A new match-three puzzle game is headed to Nintendo Switch. Beasties is going to be digitally available on Switch and Steam. But there's a retail edition coming out on July 1 for Switch.
The game combines relaxing casual gameplay and monster taming. Players get the chance to collect beautifully designed creatures.
In the game, the Beasties are living in harmony and symbiosis with humans. However, this harmony becomes cracked after the Beastiemaster disappears. The guild of Beastiemasters asks players to head to an isolated village to learn more about what really happened to the master.
Here’s what the game offers everyone:
- Colorful and hand-painted world.
- A relaxing atmosphere.
- Strategical match-3 brawling.
- A charming campaign.
- Large area for free-form exploration.
- Monster taming.
For those who have a lot of expectations about this game, here are some of the things that aren't available:
- Hundreds of monsters
- Multiplayer
- Expansive post-game
- Monster evolutions
- Breeding mechanics
- Deep Storyline
For those who want to learn more about the game, key features include:
- Beastie Brawls
- The turn-based puzzle combat system is easily accessible even for beginners.
- It still offers enough depth and the ability to plan moves far in advance for hardened veterans.
- Improve your Beasties
- The Beasties receive primordial dust plates as loot after winning battles.
- With them, players can improve their abilities.
- This way players can upgrade each Beastie individually by investing in health, defense, strength, and special abilities.
- Players can also decide how to set their team based on their strategy.
- Exploring
- To motivate players to explore, there are hidden objects and random events with special loot in the game world.
- Players need to use their time to collect important resources and prepare for the next adventure phase.
- Challenge beastie trainers or search for new beasties in the tall grass.
- Sophisticated genre mix of Monster Trainer and Puzzle.
- Many Beasties have adapted to the environment and even created a variety of Beastie types.
- Mining is important to get resources that are needed for the journey.
- Players can team up with Beasties, upgrade, and customize them for their gameplay.
What do you think? Are you willing to try another match-three game?
