2D action platformer Vigil: The Longest Night will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on October 14, publisher Another Indie and developer Glass Heart Games.
Check Out the Vigil: The Longest Night Trailer:
While PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions were previously announced, Another Indie shared the following comment regarding a release on those platforms: “We will have to see after the Switch and PC release what’s the situation.”
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About Vigil: The Longest Night
Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D action platformer with precise, technical combat and a strong narrative. Inspired by Salt and Sanctuary and Castlevania, Vigil: The Longest Night aims to challenge players with its difficulty while compelling them with a tale of eldritch horror. Follow Leila on her quest to save her hometown from the creeping evil infesting the surrounding countryside. Navigate a world that wanders between dream and reality, sanity and madness, and uncover the secret of the longest night and the monstrous entities invading their world.
Key Features
• Experiment with four types of weapon and multiple varieties of each type.
• A number of unique items to suit how you play.
• A fusion of Lovecraftian prose and Taiwanese culture.
• Complex Skill Tree to create the ultimate warrior of light.
• Unique art style inspired by the art of Chinese Paper Cutting.
• Brutal Enemies with multiple methods of attack and surprising attacks.
• Explore dank caves, abandoned villages, and haunted forests.
• Meet the residents of Leila’s hometown as they struggle in world of maddening darkness.
• Battle a host of hideous bosses from the depths of your nightmares.
• Multiple endings to unravel.
• Music by the talented Jouni Valjakka of popular band Whispered.