Canari Video games, the studio behind 2023’s incredible cinematic platformer Lunark, revealed an lovable Hyperlink’s Awakening-inspired journey earlier this 12 months. Again then, the sport was solely confirmed for PC, however at this time, the developer has revealed that the sport is certainly coming to Change — and shortly!
Castaway launches on Nintendo Change and all different platforms on sixteenth August 2024 and can solely set you again USD $7.99 / GBP £6.99. Within the sport, you play as Martin, an adventurer who crash-lands on an island. His pet quickly will get kidnapped (pet-napped?) and he has to go and save him.
Castaway is a particularly bite-sized tackle the Zelda method; its Story Mode ought to solely take you a few hours to beat, however clearing that may unlock Survivor Mode. Right here, you will get to scale a 50-floor tower which can ship challenges aplenty. Plus, it simply appears to be like darn beautiful, with vibrant GBA-esque visuals and a catchy soundtrack.
Canari Video games desires Castaway to cater to all ages, and there are numerous modes and problem choices that may permit the participant to tailor the sport to their wants. ‘Pacifist’ will take enemies out of the sport, leaving simply the straightforward puzzles to resolve; there’s an ‘invincible’ setting that gives you the choice to struggle with out concern of dying; if you’d like a problem, then ‘unfair’ mode would possibly simply be for you.
There’s even a speedrunning mode to see how lengthy it takes you to defeat all three bosses and rescue your little pet. Virtually every part you may ever need from a bit journey like this.
We’re huge followers of Lunark, so when Canari Video games introduced Castaway in April, we have been praying for a Change launch. Fortunately, it is coming, and really, very quickly.