Eastward Is Getting A Physical Release In The West

Eastward’s physical version that release last year was only available throughout Japan, but now Chucklefish and Pixpil have joined with iam8bit and Skybound Games to bring some new physical editions to the west – including a collector’s edition.

A standard release of Eastward is planned to release on May 24th which will include a physical copy of the game as well as an exclusive Eastward sticker. The collector’s edition will follow shortly after and will include an the above items as well as a exclusive cover sheet by artist Laura Bifana and an official Eastward board game from the designer Erich Meyr and illustrator Ryan Brinkerhoff.

The cooperative tabletop game has 2-4 players working together to rescue villagers and defeat enemies, racing against a sinister miasma that threatens to engulf the world – complete with a foldout game board, 15 food cards, 10 item cards, eight Miasma cards, and four unique playable character standees. In addition, the tabletop game pairs with the limited vinyl featuring the game’s soundtrack by Joel Corelitz with extra notable work on Death Stranding, Halo Infinite, and Gorogoa. The vinyl has been made using recycled material and will also offer a first-of-its-kind package, featuring the official Eastward Board Game. The board game components from the limited-edition vinyl can be combined with the Eastward Switch Collector’s Edition, serving as an expansion. Players can experience either board separately or together for an all-encompassing map of the city for an epic Eastward tabletop game night.

More details will be released soon, but for now you can pre-order the game from the iam8bit store here.

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