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Ato

Ato is an atmospheric sword dueling metroidvania game set in the era of feudal Japan. Every combat encounter is an intense duel to the death with its own personality and fighting style. Perform risky parry…

8 May 2020

Ato is an adventure developed by Tiny Warrior Games, released 8 May 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux.

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What Ato is

Ato is an adventure game developed by Tiny Warrior Games and released in 2020. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker Studio 2.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ato tells a visually-driven story about a father who has given up his past ways in order to live a life of peace with his wife and child. However this peace is soon disturbed as his child is taken from him…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ato launched on 8 May 2020, within three weeks of Deep Rock Galactic, Streets of Rage 4, Tetris Effect: Connected and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Deep Rock Galactic, Streets of Rage 4, Tetris Effect: Connected, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.

Official trailer

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When did Ato come out?
Ato was released on 8 May 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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