Valley Peaks, an intriguing first-person platformer from publisher Those Awesome Guys, has been put on indefinite hold on Nintendo Switch.
Originally revealed for the console via an Indie World showcase back in April of this year, the publisher has now confirmed that although it is looking into options to release the game on Switch, financial difficulties throughout 2024 has forced it to change course.
The game itself is described as a "cosy climbing adventure" in which you effectively haul yourself up mountains in an adorably miniature open world. Developed by two-person team Tub Club, the game is available now on Steam and was earmarked for launch on Switch sometime in 2025.
We'll be keeping an eye on how this situation develops over the coming months, but for now, if you were looking forward to checking this out on Switch, then you'll need to hang fire for now.
What do you make of this news? Were you excited to check out Valley Peaks on Nintendo Switch? Let us know with a comment.
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While of course I'm sad that the game isn't coming to Switch unless they somehow find an alternative the worst part is that it's because this publisher has been going through rough times, fingers crossed their situation eventually improves!
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There's a good chance that this situation is because of the underperformance of Valley Peaks's Steam release (the most generous estimate available puts it at 4500 copies sold). Which is really unfortunate. But if the Switch version coming to fruition hinged on the Steam performance to begin with, it seems awfully reckless for them to have not only announced a Switch version in advance, but to have done so in a Nintendo Indie World presentation, where there are limited slots for what can make it in. Of course, the situation might be more complex - that's just what it reads like to me. It's a shame all around. Was looking forward to seeing how the game would stack up on Switch after really digging the demo on Steam. Hopefully they'll be able to work something out and deliver on the port instead of having to cancel it.
Oh my god. I'm sad for the studio, but someone please tell me why nearly every indie studio are making games with frogs or frog-themed games?
Did they all copy each other's homework? Because with so so many, it cannot be just a coincidence.
Why does this game look so similar to A Short Hike?
@Erigen Probably because the frog chair got ridiculously popular in New Horizons back in 2020.
@LXP8 No. Even before that, there were already some frog games, it was just unnoticable at the time. Then ever since that, it just increased every year.
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@Erigen I think the obvious answer is because frogs are just the best. Am I right guys?
@Erigen Superfrog by Team17 in 1993 started the trend.
*we've been navigating
@Quirky has everyone here forgotten about Frogger from the 80s?🤣
@MSaturn They are just polite lil guys and I love them to bits!
From the thumbnail, I thought this was going to be The Gecko Gods. ...which coincidentally is another indie announced at an Indie World presentation which has yet to release. (Don't worry though, its eshop web page says it is still scheduled to come out in Spring 2024!)
@Flashlink99 Oh yeah! 😂 That one was quite well known, heh.
@Olliemar28 we've bee?
@Erigen Because frogs are our friends!
@Erigen Because devs love hopping onto bandwagons!
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