Devolver Digital and Doinksoft announce Dark Scrolls for Nintendo Switch

Today, Devolver Digital and Doinksoft unveiled Dark Scrolls for Nintendo Switch. It will be available later this year.

The game is being made by the same team behind Gato Roboto, Gunbrella, and Demon Throttle. This time around, we’re getting a pixel-perfect dungeon scroller that mixes shoot ’em up-like chaos with compelling roguelike progression.

Learn more about the project with the following rundown:

Set forth on your quest to [INSERT NOBLE AND IMPORTANT, BIG GOAL HERE] with one of the worthy yet quirky heroes in solo or cooperative play locally and online. Hack, slash and dodge through hordes of enemies and deadly traps in procedurally generated runs of hand-crafted rooms and levels using each hero’s unique attacks and abilities to your advantage.

Sharp reflexes and split-second decisions are crucial to survival as the intensity ratchets up while each run delivers new surprises, branching paths and unrelenting bosses to conquer. Gobble up coins to spend at Bruce & Goose’s Shoppe as you take a breath from the action to gain new perks, devastating attacks and summoned allies. Stack them right, and you’ll unleash screen-filling destruction of arcade legend.

Key Features

• Choose from a cast of nine playable characters and hurl axes, fling arrows, toss knives and even flip steaks at a rogues’ gallery of bizarre enemies
• Each character, whether it’s a burly berserker or a saxophone-playing rat, has unique skills, side
  objectives and customizable trinkets to experiment with
• Play solo or invite a pal aboard to help. Dark Scrolls supports both local and online co-op and
  collaborating players can strategize and revive each other mid-level
• Super authentic old school visuals, SFX and music. Looks and sounds like classic games of yore,
  but with the sparkle of modern controls and design
• Procedurally generated levels stitched together from hand-crafted rooms. Every run offers new
  surprises, branching paths and skill-testing bosses

The first trailer for the game can be found below.

Announcement Trailer

We’ll report back when we have a release date. Access more Nintendo Switch news from us here.