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Run the Fan

The game consists of over 50 boards, and your goal is the same on each of them: to switch on the fan. But to achieve that, you must do much more than just push the button! There is a current generator on each…

23 July 2019

Run the Fan is an arcade developed by Silesia Games, released 23 July 2019 on Nintendo Switch.

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What Run the Fan is

Run the Fan is an arcade game developed by Silesia Games and released in 2019. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game consists of over 50 boards, and your goal is the same on each of them: to switch on the fan. But to achieve that, you must do much more than just push the button! There is a current generator on each of the boards, linked to the fan through a path. Problem is, the path is broken in several places! To ensure that the current reaches the fan uninterrupted, you must create an electric arc wherever the circuit was damaged. Seems complicated? Don't worry. No electrical know-how is required! You just need to skillfully operate a metal ball and build electric arcs with it where needed. It's quite simple and intuitive. Bear in mind that with each board comes with new challenges. Always…
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Run the Fan launched on 23 July 2019, within three weeks of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Wolfenstein: Youngblood and A Short Hike. It arrived 2 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, A Short Hike.

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When did Run the Fan come out?
Run the Fan was released on 23 July 2019 for Nintendo Switch.

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