During the Nintendo Indie World Showcase yesterday, it was revealed that Pixpil and Chucklefish’s, Eastward would be releasing on September 16th! The game is set to release not only on the Nintendo Switch but on PC and Mac as well.

This highly anticipated 2D pixeled game is said to feature beautiful visuals, a stirring soundtrack, and an emotional narrative with delightful towns, strange creatures, and even stranger people to discover woven into it.

Taking place in the near future, the human population is shrinking and society is starting to collapse as a deadly toxin spreads across the land. An unlikely duo will team up for an exciting adventure above ground and discover a beautifully bizarre world that awaits them.

Eastward features:

Single-player, dual character adventure RPG with puzzle-solving and dungeon elements
Join John and Sam in their emotional journey across a world falling to ruin
Meet a quirky cast of characters, encounter strange monsters and distant cities
Beautifully rich pixel art created using a combination of modern 3D lighting and
retro-pixel style artwork
Soundtrack composed by Joel Corelitz (The Unfinished Swan, Gorogoa, Death Stranding, Halo Infinite), with sound design from Irish studio, Hyperduck Soundworks