A Robot Named Fight! – 2017’s acclaimed “metroguelite” by solo developer Matt Bitner – is launching today on the Nintendo eShop and Windows Store 🙂
Published by Hitcents, the Switch version of A Robot Named Fight! includes 100% feature parity with the current Steam build – with support for seeded runs, new weapon and power-up combos, and even a new (secret) ending!
Originally released on Steam in 2017, the game has gathered a loyal fan base with almost 200 “very positive” ratings on Valve’s platform and high review scores.
As Above, So Below
Thousands of years have passed since the mechanical gods ascended and left the lower-order robots to cultivate the world. Unfortunately for those left behind, something forgotten and terrible is stirring among the stars: the Megabeast, a pulsating moon-sized orb of flesh, eyes, mouths, and reproductive organs unleashing its children onto the world … swallowing everything in its path like an unstoppable plague.
In A Robot Named Fight!, you play as a lone robot tasked with retrieving wartime artifacts deep beneath the surface of your planet. Explore a procedurally-generated underground world filled with fleshy monsters and randomized power-ups. Stay sharp, and try not to die – or you’ll have to start from scratch. To face the Megabeast, you must unearth artifacts that upgrade your abilities and open new paths. Delve beneath the surface, discover the lost history of robot civilization – and explode the Megabeast once and for all!
Developer Quote
Matt Bitner (Developer, Matt Bitner Games):“Bringing A Robot Named Fight! to the Nintendo Switch feels like a homecoming in a way. Deep down, I always knew it would end up on a Nintendo platform. The game is a labor of love above all else – a living, breathing homage to the great Metroidvanias of the ‘80s and ‘90s.”
Publisher Quote
Jordan Taylor (Studio Head, Hitcents):“I’ve known Matt for years – long before he began working on A Robot Named Fight! – and I witnessed his drive for perfection and bare-knuckle, no-holds-barred approach to game development. It was only a matter of time before Matt swung for the fences and shipped his very own game. After the success of the Steam release, I was thrilled to lend a hand on the Nintendo Switch and Windows 10 ports!”
Content & Feature Updates
• Nearly double the number of items!
• More synergies between weapons and power-ups.
• Seeded runs!
• Better balance for scrap with the addition of Shrines.
• An entirely new secret area with a new ending 🙂
Key Features
• Explore a procedurally-generated labyrinth with more than 4 billion unique runs.
• Prove your worth or suffer permadeath.
• Take on over 70 menacing enemies solo or with a friend via local co-op.
• Adapt to a different item set in every run with more than 100 items.
• Complete achievements to unlock new content.
• Use multiple save slots to avoid overwriting previous saves.
• Replay your favorite runs using seeds.
• Enjoy an unreasonable amount of meat!
