Stray Children hits PC and Nintendo Switch this month
Onion Games’ forthcoming RPG Stray Children will be available this month.
Revealed today, the game is set for an October 30 release on the Nintendo Switch and PC (via Steam). A release date trailer can be found here.
A synopsis for Stray Children reads:
Somewhere, in a secret room, in a secret place, a curious boy flips the switch of a dusty old console. He's suddenly pulled through the screen into a very strange somewhere else: a never-released and long-forgotten retro RPG.
He blinks awake in a land where only Children live. Outside their stronghold's walls lurk The Olders: monstrous adults carrying the heavy load of their own inadequacies, self-doubt, and the many other grievances that all grown-ups gather.
It’s here — in this funny, mysterious, and wildly dangerous domain — that your story begins.
As you explore the world of Stray Children, you’ll do turn-based battle with these oddball Olders. You can choose to fight, or to use your words as weapons, and land a crushing blow with just a well-worded whisper.
Dodge the barrage of their bottled-up emotions, and discover the secrets they keep hidden deep inside. By touching their heart with your words, you might just be able to save their souls.
What other mysteries await you in this weird new world? Find out in Stray Children — an unfamiliar place, with all-too-familiar troubles.
Stray Children can be wishlisted on Steam right now here.
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