The Touryst

2019 video game

Nintendo Switch
Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5

Release

November 21, 2019

Nintendo Switch
November 21, 2019
Windows, Xbox One
July 30, 2020
Xbox Series X/S
November 10, 2020
PS4, PS5
September 9, 2021

Genre(s)Action-adventure, puzzleMode(s)Single-player

The Touryst is an action-adventure puzzle game developed and published by Shin'en Multimedia.^[1] It was announced during Nintendo's Indie World stream on August 19, 2019 and was released on November 21, 2019 for Nintendo Switch and July 30, 2020 for Windows and Xbox One.^[2] An enhanced version of the game released for Xbox Series X/S as a launch title on November 10, 2020. The art style is blocky and makes use of voxel art techniques.^[3] The game uses a custom engine developed by Shin'en, which allows the game to deliver high-fidelity graphical effects while still maintaining a smooth framerate.^[4] The game was voted as one of the four most loved eShop games of 2019.^[5] The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions were released on September 9, 2021.^[6]

Development

While working on Fast RMX, the development team wanted to create an adventure game based around the concept of strange things happening on a vacation. The gameplay was designed so that the player could choose to play the activities that interested them. The voxel visual style was inspired by NES and SNES games, but in 3D environments. Shin'en used the voxel editor Magicavoxel to create the game's models, which were then imported into Maya. The game was designed with Shin'en's in-house engine, allowing the developers to focus on optimizing for a smooth framerate. Development on the game took around three years to complete.^[7]^[8]

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	XONE: 84/100^[9] NS: 79/100^[10]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Destructoid	7.5/10^[11]
Edge	7/10
GameSpot	8/10^[13]
Nintendo Life	9/10^[12]

The Touryst received "generally favourable reviews" for the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One versions, according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[9]^[10]

References

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^ "The Touryst". Nintendo. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ "The Touryst Is One Of The Coolest-Looking Indie Switch Games On The Way". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
^ "The Touryst is Stunning: Switch Game Of The Year?". DigitalFoundry. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "Vier Spiele aus 2019, die ihr nicht verpasst haben solltet! - Games Selection". Nintendo DE YouTube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
^ "The Touryst coming to PlayStation on September 9". Gematsu. August 23, 2021. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "[Interview] Shin'en on The Touryst - how it came to be, gameplay, visual style, Switch, and more". Nintendo Everything. 2019-11-10. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
^ Linneman, John (2019-12-07). "The Touryst is stunning - and one of the best Switch games of 2019". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
^ ^a ^b "The Touryst (XONE)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Touryst (Switch)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ "Review: The Touryst". Destructoid. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
^ "The Touryst Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
^ "The Touryst Review - Life's A Beach". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-15.