We received news back in August that Tormented Souls would come to Switch. Bringing us a survival horror game reminiscent of Resident Evil and Silent Hill, it just got cancelled on PS4 and Xbox One, but publisher PQube has confirmed it's still arriving on Switch later this year.
We'll be playing as Caroline Walker, investigating the disappearance of twin girls in a small town called Winterlake. Waking up naked in a bathtub, hooked up to ancient medical equipment, she'll be fighting to survive within this abandoned mansion turned hospital.
Speaking further about the game, PQube outlined just what we can expect:
Nothing is quite as it seems at Winterlake. Cleverly combine items to solve puzzles and use every resource available to explore the secrets of the mansion and its grounds. Mirrors provide a gateway to another place and time. Investigate even the seemingly mundane and discover ways to manipulate the very fabric of reality and seek escape.
The mansion may seem abandoned, but the deeper you venture, the more overwhelming the horrors within become. Dark forces and unspeakable creatures will do everything in their power to protect the secrets within. Remain vigilant, and use anything you can find to fight off the encroaching terrors of Winterlake.
As part of this new announcement, a physical edition was also confirmed for Switch. Published by FunStock, that includes a Sun and Moon coin based on an in-game item, costing £29.99.
Will you be picking up Tormented Souls? Let us know in the comments below.
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Great to have a nice alternative for those who cowered in fear at Luigi's Mansion 3
Very refined look to this. Let's hope sticking to a Switch release pays off!
Does anyone here have a feel for how well horror titles are doing on Switch in general?
Well, Switch is current gen alongside the PS5 and Xbox Series X, so it makes sense that the last-gen paperweights the PS4 and Xbox One wouldn't be able to handle it.
Hew, hew, hew. 🤓
@Pod I don’t know the numbers but I feel like Hellblade did pretty well?
Even things like Hollow Knight’s huge success shows there’s an appetite for the atmospheric at least.
Gee, wake up naked in a bathtub, and your game suddenly loses PS4 and XBox ports.😄
@Pod probably quite well, seeing as this genre keeps flocking to Switch en masse. Far be it from me to complain, naturally.
@Silly_G Oh, don't be silly, G!
Those poor Tormented Souls who own a Xbox or PS4 will miss out, oh the horror.
Oh wait, that's me.
Thankfully I can still play this on my Switch.
Oeh, gives me classic Resident Evil vibes.
VERY interested in this one
Wait that makes so sense to cancel those versions but still go ahead with a switch version. All they are doing is losing out on potential sales.
From reading this article it sounds like it’s just bypassing Playstation and Xbox completely, but no, it’s coming to PS5 and Series X...
Meh. Whatever.
It's too dark
Well there something you don't hear everyday
Cancelled on PS4 and X1 but still releasing on switch!? And to rub salt in the wound they also confirm a physical release!?
The nerve of some developers
I assume they will release it on Xbox Series and PS5, though.
Actually, it's coming to Xbox Series and PS5. Poor reporting from Nintendo Life.
https://pqube.co.uk/tormented-souls/
It looks interesting I need to know more about how you deal with enemies first
@Kreko it is coming to PC. You can double dip if u want
Well I play on switch, so doesn't really matter for me much.
Still weird that the game is STILL coming to switch but xbox one and ps4
Question is: when? And why are so many games always coming "later in the year?"
Gives me Resident Evil and Silent Hill 2 vibes hardcore. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is enough to sell me. Hopefully gameplay is good and all that. I want this!
still dk why Xbox One and PS4 versions are cancelled but NS version is still happening
@Pod There's a lot of them out there, but a lot of them aren't all that good either... So on one hand I'd say they do pretty well, on the other I'd say they're making a pretty mixed name for the genre. Some greats here, some really bad ones there... Most recently I really enjoyed Little Nightmares 2, Inside (again), Carrion (again)... And I'm on the fence of playing Little Nightmares 1 again, but the load times each time you die... And the randomness at which you die...
@CarlosM87 the year is still young, and in the current working circumstances, a slight oversight might take quite a while to iron out, I assume. Better to be vague than to rush and release unfinished. Lets hope the Switch version gets some extra attention in development.
@Shambo i truly agree with you, but unfortunately, nowadays, taking more time doesn't mean that will be better, and as some very know cases i won't mention here, it's not the excession, but it's rather becoming a rule that, either something is wrong with the game, etc, or something is seriously wrong.
That's strange. Usually it's the Nintendo version that gets the axe. As others here have said though, it's coming to PS5 and XBS, and I think a lot of companies are moving on from Sony and Microsoft's older consoles even though the newer ones mostly offer backwards compatibility.
that reminds me... anyone hear about that game Forgotten Memories that was initially for mobile but was getting a Switch HD upgrade? Really looking forward to that game if they're still trying to make it...
@DrDaisy well not the switch.
The switch is selling well and many developers and publishers are taking note of that and are putting games on the platform
Will the physical copy be on Amazon plz?
I hope it happens
I HATE first-person survival horror. This game is right up my alley.
@Bizaster Um, is anyone still buying games for Xbox One/PS4?
Yep: That's Mario Golf.
@Chamver why wouldn't they be? There are a lot more owners of those consoles than next gen, its definitely a weird decision considering there's still a Switch version, even RE8 is coming to last gen
Definitely a game I'm interested in but one I'll probably pick up on Steam instead or maybe both
@JedRock i bought it on mobile. A good game, although with it's flaws, it still looks amazing on a good mobile. Give it a try, since they released it for Android a year ago. You can see the Silent Hill vibes all over it. But i don't it's coming out for the Switch.
ah, yea... I bought it on mobile, too, a couple yrs back (Android version), but only got about an hour into the game because they announced a Switch version.
this is the most recent update via their Youtube channel
https://youtu.be/7MAHMmeYXqE
it's about 3 months old
looks good and is very interesting, I am looking forward to picking it up if it runs well.
@Bizaster not really. In Sound Mind isn’t on last gen and that is coming to switch.
The Pokémon inspired game TemTem is also only current gen along and that is also coming to switch
@Bizaster yeah I am talking about those.
It’s not really surprising that other games were cancelled for last gen and still come to switch, that is what I am saying
@Bizaster @nintendolife UPDATE
The game has been reconfirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
@CarlosM87 And now it's coming next year, lol
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