Boo! The Indie Survival Horror Game Lone Survivor Is Getting A Remake On Switch

Great news! I have very fond memories of Lone Survivor on PS Vita!

Talking of Vita indies, now all we need is Curses ‘N Chaos, Luftrausers, Papers Please, Spelunky (though Spelunky 2 would even better), The Swapper, Thomas Was Alone, Titan Souls and TxK (or Tempest 4000 – we really need some Jeff Minter magic on Switch!)

[EDIT] Away from indies, the Vita games I most want ported to Switch are Persona 4 Golden, Odin Sphere, Dragon’s Crown and Muramasa Rebirth. Perhaps the closest we’ll get to the Vanillaware games is Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Desperately hoping that plays as well as it looks!

You’ve got a sale from me. I was always hoping for a 3DS and later a Switch version.

@The_Pixel_King ooooooo Titan Souls, that game is awesome. Now there's a game I'd love to see re-released or remade on Switch.

Excellent! I got this on Steam instead of WiiU a d regrettably never finished it. I loved it enough that I want to give the devs my money again.

The original was a great game on Wii U. I'm happy this is coming to Switch.

This is the only old school style survival horror game I've ever been able to get into (mostly because being 2d took away a lot of the worst aspects of the genre), so I'm pretty happy to see a return.

I was actually thinking about this the other day and was hoping for a Switch port as I loved it on Wii U. I didn't think it would happen though as it's been so long since hearing anyone even mentioned the game. Great news.

I downloaded the original, Wii U version towards the end of the console's life so I barely played it. It was good from what I played but took getting used to. Was one of a clutch of good Curve games on the Wii U. Will probably DL this "Super remaster"

Played this on the wiiu. I’ll definitely keep my eyes open for a remake

Ill pass the original was good but all these years later i dont find myself wanting to go back for more.

@VenomousAlbino Ah, a man of impeccable taste I see! 😉

@__jamiie Same here! Been thinking about how much I’d love a Switch port, but thought it’d never happen. This now gives me a little hope for one or two of the games I mentioned above.

@The_Pixel_King You would think it should be a fairly easy process if they're just straight ports. I'd love to see some of those above too.

So glad too see that this is more than just a port though.

@The_Pixel_King Ah, a man of fine taste indeed. Main reason I got the Vita was to play Muramasa Rebirth, after playing it fo ra while on the Wii. That game on the OLED screen.... Awesome! Vanillaware games absence on the Switch cannot be overlooked any further. Still have my Vita and my copies of P4G and Muramasa.

To my untrained eye, this looks like someone has tinkered with some effects. I'm sure there is more to it, but ultimately this doesn't have enough new content to warrant another look from me.

Tried it on PS3 and PC. Couldn't get inyo it wither time.

I liked this game. Of all the pixel horror games I played, only The Count Lucanor (Switch/Steam) and Lone Survivor - The Director's Cut (Wii U) went well with me. Stuff like The Long Reach (Switch) and Uncanny Valley (Switch) were not very good in comparison.

Byrne still has no idea how long "Ascending" will be, but it sounds he's having the whole of 2021 to finish it up. And it sounds like he adds a big chunk of new material, almost sequel-like, giving this game proper content. It was one of those "great game but way too short" experiences.

All this game now needs to be more enjoyable is a quest log and/or a collection screen for 100%ing it. There are quite a few secrets in this game, and I wish there were more hints. I know I was checking the internet for the colored pills as their use seemed cryptic. Also, some people couldn't get into it because they couldn't read the map, but for me it worked just fine.

Anyway, it's nice to see one of the good Wii U indies getting a Switch remake. Now what about The Cave, Knytt Underground, The Swapper, Affordable Space Adventures, Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones, Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails, Tetrobot & Co., Year Walk, Flowerworks, Costume Quest 2, Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), EDGE, Citizens of Earth, and Thomas Was Alone.