A shock drop for a shocking follow-up

NEO: The World Ends With You hits a brand new platform at the moment. Sq. Enix surprise-dropped The World Ends With You‘s follow-up on Steam at the moment, October 19.

Initially launched in 2021, NEO: The World Ends With You first hit PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Swap. It later arrived on PC, although solely by means of the Epic Video games Retailer.

This Steam launch brings the pin-slamming motion onto Steam’s platform, for anybody who needs it particularly on that storefront. It’s going for $59.99, although as of this writing it has a 25% launch low cost working till October 25.

Selecting this model up will web you the Legendary Threads and Reapers’ Sport Survival units, for a bit enhance proper out of the gate.

Nothing on the NEO: The World Ends With You Steam web page signifies its Steam Deck standing but. It does have full controller assist although, in order that’s a minimum of an indicator that it’s price testing out.

A brand new world

NEO is the follow-up to The World Ends With You, a Nintendo DS recreation that launched in 2007 in Japan and 2008 overseas. The unique has since seen a number of ports and been hailed as one of many DS’ higher video games.

With NEO, Sq. Enix and h.a.n.d. took on a brand new story (with some eventual tie-ins to the outdated, after all) and it got here out alright. Its novel method to the fight was fascinating; new methods usually had hassle mimicking the dual-screen battles that made The World Ends With You so distinctive,  so NEO went for a distinct method that also tried to seize that puck-passing, pin-slamming fight.

Although NEO has some stiff competitors this month for RPGs to play on Steam, it’s nonetheless price a glance in case you’ve ever been curious. It’s a trendy, extra trendy RPG that makes use of its demise recreation setting fairly nicely, with a fully stellar soundtrack.

NEO: The World Ends With You is out there on Steam for PC right here.