Whether you detest the “healthful sport” moniker or not, it’s important to admit: Paradise Marsh seems attractive. Looking at its mushy, rounded font (harking back to beloved indie sport A Short Hike) and forged of pleasant bugs and critters with gigantic peepers, do not you simply wish to dive in to this warm-coloured beetlescape?

Paradise Marsh has lots of the healthful packing containers checked — frogs, examine; bug catching, examine; flower selecting, examine; low stakes, examine; ambient music, examine (by FEZ composer Disasterpeace!) — and sure, it has featured on two Wholesome Direct trailers. But it is clear that it is extra than simply one other toothless fluff sport.

There’s an actual sense of comedy in there, evident from the screenshots (is that blue jay okay?) and even the system necessities on the Steam web page, which suggest Windows 69, a Quantum Fusion Reactor 4000 as your processor, and a Moog System 55 Modular Synth as a substitute of a sound card.

There can also be a sinister-ish aspect to this pretty panorama, with mysterious monoliths, lacking constellations, and misplaced notes scattered throughout the marsh, which promise to disclose the unusual mysteries of this place…

Paradise Marsh is now confirmed for an eShop launch on the Nintendo Switch on October thirteenth. Hop to it!