2D adventure game Everdeep Aurora will launch for Switch and PC via Steam in Q3 2025, publisher Ysbryd Games and developer Nautilus Games announced.
“Choosing a limiting factor such as the small color palette available to the [Nintendo Entertainment System] forced us to challenge ourselves and create a whimsical world with built-in character,” said Nautilus Games co-founder Mikel Ojea in a press release. “We hope explorers find themselves in a simpler era as they immerse themselves in the Everdeep.”
Here is an overview of the game, via Ysbryd Games:
Venture through civilization’s subterranean refuge as Shell, a little cat on a mission to reunite with her mother after catastrophic meteor showers separate their family. Drill deeper and deeper into the Earth’s surface, creating platforming opportunities in the procedurally generated rocky tiles. Discover underground lakes and landforms, beautiful temples, dusty ruins, and mysterious laboratories.
Forge new friendships with more than 20 of the Everdeep’s charismatic citizens and fulfill quests to strengthen their bonds. Find peace in Aster’s hidden garden, power up Shell’s drill with Remulus’ blacksmith skills, and find a familiar face among the Everdeep’s twists and turns with Ribbert’s guidance. Find comfort in each denizen’s musical theme as the underground world grows more lonesome.
Everdeep Aurora takes a pixel out of the Nintendo Entertainment System’s code with its square interface, limited color palette, and retro graphics and sound design. Stunning visuals like smoothly animated scenes and color-grading transitions accentuate the vintage aesthetic and captivating visual storytelling of Shell’s adventure.
Watch a new trailer below.