Macbat 64: Journey of a Nice Chap (2017) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Macbat 64: Journey of a Nice Chap

Macbat 64 is a low poly 3D Platformer and 4:3 loveletter to the late 90s. All the 3D platforming goodness from the late 90s is back! Search, Collect and Jump (multiple times in a row even!) like it's 1998! 3D…

17 March 2017

What Macbat 64: Journey of a Nice Chap is

Macbat 64: Journey of a Nice Chap is an adventure game developed by Siactro and released in 2017. It was published by Diplodocus Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Macbat 64 is a low poly 3D Platformer and 4:3 loveletter to the late 90s. All the 3D platforming goodness from the late 90s is back! Search, Collect and Jump (multiple times in a row even!) like it's 1998! 3D Platforming is not enough? Well, I got some kart racing, 8-Bit minigames, stunt driving 80s cars, First Person shooting sections, 2.5D Sections, a bar full of half drunk characters and a temple full of water for you! ...wait, come back here! The waterlevel is not that difficult, I promise!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 1 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 1.5 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Macbat 64: Journey of a Nice Chap launched on 17 March 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda and Hollow Knight. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Hollow Knight.

Official trailer