Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles out now on Nintendo Switch

Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles is now available on the Nintendo Game Store for only $11.04.

The game pays homage to the classic Resident Evil trilogy while adding a smidge of Silent Hill to the mix. The result is a unique single-player experience featuring bone-crushing difficulty, limited saves via consumable floppy disks, and panic-inducing encounters not for the faint of heart.

Featuring fixed camera angles (a staple of the survivor horror genre since Alone in the Dark), Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles is the most atmospheric entry in the Outbreak series - taking players from a well-lit, stately manor to a nightmarish environment far below ground.

Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles is the second Outbreak title to appear on Nintendo’s console - following the recent release of Outbreak: Epidemic.

DEVELOPER QUOTE

“I’m really proud of how Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles turned out. The backgrounds, camera placement, and lighting alone add a very tangible feeling of dread to the game. In keeping with tradition, Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles also features a variety of game modes and an engrossing single-player campaign. For a solo developer like me, hitting all these targets was incredibly challenging - but I always had the end result in sight: a return to the glory days of the survivor horror genre.”

- Evan Wolbach (Founder, Dead Drop Studios)

The Switch version of Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles carries over improvements and bug fixes made to the original Steam release, including:

  • Massive rebalancing - making “Normal” difficulty slightly more manageable with buffed supplies, improved damage, and more (“Hard” and beyond are untouched and remain incredibly difficult).

  • Superior enemy attack detection - giving the player more opportunities to dodge.

  • Numerous fixes including geometry tweaking, enemy placement, and more.

  • Significant performance and memory improvements.

  • Dramatic reduction in load times.

KEY FEATURES (SWITCH)

  • Fixed camera angles harken back to the early days of survival horror games.

  • Dedicated Story Mode follows the player character, Lydia, as she becomes separated from her group.

  • Limited inventory space, beautiful environments, and horrifying monsters!

  • Fight through countless rooms in an action-packed Battle Mode - inspired by Resident Evil: Code Veronica.

  • Search rooms, read logs, find keys, and solve puzzles to survive.

  • Engage threats directly or run away to safety.

  • Save games using (in-game) floppy disks!

  • Choose from several firearms and melee weapons.

  • Multiple difficulty settings - Easy, Normal, Biohazard, and a “one-hit-kill” Nightmare setting for the truly insane.

  • No Internet connection required.

  • Supports Switch Pro Controller, Joy-Cons in tabletop mode, and HD Rumble.

6. November 2020, von Markus 'Markus S.' Schaffarz