Raw Fury, Fool Moon and Finnegan Motors have confirmed that Hillthorn, a dark, card-based investigation game, is headed to Nintendo Switch in November.
The teams have not provided an exact release date, but the November window is the only timing information currently available.
Hillthorn will arrive on Nintendo Switch hardware as a console version of the title, with a gameplay trailer provided by the developers.
Overview and context
Hillthorn casts players as an outsider tasked with solving a disappearance on a forbidding mountain.
The game is presented without spoken dialogue; all narrative clues and environmental detail are conveyed via a card system.
According to the developers, Hillthorn stages its mystery through cards that players can Investigate, Explore, or occasionally use to prompt interactions with locals.
Time is a built-in pressure mechanic: every action advances the clock and affects the investigation's outcome.
Paraphrased developer description
The team describes Hillthorn as a mystery that unfolds entirely without words, relying on card mechanics that require logic and intuition to piece together the truth behind a missing child.
Players must navigate the mountain, draw information from reticent villagers, and manage a ticking timeline where each decision has consequences.
Key features and verified details
- Platform: Nintendo Switch (confirmed).
- Release window: November (exact date not yet announced).
- Core gameplay: Card-based investigation with no spoken dialogue; story elements are revealed through Clue cards that can be Investigated, Explored or used in limited interactions.
- Time mechanic: The in-game clock progresses with player actions and shapes available paths.
- Outcomes: Multiple endings tied to the player’s investigative choices.
- Additional note from the developer materials: the title lists "No Generative AI" among its stated features.
A gameplay trailer accompanies the announcement, giving players an initial look at Hillthorn’s atmosphere and card-driven systems.
Raw Fury is publishing the title alongside developers Fool Moon and Finnegan Motors, who developed the core experience.
What we’ll watch for next
Publishers have said they will share a specific release date for the Nintendo Switch version later.
Until then, the November window and the gameplay trailer are the primary confirmed details.
We will update coverage as Raw Fury, Fool Moon, or Finnegan Motors release more information, including an exact eShop release date or additional platform details.
The teams have not provided an exact release date, but the November window is the only timing information currently available.
Hillthorn will arrive on Nintendo Switch hardware as a console version of the title, with a gameplay trailer provided by the developers.
Overview and context
Hillthorn casts players as an outsider tasked with solving a disappearance on a forbidding mountain.
The game is presented without spoken dialogue; all narrative clues and environmental detail are conveyed via a card system.
According to the developers, Hillthorn stages its mystery through cards that players can Investigate, Explore, or occasionally use to prompt interactions with locals.
Time is a built-in pressure mechanic: every action advances the clock and affects the investigation's outcome.
Paraphrased developer description
The team describes Hillthorn as a mystery that unfolds entirely without words, relying on card mechanics that require logic and intuition to piece together the truth behind a missing child.
Players must navigate the mountain, draw information from reticent villagers, and manage a ticking timeline where each decision has consequences.
Key features and verified details
- Platform: Nintendo Switch (confirmed).
- Release window: November (exact date not yet announced).
- Core gameplay: Card-based investigation with no spoken dialogue; story elements are revealed through Clue cards that can be Investigated, Explored or used in limited interactions.
- Time mechanic: The in-game clock progresses with player actions and shapes available paths.
- Outcomes: Multiple endings tied to the player’s investigative choices.
- Additional note from the developer materials: the title lists "No Generative AI" among its stated features.
A gameplay trailer accompanies the announcement, giving players an initial look at Hillthorn’s atmosphere and card-driven systems.
Raw Fury is publishing the title alongside developers Fool Moon and Finnegan Motors, who developed the core experience.
What we’ll watch for next
Publishers have said they will share a specific release date for the Nintendo Switch version later.
Until then, the November window and the gameplay trailer are the primary confirmed details.
We will update coverage as Raw Fury, Fool Moon, or Finnegan Motors release more information, including an exact eShop release date or additional platform details.