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Press release:
TOKYO – Jan. 19, 2023.
“NeverAwake“, the twin-stick shoot’em up set in the world of a young girl’s horrifying dreams from developer Neotro Inc and publisher Phoenixx, rouses Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 today.

After a successful PC launch “NeverAwake” received numerous awards, including the Tokyo Game Show 2022 First Selection designation, the Vermilion Gate Grand Prize at Japan’s most prestigious indie game event, BitSummit, and ranked as one of the top 40 best-reviewed PC games out of the 12,000 plus titles released on Steam in 2022 with an 84 Metacritic score.

Dive deep into the mind of Rem, a schoolgirl trapped in the frightening fantasy of her dreams. Fight through Rem’s vivid imagination and face absurd manifestations of childhood’s biggest fears: the dentist, vegetables, dogs, conflict at school, and other adolescent troubles.

Blast and dodge through a never-ending nightmare including more than 80 levels in an abstract, hand-drawn bullet hell, and overcome her phobias manifesting as dozens of bosses. Wield an arsenal of surreal weaponry and equip upgrades and accessories to create unbelievable attack patterns.

In lockstep with the latest Steam update, “NeverAwake” arrives on consoles with the newest 1.1 content update featuring the secret HIMITSU CHALLENGE available to all players who have cleared world 8, plus six new out-of-this-world accessories. Dreamers on Switch, PS4 and PS5 will enjoy general optimizations, bug fixes, and performance improvements alongside various gameplay balance adjustments.

Explore the corners of Rem’s mind in the form of multiple endings, and take a deeper dive into dreamland with the official “NeverAwake” “Nightmare World Art” digital artbook and soundtrack featuring the tranquil melody “AWAKE” by DJ, singer-songwriter, and producer YonYon, streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

“After our Steam release, we received numerous requests to bring NeverAwake to consoles,” said Azusa Kawamura, Producer at Phoenixx.

“It’s a dream come true to bring “NeverAwake” to Switch and PlayStation consoles, and we are beyond excited for gamers to get their hands on the latest version!”

“NeverAwake” is available on PC and Steam Deck via Steam for $19.99, and on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 for $24.99 with support for English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language text. The emotional “Nightmare World Art” digital artbook is also for sale on Steam for $7.99 and the “NeverAwake” soundtrack for $7.99. A bundle with the game, artbook, and soundtrack is available for a 22% discount.

To learn more, visit the Phoenixx official website, and Phoenixx Facebook page, and follow @Phoenixx_inc on Twitter.

About Neotro Inc.
Neotro Inc. is a Japanese independent game development company based in Yokohama with a particular affection for arcade games and has previously released the 2D fantasy side-scrolling shooters VRITRA Complete Edition and VRITRA HEXA for exA-Arcadia. By bringing two words “Neo” and “Retro” together, Neotro Inc. chose their name to follow the saying “OnkoShuin”（温故知新, which translates to “learning from the past” and “carrying old wisdom to create new.”

About Phoenixx
Established in 2019 by industry veterans, Phoenixx aims to support innovative and creative developers from Japan and around the world. Its mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one creator, one game, and one community at a time.