Aura Of Worlds Now Out On Switch

As you might have heard, there’s a new game out now on Nintendo Switch. It’s about being confronted with obstacles and improvising ways around them based on the abilities you have and what’s available in the environment around you. We are, of course, talking about Cognitive Force’s roguelite Aura of Worlds.

By coincidence this game was released for Switch the same week a far more high-profile game with the same concepts came out, but that’s not its own fault. It actually beat Zelda to the punch by several months: on PC (where Zelda will never go). Aura of Worlds has been available in Steam Early Access form for a while; as of this week it hit Version 1.0 and became a full product.

Aura Of Worlds is a 2D roguelite from a side perspective that rewards improvisation. Each obstacle can be handled in one of several ways. Obstacles, treasure chests and enemies are not just hittable, but liftable, you can throw one against another, or it may be possible to avoid them altogether through parkour or even transforming the room. Whatever solution you can dream of will get you there.

• Wide Array of Skills: Grab, throw, hack, light, parkour, terraform, and warp time itself!
• Challenging Traps, Many Solutions: Throw an enemy into a laser field, blink through it – or blow up the power conduit; put your creativity to the test!
• Endless Levels: With 100+ unique enemies and traps and over 14 randomized level themes, you can navigate mine-filled tidal corridors, rising lava, carnivorous plant-lined caverns, and more.
• Thrilling Boss Fights: Outwit and outmaneuver powerful guardians at the end of each world.
• One Object, Multiple Possibilities: With multi-use objects, a humble lantern can be grabbed, carried for light, shot or thrown as a Molotov cocktail.
• Customize Your Gameplay: Choose from a multitude of weapons, items, abilities, pets, modifiers, upgrades, and more.
• Always evolving: Progress between runs with a wide array of optional unlocks including upgrades, items, character backgrounds, pets and world shortcuts.
• Rescue missions: Locate friends in need of a helping hand!
• Gorgeous Pixel Art: Hand-crafted pixel art and animations by Rex Smeal, Han Cheon, T-Dog eXtreme, Danika Clark, and August Cartland.
• Immersive Sound: Experience a memorable score and sound effects from the prolific Mat Dwyer and Amanda J. Lim.

Check out Aura of Worlds now on Switch and Steam. It’s 10% off on Switch and 15% off on Steam for the opening week only.