pixelBot Extreme, side-scrolling shooter, reaching Switch this month

Later this month, pixelBot Extreme will be appearing on Switch. Publisher FusionPlay and developer PlayHeart Games announced today that the title will be ready to go on January 25, 2023.

pixelBot Extreme is described as “a retro side-scrolling shooter with an intense difficulty level and an unique color-based shooting system.” Read more about it below.

Players run, slide and fly through 25 hand-crafted levels, while shooting enemies with color-coded weapons. Red enemies can only be defeated with red rockets, green enemies with green ones, and so on. The gameplay feels like a mixture of a traditional shoot ‘em up and a rhythm game where you need to press the right button for the right tone at the right moment.

Finding a new home on the Switch makes the game portable and easier to play with a friend. Local coop supports two players and is not automatically less challenging than single-player. As the colored rockets are split up between the two players, they really need to play as a team to survive the bullet hell.

If you’re interested in taking a closer look at the game in action, check out the trailer below.

pixelBot Extreme will cost $9.99 on the Switch eShop.

Source: FusionPlay PR