If you enjoy 2D puzzle platformers with lots of variety and collectibles then you'll adore Hatch Tales: A Heroic Hookshot Adventure.
Hatch Tales: A Heroic Hookshot Adventure2024
Hatch Tales: A Heroic Hookshot Adventure
2024 Limited Run Games77Good
Playable on
Available on
- $19.99
- Coming soon
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- October 22, 2024
- Developer
- Atooi
- Publisher
- Limited Run Games
- Themes
Overview
Hookshot your way through a unique platforming adventure Embark on an action-packed platforming quest across the mystical lands of Talonreach. Join Hatch, a flightless hawk mountaineer equipped with a powerful hookshot, on a perilous journey to confront the evil Nazar, and save the kingdom from his icy grip. The many tales of Hatch's saga will take him from the comfort of his homeland to the far, untamed edges of the kingdom. Encountering powerful foes and dangerous hazards. Unlocking amazing abilities and experiencing wonders never before dreamed of. Whether these tales end in triumph, or become cautionary, rests on the shoulders of our young hero.
Screenshots
Reception
Press80
Great- OpenCritic80from 4 reviews
Hatch Tales, as late as it is in arriving, has ended up really surprising us. This is a delightful retro platformer, full of challenge and focus, that gives you a whole bunch of fun ways to play. Even with just the core campaign, with its smart level design and laser-like focus on doing what it's doing very well, we'd have been satisfied, but the addition...
Hatch Tales: A Heroic Hookshot Adventure deserves its place in the pantheon of retro platformers on the Switch.
Hatch Tales: A Heroic Hookshot Adventure had a rough road to release, and the final product reflects that in some respects with a few odd choices. Still, it's a very good platformer, much more often than not, challenging and content-rich. Releasing late in the life of the Switch exposes it to some of the same risks the original game faced later in the...