Laika: Aged Through Blood for Switch launches January 30
A year after its initially planned release date.
The long-delayed Switch version of Western-inspired “motorvania” game Laika: Aged Through Blood will launch via Nintendo eShop on January 30, publisher Headup Games and developer Brainwash Gang announced announced.
Laika: Aged Through Blood first launched for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on October 19, 2023, followed by PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 5, 2023. The Switch version was originally planned to follow on January 11, 2024, but was delayed indefinitely.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Laika: Aged Through Blood is a Western-inspired motorvania set in a post-apocalyptic desert. It is the story about a tribe oppressed by occupant forces, and the personal story of a mother coyote warrior who descends on an endless path of vengeance to take back what her people lost.
Drive, jump and fight your way through the huge hand-drawn world on your trustworthy motorbike. Race through the sandy desert and perform dangerous jumps, shoot enemies in slowmo and reload your gun by performing a backflip! Use skill-based power-ups and persist challenging battles against big bosses!
Key Features
- Vehicular combat on a fast and agile motorbike.
- A beautiful, hand-painted and post-apocalyptic world filled with secrets and NPCs.
- A deep story about a mother-daughter relationship, vengeance and loss, told through cinematic flashbacks.
- Various chapters, epic boss battles and loads of missions.
- The very first MOTORVANIA!