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Press release:
Friday, 23rd August 2024.
The US-based indie games publisher United Label and Manchester-based (the UK) indie games developer Odd Bug Studio, are today very happy and excited to announce that their adventure-RPG “Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter”, is coming to PC (via Steam) and consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch) in February next year (2025).

The second part of Odd Bug Studio’s mediaeval rodent opus, Whiskers of Winter sees players take up the mantle of Arlo – son of the Warden of the North – in an epic quest across the harsh northern land to overcome an ancient evil from the frozen wastelands beyond.

Set in the aftermath of the original game’s southern war between Rat and Frog, Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter builds upon its predecessor’s foundations, introducing all-new monster hunting against the gigantic beats of the North, while also elevating the franchise’s critically-acclaimed combat system with a number of new gameplay features. Also returning to the series are the distinctive, gruff tones of multi-award-winning voice actor, Doug Cockle (The Witcher 3, Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2) who once again narrates Arlo’s campaign of bloody revenge.

A Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter demo is available to play throughout gamescom at the Indie Arena Booth, Hall 10.2, F010g-E019, giving players the chance to steel themselves for the treacherous battles to come in February 2025.

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter features:

An expanded campaign of violence and revenge – Whiskers of Winter’s ‘tail’ of Arlo’s fight against the ferocious Dark Wing Bats is an intense experience, featuring a semi-open RPG world set across six varied biomes to explore, and new animal factions to discover.
Challenging combat – Building upon the series’ trademark hardcore combat, Tails of Iron 2 features enhanced weapons gameplay, including four elemental effects (fire, ice, electricity, and poison) to imbue Arlo’s arsenal with unique abilities to use against foes.
NEW Monster hunting gameplay – To tip the balance against the new fanged army of Dark Wing Bats, Arlo can track down and overcome 15 gigantic and challenging beasts to harvest their cadavers for rare upgrade materials.
Improved base building – Construct and upgrade the devastated settlement of Winter’s Edge to gain access to more powerful items from the smithy, tastier meals at the kitchen, a wider range of powerful traps from the shoppe, and more!
NEW Day and night system – Arlo will face different foes depending on the time of day, with more enemy types added as additional monsters are hunted down and vanquished.

About United Label
Founded in 2018, United Label is CI Games’ home for highly ambitious, lovingly crafted videogames. Röki, the label’s inaugural release, received critical acclaim upon its launch in late 2020, and was nominated for best ‘Debut Indie Game’ at both The Game Awards and BAFTA Game Awards. In summer 2021, the company published Eldest Souls, a pixel-art boss-rush game, which became an instant hit among top streamers globally thanks to its challenging but fair Soulslike combat. This was followed shortly afterwards by Tails of Iron, a stunning adventure-RPG. United Label’s objective is to work with both highly experienced independent studios and passionate start-ups, offering them a strong publishing structure built for success. For more information about United Label, please visit www.unitedlabelgames.com.

About Odd Bug Studio
Founded in Manchester, UK in 2014, Odd Bug Studio is the team behind the 2017 2D VR platformer, The Lost Bear, and the 2021 critically acclaimed anthropomorphic adventure-RPG, Tails of Iron. Odd Bug Studio is currently developing a Tails of Iron sequel, Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter, which is set to launch on PC and consoles in 2025. Proudly on a mission to create odd games, more information about Odd Bug Studio can be found at www.oddbug.co.uk.