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The indie side-scrolling journey game Owlboy is Public for Nintendo Switch. The news was declared during the most recent Japanese episode of Nintendo’s YouTube series, The Cat Mario Show.

Owlboy was originally public for computer in 2016, tho’ developer D-Pad Studio 1st began working on the title back in 2007. the game puts players in the role of Otus, the eponymous owl boy who is tasked with saving his village from a band of sky pirates. Otus must use his gift of flight to navigate through the game’s advanced stages. He can also group with a number of different characters and use their unique talents to battle enemies and bosses while he ferries them through the air.

Despite its protracted development cycle, Owlboy was met with important acclaim when it public. In our Owlboy review, we called the title “a earnest experience that will touch anyone with an affinity for excellent art and storytelling” and awarded it 9/10. It additionally earned the #18 spot on our Game of the Year 2016 countdown.

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At the instant, Owlboy has not been announced for the other platforms. Similarly, no valuation or public information for the Switch version have been revealed just yet.

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