Arcade-style survival shooter Cosmorons announced for Nintendo Switch

Blind Squirrel Games, a company typically associated with ports / remasters and being a support studio, today announced its new IP Cosmorons. The project is planned for a 2025 debut on Nintendo Switch.

Cosmorons is a pick-up-and-play arcade-style survival shooter. The game “blasts players into an intergalactic adventure as sentient robots—Drudges—conquering the cosmos with outlandish weapons and hijinks through dynamic single and multiplayer co-op gameplay.”

Here’s some further information:

With a nod to retro sci-fi and arcade shooters, Cosmorons pays homage to the genres with a unique mix of gravity-defying gameplay, slapstick-tinged parody, and a classic low-poly-inspired aesthetic. As Drudges, players combat the cosmos one planet at a time, facing dangerous enemies, alien weaponry, and unceremonious death. Rushing to claim galaxies and ascend the ranks in pursuit of the ‘Ultimate Glory’— a feat never before achieved by a Drudge—they soon realize the universe is a lot bigger than they thought… and it fights back!

Players are immersed in planet-specific gameplay as they slingshot around asteroids, grapple through gravitational fields, and engage in aerial and ground combat. The adventure spans across mini-challenges like time trial races and flying saucer battles, enhanced by elemental complexities like lava, stink nebula, lightning storms, and more.

Blind Squirrel Games Founder and CEO Brad Hendricks noted of today’s announcement: “Beyond our co-development work, Blind Squirrel Games has been exploring how we can create compelling IP that best reflects our expertise and playful spirit. Cosmorons began as a passion project for our team, which over time has become an addictive game, paying homage to the arcade shooters we all know and love. We are currently pursuing the right publishing partner to help us bring this to market – in the meantime, we look forward to providing players an opportunity to experience a fun preview of Cosmorons soon.”

We have the first trailer below.

Official Trailer

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