Publisher Dear Villagers and developer Caracal Games have announced science-fiction open-world action adventure game Star Overdrive for Switch. It will launched as a timed exclusive in 2025.
Here is an overview of the game, via Dear Villagers:
About
Journey to the galaxy’s depths in this high-speed sci-fi epic!
After receiving a mysterious distress signal, you’ll embark on a daring adventure through an alien world, uncovering secrets hidden in its depths. Ride your stylish Hoverboard to traverse stunning landscapes filled with alien structures, from scorching sands to wavy waters, each testing your traversal skills to the limit.
As you venture deeper, you’ll face relentless enemies in frenetic melee combat, using multiple unlockable skills and abilities to overcome them in creative ways. Customize your Hoverboard to suit your riding style by solving puzzles and gathering resources that enhance its speed, steering, gravity, and more.
Whether you’re racing through terrain at breakneck speeds or battling fierce adversaries, the Hoverboard will be your ultimate companion in this thrilling quest for answers.
What Sets It Apart
- Explore a vast alien planet at lightning-fast speed with your customizable hoverboard.
- Discover creative ways to face enemies and obstacles by combining multiple powers.
- Engage in intense high-speed chases with gigantic monsters.
- Discover over 170 km (about 105.63 mi) ² of alien landscapes filled with secrets and challenges.
Key Features
- Hoverboard – Speed through vast landscapes, perform incredible tricks, and gain the edge in intense combat.
- Emergent Gameplay – Unleash and combine powers to battle enemies, bend the laws of physics, and solve intricate puzzles.
- Diverse Alien World – Journey through four uniquely distinct biomes, each brimming with challenges and secrets to uncover.
- Epic Battles – Engage with unique creatures, from small-scale foes to towering bosses, each requiring strategy and skill to overcome.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.