Update: It's now been confirmed that Gearshifters will launch digitally on Switch tomorrow, 1st October, with the physical edition coming a little later on the 15th. Physical options include a Standard Edition (which will contain the game only), or a Collectors Edition which includes the game, soundtrack CD, a unique limited edition clothing patch, and art cards.

Gearshifters Switch

Original Article (Tue 24th Aug, 2021 11:00 BST): Numskull Games and developer Red Phantom Games have revealed that Gearshifters, a "high-intensity top-down vehicle combat game," will launch on Switch this October.

Regular readers might remember that we had a quick look at Gearshifters back in May – the game has players racing across a dystopian landscape in the hope of delivering important packages, all while taking on dangerous routes and equally dangerous bosses. It's kinda like Death Stranding then, but much, much faster.

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The release window news brings confirmation that the game will launch both digitally and physically on Switch, including a standard release and a Collectors Edition which will include the game, soundtrack CD, unique limited edition clothing patch, and art cards.

If you're interested, get a load of this official description to learn more:

In the 2060s, after "The Collapse" of capitalism and democracy, a rookie driver, known as a Gearshifter, delivers critical packages from a secluded HQ to imperilled neutral zones. Making dangerous transport runs means battling aggressive factions of weapon-laden vehicles and their mega-machine bosses. Players will race across the dystopian landscape in the hope of reaching the mysterious Citadel where world-changing secrets await discovery.

In this modernised shoot-em-up experience, players should expect rogue-like elements as they traverse a post-societal world in their solo adventure. Taking the most perilous routes, fulfilling high-stakes delivery missions to ensure the safe arrival of precious cargo – only the most skilled Gearshifters will survive.

- Arcade - for those wanting to get straight into the action
- Standard - for those wanting a narrative-led experience
- Deadly - for those brave hardcore players

Will you be keeping an eye out for this one as we head towards that October launch? Let us know in the usual place.