On Thursday, Japanese publisher Waku Waku Games announced that the retro-inspired competitive puzzle game Puzzle Battler! Mirai is now available for pre-order on the Nintendo Switch eShop.

Featuring a throwback 8-bit style graphics, Puzzle Battler! Mirai promises a “variety of engaging battle tactics” and a fun, casual story a to tie it all together.

Here’s the official breakdown of Puzzle Battler! Mirai from Waku Waku Games:

Aside from her crippling debt incurred by her splurging on snacks and diet products, Mirai is just your average girl. Then, one day, she is forced to save numerous princesses who have been snatched away. Connect four pieces of the same color to attack the enemy, and fortify your moves even further with combos! Make full use of up to three skills to add even more oomph to your battles!

Featuring a variety of engaging battle tactics!

Connect pieces and get combos, unleashing more and more skills! Use a skill when the boss tries their special move. Get the timing just right, and you’ll perform a “Payback”!

• More combos mean you can use skills more frequently! Connect skill pieces to unleash more skills, or connect heart pieces to recover HP? The order of combos is the key to success.
• Keep an eye on your HP! Keep those combos coming quick! Your enemy continues to attack you while you move pieces. You’ll have to keep an eye on your HP and decide whether to start combos or to wait it out. Be prepared!
• Use “Payback” against a boss’s special move! Unleash a skill to counter a boss’s special move, increasing your skill effect and inflicting even greater damage. Make full use of every opportunity!

Choose your difficulty!

If an enemy stands in your way and you can’t seem to defeat them, try using the coin pieces you’ve collected to train Mirai further before taking on the enemy once more!

Cute 8-bit graphics and casual story!

Mirai, the protagonist of this story, holds an enormous debt that she’s kept secret all this time. But one day, lured by the promise of free crepes, she is entrusted with saving numerous princesses who have been snatched away!

The cute 8-bit characters add a touch of color in between battles with their casual stories! Don’t miss out on the fun!

Puzzle Battler! Mirai is scheduled for release on 22 September on Nintendo Switch priced at $7.99 / €7.97 / £7.09 / 1.20 Bison Dollars. If you choose to preorder the game, you will receive a 10% early bird discount.

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