The developer of 2022's The Outbound Ghost, Conradical Games (now working under the Radhood Games label), has revealed the release date for its next project, a survival roguelike billed as 'Vampire Survivors meets Slay the Spire'.
Soul Stalker lands on the Switch eShop on 24th October, and while we can certainly see hints of the two aforementioned titles in its bullet heaven gameplay and roguelike progression, it's nice to see that the developer's Paper Mario-inspired visuals also make a return — albeit in a slightly more stabby way.

This one sees you play as the Steward of Ghosts, bound to eternal life on Earth and fated to fend off a never-ending stream of enemies. Like Poncle's vampire-busting shenanigans, you'll have a healthy arsenal of upgradeable weapons to craft your ideal build, and there's a cute overworld where you can talk to ghostly pals and upgrade your stats between runs.
Here's the game's official description and a handful of screenshots:
Soul Stalker is a bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends. Choose from a diverse pool of 21 characters, 35 weapons, 84 trinkets, and 21 pets to craft your ultimate build!
Slay spooky souls, evolve your weapons, and progress through the Soul Stalker Society's hub to become an unstoppable force of nature.
Soul Stalker will launch on the Switch eShop on 24th October for £6.49 / $7.49.
This will mark Redhood's first self-published game on consoles as many members of the dev team (those who formally worked under the Conradical banner) continue to be locked in a legal dispute with The Outbound Ghost publisher Digerati.
In December 2022, Conradical Games claimed that the development team had not approved the Switch version of The Outbound Ghost before publishing and the game was suffering from performance issues because of it. The game's Steam page was briefly renamed "This game is no longer authorized by the developer," with all screenshots and trailers removed.
Digerati would go on to formally open a lawsuit against the developer, with Conradical Games issuing a copyright strike on its own title and countersuing the publisher in March 2023.
Earlier this month, when asked on Twitter whether the legal dispute was ever resolved, @ConradicalGames responded, "Come back in about 2 weeks!" At the time of writing, the dispute appears to be ongoing.
What do you make of Soul Stalker? Will you check it out later this month? Let us know in the comments.
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While roguelikes aren't exactly my cup of tea - to be precise, I've never played one and would probably enjoy them to an extent even though I prefer games that have progression (so I'd definitely prefer roguelites) and a start and an end (even more so considering all the games I'm currently playing and interested in) - I might eventually check it out and regardless, happy to see him back with a new game and this time self-published to avoid a repeat of The Outbound Ghost situation mentioned also by the article!
I hadn't heard of this but a mix between Vampire Survivors, Slay The Spire and Paper Mario seems like a very cool idea. Might give it a shot, especially considering it's quite cheap.
Wasn’t the outbound ghost like unplayable on switch?
I felt for this guy. I had even decided not to cancel my preorder because I believed in the project (honestly it was just a mess.)
I’m proud of him for not giving up and excited that he had a cool in expensive new game coming out so soon!!
@milonorth Read the article, maybe even the articles linked within it. All the info is there - it's complicated. Basically the publisher released the game before it was completed without the dev's permission and it let to a swath of legal issues.
@milonorth It's was unplayable on PC too lol, (well very poorly designed). The guy makes shovelware.
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