{"id":42536,"date":"2025-01-09T12:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T03:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42536"},"modified":"2025-01-09T12:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T03:43:22","slug":"palworld-developer-pocketpair-releases-overdungeon-on-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/palworld-developer-pocketpair-releases-overdungeon-on-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld developer Pocketpair releases Overdungeon on Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an unexpected move, Palworld developer Pocketpair suddenly released <strong>Overdungeon <\/strong>on the Nintendo Switch store on January 9.&nbsp;Combining semi real-time card game with roguelike tower defense elements, Overdungeon originally launched on PC (Steam), where it has a Mostly Positive rating. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overdungeon - Official New Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/apb4PQ6NAeM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike many card-based video games, the cards in Overdungeon do not have a cost when you play them. Instead, players play cards to influence the battle between their character and the enemy until they have only 2 cards left and their turn ends. As well as Attack, Spell, Trap and Defense cards, there are also Build cards, which construct various contraptions on the field, and Animal cards, which summon all manner of creatures to your aid. You gain victory in battle by destroying the enemy leader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-002.jpg\" alt=\"Palworld developer Pocketpair Overdungeon Nintendo Switch release deckbuilder Slay the Spire style\" class=\"wp-image-42540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The big goal is to conquer the dungeon. As you move up through the dungeon you must encounter and beat enemies in the aforementioned semi real-time card game battles, switching up your dynamic deck as you go and earning relics that alter gameplay \u00e0 la Slay the Spire. Flashy gameplay is also a big draw for this title, as depending upon how you build your deck, you can pull off all sorts of crazy actions like summoning infinite Alpacas in battle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-header.jpg\" alt=\"Palworld developer Pocketpair Overdungeon Nintendo Switch release deckbuilder Slay the Spire style\" class=\"wp-image-42542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-header.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-header-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Overdungeon first launched on Steam in early access back in 2018, before getting a full release in 2019. After an update hiatus due to a contract-related issue with publisher Leiting Games, Pocket Pair acquired all rights to Overdungeon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of today, Overdungeon is now available on the Nintendo Switch, making it both the game\u2019s first console release and Pocketpair\u2019s first Switch release. Surprisingly, there was no prior announcement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-003.jpg\" alt=\"Palworld developer Pocketpair Overdungeon Nintendo Switch release deckbuilder Slay the Spire style\" class=\"wp-image-42541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42536-003-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the developer and publisher of popular open world survival game Palworld, Pocketpair hit headlines late last year due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/palworld-developers-reveal-details-of-nintendo-and-pokemon-company-infringement-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copyright infringement lawsuit<\/a> brought against them by Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company. At the time of writing, it is believed that this lawsuit is still ongoing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overdungeon is available on PC and macOS (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/919370\/Overdungeon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/item\/software\/D70010000075853?srsltid=AfmBOopkS9yMOBVTKweW5oZnjbbrHZCBNKNFscgOdE_dot8RNTL6bL4C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>. At the time of this article\u2019s publication (perhaps due to time differences), it is only on Japan\u2019s Nintendo Store but is playable in English, Japanese and Chinese.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/author\/verity-townsend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verity Townsend<\/a> based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/nitnendo-switch-overdungeon-20250109-324690\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article\u2019s publication date: 2025-01-09 08:57<em style=\"font-size: revert; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--theme-font-family); font-weight: var(--theme-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--theme-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--theme-text-transform);\"> JST)  <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pocketpair&#8217;s roguelike deckbuilder Overdungeon makes its surprise console debut on Nintendo Switch on January 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":42539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-42536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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