Watcher Chronicles to Nintendo consoles featuring a local coop mode with single Joy-Con support. Battle your way with a friend through an vast Purgatory, filled with demonic nightmares and merciless bosses.
Indie studio Third Sphere Game Studios have proudly announced today that their 2D action RPG Watcher Chronicles releases today on Nintendo Switch, with an all new local co-op multiplayer mode to allow you to play with your friends in couch co-op.

In the darkest depths of Purgatory the forces of evil have aligned with themselves to turn this middle-ground into a new Hell, punishing all the lost souls that find themselves there awaiting purification. Our brave hero will have to battle his way through this new, wretched abyss and fight through hordes of demonic enemies and gigantic bosses, all to prevent them from carrying out their evil machinations.
Death is a hero’s destiny. Prepare to die. A lot.
The Watchers, a group of fallen ones, are behind this all. The seek to transform Purgatory into the new Hell, and it is down to you, and only you, to turn this tide. To save those lost souls that cannot save themselves, lest they face annihilation.
Dodge, block, and slice your way through enemies in difficult but fair souls-like combat!
Explore every inch of a large interconnected realm rammed to the teeth with secrets and game changing loot in a non-linear fashion.
Take on the entire game in local co-op with a friend! Single JoyCon mode supported on Switch.
Use incredibly destructive magic to incinerate enemies with waves of fire, light them up with bursts of lightning, or summon an undead horde to fight on your behalf with the necromancy tree.

Discover and master unique weapons with different move sets that completely change up the gameplay.
Upgrade your hero to match your play style and build out your own unique character class. Discover 100+ upgradable armour, weapons, and rings to specialize your build.
Battle over 20+ finely tuned and challenging bosses that require careful planning and significant skill to take down.
Keep your gear when finishing the game and continue the journey with increasingly harder difficulties in New Game Plus.
Check out the trailer for Watcher Chronicles below!
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