Publisher The Arcade Crew and developer TurtleBlaze have announced Kunai, a ninja metroidvania in development for Switch and PC.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
A traumatic event has shaken the balance of the world. Human life has been mostly wiped out. Robots roam free across the earth. Take control of Tabby, a killer robot infused with the soul of an ancient warrior, and find out its true purpose in this world.
Ninja Metroidvania
Start out with nothing, progress and increase in strength by killing enemy robots to unlock abilities, weapons and kickass ninja tricks to move in style.
Explore a world filled with secrets, hidden passages and mysterious characters. Kunai is all about movement and agility. Use your ninja mobility to reach places where no normal robot could ever go.
Unique Graphics
Explore the different pixel art environments of Kunai with its minimalistic palettes that sublimes its aesthetic while Tabby makes cute faces.
How to Become a Ninja
Use a thousand ninja tricks to move around the world and unleash your deadly arsenal of weapons to fight your way through armies of evil machines, rogue androids, and mindless mechs to maximize your badassness.
Key Features
- Be a freaking ninja.
- A huge Metroidvania Open World to explore.
- An arsenal of ninja moves at your disposal.
- Throw your kunai left and right to move in style.
- Cute unique graphical style with striking colors.
- ORA ORA ORA ORA ORAAAA!
Watch the announcement trailer below.