During the Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase, the presentation confirmed the release date for the Nintendo Switch port of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD. This is the first piece of new information to come about this title since its reveal at EGX back in September of last year.
The Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase is a yearly event that Nintendo holds to show off the newest indie games that are coming to the Nintendo Switch, with Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD being one of them. The Oddworld franchise has existed since the late 90s with the release of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee back in 1997, but Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is arguably the most well-known and popular game in the series. This game in particular has had numerous ports to several platforms, even the PlayStation Vita.
At 10 A.M. this morning, the Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase showed off a variety of new titles, sixteen in total. A little over halfway through the presentation, the release date for Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD was announced during a brief fifty-second video that played during the showcase. The game is slated to be released on January 23rd, 2020.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath has seen quite a large amount of releases on a cacophony of different gaming platforms such as the original XBOX, Steam, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and many more, with the Nintendo Switch being the latest addition. The Oddworld franchise has been around for decades and this latest port gives new players the chance to experience this classic game on a new platform with updated sound design, graphics, and gameplay. Not to mention that a completely new Oddworld game titled Oddworld: Soulstorm that is set to be released sometime next year.
However, compared to some of the other titles announced during the Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase, it seems that Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD has been dwarfed over by other games, such as The Survivalists and Axiom Verge 2, the sequel to the widely popular Metroid inspired platformer. Regardless, it's unfortunate that a port to a cult classic game is getting overlooked by the majority of fans, though that's not to say that all of the other games announced during the showcase deserve less excitement.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD will release January 23, 2020 for Nintendo Switch.