The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island [Nintendo Switch™, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS]

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Hi everyone,

I’m Josh from Plow Games, and we just launched The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island for Nintendo Switch™, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. It’s a short, top-down adventure game, inspired by several 16-bit classics, that features a small island overworld, a large non-linear dungeon, two player co-op, colorful pixel art, a nostalgic soundtrack, and seven supported languages.

We’d love any feedback!

Game Microsite:

Plow Games:

Trailer:

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We just launched an Android version of the game on Google Play and itch.io! It features intuitive touch controls, as well as controller support with compatible XInput controllers.

Google Play:

itch.io (includes free, single-player only downloads)
The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island by Plowgames

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We just uploaded an official launch trailer!

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Looks great!

Any plans to release to console?

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Thank you. We are actually in the process of getting a Nintendo Switch version approved. This will be our first console release ever, so hopefully everything goes well.

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Well if you release on switch you’ve got one sale.

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looks pretty :3 what asset did you use for the art?

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@impheris We made all the art ourselves. Here’s our team:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcSkPHcugM0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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We just launched on Steam!

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Now on the Apple App Store!

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The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island is now out for Nintendo Switch!

I’m super-excited about this one. It’s been a dream of mine ever since I was a kid to make a game for a Nintendo console.

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We just released an update with language support added for Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, Italian, and German!

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The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island is now available on the Nintendo eShop in Japan and Korea!

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Congrats for releasing on Nintendo Switch!

Is it hard to release a game there? What are the requirements, please?

Good luck with your game!

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Thank you so much!

We had a great experience developing for Nintendo Switch, but you will need to get in touch with Nintendo for any specific requirements.

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I’m genuinely excited to play it, but why one dollar???

You’d probably get more sales, not less, if you asked $10.

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We’re only charging a dollar since it’s pretty short. It’s around 30 minutes long, but there are multiple shortcuts and paths to find in the dungeon for faster/different playthroughs. We wanted to develop a standalone, small game to build the foundation for a larger game in the same style and get our feet wet with console development.

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The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island is now available in Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Australia on the Nintendo eShop!

We’re so excited it’s finally out worldwide!

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Looks good will try it

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Thank you!