The Bunker, The Shapeshifting Detective Switch physical releases announced

Limited Run Games has announced that The Bunker and The Shapeshifting Detective are receiving physical releases on Switch. Both will be offered as part of its distribution line.

The Bunker debuted on Switch in April 2018. The Shapeshifting Detective followed in November 2018. 

Here’s some information about the FMV titles:

The Bunker is a completely live action experience with point-and-click interactivity. Filmed on location in a decommissioned government nuclear bunker, it features a plot crafted by writers and designers behind titles like The Witcher, SOMA and Broken Sword, and incredible cast including Adam Brown (The Hobbit) and Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful, Assassin’s Creed 3).

As the last remaining survivor in a nuclear bunker, John’s daily routine is the one thing that keeps him sane. But when an alarm goes off, his mind starts to self destruct. He has to venture into long forgotten areas, recovering long repressed memories and unlocking the dark secrets of The Bunker.

Key Features

• An incredible cast, including Adam Brown (The Hobbit), Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful), Grahame Fox (Game Of Thrones) and Jerome St. John Blake (Star Wars)
• Totally live action – No CGI, no motion capture, shot on location in a genuine decommissioned nuclear bunker
• A complex, twisting plot written by award-winning screenwriters and designers behind Broken Sword, The Witcher and SOMA
• Hidden secrets, documents and recordings to explore the mystery further
• Neo-retro soundtrack by composer Dom Shovelton

The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural-noir murder mystery FMV game. Play as a detective and investigate the murder by shapeshifting into any character. Even the next victim.

Dorota Shaw is dead. And the prime suspects are three tarot readers with the uncanny ability to predict murder – or commit it. It’s your job to find out what else they know – but they won’t reveal their dark secrets to just anyone… Luckily, you can be anyone you want to be.

The game features more than 1600 full HD video responses, a simple questioning interface with unique ‘delete’ mechanic, and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game. Developed by the World Record-breaking makers of “The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker”.

Key Features

• Shapeshift – into nine other characters so you can investigate and manipulate relationships from all angles, and unlock the other half of the story.
• Suspense – solve a murder, stop a murder, don’t get caught. Any one of three random murderers helps to minimize spoilers.
• Choices matter – catch the killer, save the victims, make and break relationships – or don’t.
• Problem solving – can’t get that vital clue yourself? Try shapeshifting into the Police Chief. Think the dialogue options are a trap? Delete them.
• 100% FMV – an entire game of smooth FMV cutscenes and responses in first person perspective.
• Catalytic events – not all branching is binary. Push someone into a corner and they may have more than one way to react.

The Bunker and The Shapeshifting Detective Switch physical releases will go up for pre-order on January 17, 2023. Limited Run Games will have them here and here respectively.