HYKE:Northern Light(s) to bewitch Switch owners this Summer

14 April 2025 Lite_Agent Akatsuki, Aniplex, BLAST EDGE GAMES, HYKE:Northern Light(s)

During the INDIE LIVE Expo on Sunday, Aniplex and Akatsuki Games announced a game for the Nintendo Switch: HYKE:Northern Light(s), a top-down Action RPG developed by BLAST EDGE GAMES. It will launch this Summer, exclusively via the Nintendo eShop.

Here’s a trailer:

Planning/Production: Akatsuki Games Inc.
Development: BLAST EDGE GAMES Inc.
Producer: Hiroaki Iwano
Character Design: orie
Dot Art Design: Setamo/Shiros
Theme Song: Silhouette feat. Isekaijoucho
Publisher: Aniplex Inc./Akatsuki Games Inc.

HYKE:Northern Light(s) will be playable in the following languages: Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), English, Korean, French(France), German, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil).

And here’s some details about the story:

A world devastated by the war between humans and witches. Hyke, a white-haired girl, follows in her mother’s footsteps, a witch, and continues her journey around the world. Eventually, she enters unexplored lands known as the “Forbidden Areas.” Hyke’s destiny is set in motion when she encounters the witches known as “Meteos,” who guard the “Forbidden Areas…

Finally, ahead of launch, an official 4-koma web manga, called HY-NORA!, will be published on the official website. The first episode is already live, with new episodes to be added weekly on Friday.

HYKE:Northern Light(s) (Switch – eShop) does not have a release date yet, but is slated for a Summer 2025 release worldwide.

Source: Aniplex PR (14/04/2025)