Press release:
24/10/2025, Warsaw, Poland.
The Warsaw-based (Poland) inde games publisher Pineapple Works and Marburg-based (Germany) solo indie games developer Felix Laukel, today announced with great joy and excitement that their turn-based RPG “Of Blades & Tails” is coming to the Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 on November 6th, 2025.
The game has been previously launched on PC almost exactly 2 years ago.
In Of Blades & Tails you play Reik, a clever member of the fox tribe. A chain of unfortunate events takes you on a quest of vital importance to all creatures in the realm. You’ll have to leave your home and explore the land, gathering enough strength to face approaching evil.
Inspired by genre classics such as Stoneshard, Of Blades & Tails brings on a fresh approach to the turn-based RPG genre by offering the player faster-paced “skill & gear”-oriented gameplay. Players can follow the main story or hunt for treasures in ancient ruins and mysterious dungeons. Character development and gaining powerful equipment plays a major role on the journey.
Uncover secrets, gather treasures and vanquish foes. Find and stand against the source of this insectile calamity!
Key features:
– Turn-based combat that allows for quick action or strategic planning
– An Open World with lots of places to discover
– A fresh, anthropomorphic setting in a vibrant pixel art look
– Procedurally generated dungeons and caves
– Classless Character Development with many abilities to unlock
– Equipment of different qualities and unique Items with special powers
– Hunt giant bugs, gather herbs and other useful resources
– Encounter a plethora of varied Enemy Types equipped with different skills that may require tactical decisions
– Join guilds to gain their secret knowledge
– Trade with rats and other profit-seeking animals
– Compete with other players in the online Arena Leaderboard challenge
– Assemble treasure maps and follow their hints to obtain mighty treasures
– Follow the main storyline or complete various side quests
About Felix Laukel
Felix Laukel is a software engineer by day and an independent game developer by night from Marburg, Germany.
About Pineapple Works
Pineapple Works is a Polish games publisher, co-developer, and porting studio specializing in indie games of various genres and styles. Known for: Craft Craft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator, Stunt Xpress, Sealed Bite: Extended, Of Blades & Tails, Stilt Fella, Dance of Cards, Landnama, Death and Taxes, DREAMO, Legends of Amberland, and other games.
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Game title: Of Blades & Tails
Publisher: Pineapple Works
Developer: Felix Laukel
Release Date: November 6, 2025 (Switch), November 9, 2023 (PC)
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch 1, Nintendo Switch 2
Genre: RPG, Adventure, Action
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Finnish, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Ukrainian, Russian
Presskit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16JtysTsRk4ZkkVj8PaygpSttrxhoXqt-
Announcement Trailer: Of Blades & Tails – Switch Announcement Trailer – YouTube
Nintendo eShop: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/of-blades-and-tails-switch/
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
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Tags: Felix Laukel, Indie games, Nintendo Switch, Of Blades & Tails, PC games, Pineapple Works, RPG, Turn-based