505 Games News Articles
Friday21st Jan 2022
News "Indie Masterpiece" Platformer 'Horace' Gets Physical Release
Does it come with a real Horace? No. That's not a thing.
You know Horace, right? The platformer with the honour of being one of the very few non-Mario/Zelda games we've ever given a 10/10 to? Well, you should. It's very good. It's about to get even better for collectors, as Super Rare Games have just announced that they'll be publishing the...
Saturday30th Oct 2021
News Bloodstained Is Getting A Special Character Collab In The Next Update
"We have been working closely with a well-known partner"
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night didn't get off to the best start when it arrived on the Nintendo Switch in 2019, but it's slowly improved with the rollout of regular fixes, updates, and additional content. If you've been wondering what's been going on since the previous patch and the...
Friday25th Jun 2021
News Super Rare Games Announces Physical Copies Of Heart-Wrenching Adventure 'Last Day Of June'
Only 5,000 copies available
"What would you do to save the one you love?" That's the question behind Last Day of June, an emotional adventure that's all about reliving the final day of someone's life, and trying to change events. If your answer is "buy a physical copy of the game, complete with special collector's content," then we've got some great...
Friday4th Jun 2021
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Sequel Officially Confirmed
It's in the "very early planning stages"
Late last week, a financial report from Digital Bros. - the parent company of Bloodstained publisher 505 games - made reference to a second version of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. It came a bit of surprise to fans of Koji Igarashi, as nothing had been officially announced yet. Now, in an update on...
Friday28th May 2021
News There Might Be A Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Sequel In The Works
Ri2al of the Night
The words "second version in development" are enough to send anyone into a frenzy, but especially so when the game involved is Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a loving homage to the Castlevania games. In a recent financial report from Digital Bros., the parent company of Bloodstained publisher 505 Games, a few games were...
Tuesday11th May 2021
News 505 Publishing New Game From Metroid And Castlevania Developer MercurySteam
What could it be?
It has been discovered the Spanish-based developer MercurySteam is working on a "brand-new" game for consoles and PC. This information was found within a Digital Bros. financial results PR - with its subsidiary 505 Games acting as the publisher. Digital Bros S.p.A. announces the contract between its subsidiary 505 Games and...
Monday22nd Mar 2021
News Terraria Has Sold 35 Million Copies Worldwide
Re-Logic confirm the Journey's End update is hitting consoles later this year
Terraria's been on more platforms than we can count at this point. First launched in 2011, Nintendo fans have been able to play it on 3DS, Wii U, and Switch, and 10 years later, it's still going strong. Initially bringing us a "2D Minecraft" concept, Terrari
Friday19th Mar 2021
News Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Gets Physical Release
You will have to supply your own tissues, for all the weeping
We imagine that most people with brothers would probably class their relationship with them as "kinda punchy, a little mean, but generally loving". Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons is a fantastic exploration of the bond between two young boys on the cusp of becoming men, having to save their...
Sunday7th Mar 2021
News A New Patch For Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Now Available
Fixes and more included
Earlier this week, a new update was rolled out across all platforms for Koji Igarashi's Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. On the Nintendo Switch, this bumps the game up to Version 1.21. This is the same update that was released for the Steam version last month. It includes a "final update" to randomizer seeds and has...
Tuesday16th Feb 2021
News Bloodstained's Miriam Is Coming To Blasphemous This Week In A Free Update
Boss Rush Mode and 8-bit Demake Area also confirmed
We loved Blasphemous when it first launched. Awarding it 9/10 stars, The Game Kitchen was onto a winner, offering a Soulslike/Metroidvania action game with beautiful pixel art. Supported by free DLC ever since, th
Friday12th Feb 2021
News 505 Games Is Publishing Suikoden Successor Eiyuden Chronicle, But A Switch Release Is TBC
"Our team is looking forward to working with 505 Games"
Calling Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes’ Kickstarter campaign successful would be understating matters. A spiritual successor to Konami’s acclaimed JRPG series Suikoden, it reunites the former's key developers and was first revealed back in August. Aiming for $500,000 in crowdfunding,...
Wednesday10th Feb 2021
News The Konami Code Unlocks A Hidden Castlevania Tribute In Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night
Taking us back to 1986
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has witnessed significant post-launch support since arriving in 2019. It's most recent update was rather hefty, bringing us a crossover with Kingdom: Two Crowns alongside Classic Mode, the latter featuring an 8-bit retro aesthetic
Sunday27th Dec 2020
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Gets A Free Classic Mode Update In January
Revives "old-school gameplay"
As we get closer to the end of the year, you might be starting to wonder what there is to look forward to early on in 2021. One game that might be worth revisiting in the month of January is Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. This Castlevania tribute has been updated repeatedly since its arrival on the Switch last...
Sunday6th Dec 2020
News Bloodless Joins Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night As A Bonus Playable Character
The latest update has arrived on Switch
Artplay and 505 Games have released the latest patch for the Nintendo Switch version of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The highlight is the addition of Bloodless as a playable character. She's one of the bosses that featured in the Boss Revenge Mode update back in the July update. Apart from this, the new...
Saturday5th Dec 2020
News Drawn To Life Devs Interested In Reviving Past Entries On Switch
But it depends on "the reception of Two Realms"
As you might recall, 505 Games and Digital Continue are bringing Drawn To Life: Two Realms to the Nintendo Switch on 7th December. It's described as "a revitalisation of the beloved franchise and modern continuation of the series" and will be a digital-only release. If the game ends up getting enough...
Friday13th Nov 2020
News Abzu Is Just $1.99 On The Switch eShop, That's 90% Off
Dive in
If you haven't played the meditative oceanic adventure ABZÛ and happen to be located in North America, now is the perfect time to check it out. From now until November 19th, the game is available on the Switch eShop for just $1.99, instead of its regular price of $19.99. This sale extends to the UK - dropping the price from £14.99 to...
Wednesday4th Nov 2020
News A New Drawn To Life Game Has Been Rated For The Nintendo Switch
Update: And now the trailer and release date has leaked
Update [Wed 4th Nov, 2020 02:05 GMT]: More evidence of a new Drawn to Life game has surfaced online. Following on from the rating in Taiwan along with the game's box art, the reveal trailer has now been leaked ahead of schedule. The clip gives us a look at the gameplay, and at the end, says it...
Tuesday3rd Nov 2020
News Bloodless Is Joining Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night As A Bonus Playable Character
More info coming later this week
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night might not have launched in the best state, but since then, it's received a number of updates to improve the overall experience. The latest one Artplay and 505 Games is rolling out allows players to take control of the Mary Poppins style umbrella-wielding character, Bloodless, as a...
Thursday29th Oct 2020
News The Company Behind Control's Cloud Version Is Bringing More "Major" Titles To Switch
Working with "numerous industry-leading game developers"
Cloud tech firm Ubitus has stated that it plans to bring more "major" games to Switch following the launch of Remedy's Control: Ultimate Edition on Nintendo's console. Control is the first game title which Ubitus has simultaneously distributed to multiple markets around the globe using its...
Tuesday27th Oct 2020
News Cyberpunk Parkour Game Ghostrunner Gets Pushed Into November On Switch
Out today on other platforms
We've had our eye on first-person parkour game Ghostrunner for a while now, and while the trailers look very impressive indeed, we're intrigued to see how all that cyberpunk glitz and wall-running action translates to Switch. The game is out now on other platforms and was supposed to be coming to Switch today, too,...
Thursday1st Oct 2020
News Horace, A Quirky, Nostalgic Robot Platformer, Comes To Switch Later This Month
Pre-orders are live, too
505 Games has announced that it is bringing humorous, nostalgic narrative platformer Horace to Switch on 21st October and it's up for pre-order on Switch eShop now. Developed by two-man team Paul Helman and Sean Scapelhorn, Horace has you take the role of the titular robot in a heart-warming little adventure filled with...
Thursday23rd Jul 2020
Fixes are still in the works
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was released on the Switch and multiple platforms just over a year ago. Despite this, it's still got its fair share of problems that need to be sorted out. In an attempt to keep the game's community up to date, 505 Games Senior Community Manager has opened up a 'current status' page. It...
Saturday23rd May 2020
News Bloodstained's Latest Update Is Finally Available On Switch - Adds A New Mode And Character
Download it today
After stating the Switch iteration of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night would be in line with other versions back in March - a few months later, 505 Games announced the next update for Nintendo players would arrive a little later than the rest.
Tuesday5th May 2020
News Switch Players Will Have To Wait A Little Longer For Bloodstained's Next Update
Targeting the "end of May, beginning of June"
We heard in March how Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night would be receiving the new mode 'Randomizer' (replacing the previously planned Roguelike mode) and the character Zangetsu in a free update very soon. Jason Ryan of 505 Games has now revealed the date...at least for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One...
Sunday19th Apr 2020
News The Next Update For Kingdom Two Crowns Is A Bloodstained Crossover Event
Discover the Dead Lands on 28th April
Raw Fury - the creator of Kingdom Two Crowns - has announced it's rolling out a free update that will add a Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night themed crossover event to the game. It's officially titled 'Kingdom Two Crowns: Dead Lands' and will become available on the Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and PC on 28th April...
Wednesday1st Apr 2020
News Terraria Has Sold 30 Million Copies Worldwide
An incredible achievement
Terraria might have started out as a 2D take on Minecraft when it first launched in 2011, but since then it's morphed into its own style of game and has been ported to just about every platform possible including the Nintendo Switch, 3DS, and Wii U. It looks like all the hard work for Re-Logic and 505 Games has paid off...
Sunday15th Mar 2020
News Nintendo Places Third In Metacritic's 2019 Game Publisher Rankings
And 505 wins
Earlier this week, we heard about a Reddit user who had been busy compiling a lot of data from the review aggregate site Metacritic to illustrate the best and worst reviewed Nintendo Switch games since the system was launched. Now, Metacritic has put together a list to determine "the best and worst game publishers" of 2019, according...
Tuesday3rd Mar 2020
News Bloodstained Axes Roguelike Stretch Goal, Will Replace It With A New "Randomizer" Mode
Switch version to receive more enhancements
Since its bumpy launch on the Nintendo Switch, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been drastically improved with multiple performance patches. Last month, for example, version 1.04 was released. It resolved stability issues, fixed some dialogue issues and improved the game's animation. Now, in the...
Tuesday25th Feb 2020
News It Looks Like Journey To The Savage Planet Might Be Released On Nintendo Switch
Another listing appears online
Journey to the Savage Planet was a game released on Windows, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at the end of last month. It's a sci-fi adventure first-person shooter requiring you to explore an uncharted planet to see if it's fit for human colonization. If it sounds like your kind of game and you happen to own a Switch, then...
Thursday16th Jan 2020
News 505 Rolls Out Update For Bloodstained, Switch Release "Nearly Identical" To Other Versions
Performance improvements and much more
Believe it or not, but Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is actually quite a good game on the Switch. If you played this version on release, you might not have been so impressed with the shoddy performance, frame rate issues, weaker assets and extensive loading times. Since then, however, 505 Games has rolled...
