LOS ANGELES - Feb. 14, 2023 – iam8bit and distribution partner Skybound Games, together with publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Giant Squid Studios, have revealed that the Nintendo Switch retail physical editions of The Pathless will launch on April 18. Fans can preorder the stunning iam8bit Exclusive Edition and base retail edition for $39.99 USD/£34.99/€39.99 at iam8bit.com and global retailers.
A trailer showcasing The Pathless physical editions available for pre-order can be viewed here.
The iam8bit Exclusive Edition, in true iam8bit fashion, will include a bounty of extra goodies, including a reversible cover sheet, set of six exclusive art cards, and a giant foldout poster featuring Hunter and The Eagle set amongst a mystical landscape displaced by the curse of a great darkness. The base retail edition features a set of six art cards along with the physical disc—perfect for those looking for a nice bonus in their physical games. All cover art was designed by the talented Emmy Award Winner Elaine Lee.
The path doesn’t end there. The iam8bit Exclusive Edition for PlayStation 5 is available on iam8bit.com for $52.99. This exclusive release includes the physical edition, alongside a reversible cover sheet, collectible art cards (set of six), and giant foldout poster featuring exclusive artwork from the game.
All retail editions of The Pathless can be purchased from pathless.iam8bit.com.
Giant Squid Studios' action adventure indie darling was nominated for multiple categories at the ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, International Film Music Critics Awards and The Webby Awards. This hidden gem has been praised for its captivating score, winning the Game Audio Network Guild Award for Best Music for an Indie Game in 2021, and receiving multiple Annual Game Music Awards in 2020, including Score of the Year, Traditional / Acoustic, Audio of the Year, In-Game Music, and Audio of the Year, Main Theme.
The Pathless features a special companionship between the Hunter, a master archer and an eagle, who together must face the shadows encroaching on their world. With an enchanting orchestral score, breathtaking landscapes, and mysterious forests filled with secrets and puzzles, this game requires curiosity, skill and wit.
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About iam8bit
Founded in 2005, iam8bit is a creative production emporium that has quietly redefined the entertainment industry, time and time again. Collaborating with a plethora of partners and narrative-busting IPs, iam8bit punctuates the importance of engaging with fans directly. By creating the videogame industry's very first community events, the company injected the idea of experiential immersion into game and film marketing (back when it was simply known as "theatre"). iam8bit also played a crucial role in the vinyl renaissance, minting its first record in 2010, and is the industry leader in premium physical editions of top-tier games. In 2020, iam8bit evolved into financing and publishing games, with several yet-to-be-announced PC, console and tabletop games on the horizon. The company is based in Los Angeles and co-owned/co-creatively directed by Jon M. Gibson and Amanda White. Visit iam8bit.com or follow @iam8bit on Instagram or Twitter.
About Annapurna Interactive
Annapurna Interactive, founded in 2016, works with independent game creators from around the world, helping them develop and release personal experiences for everyone. Their award-winning portfolio includes Outer Wilds, Sayonara Wild Hearts, If Found…, Donut County, Florence, Telling Lies, Gorogoa, What Remains of Edith Finch, I Am Dead, The Pathless, Maquette, Last Stop, The Artful Escape, Solar Ash, Neon White, Stray, A Memoir Blue and Hindsight, as well as upcoming titles Storyteller, Thirsty Suitors, COCOON, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Flock, Forever Ago and The Lost Wild.
About Skybound Games
Skybound is a company for creators. We're known for using the Wheel of Awesome to make cool stuff, no matter the platform. We place creators and their projects at the center of the wheel and work with them to keep the integrity of their vision as it becomes a comic, game, TV series, film, audio series, or all of the above.
Skybound builds global franchises. We’ve been the home of The Walking Dead and Invincible since 2010 and are leaders in creating universes that become pop culture phenomena from our library of over 150 properties, including the emerging tentpole Impact Winter.
Skybound is a force in games. We publish, produce and distribute video games across every genre, including the blockbuster The Walking Dead series and the BAFTA award-winning Before Your Eyes.
Follow Skybound on Twitter (@Skybound), YouTube (Skybound), Facebook (@SkyboundEntertainment), Instagram (@skyboundent), and at www.skybound.com.