Residual is an adventure developed by Orangepixel, released 9 September 2021 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and Linux.
What Residual is
Residual is an adventure game developed by Orangepixel and released in 2021. It was published by HandyGames. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Explore an uncharted world of forgotten alien tech & lore, while crafting your way to freedom and stopping the spread of the ooze, a tenacious galactic menace! Brought to you by Apogee, THE original indie publisher, famous for Wolfenstein, Duke Nukem, Rise of the Triad, Prey & Max Payne.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Residual launched on 9 September 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut. It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
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