
Bit Kid, the developer behind the well-received procedurally-generated adventure Chasm, has revealed its next project.
Wolfhound is a 2D Metroidvania set during World War II. You assume the role of Capt. Chuck “Wolfhound” Rossetti, who is tasked with entering a top-secret Nazi base in the Bermuda Triangle to fight all manner of ungodly creations, including giant insects and zombies.
"Venture forth into the island, scavenging for weapons and ammo to dispatch the Axis soldiers and monsters that grow more grotesque and dangerous the further WOLFHOUND goes," reads the press release. "Unveil the sinister experiments of Dr. Steiner, and turn his tech against him. Feel the unbridled power of the railgun. Reach new heights with the jetpack. Lace up gravity boots to traverse new areas, where castles pierce the sky and crystal caverns veil wicked, fascinating mysteries."
Wolfhound won't be procedurally-generated like Chasm was, and will instead feature "a single, intricately-designed world" designed by the "artistic talent behind the Shantae series, Freedom Planet 2, and Sparklite." The soundtrack will be crafted by RushJet1 (Cave Story+, Alwa’s Legacy, PewDiePie's Tuber Simulator).
James Petruzzi, founder and lead developer at Bit Kid, had this to add:
While I’ve always been a big fan of retro games and pixel art, I really wanted to dive deep into the style of NES and 8-bit gaming. We’re aiming to be as authentic as possible, stylistically: an 8-bit color palette, 320x180 pixel resolution, and a soundtrack composed in Famitracker which has enabled homebrewers to create authentic NES music for many years.
Wolfhound is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Steam / PC and Steam Deck.
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Looks ace. Sadly I'm on PS4 and GOG for PC since Steam no longer works.
This looks pretty cool, it’s a combination of game type and setting I don’t think I’ve seen before.
I notice no Xbox version. Xbox is starting to feel like the Wii U now, I’m seeing more and more games skipping it this gen. Luckily I’ve got the other platforms but it must suck for people with just Xbox.
@BulkSlash
It does indeed suck.
Would definitely buy on Xbox.
This looks awesome! Glad to see it’s gonna be on the Nintendo Switch.
The game looks good, kind of like metal gear solid nes game. There's preview gameplay video on game informer youtube channel, but why there isn't demo on steam though? It's steam festival, the dev should put the demo on steam.
I'm getting some Bionic Commando and Operation Wolf vibes too. Particularly the end of Bionic Commando where you (spoiler) blow Hitler's head apart. Peak NES gaming!
Looks good but find this odd they are missing the PS4 given sony said half their users are still on PS4. If you build the game for PS4 it also runs on PS5 so really don't see why they are missing easy money. Given the sega saturn could run this....
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