Press release -
GEARSHIFTERS LAUNCHES THIS AUTUMN ON SWITCH, PS4, XBOX, AND STEAM
Steer, drift, spin, smash and gun your way across a post-apocalyptic world.
[London] Monday 23 August 2021 – Developed by Red Phantom Games and published by Numskull Games, Gearshifters is racing onto screens this Autumn. The high-intensity top-down vehicle combat game launches this October and will be available digitally on Xbox and Steam stores, as well as both physically and digitally on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
Check out the gameplay trailer here.
In the 2060s, after "The Collapse" of capitalism and democracy, a rookie driver, known as a Gearshifter, delivers critical packages from a secluded HQ to imperilled neutral zones. Making dangerous transport runs means battling aggressive factions of weapon-laden vehicles and their mega-machine bosses. Players will race across the dystopian landscape in the hope of reaching the mysterious Citadel where world-changing secrets await discovery.
In this modernised shoot-em-up experience, players should expect rogue-like elements as they traverse a post-societal world in their solo adventure. Taking the most perilous routes, fulfilling high-stakes delivery missions to ensure the safe arrival of precious cargo – only the most skilled Gearshifters will survive.
Gearshifters will feature nine different zones, 27 stages, and a customisable car. Players can choose from three gameplay modes:
- Arcade - for those wanting to get straight into the action
- Standard - for those wanting a narrative-led experience
- Deadly - for those brave hardcore players
Released in October, there will be physical editions of Gearshifters on Switch and PS4, including a Standard version (game only) and Collectors edition (including game, OST CD, unique limited edition clothing patch as well as art cards).
For press enquiries, please contact the team at numskullgames@bastion.co.uk
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About Numskull Games:
Formed in early 2019 by vastly experienced personnel, Numskull Games has established itself as a games publishing partner with a unique proposition and a global reach. Launching and curating games from both new and veteran development studios as well as international games publishers, Numskull Games publishes both digital and physical versions of its titles across all major gaming platforms. Additionally, by utilising the infrastructure and resources of its sister companies Rubber Road / Numskull Designs, Numskull Games creates unique and compelling Collectors’ Editions for its elite releases. With partnerships for distribution across Europe, USA, South America, Japan and Asia, Numskull Games has become a publishing force.
About Red Phantom Games:
Red Phantom Games (based in Leamington Spa, U.K.) is a video game development company founded in 2012 by Richard Ogden who has nearly 25 years experience in the industry, and formerly worked at Sony Computer Entertainment, Bigbig Studios (as a company founder and game director) and Codemasters. Red Phantom Games develops fun, original, distinctive, ambitious and interesting indie games for home consoles and PC. The company ethos is to blend classic arcade game sensibilities with modern design thinking. "Incremental innovation" is key. We have, after all, a 40+ year history of video game creation to draw upon.
