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Press release:
London, UK – 1 December 2022.
Pixpil and Chucklefish today announced that their gorgeous BAFTA-nominated 2D adventure title “Eastward” is available on Xbox and Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass.

Featuring mesmerising pixel art, a fantastical narrative and stirring soundtrack, Eastward promises delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people!

About Eastward
Set in the near-future, society is starting to collapse, and the human population is at an all-time low. A deadly toxic presence has spread across the land, destroying and devouring everything in its path. Escape the tyrannical clutches of a subterranean society and join Eastward’s unlikely duo on an exciting adventure to the land above! Discover beautiful yet bizarre settlements and make new friends as you travel across the world by rail.

Eastward for Xbox features:

A single player, dual character adventure RPG with puzzle-solving and dungeon elements
Joining John and Sam in their emotional journey across a world falling to ruin
Meeting a quirky cast of characters, encounter strange monsters and distant cities
Beautifully rich pixel art, created using a combination of modern 3D lighting and
retro-pixel style artwork
Soundtrack composed by Joel Corelitz (Death Stranding, Halo Infinite, The Unfinished Swan, Gorogoa), with sound design from Irish studio, Hyperduck Soundworks

Eastward is available on Xbox for £21.74/$24.99/€24.99 and on Game Pass on 1 December.

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About Pixpil
Shanghai-based games studio Pixpil first opened their doors in 2013, starting out with just 3 people. Since then, Pixpil have developed their own video game engine which they’ve used to create Eastward, a pixel art RPG influenced by 90’s Japanese animation, and video games such as Mother and The Legend of Zelda.

About Chucklefish
Chucklefish is an independent game developer and publisher based in London, UK, with a love of charming pixel art and a drive to support and create amazing games. Since 2011, Chucklefish has developed its own games (Starbound and Wargroove) and supported indie developers to realize their own visions. They’ve published titles such as Risk of Rain, Stardew Valley, Timespinner, Pathway, Eastward, INMOST and Starmancer. With their third in-house game – Witchbrook – in the works as well as many exciting projects from their publishing partners, Chucklefish have never been more proud to remain independent.