While we're used to delays around this time of year, it's not often a game gets moved forward, and that's exactly what's happening with the graphic hack 'n' slash sequel Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter.
Although it was previously announced for a February 2025 launch window, it's now officially been shifted to the first month of the year and is scheduled to arrive on 28th January 2025. Digital pre-orders have also gone live for $24.99 USD, with a Deluxe Edition including the base game, and two DLC (Augur of the Draugr Pack and the Hair to the Throne Pack) priced at $29.99.

For fans of The Witcher, one of the biggest selling points of the original game was narration by Geralt's voice actor Doug Cockle. The sequel has even been described as "half Witcher, half Game of Thrones". Here's a bit more about what to expect from this one when it does show up on Switch:
- An expanded campaign of violence and revenge – Whiskers of Winter’s ‘tail’ of Arlo’s fight against the ferocious Dark Wing Bats is an intense experience, featuring a semi-open RPG world set across six varied biomes to explore, and new animal factions to discover.
- Challenging combat – Building upon the series’ trademark hardcore combat, Tails of Iron 2 features enhanced weapons gameplay, including four elemental effects (fire, ice, electricity, and poison) to imbue Arlo’s arsenal with unique abilities to use against foes.
- NEW Monster hunting gameplay – To tip the balance against the new fanged army of Dark Wing Bats, Arlo can track down and overcome 15 gigantic and challenging beasts to harvest their cadavers for rare upgrade materials.
- Improved base building – Construct and upgrade the devastated settlement of Winter’s Edge to gain access to more powerful items from the smithy, tastier meals at the kitchen, a wider range of powerful traps from the shoppe, and more!
- NEW Day and night system – Arlo will face different foes depending on the time of day, with more enemy types added as additional monsters are hunted down and vanquished.
Will you be checking out this sequel when it arrives? Have you played the first game? Let us know in the comments.
[source gematsu.com]
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Heck yeah thanks for this update! I still have yet to sink my teeth into the first one, but I heard good things and bought it awhile back. Just tossed this on my wishlist! Looks like the Deluxe is on sale for $23.99 (US) until 2/11/25, so you can get the deluxe version for the base cost of the main game regularly
I bought the first one on sale, but the control scheme was quite complex for a 2D game. I couldn't get it quite right on the first few hours, but I'm sure, given time I will get used to it. The problem is that I love playing multiple games during a certain time period and switching games with different control schemes really doesn't help, then, haha. Still, it is right up my alley gameplay wise.
1st game has some brutal difficulty, I’m still yet to finish it. Maybe it’s time I finally did
The 1st one was great, but it was needlessly hard on Switch compared to PC, because of the 30 fps cap. I failed several times early on, but on PC it was so much easier. I hope they figured out how to do 60 in this one.
Love to see games coming out even just slightly earlier than they were supposed to if they're ready earlier than expected!
Haven't played or even heard of the first one, maybe there is a demo for it?
Despite not being a fan of GoT or the Witcher, and that absurd voice in the trailer, the art direction looks super pretty and combat seems like it could be fun and challenging. But maybe too many RPG elements for my taste... I'd try a demo if they make one.
@Yalloo
The RPG elements are extremely light, it’s all about the brutal combat in this one. Can be brutal to the point you’ll question whether you’re having fun but that’s down to personal preference.
There’s a pretty dark and grown up story behind it as well so don’t be fooled by the anthropomorbphic characters
This looks super cool. I hadn’t heard of the series until this article. Thanks, Liam!
Yeh the first one is difficult but with practice the timings become pretty natural. The artwork & world building is first class - and make it worth persevering with. Great to know there's a sequel coming - definitely going to see if there's a physical of the deluxe edition.
edit Just had a look at the trailer - looks like they've kept the lovely animation & artstyle from the first. Looks smooth as butter as well. Definitely reminded me its time for another playthrough of the first one. Its an overlooked gem.
@Neckcrane Thanks! I'm more into gameplay than story, just hope it's not too much of the GoT nonsense. And I like a good challenge, doesn't matter if I have to try again 100 times.
I didn't find a demo on the eShop and the first one's physical edition seems out of print. Will wait and see ...
Appreciate your feedback 🙏🏻
Huh so that's what Tails of Iron is. Seen it on sale on DekuDeals so many times but never looked at it.
This series is great!!
The first one was like if George R.R. Martin wrote Redwall!
@GraniteFraggle it absolutely is! I suck at games like dark souls but Tales of Iron was so cool I pushed through and beat it. It deserved more attention for sure
Loved the first game, finished it.
I'll be getting this too.
Looks excellent.
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