Professor Layton and the New World of Steam[a] is an upcoming puzzle-adventure game by Level-5 for the Nintendo Switch. It is part of the Professor Layton series and is scheduled to be released in 2025.
| Professor Layton and the New World of Steam | |
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| Developer(s) | Level-5 |
| Publisher(s) | Level-5 |
| Series | Professor Layton |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release | 2025 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle, adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Development
editNew World of Steam was announced for the Nintendo Switch during a Nintendo Direct on 8 February 2023, with no release date revealed.[1][2] No gameplay was shown; the teaser trailer consisted of Professor Hershel Layton walking through an industrial area.[3] A new trailer was released in March 2023, revealing that the game takes place one year after the end of Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, with the story taking place in an American town named Steam Bison.[4] Steam Bison has a steampunk aesthetic.[4]
In November 2023, it was announced that New World of Steam would be released in 2025.[5] Some details of the plot were released on the game's official website, with "highly advanced steam engines" causing a technological revolution in Steam Bison and a "mysterious incident" prompting Luke Triton to invite Hershel Layton to the town.[5] A second trailer dropped two days before the Tokyo Game Show in 2024, detailing more of the game's plot and showing a new antagonist in Gunman King Joe, a mysterious ghostly cowboy-like figure.[6] At the game show itself, a timed demo was publicly available.[7]
The puzzles for the game will be designed by a group named QuizKnock, as Akira Tago, the puzzle designer for the other Professor Layton games, died in 2016.[8] Yo Oizumi will be reprising his role as Hershel Layton from previous titles, while Mio Imada will be voicing Luke Triton[8] in place of Maki Horikita, who announced her retirement from acting in 2017.[9]
Release
editProfessor Layton and the New World of Steam will be released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide in 2025.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ Known in Japan as Reiton-kyōju to Jōki no Shin Sekai (レイトン教授と蒸気の新世界)
References
edit- ^ Northup, Travis (8 February 2023). "A New Professor Layton Game Is Coming to Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Reyes, Jess (13 February 2023). "Everything we know about 'Professor Layton and The New World of Steam'". Inverse. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Stewart, Marcus (8 February 2023). "Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam Announced For Switch". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b Plant, Logan (13 March 2023). "Professor Layton's New Switch Game Is Also Bringing Back Luke". IGN. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b Yin-Poole, Wesley (29 November 2023). "Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Out in 2025, Apparently on Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – LEVEL-5 Vision 2024 trailer". Gematsu. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Hands On: Professor Layton & The New World Of Steam - New World, But Feels Like The Old Prof". Nintendo Life. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Norman, Jim (30 November 2023). "Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam: Everything We Know So Far". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Actress Maki Horikita announces retirement". The Mainichi. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.