Baroque-Ya
Baroque-Ya is a collection from Japanese developer and publisher Sting, bringing together four titles from the company's post-apocalyptic Baroque series for the Nintendo Switch. This collection brings together…
Baroque-Ya is an arcade developed by Sting, released 18 December 2025 on Nintendo Switch.
What Baroque-Ya is
Baroque-Ya is an arcade game developed by Sting and released in 2025. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Baroque-Ya is a collection from Japanese developer and publisher Sting, bringing together four titles from the company's post-apocalyptic Baroque series for the Nintendo Switch. This collection brings together four distinct titles from the series' history: BAROQUE: Original Version: The game that started it all. This is the original 1998 version of the 3D dungeon-crawling RPG, where players guide an amnesiac protagonist through the ever-changing Neuro Tower to atone for a forgotten sin. BAROQUE Syndrome: A prequel to the main story, originally released as a visual novel in 2000. This game delves into the lives of the characters and the events that led to the world-altering catastrophe known…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Baroque series
Baroque-Ya is the ninth of 10 entries we hold in the Baroque series. The next entry was Baroque Syndrome in 2025.
What it launched against
Baroque-Ya launched on 18 December 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Marvel Cosmic Invasion and Rhythm Doctor. It arrived 8 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Rhythm Doctor.
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