The Cub: Back to Earth Edition
The Cub is a challenging platformer inspired by classic ’90s SEGA games, blending nostalgic gameplay with modern twists. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, players navigate parkour-style through the ruins of…
The Cub: Back to Earth Edition is an adventure developed by Demagog Studios, released 9 May 2025 on Nintendo Switch.
What The Cub: Back to Earth Edition is
The Cub: Back to Earth Edition is an adventure game developed by Demagog Studios and released in 2025. It was published by Meridiem Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Cub is a challenging platformer inspired by classic ’90s SEGA games, blending nostalgic gameplay with modern twists. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, players navigate parkour-style through the ruins of humanity, outsmarting evolved wildlife, solving clever environmental puzzles, and evading relentless human hunters in a deadly safari chase. The Cub: Back to Earth Edition Includes: Special Case, Nintendo Switch Game, Artbook and Digital Soundtrack.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Cub: Back to Earth Edition launched on 9 May 2025, within three weeks of Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elden Ring Nightreign and The Midnight Walk. It arrived 8 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Elden Ring Nightreign, The Midnight Walk.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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