Following its Kickstarter success, Bo: Teal Lotus Path has finally set a release date for the Nintendo Switch and several other platforms – with Humble Games and developer Squid Shock confirming that it will come to July 18, 2024.
If you missed our previous coverage a few years ago, this “2.5D side-scrolling action platformer” takes inspiration from Japanese folklore and features elements of Metroidvania. Members of Another Metroid 2 remake (AM2R) were also involved in this project. Here's a little more via the title's Steam listing:
Move with acrobatic grace and agility through a mysterious world of myths and legends in Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, a colorful hand-drawn adventure inspired by Japanese folklore.
Embark on a mystical journey as Bō, a celestial flower (tentaihana fox) descended from the heavens to fulfill a mysterious ancient prophecy. Use your legendary bō stick to bounce and slide fluidly through a supernatural realm of hand-drawn dreamscapes, strange and adorable yokai, and massive monsters summoned in ancient Japanese legends.
Explore a diverse and interconnected world in a 2.5D side-scrolling action platformer with Metroidvania elements. Journey to a haunted castle, a thriving Japanese-inspired metropolis, and many other weird and wonderful places, then find ways to go back and fully explore the new paths and surprises unlocked.