If you're a fan of classic survival horror, then you're in luck. Publisher Top Hat Studios, Inc., and developer Casper Croes have announced that Alisa Developer's Cut will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch on February 6th, 2024.
Originally released on Steam back in 2021, the game is an homage to retro survival horror games like Alone in the Dark and Resident Evil, showcasing pre-rendered backgrounds, fixed camera angles, and tank controls (though this new release will let you toggle to a modern control scheme, if you wish). The visuals are presented in authentic 480p resolution with the ability to render in 240p currently being investigated.

The story follows Alisa, an elite royal agent who is whisked away to a mysterious Victorian-style mansion and promptly haunted by terrifying doll-like creatures. Heck, the ending of the trailer even features a blatant, but awesome nod to the original Resident Evil, and we're all here for it.
Let's take a peek at the key features:
- Classic Survival Horror gameplay
- Real pre-rendered backgrounds and authentic low-poly models presented in a mindblowing 480p
- Currency, items, and outfits with unique player stats boosts
- Weapon load-outs, ranging from a sabre to a blunderbuss to an SMG
- A large variety of enemies and locations with surprises around every corner!
- Choice between modern or classic tank-controls movement styles
- A weird sense of humour
- A nostalgic trip to the late 1990s, right down to the voice acting
What do you make of Alisa Developer's Cut? Do you think it captures the look and feel of classic survival horror? Let us know with a comment.
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I haven't heard of this one before, looks really cool, I had a blast with Tormented Souls back in last halloween, maybe this could be what I try to go for the next one, this one seems to go even harder for the classic style than that one did. The PS1 aesthetic just works for horror games.
It seems to have been generally positively reviewed on steam too.
I've had my eyes on this one for a while, might as well wait and see how the Switch port is!
Didn't know about this one, will keep an eye on it!
looks great for sure.The few Steam reviews that are out there all recommend highly. day 1 purchase for me i think
@Pigeon i dont think it is, they havent gone for that 'meta-awareness, lets critique the genre/era and make multiple meta references' kind of thing. I think that ship has sailed mostly. From what i have watched and read its just a genuine effort at making a horror game in a PS1 era aesthetic/framework.
Gotta love those pre-rendered backgrounds. As much as I do enjoy the newer Resident Evil games, the fixed camera angles of the old games really gave them a unique, haunting atmosphere.
Ok this looks dope. Wishlisting it!
Nice, would look forward to both this and Clock Tower this year.
There is a genius to those old-school fixed camera angles that's been lost with more free 3D movement. That restricted vision really ramped up the tension: you were never sure what was behind that desk or just out of shot, waiting for you - and the beauty was that there was no way for you to know. That constant re-evaluation of your surroundings and cumbersome tank controls made really heightened the survival aspect for me.
Played the game on steam. Fantastic game and is defo recommended for old school RE fans.
Just a heads up for anyone looking to play this game and get all the endings. There is a new game +, and the endings go from A to D (or E can't fully remember). When you clear the game first time or new save and lets say you get ending B and start New game plus, you are locked out of getting ending A (not say why spoiler reasons) but you can get ending B or below.
And if you get say ending C on NG+ and start NG+ again then you can't get ending A or B again but can get ending C or downwards. So just be aware of that. So if you want to get ending A in my example then you need to start the game again from scratch. I was lucky to get ending A on my first playthrough so I can work my way downwards for all the endings for each clear with NG+.
Looks good. Hoping for a physical release for this one.
It looks great. I am getting this on day one.
Have it on PC, but i am sadly too dumb for this Game
Besides of that, good B-Movie ehm Game
Saw this posted over on the sister site (PS) and watched the trailer specifically to see if Switch was getting it and YES!
I wrote something similar over there but the style looks like it’s been nailed right. The 60fps though seems weird to me though but that’s probably because I’m seeing that kind of thing for the first time (60fps and PS1 graphics together).
If there’s a way to turn the fps down to 30 I’ll be doing it. I may get comfortable with 60 though.. DOESN’T MATTER, I’m still buying it either way!!
@SilentHunter382 that’s actually a really cool tip, thank you! Can’t wait to find out why
Damn, this looks cool as hell! I love pre-rendered graphics and this looks as authentically PS1 as you can get. First time I've heard of this game but I'm super interested now.
I miss this type of art style and look so I'm glad to see people are still keeping it alive
This just makes me want ports/remasters of the America McGee’s Alice games and Haunting Ground.
Like the looks of this a lot. I just hope it has some modern adjustments for the gameplay. In particular a lock on is something I think these games could always have used.
This game looks so fantastic i really hope it gets a physical release
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