Drinkbox Studios has announced that its upcoming metroidvania, Blighted, will release sometime this fall on Nintendo Switch and PC. The announcement was made via its official Steam news section alongside the latest Nintendo Indie World showcase.
A new short gameplay trailer was also shown, showcasing lurid psychedelic environments, frenetic scythe-based combat, and all manner of mutated foes. Check it out below!
Blighted Nintendo Switch 2 Gameplay Trailer
Blighted has players taking on the role of a lone survivor seeking to avenge their lost village against the reality-warping Blight and its cause, the one known as Sorcisto. The survivor contends with the Blight, infected by its ruinous hold. In that duality, they must wander a broken land, slaughtering its most powerful inhabitants and choosing to consume their brains, deepening the hold the Blight has on them and gaining strength in the process.
Players will fight in isometric real-time combat using a scythe, weaving in rhythmic blows leading to powerful finishers. The Blight will respond to your accrual of power, changing the world, its inhabitants, and unlocking its lore and secrets to find. For a deeper synopsis, check out below:
Battle through a psychedelic Western nightmare to reclaim the memories of your people in Blighted, a Metroidvania action RPG from the creators of Guacamelee! and Nobody Saves the World.
The evil Sorcisto has consumed your village and infected the world with a deadly Blight. As the lone survivor of his rampage, you must fight through surreal, hostile environments to defeat powerful bosses and recover the memories of your people, before your own Blight overtakes you.
Learn to harness your Blight, which can serve as a source of both power and danger, challenging players of all skill levels. Play solo or with a friend in local or online co-op, and uncover the secrets of a corrupted world.
GAME FEATURES:
- Intense combat: combat in Blighted is nuanced and deadly. Carefully time your attacks to weave through enemies, chain together combos, and perform powerful finishers.
- Harness your Blight: the player’s Blight serves as a dynamic difficulty system that constantly changes the enemies, the player, and the world around them
- Consume memories: absorb the brains of defeated bosses to gain their memories and become more powerful.
- Unlock mysteries: pay careful attention while exploring to unlock the many deep secrets of Blighted’s world.
- Surreal world: explore vibrant, psychedelic landscapes and meet bizarre creatures and characters on your journey.
- Co-op multiplayer: optionally team up with a friend in fully playable local or online co-op.
- Haunting original score: Blighted features new music by Jim Guthrie, the acclaimed composer of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Below, and Nobody Saves the World.
Blighted Screenshots
As a continual fan of Drinkbox Studios’ previous games (Nobody Saves the World, Guacamelee), it’s heartening to see a release window be confirmed for this eye-catching title. If their previous efforts are anything to go by, Blighted will prove to be tremendously entertaining, at the least. Who doesn’t like a little Western horror?
Blighted is set to release sometime during this fall for Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam.
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