Co-publishers Aniplex and Akatsuki Games and developer Blast Edge Games announced a release window for HYKE: Northern Lights.
HYKE: Northern Lights is set to launch sometime this summer worldwide for Windows PC (via Steam), Switch, and PS5 with support for numerous languages.
Here’s a rundown on the previously announced game, plus a new trailer:
The girl goes on a journey. Following in her mother’s footsteps who ruined the world..
Gameplay
- Exploration – Witches with vastly different play styles can join the group as the story progresses.
During the search, companions can be replaced at will.- Camp – You can freely lay out your camping gear, cook, play your favorite tunes, and enjoy the healing time
Story
A world devastated by the war between humans and witches.
Hyke, a white-haired girl, follows in her mother’s footsteps, a witch, and continues her journey around the world.
Eventually, she enters an unexplored land called the “Forbidden Areas.” Hyke’s destiny is set in motion when she encounters the witches “Metheos”, who guards Forbidden Areas…
Characters
- Hyke (voice by Konomi Kohara) – A witch who travels the world in search of her mother. She cherishes the car, radio, and camera that her father gave her. An experienced traveler and seasoned camper.
- Riko (voice by Aoi Koga) – A witch who travels with Hyke. She carries Rabby, a plushie backpack that contains mana.
- Fall Out (voice by Manaka Iwami) – A witch who guards the rune deep in the Crimson Forest. She is able to communicate with plants, animals, and other creatures that do not have languages, and manipulates magic with their help.
- Mother Brain (voice by Yumiri Hanamori) – A witch who guards the rune deep underground on an isolated tropical island. She uses firearms and drones driven by magic, but fights in a way that bears little resemblance to magic.
- Extra (voice by Fairouz Ai) – A witch who guards the rune in the depths of the vast wilderness. Her values are fundamentally different from those of humans and witches, and often has trouble communicating with them.
- Hall Keeper (voice by Megumi Han) – A witch who guards the rune in the depths of the submerged ruins. She manipulates magic that imitates natural disasters and nature’s fury. She is able to effectively use both her innocent and cunning personalities.
- World End ( voice by Akari Kitō) – A witch who cooperates with Resurrection. Originally from a family of witches known as the Nirvana clan, she is able to convert the blood in her body, which has a high mana concentration, into magic directly.
