Chucklefish has confirmed today that Eastward’s first piece of downloadable content will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch and PC on 31st January. The DLC is titled Octopia and it is set to take place in a parallel world to Eastward without the dangers of miasma. Octopia will be accessed via the game’s start menu and can be started straight away without the need to progress in the main game. Here’s the details:
- Help Sam and John lead a peaceful new life in the countryside – no miasma, no hardships, just happy times in a parallel universe
- Revitalise a neglected farmstead; grow crops, rear animals, forage in the wetlands, talk to ghosts, and spend your nights casting your line in the local fishing holes
- Construct and upgrade stores and homes to restore Seagull Town into a thriving community
- As the town begins to flourish, more familiar faces will flock to the area – some may even stay for good!
- Using farm-fresh ingredients and John’s Cookbook, create recipes and whip up delicious culinary delights to share with your neighbours
- 15-20 hours of pixel perfect gameplay
- Playable in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese
I played Eastward when it came out and thought it was a game with a serious identity crisis.
This DLC is not helping.