Ooblets and all his cute little dancing creatures are leaving Early Access on Xbox and PC next month. And the people behind the game announced today that the adorable life sim is also going to Switch on September 1st.
First published in Early Access via the Epic Store and the Xbox Preview program in 2020, Ooblets is a bit of a hodgepodge, combining elements from life sims like Stardew Valley with creature gathering like that Pokemon. But instead of letting these cute little critters fight each other, Ooblets lets them compete in dance-offs with players using different cards to control the flow of battle. And now the funny world of Ooblets flickers and shakes its way to a full 1.0 version and is also coming to Switch next month.
Ooblets was developed by indie studio Glumberland and has been very well received by both critics and fans since its initial release. And today, as part of the announcement of the 1.0 update and switch port release date, the studio released a new trailer for the life sim.
While I wasn’t playing Ooblets I really enjoyed the game for a while back then I watched it in 2020. Here’s what I had to say at the time:
There’s a lot of stuff in there Ooblets. Lots of people to talk to, side activities to try, challenges to complete, furniture to buy and farm. You can grow crops to sell, eat, or even collect seeds from defeated Ooblets and breed new creatures to join you on your adventure. I’ll admit I wasn’t expecting that much depth and was pleasantly surprised to find so much to do.
Since then, the team has continually updated the game, adding new areas and features. And with this upcoming 1.0 update, Glumberland says it’s adding even more, including completing the game’s main story.
Ooblets is available now on the Epic Store and Xbox consoles for PC and will be released on Switch along with the 1.0 update on September 1st, 2022.
