Residual Launches on Nintendo Switch Today!

A new survival platformer game from OrangePixel and Apogee Games launches on Nintendo Switch today, with an Xbox One and Playstation version coming in 2022. Let’s take a look at Residual, starting with the trailer:

About Residual

From the industry pioneers who launched Duke Nukem, Max Payne, Prey, and Rise of the Triad comes the tale of a wayward explorer and their Personal Disaster Bot. Face the unpredictable wonders of a procedurally generated planet. Overcome shifting weather and hostile plant life, craft science-fiction survival tools, and seek the truth locked deep beneath the planet’s surface.

Sirens blare. A lone spaceship’s hull quakes. A weary traveler crashlands on a new world. As they emerge from the warped chassis into blazing heat, arctic tundra, drenched swampland, or another type of hostile, procedurally generated planet among unfamiliar stars, one thought emerges: Survive. All alone against the void, the explorer ventures forth—to find food, minerals, and a way to fix their ship to return home.

At the start of every playthrough, the proprietary Nature Engine sculpts a brand-new world, governing everything from climate and resources to plant life from a set of nature-based rules. Carve out an existence on thousands of possible planets, each presenting a different, unpredictable challenge. Find shelter from the sweltering sun. Accumulate power to stay warm during long, cold nights. Discover creatures and flora that can help or harm.

Space holds the possibility of freedom, but beneath the surface lie the long-forgotten secrets of an ancient civilization desperate to make themselves known again. Through creative puzzle-solving and resourceful dungeon-diving, lay bare the mysteries of the universe. But will this discovery aid a planetary escape or leave the lost pilot forever trapped in the void?

Residual is available to purchase from the Nintendo Store for £17.99 here.

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