Iconoclasts arrives on Switch next week

Iconoclasts is just a week away from joining the Switch eShop. Dangen Entertainment, the game’s Japanese publisher, revealed today that a release is planned for August 2. That news should apply to the west as well, though we’ll let you know if anything changes.

Iconoclasts features expanded difficulty options and a boss rush mode on Switch. This includes “a difficulty that lets you get past harder challenges without dying,” according to developer Joakim Sandberg.

Here’s more information plus a trailer for Iconoclasts:

Robin just wants to be a mechanic and help people, but without a license she’s a sinner in Mother’s eyes. Ever since picking up her wrench, the world has been going nuts and she’s wanted to bolt it back together. Now Penance is raining down on everyone she loves and One Concern agents are after her.

But something big is going on – bigger than droughts of Ivory fuel and personal conflicts – and Robin’s in the thick of it.

Hours of nut-twisting platform action-adventure
Numerous densely detailed locations filled with fine-tuned action and puzzles
20+ gear-grinding, screen-filling boss battles stand in your way
Three game-changing difficulty settings supported by a unique tweak system
A heart-wrenching epic – can one mechanic fix the whole world?

Iconoclasts is the masterwork of indie developer Joakim Sandberg, seven long years in the making. Iconoclasts delivers awesome action, hilarious hijinks and an emotional rollercoaster of deeply personal storytelling.