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

Eastward will be available on PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch on 16 September.