Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite will get a new popular game from 2020 in 2021. This week developer Tripwire Interactive – a studio best known for the Killing Floor series and publisher Deep Silver announced the first Grand Theft Auto shark game, Maneater, is finally coming to Switch and Switch Lite after being delayed from its original 2020 release window. More specifically, the pair confirmed a May 25 release date for the game on Switch and Switch Lite, although unfortunately they have not released a new trailer to accompany this news.
While we didn’t get a new trailer at the announcement, the pair did confirm that the game will also receive a retail release in addition to a digital release. That said, it’s unclear at this point whether the game will cost $ 40 like on other platforms, or $ 50 or $ 60 on Switch and Switch Lite due to the infamous, but less common, Switch tax.
For those who don’t know: Maneater Released last spring through the PS4, Xbox One and PC, and it has since come to PS5 and Xbox Series X. At release, the game didn’t set the world on fire critically, but it did find a player base and will likely disappear to become somewhat of a cult hit in the coming years.
“Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas – a terrifying shark,” reads an official pitch of the game. “Maneater is a single player action RPG set in an open world where you are the shark. Starting as a small shark pup you have to survive the harsh world as you make your way through the ecosystem. To do this, you will explore a large and varied open world encountering different enemies – both humans and wildlife. Find the right resources and you can grow and evolve far beyond what nature intended, allowing the player to adapt the shark to his playing style. lucky because you can get revenge on the cruel. A fisherman who has chopped you to pieces will evolve into a huge shark, an apex predator of legends. Eat. Research. Evolve. “
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