Pixpil and Chucklefish today launched their anticipated adventure title Eastward onto PC and Nintendo Switch. Featuring beautiful visuals, a stirring soundtrack and emotional narrative, Eastward delivers delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people!
Check out the charming world of Eastward in the Cinematictrailer here:
About Eastward
Set in the near-future, society is on the brink, and the human population is at an all-time low. A deadly toxic presence has spread across the land, destroying and devouring everything in its path. Escape the tyrannical clutches of a subterranean society and join Eastward’s unlikely duo on an exciting adventure to the land above! Discover beautiful yet bizarre settlements and make new friends as you travel across the world by rail.
Eastward features:
- A charming single player RPG Adventure, in a beautifully detailed pixel art world
- 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
- Switch between controlling John and Sam using dual character controls to solve puzzles and fight your way through dungeons
- Fend off monsters with a weapon from John’s arsenal. Wield a Bang-Bang Gun, Scepter of Flame, or a trusty ol’ Frying Pan! The choice is yours
- Soundtrack composed by Joel Corelitz (Halo Infinite, Death Stranding, Gorogoa), with sound design from Hyperduck Soundworks
Eastward is available now on PC, Mac and Nintendo Switch for £21.99 / $24.99 / €24.99. Keep an eye on Chucklefish and iambit social channels for news of future Eastward physical products.
Also available from today is an Eastward merchandise range from The Yetee and Chucklefish are excited to announce an Eastward collection from Fangamer coming this Autumn – sign-ups are open to be notified when products become available.
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About Pixpil
Shanghai-based games studio Pixpil first opened their doors in 2013, starting out with just 3 people. Since then, Pixpil have developed their own video game engine which they’ve used to create Eastward, a pixel art RPG influenced by 90’s Japanese animation, and video games such as Mother and The Legend of Zelda.
About Chucklefish
Chucklefish are an independent game developer and publisher based in London, UK, with a love of charming pixel art and a drive to support and create amazing games. Since 2011, Chucklefish has developed its own games (Starbound and Wargroove) and supported indie developers to realize their own visions. They’re the publisher of titles such as Risk of Rain, Stardew Valley, Timespinner, Pathway, Eastward, INMOST and Starmancer. With their third in-house game – Witchbrook – in the works as well as many exciting projects from their publishing partners, Chucklefish never been more proud to remain independent.