight their own battles for their own reasons – even those who have become infected bosses. Battle powerful bosses, meet new NPCs, and uncover the stories they’ve kept hidden. Complete side quests and witness their final choices.
• Active Interaction and Information Gathering: Explore the world of Solateria and gather “information” in many ways – collect fragments of memory, talk to NPCs, and more. The more thoroughly you explore, the more helpful information you’ll uncover, and what you learn will be marked on the map. Of course, how you explore Solateria is entirely up to you.
• A Beautiful Hand-Drawn World Map: Immerse yourself in a beautifully crafted world of hand-drawn art. Use various skills to find hidden elements and create shortcuts. Maybe you’ll recover your lost memories while exploring this shadowed world.

Key Features

• Choose your build with 40 different Parts combinations
• Multiple upgrade systems, including cooking, refining, and crafting
• Over 50 beautiful story cutscenes
• Unique and powerful bosses and mini-bosses
• Hidden locations reached through skill combinations
• A vast world you can explore freely in any order
• The story of a small fire warrior setting out to find the King – the only hope to save a fallen world

You can view a trailer for the project below.

Official Trailer

The game will be sold digitally for $19.99. Check out more Nintendo Switch coverage here.