Publisher Microids and developer Oddworld Inhabitants have announced a special Nintendo Switch release for Oddworld: Soulstorm. Called Oddworld: Soulstorm Oddtimized Edition, this special release for the console comes in two exclusive physical releases, both with a ton of goodies for Abe collectors and Oddworld fans. Check out a trailer for Oddworld: Soulstorm Oddtimized Edition below.
The two variants are called Limited Oddition and the Collector’s Oddition. Players who pre-order either will receive the game’s original soundtrack plus a 50-page digital artbook and these additional goodies:
- Nintendo Switch version of Oddworld: Soulstorm Oddtimized Edition.
- Collectible metal case featuring Abe’s iconic hand. It also has 24 cartridge slots inside for you to put in your games of choice.
- Three exclusive art prints.
- Nintendo Switch version of Oddworld: Soulstorm Oddtimized Edition.
- Collectible metal case featuring Abe’s iconic hand, same as with the Limited Oddition.
- Three exclusive art prints, same as with the Limited Oddition.
- Exclusive 9-inch tall (22 cm) silver figurine of Abe, the Mudokon hero.
- Premium 160-page artbook by Pix’n Love Publishing.
- Exclusive Mining Company keychain.
- Ancient Mudokon Tribal stickers.
- Abe’s hand tattoo.
According to the official release page, both versions of Oddworld: Soulstorm Oddtimized Edition are now up for pre-orders, although no official release date has been given.
Oddworld: Soulstorm is a re-imagining of the 1998 PlayStation title Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus. Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus is itself the second game in the first iteration of the series, following 1997’s Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, which has also been remade into Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty! Oddworld: Soulstorm is a direct sequel to Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty!, first released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC in 2021.
The Oddworld series follows the misadventures and exploits of Abe, a Mudokon, whose goal is to free his fellow Mudokons from slavery and exploitation by the brutal Glukkons. Oddworld: Soulstorm is significantly darker than its predecessors and counterpart, as it delves into themes of over-industrialization, and was mostly positively received across all of its platform releases.
A collection of all the series’ first iteration games is currently up on Steam. Called The Oddboxx, it contains Abe’s Oddysee, Abe’s Exoddus, Munch’s Oddysee, and Stranger’s Wrath.
