#obakeidoro!

Following its August 1 launch in Japan, Obakeidoro! will launch for Switch via the Nintendo eShop in North America and Europe on August 29 for $19.99 / £16.99, developer Free Style announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via Free Style:

Simple to Play and Easy to Understand Game

Obakeidoro! is a game of tag that can be enjoyed by both adults and children alike. The game is set in a world where players can enjoy and even when they are not keen on horror settings.

Can You Escape in 3 Minutes?

Obakeidoro! is an asymmetric multiplayer game that is simple to play and easy to understand, as it’s based on the playground game of tag.

Rules of the Game: First of all, players will need to choose who will play the role of the ghost (one person), and who will play the people being chased (three people).

The ghost wins if the player is able to catch all three people and put them in jail within three minutes. The people win if at least one of them is able to avoid being caught within those three minutes.

The game was exhibited at the Japan Entertainment Festival (Zentame) in the summer of 2018, which was held near Gifu Station. Within two days, the game had been played by 600 people, spurring the creators on to further its development.

Subsequently, the game was exhibited at the BitSummit 7 Spirits event in June 2019, held at Miyako Messe in Kyoto. Obakeidoro! was one of the 102 exhibited games to be considered for the Popular Selection Award, based on the votes cast by visitors of the event.

Watch a trailer below.

Obakeidoro! will launch for Switch via the Nintendo eShop in Japan on August 1 for 1,980 yen, developer Free Style Games announced.

Free Style Games told Gematsu it also plans to release Obakeido! in North America and Europe on the same day at a price point of $19.99 / £16.99 / €19.99, but the game is still pending approval from Nintendo’s regional branches, so it cannot say for sure.

The battle-type action game is based on the Japanese variation of tag called “Keidoro” and has easy-to-play controls. It pits one player on the ghost side against three players on the human side. The ghost side has three minutes to catch and jail every player on the human side to win, while the human side has to dodge the ghost side for three minutes to win. The game also supports global online matches.

Watch a new trailer below.

Free Style Games’ competitive action game Obakeidoro! will be released for Switch worldwide this summer, the Nagoya-based developer announced.

Obakeidoro! is based on the children’s game of tag, with one player on the ghost side and three players on the humans side. The ghost side has three minutes to catch and jail everyone on the human side to win, while the human side has to stay away from the ghost side for three minutes to win. The game will support online matches with players around the world.

For those attending BitSummit 7 Spirits, which runs from June 1 to 2 at the Kyoto International Exhibition Hall Miyako Messe, Obakeidoro! will be playable. Read more about the event here.

Watch a 15-second trailer for Obakeidoro! below. Visit the official website here.