Trailmark Games and Coolabi Group today unveiled Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest, a turn-based role-playing game inspired by the Warrior Cats novel series, slated for release on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 this fall.
The announcement arrives with an official trailer and detailed feature list outlining customization, four Clan-based story campaigns, and tactical combat mechanics.
According to the developers, Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest places players in the role of a customizable warrior cat who can hunt, train, and defend their home while rising through Clan ranks.
Players will choose one of four established Clans — ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, or WindClan — each offering its own distinct campaign that reflects the Clan’s culture and traditions.
Trailmark and Coolabi described the game as offering deep character creation, allowing players to pick fur patterns, colors, tails, ears, markings and other cosmetic details to craft a personalized warrior.
The teams also emphasized that each Clan campaign contains unique prophecies, rivalries and characters, so playing through different Clans provides separate narrative experiences.
Gameplay details confirmed by the announcement include exploration of varied environments — forests, marshes and moorlands — as well as sacred locations from the Warrior Cats universe such as the Moonpool and the Island.
The developers said exploration will feature environmental puzzles, hidden paths and encounters with both original characters and familiar cats from the books.
Combat is turn-based and focuses on timing and tactics, with Clan-specific abilities and powerful ancestor attacks tied to StarClan.
Players can train moves, customize combat stances, exploit enemy weaknesses and face predators and bosses as they build their move sets.
The game also includes asynchronous online features, where players can decorate and personalize dens and visit friends’ dens.
Trailmark Games and Coolabi Group have not provided a specific release date beyond the general ‘‘this fall’’ window.
Pricing, eShop availability and potential Nintendo Direct appearances were not detailed in the announcement; more information is expected from the developers in the lead-up to launch.
For fans of the Warrior Cats books and turn-based RPG players on Nintendo hardware, Clans of the Forest represents a substantial licensed adaptation coming to the Switch family of platforms this year.
The announcement arrives with an official trailer and detailed feature list outlining customization, four Clan-based story campaigns, and tactical combat mechanics.
According to the developers, Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest places players in the role of a customizable warrior cat who can hunt, train, and defend their home while rising through Clan ranks.
Players will choose one of four established Clans — ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, or WindClan — each offering its own distinct campaign that reflects the Clan’s culture and traditions.
Trailmark and Coolabi described the game as offering deep character creation, allowing players to pick fur patterns, colors, tails, ears, markings and other cosmetic details to craft a personalized warrior.
The teams also emphasized that each Clan campaign contains unique prophecies, rivalries and characters, so playing through different Clans provides separate narrative experiences.
Gameplay details confirmed by the announcement include exploration of varied environments — forests, marshes and moorlands — as well as sacred locations from the Warrior Cats universe such as the Moonpool and the Island.
The developers said exploration will feature environmental puzzles, hidden paths and encounters with both original characters and familiar cats from the books.
Combat is turn-based and focuses on timing and tactics, with Clan-specific abilities and powerful ancestor attacks tied to StarClan.
Players can train moves, customize combat stances, exploit enemy weaknesses and face predators and bosses as they build their move sets.
The game also includes asynchronous online features, where players can decorate and personalize dens and visit friends’ dens.
Trailmark Games and Coolabi Group have not provided a specific release date beyond the general ‘‘this fall’’ window.
Pricing, eShop availability and potential Nintendo Direct appearances were not detailed in the announcement; more information is expected from the developers in the lead-up to launch.
For fans of the Warrior Cats books and turn-based RPG players on Nintendo hardware, Clans of the Forest represents a substantial licensed adaptation coming to the Switch family of platforms this year.
