Switch users will have to wait for their chance to play Cradle Games’ action RPG Hellpoint, as the developer has announced that the Switch version of the game will miss its July 30th release, and will instead launch later in the year. The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions of the game will still launch on July 30th as planned.
“Our goal is to make the Switch port as high quality as possible, and polishing it to the desired state will require more time,” explains Cradle Games in a statement. “We do not want to take a risk of releasing a product that we and you, our players, might not be satisfied with. As you all know, adapting a game of Hellpoint‘s size and complexity for Nintendo Switch is pretty challenging, especially for a small team such as ours, and especially under the current circumstances.”
Cradle Games goes on to say that “[with] the omission of split-screen multi-player, the Switch version will be completely on par with Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions. Our biggest remaining challenge right now is fully implementing the online multiplayer and making sure everything works as intended.”
Currently, Hellpoint is enjoying a 20% discount on Steam ahead of its July 30 release.