Devolver Digital has announced that it's bringing last year's stunning-looking action game Trek to Yomi to Switch next week. On 30th January, you'll be able to experience this gorgeous monochrome side-scroller in the palm of your hand.
Heavily inspired by classic Japanese samurai films, particularly those from legendary director Akira Kurosawa, Trek to Yomi follows Hiroki, a samurai who is on a quest for revenge after his home is burned down. To achieve this, and to pick himself up, he must enter Yomi, the Japanese underworld, and face off against his past in order to rise up and become a hero.
Flying Wild Hog's game wears all of its inspirations on its sleeve — the music uses instruments from the Edo period, multiple well-known Japanese mythological creatures are fought, and the story beats follow that of classic samurai films. But the combat is pretty in-depth, and you'll have a chance to fight with more than just a trust katana.
Here's more on the game from publisher Devolver Digital:
Trek to Yomi, a captivating cinematic journey from the creative partnership of Leonard Menchiari (THE ETERNAL CASTLE) and Flying Wild Hog (Shadow Warrior), will make its anticipated debut on Nintendo Switch on January 30.
Experience an enchanting tale of romance, duty and death as lone swordsman Hiroki seeks to honour a vow to his dying master and protect the people he loves. A love letter to classic Japanese cinema, Trek to Yomi marries sumptuous monochromatic visuals with classic 2D combat and gentle puzzle solving to create a rich, atmospheric adventure.
Cinematic Presentation
Stunning vistas and striking movement in the spirit of classic samurai film combine to create a true cinematic experience.Stylish Combat
Engage multiple enemies at once with an intuitive combat system balancing careful attack and defence using the traditional weapons of the samurai.Mythic Storytelling
Inspired by classical Japanese folklore, follow the tumultuous life of Hiroki during his heroic fall and emotional return against the forces of evil.Thrilling Soundtrack
The dramatic and tender story is set against a memorable score featuring idiomatic Japanese instruments accurate to the Edo period.
Our friends over at Push Square enjoyed the game back when it was released on PS5 in May 2022, awarding it a healthy 7/10, praising the atmosphere and thoughtful difficulty settings, though they did say that the combat might take a while to click. Still, that's another Switch port to add to the library this year — and we're only in January!
Have you played Trek to Yomi before? Will you be grabbing the game on Switch next week? Let us know!
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Not a perfect game but very atmospheric and unique. Really recommend it.
The visuals are worth a playthrough.
FINALLY! Take my money. I only played until you get to Yomi (although I did grind and get the quick end-IE I beat the boss you aren’t supposed to beat…because the game made me hate me his guts) but I love the combat. Sorta reminds me of way of the samurai (more katana kami than the mainseries) but with harder timing.
I just wish devs wouldn’t take so long on ports. You know it will run on switch release them at the same time or give an announcement window. Granted I just wait on any game that looks like it can run on switch now. I’m done double dipping.
Great game! I played it on my Series X thru Game Pass last year. It's definitely worth checking out. I'll be picking up a physical copy for PS5 when that releases. If Switch gets a physical release, I'll gladly double dip.
Actually looks really interesting. I love these old samurai films. I’ll keep an eye on this one.
Seems like a natural fit for Switch with art style that might not require a beastly GPU/CPU. However, already beat the game and don't see myself double dipping.
Wow, this looks amazing! Erm, what happened to that shmup with a simialr style? Squadron 52 was it? Hmm...
Nice, it's great to see a game with great art style get the recognition it deserve. Might get this again for Switch even though I already got it on Steam.
It reminded me of Madworld in Wii but different theme/style etc.
@GrailUK Yeah, I’ve been wondering about that too. Wasn’t it going to be a love letter to 1950’s B movies?
I'll be waiting for the inevitable physical release from Special Reserve.
Very stylish! This makes me want to go borrow Yojimbo or some other Kurosawa film from the library. It's been too long since I've watched any.
@GrailUK
Excellent observation! It was called Squadron 51 (I was so curious I had to look it up). Seems it has been out on Steam for awhile, but I do hope a Switch port is still in the works. Apparently they have a China-based publisher called WhisperGames working on it? I'm surprised the devs had to look so far from home for help with the project...
I played the game a bit on Game Pass, and loved what I played, and having this game on a device I use 10x more will be very nice! I hope it gets a physical edition!
This is a good news I have heard this game is great from a youtuber. He played on the PC I think.
Definitely a fun game and worth a playthrough.
This game looks fantastic, reminds me a lot of the original Prince of Persia, gameplay wise. Will get for sure!
now, if only they would bring a bit of Shadow Warrior to the Switch, not many franchises I would like to see ported over but that is definitely one of them (this and some FarCry!)
I was hoping this would eventually make it to Switch. Color me interested now.
This definitely looks like my kinda game. I rather enjoyed playing Ghost of Tsushima in Kurosawa mode.
Yes the perfect game for the Switch! Played it on PlayStation it’s a great game.
Color me intrigued
Hmm looks like ghost of Tsushima lite, will definitely be checking this out
I always thought it was weird this didn't release on Switch.
Will definitely pick it up eventually, but I'm in the middle of three games and am staring down new playthroughs of Fire Emblem Engage, Octopath Traveler 2, and Fatal Frame 4 in the next few months, so I have no time for it atm.
I do like old samurai flicks...
@Teksetter “100% Scientifically Accurate Gameplay!”
I’m nearly sold.
@Nancyboy
Yes, the camp in that game looks so over the top! It appealed to me right away. It’s a device not used often enough in video games, if you ask me.
Like Arkham City is great and all, but HOLY COW I would love an Adam West style Batman game.
There’s just so much classic, nostalgic content out there waiting to be mined - cheap drive-in monster movies, 70s & 80s cartoons, outdated sitcoms, etc.
@Teksetter Ow, nice to know it could still be coming. It looked rather cool!
All I can say is this game is a huge PASS. I bought it on PlayStation when it first launched, loving the presentation and how it was built; then I finally got to play it.... It starts interestingly enough but too much starts working against it soon enough which is a shame because it looked so good. 7/10 is far too gracious a rating, I'd cap it out at a 4 at best.
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