Join Eastward’s unlikely duo on an exciting adventure to the land above! Discover beautiful and bizarre settlements, fight off peculiar enemies with John’s trusty frying pan or Sam’s kinetic blast, and make new friends as you travel across the world by rail.Įastward releases September 16, 2021. But for a hardworking miner and a mysterious young girl, the hope of a thriving outside world beckons…
A deadly toxic presence has spread across the land, destroying and devouring everything in its path. In the near-future, society is starting to collapse, and the human population is at an all-time low. Since then not only the ambitions of the game has grown, but also the team, now sitting at 10 members strong as they work towards the PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch release on 16 September 2021.īop along to a wonderfully upbeat soundtrack composed by Joel Corelitz (Death Stranding, Hohokum, The Unfinished Swan), with sound design from Irish studio, Hyperduck Soundworks (Dust: An Elysian Tail, Kingdom Rush)Įastward is a beautifully detailed and charming action adventure game with RPG elements, coming soon to PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch.Įastward is being developed by Pixpil, a small indie developer based in Shanghai, China.
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Built around pixel artist Hong Moran’s original intricate post-apocalyptic pixel designs, and the team’s love of the Mother and The Legend of Zelda series and older Japanese animation styles, Pixpil were inspired to create a narrative driven RPG with a soft sci-fi storyline. But for a hardworking miner and a mysterious young girl, the hope of a thriving outside world beckons…Įscape the tyrannical clutches of Potcrock Isle's 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.Ĭontains adult humor and some mature themes.ĭevelopment started on Eastward at Pixpil’s Shanghai office in 2015, with only 3 team members, using a game engine of the studio’s own making. Those who could escape the miasma flocked to underground villages to start a new life. Soundtrack composed by Joel Corelitz (Death Stranding, Hohokum, The Unfinished Swan, The Tomorrow Children, Gorogoa), with sound design from Irish studio, Hyperduck SoundworksĪBOUTEastward is a beautifully detailed and charming adventure game, from Shanghai-based indie developers, Pixpil.Beautifully rich pixel art style, created using a combination of modern 3D lighting and retro-pixel style artwork.Meet a quirky cast of characters and encounter strange monsters and distant cities.Join John and Sam in their emotional journey across a world falling to ruin.