eShop news (February 2): Kingdom Gun / Undying

Today’s Nintendo eShop news: Kingdom Gun announced for the Nintendo Switch, but also…

• Undying
• Dogworld
• Cresteaju

Kingdom Gun

Another Kickstarter campaign for an upcoming indie game on Nintendo Switch went live today: Kingdom Gun, a roguelite shooter with RPG and action-platformer elements. It’s slated for an October release in Europe and North America.

Here’s a trailer and some details:

Kingdom Gun is a Roguelite Shooter with elements from RPGs and action platformers! You are sent by The Kingdom to explore and conquer a recently discovered continent. Your reason for exploring the continent depends on the character you choose! Loot, glory, conquest, vengeance, or just for fun! Every run is different! Permanent death and item randomization! Every run allows for endless progression. Play Online with friends or solo!

The Kickstarter campaign is going pretty well, with $14 000 pledged as of writing (out of a $15 000 base goal). In just a couple of hours, the game was nearly fully funded!

Click here to check out the Kickstarter page for the campaign, where you will find some more details about the game!

Undying

Skystone Games have announced a game for the Nintendo Switch: Undying, a story-driven survival RPG developed by Vanimals. It will be released later this year in Europe and North America.

Here’s two trailers, some details, the list of key features, and some screenshots:

Vanimals’ heartfelt horror tale takes players into the zombie apocalypse as Anling, a mother trying to teach her son how to survive before she joins the ranks of the undead. The game mixes unique RPG elements with tense combat and a skill system that helps Cody become more self-reliant as they navigate the apocalypse.

Undying – The zombie apocalypse came for everyone, even you. As the mother Ainling, your undying wish is to have your son Cody survive and rebuild humanity. This emotional tale balances a players’ quest for resources while fighting the undead, all mixed with the development of skills for survival. 

Infected by a zombie bite, Anling’s days are numbered. She must now fight to survive, not for herself but her young son, Cody. Ensure Cody’s survival in a zombie infested world by protecting him and teaching him valuable skills, at any cost.

In this emotional survival game take control of Anling whose goal is to make sure her son Cody is safe and can live on after she turns. Limited resources must be managed in order to slow down Anling’s infection while also making sure both Anling and Cody do not starve from hunger or thirst.

Anling must also teach her son essential survival skills such as cooking, crafting and combat before hers begin to fade. She might find that in certain situations she will start depending on him.

A perfect balance of managing your days looking for resources and increasing Cody’s skill set will be needed in order to survive the long journey

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE SON

Cody will learn from the actions his mother, from combat to cooking. Make sure he knows the basics of survival before it is too late.

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU METAL PARTS…

Always be on the lookout for materials. You never know what is valuable to a trader, or what useful item you might be able to craft.

TICKING TIME BOMB

Anling’s infection is ever looming. Manage your days and make the most of the time you have left. You will need to keep pushing on, because time doesn’t wait for you.

A WORLD FROM MEMORY

Build a world map unique to your playthrough through memory. Strategically place key locations on the world map as Anling “remembers” where they are.

CHERISH THE MOMENT

Do not lose sight of what you are fighting for. Enjoy the small moments…

• A deep story which tugs the heartstrings while keeping the action and tension high
• Build skills and tools to survive and teach Cody to survive when you’re gone
• A blend of survival and mystery as you strive to find a new life for your son 
• Top down survival game with real-time day/night cycle.
• Player generated world map
• Rogue-like replayability
• Beautiful low poly art-style
• Dozens of NPCs to interact with
• Emotional story about survival and letting go
• Watch your son grow as your AI partner learns from you
• Incredible soundtrack

Source: Skystone Games PR

Dogworld

Lateralis have announced a game for the Nintendo Switch: Dogworld, a side-scrolling metroidvania. It will be released later this year in Europe and North America.

Here’s a couple of trailers, some details, and the list of key features:

Dogworld is a side-scrolling metroidvania set on planet Earth following a cataclysmic event where humans have been sent to live below-ground in pods for their safety.

Dogworld places players into the shoes of a survivor, who has awoken to find that a freak accident has sent their pod to the surface of the Earth, and that the planet is now virile, inhabitable and… populated entirely by dogs?

In Dogworld, players will uncover a vast conspiracy and take up arms in order to save the remainder of humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy. They’ll shoot, jump, and slide through the mysterious, dog-filled world, acquire and upgrade new weapons, collect secrets, meet bizarre characters, and explore the ruins of a destroyed world.

Featuring intense bouts of run-and-gun platforming punctuated by unique and challenging boss battles, Dogworld promises a challenge whose bark is just as strong as its bite.

Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy. Acquire new weapons, upgrade them to be more powerful, collect secrets, meet bizarre characters, and explore the ruins of a destroyed world.

After a catastrophic event on Earth, humanity is directed underground and into pods for their safety. You are told that the surface world is dangerous and uninhabitable, and inside the pods is the only safe place to be. But when you are launched from the underground in a freak accident, you realize that the surface is just fine and there’s more to this world than you thought. The surface is teeming with life, except… they all seem to be dogs. And some of them talk.

• Explore a world where all the living creatures seem to be some variety of dog
• Slide to dodge through enemies and projectiles
• Uncover secrets and abilities to help you on your journey
• Traverse difficult platforming and combat challenges
• Collect and upgrade various powerful weapons
• Take on a multitude of powerful bosses
• Pet dogs
• Stark 1bit pixel art
• Full original chiptune score

Dogworld (Switch – eShop) comes out this year in Europe and North America.

Source: Lateralis PR

Cresteaju

Here’s the launch trailer for Cresteaju (now available in Europe and North America):

The Upcoming Games page has been updated!