Abathor getting physical Switch release

The gates of Abathor open and the Spanish developer Pow Pixel Games joins the publisher Jandusoft and Tesura Games to bring Abathor, a 2D arcade action platformer for up to 4 players, is coming in boxed editions to Switch this year in a Standard and Collector’s Edition.

You are the last hope in defence of Atlantis, you’ll face hordes of enemies and countless challenges. Enjoy its pixel art and epic music. A cooperative and competitive game to achieve glory or death.

The Atlantean civilization has angered the gods. They have sent hordes of monsters to punish Atlantis by destroying the continent. Players must cooperate and compete to save Atlantis, going through a series of challenges of increasing difficulty. In their progress, our heroes will fight against ferocious demons and primordial gods, against the living and against the dead,

against flying beasts and crawling horrors. They will dodge dangers and traps and descend into chilling abysses. But they will also compete against each other for the loot and the spoils, plundering treasures and offering them to the gods to receive their favor.

Features

-Languages: English, Spanish, French, German and Catalan - 2D platformer with action roguelite influences and up to 4 players in local and online mode. - Fight against an army of monsters through more than 50 stages of increasing difficulty and incredible final bosses. - Enjoy elaborate pixel art and an epic soundtrack with over 40 tracks. - Traverse the entire continent of Atlantis and delve into lore based on Plato’s writings and Athanasius’ map. - Re-live the arcades of the 80s and 90s, with features of retro 16-bit games and the influence of the metroidvania and beat’em up genre.

The Abathor Standard Edition includes Instructions Booklet. The Abathor Collector’s Edition includes:

• Full Physical Game (PS5 or Switch)
• Premium Collector’s Box
• Instructions Booklet
• Original Soundtrack CD
• Artbook
• Double-Sided Poster
• Two Double-Sided Character Coins

If you’d like to take a closer look at either physical version heading to Switch, you can find them on the Tesura Games store.