Ratcheteer DX Coming to PC, Mac, Switch in March

Panic and Shaun Inman have announced lo-fi action-adventure title Ratcheteer DX. The game is an upgraded version of the original black-and-white title Ratcheteer, which released for the Playdate in 2022. Ratcheteer DX will release for PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch, priced at $12.99. It is available to wishlist on Steam and the Nintendo eShop, and will also be available on the Apple Mac Store and itch.io. A demo version is currently available on Steam.

Ratcheteer DX is set in a world where the surface has been claimed by an Impact Winter, and humanity is left to hibernate underground. Players control an apprentice mechanic who wakes up to find the power plant and water treatment plant to be offline, putting the Cryo Colony in danger. They will need to find eight tools and explore 250 rooms across six regions and six dungeons. The DX version includes full colour graphics, a CD-quality stereo soundtrack, and support for ten languages, with players also able to select Pea Soup green, Playdate gray, and high contrast black-and-white modes (including optional scanline, grid, and dot overlays).

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