The life sim RPG Spirittea is in the works for Switch, publisher No More Robots and developer Cheesemaster Games revealed today.
Spirittea features both life sim and management gameplay. The title takes place in rural East Asia with players fixing up an old bathhouse and helping dozens of spirits to find their peace. Stardew Valley is mentioned as one of the game’s inspirations, along with “classic spirit-focused anime and manga”.
Things have been a bit quiet for the SteamWorld series as SteamWorld Quest, the last entry in the franchise, debuted in 2019. However, things will begin to pick up next year.
SteamWorld Headhunter, a third-person action-adventure game, was revealed a few months ago. Apparently, this one is on track to launch in 2023.
Today, Auroch Digital announced that it’s strategy war game Ogre – coming from Steve Jackson Games – is making the jump to Switch. Nintendo’s console is getting the title on May 25, 2022.
As a turn-based strategy game, Ogre promises “tactical decision-making and strategic thinking”. Players will be involved with futuristic warfare featuring hovercrafts, heavy tanks, and giant cybernetic war machines.
With just a little over a week to go until launch, Kao the Kangaroo is highlighting how combat works in the game. Kao uses his boxing gloves to take down all sorts of enemies in the 3D platformer.
For more on Kao the Kangaroo, read the following overview:
Original (5/17): Compile Heart will release Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord on Switch, the company has revealed. The game launches in Japan on September 15, 2022.
The original Fairy Fencer F was a pure RPG, but this time around, Compile Heart is making a tactics RPG. Fans can expect characters from the prior titles to appear.
Publisher Nacon and developer Kylotonn have announced that Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown has been delayed to 2023.
The game was first announced in 2020. Last July, it was given a September 22 release date. However, we now know that the project won’t be ready to go this year after all.
Application Systems Heidelberg has announced that Lamplight City, its steampunk-ish detective game, will be landing on Switch next month. A release is planned for June 2, 2022.
Francisco Gonzalez, creator of the Ben Jordan Series, A Golden Wake and Shardlight, led the design in which players are actually allowed to fail. Even if you get something wrong, the game doesn’t end. Rather, some aspects of the story will be impacted.
Spike Chunsoft is back with another trailer for AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative that highlights the game’s characters. Mizuki, Aiba, Ryuki, Tama, Kizuna, Lien, Amame, Gen, Shoma, Tokiko, Chikara, and the Masked Woman are shown off.
If that wasn’t enough, today’s video also shows off the free costume DL C”3 Pattern T-Shirt Set” and “Hot Dog Costume Set” for Aiba and Tama. As a reminder, this will be offered for free for three weeks following launch.
NIS America has issued a new characters trailer for The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, which offers a look at the members of Crossbell’s Special Support Section. Lloyd Bannings, Elie MacDowell, Tio Plato, and Randy Orlando are specifically shown.
Here’s some information about each one:
