Bramble: The Mountain King Brings Nordic Myths To Little Nightmares Chills On Switch In 2023

Merge Games has today announced that the upcoming psychological thriller Bramble: The Mountain King will be bringing the chills to Switch in a physical form next year.

After releasing a demo on PC and PS5 which gained popularity over Halloween weekend (who would have thought it), developer Dimfrost Studios has decided to make the full leap to consoles in the coming year and looking at the above trailer, us scaredy cats are going to have to hype ourselves up for this one.

Based on fables from Nordic mythology, Bramble sees you playing as Olle, a young boy who goes out into the spooky woods in order to find his sister. Of course, these spooky woods are full of nasties (again, who would have thought it?!) and the following game will have you running away from trolls, demons, witches and a whole host of other things that we would rather not be running away from in the first place.

Based on the above trailer, full of giant monsters creeping in from the background and an abundance of small gnome-like characters, we can’t help but feel a hefty dose of Little Nightmares vibes from this one. If Bramble can take all of the things that we liked about the aforementioned title (the intense atmosphere, clever storytelling) and get rid of the bad (those darn loading times), then the team at Dimfrost might be onto something here.

For an idea of some of the game’s features as well as some suitably creepy screenshots, check out the following from Merge Games:

Features:
? Traverse the sinister world of Bramble on an emotional journey to find your sister
? Unravel dark secrets and discover what lurks in the depths of your mind as you fight for courage
? Beautiful art encapsulating story-driven gameplay with immersive cinematic moments
? Encounter mythical creatures such as Näcken, the Skogsra, trolls, gnomes and more
? Explore a sprawling landscape of tremendous heights and plunging depths inspired by Nordic nature

Physical copies of the game are available to pre-order now through Signature Edition Games for a price of £34.99 / $39.99 / €39.99. Plus, if you are one of the first 2,000 customers to get your order in from the site then you will be able to get a free pin featuring the Skogsrå – an all-round unsavoury character by the looks of it!

There is currently no precise release date on the game as of yet, though the publishers are expecting to release it next year.

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