Handheld retro gamers here’s something you may be interested in, and it’s ‘Ghost Sweeper”, a new action-puzzle platformer that is officially heading to the Game Boy Advance. Spearheaded by PIKO Interactive and 7 Raven Studios, the game’s newly launched crowdfunding campaign has been an absolute success, hitting its initial funding goal in a mere five days and quickly soaring past 130% backing. The title promises a delightful blend of classic, retro-style platforming and supernatural brain-teasers. Players will navigate through a series of delightfully eerie, trap-laden environments teeming with monsters and ghosts, all rendered in beautifully crisp pixel art. Designed explicitly to run on the Game Boy Advance, it serves as a perfect nostalgic treat for collectors and retro gamers alike.
Beyond securing a physical GBA cartridge release, the developers have outlined ambitious stretch goals to expand the game across both legacy systems and modern platforms. Milestones include a Sega Genesis / Mega Drive port at €20,000, a high-end Neo Geo version at €50,000, and a planned digital release for the PlayStation 5. Furthermore, you can look forward to physical multi-game compilation discs and cartridges for the Nintendo Switch and PS5, bundling Ghost Sweeper alongside three other popular 7 Raven Studios titles: Rusty Spout, DAMN, and Teppo. This project serves as the grand opening salvo for PIKO Interactive following its recent acquisition of 7 Raven Studios, with the unified team already eying future retro developments for the Nintendo 64—such as The Last Stand—alongside their ongoing commitments to legacy hardware preservation.
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