Kyoto based video game developer, Q-Games today announced that PixelJunk™: Eden 2 will be launching on December 10th, 2020! Fans can pre-purchase the new title starting today. A special 34% discount on the Nintendo Switch eShop will be available until December 16th, 2020.
PixelJunk™ Eden 2 is a meditative experience from acclaimed Japanese multimedia artist Baiyon who serves as Q-Game’s Creative Director. Baiyon returns once again to the PixelJunk™ Eden series to provide his unique vision of art and music in order to create an unforgettable experience that draws players in. The soundtrack contains the minimal techno / house sound of its predecessor, but with more of an organic feel.
Players will be able to enjoy traversing the rich, vibrant world of PixelJunk™ Eden 2 either in single player or with a friend. In addition, players can choose their favorite levels and explore how they want in the unlockable Garden Collection mode. In the Garden Collection mode, players will be able to combine various Spices with different Grimps, and Gardens to find their favorite experiences. Local Co-Op returns to the series, allowing up to two players to collaborate and work together to create real time action paintings
Jump, Spin, Swing, Travel Through Beautiful Organic Worlds
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Unlock new Grimps with different perks, each providing new challenges!
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Local Co-Op: The background reacts to both players’ movements allowing players to create a beautiful action painting together.
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Alter the world in mind binding ways by using a variety of Spices to improve Pollen gathering, changing the Grimp’s movement, spending more time cultivating the Gardens, or even increasing the amount of enemies!
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A euphoric soundtrack that matches the world to create a true meditative experience.
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PixelJunk™ Eden 2 provides countless hours of play with a bountiful amount of Gardens to choose from. Each with a multitude of variations.
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An artistic visual style that keeps changing, like peeking into a kaleidoscope.
Players travel through the luscious Gardens, full of unique plants and vegetation with the help of Grimps. By filling up the Seeds with Pollen, players can open new Plants and pathways as they journey through their colorful, organic world. Grimps have the ability to jump and swing, providing a lively take on the action platformer genre. When the Grimps move, players can feel their presence in the Gardens as their world changes in appearance, shape and form. Players will create unique paintings in real time as they explore the Gardens. There are so many Grimps, and Spices each with their own unique ability and enhancements to discover. Combine these to navigate through the Gardens and recover the Spectra, which serves as the source of life in the world of Eden.
「PixelJunk™ Eden 2」Trailer - YouTube
Just some of the beautiful Gardens you can explore
Players can combine Grimps and Spices to create their own gameplay experiences
Baiyon - game, art and musical director of PixelJunk™ Eden 2:
With PixelJunk™ Eden 2, Baiyon feels that the team was able to further expand the themes of the series by exploring the synthesis between action games and the feeling of painting in real time.
Occasionally while testing the game Baiyon felt like he really was painting something and not actually playing a game-- let alone an action game! At those moments he felt like he had achieved at least a little bit of what he had set out to do.
Baiyon is sure you’ll create many of your own pleasant moments by matching the beats and adventure with Grimps as players explore the many kaleidoscopic gardens of PixelJunk™ Eden 2
■「PixelJunk™ Eden 2」Basic Information:
Title：PixelJunk™ Eden 2
Developer：Q-Games
Release Date：December 10th, 2020
Genre：Action, Multiplayer, Music
Number of Players： up to 2 players
Platform：Nintendo Switch™
For all ages.
PixelJunk™ Eden 2 will be released soon! You can get the game 34% cheaper if you purchase the game before December 16th, 2020. The standard price of the game will be $14.99/€ 12,99. The price during special sale: $9.89 / € 8,57.
■eShop Links:
Nintendo eShop Pixel Junk Eden 2 Store Page (US)
Nintendo eShop Pixel Junk Eden 2 Store Page (UK)
About PixelJunk™ Eden:
PixelJunk™ Eden was first released on the PlayStation 3 in 2008, as part of the PixelJunk™ series. Combining the unique art and sound, the series has received a great deal of attention including the Independent Games Festival 2008 (IGF) in San Francisco. It was the first Japanese title to be nominated for Excellence in Visual Art, Excellence in Audio and Technical Excellence. Eden Obscura was released for smartphones, which allowed players to use their camera to generate kaleidoscope worlds in real time.
About Q-Games:
Q-Games, most known for the successful PixelJunk franchise and multiple Star Fox titles, was founded in 2001 by industry legend Dylan Cuthbert. After working as the lead developer on the original Star Fox as well as other hit games and tech for Sony and Nintendo, Dylan branched out and started Q-Games, an independent video game studio focused on making approachable yet unique games.
Located in the heart of Kyoto, Q-Games is committed to crafting innovative games on all platforms while simultaneously growing the indie games community in Kyoto and abroad.There is an original PixelJunk title on nearly every major platform including notable hits like PixelJunk Eden, PixelJunk NomNom Galaxy, PixelJunk Monsters, and over 20 additional titles. Q-Games has also collaborated with some of the biggest names in the industry as they continue to impress and innovate.
For Press Inquiries:
William Loubier
Email: pr-team@q-games.com
Website: q-games.com
PixelJunk™ Eden 2 has English, Japanese, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean language support.