The Tough Rabbit with the Mechanical Fist Strikes Back! Liberate Torch City One More Time… on Nintendo Switch™!
Shanghai, June 15th, 2022 - bilibili and Astrolabe Games are delighted to announce that they are working together to bring TiGame’s 2.5D dieselpunk Metroidvania game, F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, to Nintendo Switch™, launching globally on July 12, 2022, for $29.99/€29.99. Available for pre-order on Nintendo eShop today!
Developed by a team of talented and passionate industry veterans at TiGames and selected into Sony Interactive Entertainment’s “China Hero Project”, the critically-acclaimed F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch brings you into the dark, steamy slums of Torch City as a rabbit protagonist wielding a giant mechanical fist, constantly resisting and challenging the oppressor, the Machine Legion.
Six years ago, the Machine Legion invaded and colonized the Torch City, which was originally inhabited by animals. Rayton, the former soldier in the resistance war, has been living in seclusion since then. In order to rescue his arrested friend, Rayton reclaims his mechanical fist and decides to fight back. Little did he know he would be involved in a much bigger scheme between the Mafia, the Rebellion, and the Legion. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch features multiple carefully-designed weapons, satisfying combos, and kaleidoscopic upgradable skills that can support a number of different playstyles. Various enemies will hurl their unique weapons to attack while cooperating closely in order to corner Rayton. And of course, there are more than a dozen of bosses that will try to teach Rayton a lesson with totally different combat tactics and patterns, providing players with a fun and engaging arcade-style experience.
The combination of the dieselpunk aesthetics and the oriental-style architecture constructs the core visual style of Torch City. Players will find a great number of puzzles and challenges perfectly blended into a sophisticated and interconnected game map worth exploring. Powered by Unreal Engine 4 with physically-based rendering and extremely-detailed textures, presenting a gorgeous 3D visual performance and pushing the genre to a whole new level on Nintendo Switch®. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch on Nintendo Switch® is aiming to achieve 1080p 30fps performance when docked, and 720p 30fps in handheld mode.
About TiGames
TiGames is a Shanghai-based game developer, founded in 2016 by a group of veterans. TiGames’ first title is a VR game called Ancient Amuletor, released in 2017 and received very positive reviews. The Metroidvania action game F.I.S.T. is TiGames’ second original game that targeted to be a full scale and AA title, which has been selected for PlayStation® “China Hero Project” and has been recognized and supported by Epic MegaGrants. F.I.S.T. has successfully launched on PS5, PS4 and Steam and received wide critical acclaim.
About bilibili
bilibili is a leading video community for young generations in China. Since the launch of bilibili website in 2009, we have been evolved into a welcoming home for popular culture and diverse interests. As a part of our business matrix, bilibili Game develops and publishes quality games of different genres across multiple platforms.
About Astrolabe Games
Astrolabe Games is a growing global video game publisher based in Shanghai, China, and Toronto, Canada, founded by a squad of game industry veterans. Created to be different, Astrolabe Games will "align the stars" for talented devs so that they can focus on visualizing and realizing their best creative ideas while bringing fun and diverse play experiences for all gamers around the world and across platforms.
