Publisher Thunderful Games and developer Digital Kingdom announced a release date for Swordship, following its previous delay.
The “shoot ’em up-like” game is launching on December 5th across Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
Here’s a rundown on the game, plus a new traiiler:
Swordship
In a far future, Earth’s temperature has become too high to live on land. To survive, mankind has built gigantic underwater cities where the upper class lives. The poorest are forced to live on land, hiding in caves and waiting for sunset to come out. To survive, they steal containers off the transport lines that connect the underwater cities, mostly without success.
One day, yellow unmanned ships appear all over the world and start stealing containers. Are they stealing from the rich to give to the poor? Building powerful ships for their own sake? Or just looking for fame?
Your game, your answer.
TACTICAL – Dodge attacks to survive and trick your enemies into killing each other
DELIVERY – Steal containers and deliver them to upgrade your ship or improve your score
ACTION – No shooting, but all the action!
Features
- Guns are cool but they are bulky and heavy: The Swordship doesn’t have any and that’s part of what makes it so light and manoeuvrable
- Ship variant: Collect power-boosting components and experiment with different play styles in your runs
- Upgrade: Exchange stolen containers for passive upgrades that fit the situation and your play style
- Weather: Learn to master the different weather conditions to get through the randomly generated levels
