Loop Herowas a spectacular hit when it first released on Steam earlier this year. The game served as a blend of a variety of popular genres, combining the replayability and randomness of roguelike games likeSlay the Spirewith a more “idle RPG” appeal with players not directly controlling the characters. Devolver Digital and publisher Four Quarters announced in August thatLoop Herowould come to Switchlater this year and, now, a new trailer has officially announced the Switch port’s release date.
Loop Herosaw immediate success following its March 2021 release on Steam becoming a popular title among fans of both idle games and roguelike titles alike. The game blended the idle-styled gameplay of taking direct control away from the player with deck-building and tower defense strategy games, allowing players to impact the course their heroes take.Loop Herosold half a million copies on Steam within just a week of the game’s launch on the platform and it didn’t take long for many fans to ask when the retro-inspired hit would be making the jump to Switch.
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A new trailer released on Devolver Digital’s official YouTube channel announced the finalized release date forLoop Hero’s arrival to the Switch. The trailer showed off the game’s beautiful 8-bit style and featured shots of boththe overworld looping gameplayas well as the stylized combat sequences. At the trailer’s conclusion, the publisher revealed that the popular strategy game would be coming to Switch in just a few weeks with the release date set for December 7.
Beyond its success with the idle market,Loop Heroearned significant praise from the strategy game community for the complex nature of many of its mechanics. The game features a variety of combinations players can find usingLoop Hero’s different types of tilesand the looping system allowed players to test out many different combinations during a single playthrough. The replayability ofLoop Heromade it a popular request among fans looking to take its world-building gameplay on the go.
The success ofLoop Herois just the most recent in a long string of major indie titles that publisherDevolver Digitalhas been involved with. The Texas-based publisher has helped to publish some of the most popular indie games of recent years like Mediatonic’sFall Guys: Ultimate Knockoutand Dodge Roll’sEnter the Gungeon. The simplicity of the core gameplay combined with its deep mechanics lending to multiple playthroughs should makeLoop Heroa perfect fit on Switch.
Loop Herois available now for PC, Mac, and Linux. A Switch version is scheduled to release on December 7.
