Awaken: Astral Blade, a side-scrolling action game, heading to Nintendo Switch

After it first launched last year, Awaken: Astral Blade is coming to consoles, and a Nintendo Switch version has been confirmed. It’ll be out later in 2025.

Awaken: Astral Blade is a side-scrolling action game. In it, you’ll play as Tania, who goes on a mission to uncover dark secrets of a long-lost civilization on the mysterious Horace Islands.

Learn more in the following overview:

In Awaken: Astral Blade, players step into the role of Tania on her most perilous mission yet, as she uncovers the ancient, dark secrets of a long-lost civilization on the mysterious Horace Islands. This 2D action-adventure challenges players to weave their own story while mastering Tania’s speed, skills, and weapons to face deadly mutant creatures that lurk across the island.

Join a bionic girl Tania, as she is sent into the rainforests of the Horace Islands in search of a missing team of researchers. Once there, Tania discovers Karpas energy flooding through the islands, mutating the animals and plants into deadly mutants.

As she journeys deeper into the forests, Tania discovers the centuries-old remains of Jacha City, a long-lost civilization thought extinct, and with it, the former Royal Altar and ground zero of the Karpas energy source. Here Tania’s journey truly begins as she discovers ancient secrets buried deep within the ruins and she must discover the truth of the Kapras Energy and the truth of her own origins and destiny.

A part of the third phase of the China Hero Project—Sony Interactive Entertainment Shanghai’s program supporting Chinese developers—the game was also recognized with the “Best in Play” award at GDC 2024.

Key Features

• Kill Your Enemies With a Wide Range of Combos – From the fastest to the slowest. Parry enemy attacks to gain an advantage, use the Quick Rise ability to get back into the fight, and run at enemies as they attack to slow down the world around you and gain immunity to damage. Combos and skills will also help you get through hordes of enemies and defeat bosses.
• Control the Course of the Story – Help Tania make decisions at crucial moments in the game and follow your own path to reveal mysteries of the past and present. Different routes can lead you to different endings. Search the Horace Islands for clues and information about the mysterious and dangerous world of Awaken: Astral Blade.
• Collect the Mysterious Aether and Use It for Your Own Benefit – Improve Tania’s combat skills and strength, or spend it on different abilities useful in various situations. How about upgrading your weapons or trading some Aether for useful items? The choice is yours.
  Don’t Waste Your Time Travelling – The map is designed to save you time while exploring it. If you have trouble in combat, you can reduce the difficulty level and get some useful Skills. Tania always finds cheerful words for you, even in your darkest moments. Because this is not only her story, but also yours.

A trailer announcing Awaken: Astral Blade for Nintendo Switch can be found below.

Consoles Trailer

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