Are you interested in a colourful, open world, BMX delivery game? If you said yes, then Tanuki: Pon’s Summer will likely be for you, and should be on your radar. It’s coming out November 10th, for consoles (Switch, PlayStation and Xbox Series/GamePass) and PC, as revealed today.
There is a 2-3 hour long demo available on Steam.
Expect this one to be $19.99 (USD). Note that those who preorder the Switch or Switch 2 versions will also receive the other one for free.
Read on for more info about Tanuki: Pon’s Summer. We’ve borrowed this from its presser.
Meet Pon, a part-time mail-delivery tanuki and full-time show-off trying to restore the Great Tanuki Shrine for the festival of a lifetime by summer’s end. Explore a picturesque Japanese island brought to life with colorful artwork, and take part in minigames galore. Deliver mail, pull off sweet BMX tricks, help and befriend the townsfolk, join fun summertime activities and sports, make sushi, and so much more in TANUKI: Pon’s Summer!
Key Features
- Deliver the Mail in Style: Hop on your BMX and deliver letters and packages to the quirky inhabitants of a fictional Japanese island. Packages vary in size, weight, and shape, so it’s up to you to figure out how to get everything to its final destination.
- The Island Is Your Playground: Explore the island on two wheels, launching off ramps, grinding along rails, and stringing together tricks and combos as you discover new routes, radical heights and everything in between. Chase the satisfaction of a perfect landing across over 100 BMX challenges.
- Befriend Townsfolk with Summer Activities: As you build up friendship and loyalty with the island’s residents, they’ll invite you to a wide range of sports and activities. Make sushi, join a baseball game, step into the sumo ring and discover what else your new friends have going on. Every activity brings opportunities to earn rewards for the shrine, and more reasons to get attached to the people who live here.
- Restore the Shrine to Glory: Build, upgrade and decorate the shrine with the money and items you earn through deliveries and activities, all to get it ready in time for the big festival at the end of summer! Choose the details that make it yours, and watch your summer’s work take shape. When the Great Tanuki Festival arrives, you’ll have somewhere special to welcome the people you’ve spent the season getting to know.
Pon will also be able to dress with unique crossover hats inspired by games like Hollow Knight: Silksong, PEAK, Shovel Knight and more!