Tag: Rain Games

  • News Rain Games, Developer Of Teslagrad and World To The West, Celebrates Its 10 Year Anniversary

    With an electric eShop sale on the way

    While the Wii U eShop wasn't graced with a large library of quality games, there were some undeniable gems. One of these was Teslagrad by Rain Games, which has since made its way to the Switch eShop, and the developer has also brought out World to the West since. The studio's most recent title, Mesmer, is...

  • News Teslagrad Will Bring a Spark to the Switch eShop in December

    It has magnetic appeal

    We've seen a number of quality titles from the Wii U eShop make their way onto the Switch, and another to put on the wishlist is Teslagrad by Rain Games. It featured a while ago at the Tokyo Game Show ahead of its Japanese release, and now the North American Switch eShop has confirmed a Western release date. It's listed for...

  • News World to the West to Begin Its Wii U Journey on 5th May

    From the talented folk behind Teslagrad

    We were big fans of Teslagrad, an ambitious and stylish action platformer that came to the Wii U. Its storytelling and lore were certainly a notable part of the experience, so we've been eagerly awaiting the follow-up from Rain Games - World to the West. It now has its confirmed release date for the Wii U...

  • News Rain Games On Teslagrad's Success and World to the West

    Teslagrad shifted 1.6 million copies

    Some of you may remember Teslagrad from a few years back, the metroidvania title that featured beautiful, hand-drawn 2D graphics. The gloomy, steampunk-esque environments created a fantastic atmosphere, and the magnetism-centric puzzles were quite smartly designed. It was certainly a unique title on the eShop,...

  • News Rain Games Announces World to the West

    From the makers of Teslagrad

    2014 saw the release of Teslagrad, an innovative new metroidvania title that utilised a unique, hand drawn visual style. We rather liked it in our review, and even got to discuss the game at length with the developers. One of the points brought up in the interview was that Teslagrad was set in a greater universe, and...

  • News Teslagrad to Arrive at Retail on Wii U in Early 2015

    Magnetic appeal

    In this era of flourishing download-only stores that open the doors to a host of small development studios, it's not often that an indie game will make the move into physical retail. Teslagrad bucks that trend, however, having arrived on a diverse range of digital platforms — including the Wii U eShop — and is now on the way to...

  • Review Teslagrad (Wii U eShop)

    Alternating current, direct fun

    We seem to love Scandinavian games here at Nintendo Life. We began our glowing SteamWorld Dig review last month by espousing the virtues of the Swedish indie gaming scene, but Sweden's neighbour to the west is not to be forgotten: hot on the heels of SteamWorld comes Teslagrad, an equally impressive Metroidvania-style...