It’s been a decade since Hipster Whale first made a splash with theFrogger-style road-crossing mobile gameCrossy Road. Its colorful characters eventually returned in 2020’sCrossy Road Castle, and now they’rehopping on across the road to consoles.
The port will bringCrossy Road Castleto PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch sometime later in 2024. Ahead of that, there will be a public demo at BitSummit 2024, which takes place July 20-21 in Kyoto, Japan. You can refresh yourself on the perilous platforming at hand with the console announcement trailer below.
Sporting local and online multiplayer,Crossy Road Castleis a procedurally-generated platformer featuring 10 challenging towers and over 150 collectable characters and customization items. Afterhitting Apple Arcade as an exclusivein February 2020, it eventually found itself among the nominees forDestructoid’s best mobile game of the year.
Some tweaks have been made in the transition to new platforms. The UI has been overhauled for each version, and cross-platform multiplayer can be enjoyed between players on different consoles. Hipster Whale also promises a continuing schedule of regular content updates on consoles. These range from limited-time events with special levels to new character drops.
After spending the past four years and some change on Apple Arcade around the world, it’s nice to seeCrossy Road Castlebranch out further. It’s easy to pick up regardless of skill level, and hopefully the move to new platforms will give it even more room to grow.
