Hi everyone!
Wow, we can’t get over all of the incredible support and enthusiasm following Eastward’s release date announcement. If you left a lovely comment, tweeted the dev team, ‘Liked’ or shared the trailer, or even just watched it at all, thank you so much. We can’t wait to put the game in your hands on September 16th. Not long to go now!
We’ve also seen a lot of questions floating about - so let’s get those answered in a tidy FAQ!
When does the Pre-Order promotion end?
Eastward is available for pre-order now on Steam, GOG, Humble & Nintendo Switch, with a 10% off discount. The 10% off discount is for pre-sale only and will end at launch where it will return to full price.
What platforms is it available on?
Windows, Mac and Nintendo Switch!
How much will it be?
Eastward will be available for £21.99 / $24.99 / ¥ 2,680 or your regional equivalent, but you can currently grab 10% off if you pre-order before launch.
How long is the game?
That varies depending on how you play it, but we estimate around 30 hours. However, we expect many players may spend even more time chatting to Eastward's quirky NPCs, trying out various puzzle solutions, playing mini-games like Sam’s favourite in-game RPG, Earth Born, and hunting down all of Eastward’s hidden treasures!
How many players does it support?
Eastward is a single player game, with dual character control during combat, dungeon and puzzle-solving sections. There is no online mode.
Will it be playable in “X” language?
At launch Eastward will be playable in English, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. We may expand localisation to further languages after launch if there’s enough demand, so let us know! As Eastward is a story-based game, there’s a lot of text to be translated (approx 143,000 words), so additional language updates may take some time to ensure high quality!
Will there be a soundtrack available?
If you bopped your head along to composer Joel Corelitz’s awesome beats during Eastward’s trailers, you’ll be happy to know we’ll be making the Eastward OST available for purchase and download. You can pre-order it right now on Bandcamp which nabs you the track "Iron Carbine" before release! If you missed it, you can read last week's Music Blog and interview with Joel Corelitz here!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1586600/Eastward_Soundtrack/
While we're on the topic of music, here's another taster from the soundtrack... :
Will it have a physical version?
We recently announced a Japanese Nintendo Switch physical version with our friends at Kakehashi. It will be available as both “Standard” and “Collector’s” editions at various retailers across Japan. The Standard edition includes 2 sticker sheets alongside the physical cartridge itself, and the Collector’s Edition also adds a luxury 2-disc CD soundtrack, and an adorable mini-figure of Sam! The artwork shown on the site is still a placeholder, so we’ll be sharing more information for our Japanese players too.
But what about the rest of the world? Rest assured, we’re working on it, and will have more news to share very soon!
I’m a YouTuber / Twitch Streamer / Content Creator, how do I get hold of a review key?
If any of the above applies to you and you’re keen to get early access to play Eastward when keys are available, you can request access by filling in our Content Creator form. Please note, we’ve already seen an overwhelming amount of requests, so keys are not guaranteed.
Lastly, if you're as excited about Eastward as we are, come join the community discussion over on our Discord or Reddit, and follow us on Twitter for more Chucklefish gaming news.
Not long to go now. See you at the finishing line.
-Chucklefish