Indivisible — a role-playing action/adventure game developed by Lab Zero Games — was released for the Nintendo Switch; completely out of nowhere, too. What's interesting about this, is that not even the developers knew that their game was releasing today.
Sure, the people over at Lab Zero Games knew about the game being ported to the Nintendo Switch, but they had planned to release Indivisible in May, and Nintendo ended up releasing it today without letting them know.
As if that wasn't enough, the game is missing a day one patch; because of this, Indivisible is missing some features like co-op. Needless to say, the developers aren't happy with this surprise release.
Indivisible Project Lead Mike Zaimont took to social media to express his dissatisfaction with the state of the game on the Switch. Zaimont does, however, have nothing but good things to say about the studio that ported the game — who he says did a great job.
Mike Zaimont also doesn't blame Nintendo for the whole situation; hoping that 505 Games, Indivisible's publisher, will provide more infor about the day one patch.
Lab Zero Games' official statement reads as follows:
We are very pleased to announce that Indivisible is now available on the Nintendo eShop! Is it earlier than we had planned? Yes it is!
We had scheduled an early May release date, but due to an unexpected series of events, the game is now available in North America and Europe! It’s a happy accident that puts the game into your hands sooner than expected.
It’s taken a while to get here, but now that Indivisible is on Switch, we could not be more excited. The Switch is a great platform for Indivisible. Whether you’ve been waiting to play, or are already an expert, you’re going to love being able to take Ajna and her friends to go!
We have an update coming soon that will include the following:
- In-game Roti unlocked for everyone
- Toggle for 30 FPS/unlocked – The game currently defaults to Unlocked.
- More GPU/CPU optimizations
- Fixes for sprite lighting/sprites appearing oddly
- Support for 1080p when docked (currently 720p docked/undocked)
After the update, Roti will be waiting for everyone inside the game, regardless of purchase date! Look in the menu for a special option to have Roti join in the adventure.
While the game has launched in North America and Europe, there are some additional regions that will have their own launch dates.
An official Japanese version with full text AND full Japanese voiceovers will be released by Spike Chunsoft on July 16th. H2 Interactive will release in Korea and Southeast Asia at a date to be announced.
You may have noticed that the game is currently available only on Nintendo’s digital eShop. We are taking a digital-first strategy due to concerns over, and to avoid putting pressure on, the retail supply chain. We will evaluate production of a physical version of the game for retail sales as soon as things return to normal.
There is one exception. We are producing a small number of physical cartridges that will be sent to the original Indiegogo backers who chose that version as their reward. We do not have a delivery date for this version of the game. We will ship these to backers as quickly as possible, but it could be 1-2 months given the current situation.
For backers who have ordered the digital version, we will be getting your codes to you as quickly as possible! More info will be available when we have news.
It does seem that this is all on 505 Games, but we'll just have to wait for the publisher to release an official statement, and hopefully make sure that stuff like this doesn't happen again. On the plus side, people can now enjoy Indivisible on the Switch; all they have to do now is wait for that day 1 patch that already didn't release on day one.
Indivisible is an action RPG / platformer featuring stunning hand drawn art and animation combined with unique real-time combat mechanics. Immerse yourself in a fantastical world with dozens of playable characters, a rich storytelling experience, gameplay that’s easy to learn but difficult to master, and the trademark razor-sharp quality that Lab Zero Games is known for!
Indivisible is available for the Nintendo Switch today.