Arknights Developer Hypergryph's Co-Op Game Popucom Gets Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial
The Game Trial placement gives Hypergryph's first console co-op title broad exposure to Nintendo's subscriber base, testing demand for a multiplayer-only game from a studio best known for a mobile tower defense hit.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer.
Nintendo announced on June 15 that Popucom, a co-op-only action game from Arknights developer Hypergryph, will be the next title in the Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial program. The game will be free to play for subscribers from June 17 at 12:00 JST through June 23 at 17:59 JST. Popucom blends shooting and puzzle mechanics, with players using a Rainbow Popper that fires colored bullets to solve puzzles and fight enemies. It does not support single-player; a two-player story mode and a three-to-four-player party mode are available, both supporting offline and online play with split-screen. A 35% off sale on the full game will run concurrently from June 17 to July 1, dropping the price from 2,400 yen to 1,560 yen. Save data from the trial can be transferred to the purchased version. Users on the Nintendo Switch Online free trial can also participate.
The Game Trial runs from June 17 at 12:00 JST to June 23 at 17:59 JST. Players use the Rainbow Popper, a weapon that fires colored bullets to solve puzzles and fight enemies. The game's story mode is exclusive to two-player co-op. A party mode supports three to four players across stages of varying difficulty. Both modes support offline and online play with split-screen. A 35% off sale on the full game runs concurrently from June 17 to July 1, dropping the price from 2,400 yen to 1,560 yen. Save data from the trial can be transferred to the purchased version. Users on the Nintendo Switch Online free trial can also participate.
- Story mode: two-player co-op only, players use the Rainbow Popper to solve color-based puzzles and progress.
- Party mode: three to four players, multiple difficulty levels.
- Both modes support offline and online play with split-screen.
- Sale: 35% off, 2,400 yen to 1,560 yen, June 17 to July 1.
- Save data transfers to the full purchased version.
- Nintendo Switch Online free trial users can also play.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.