Isekibori excavation game releases on Nintendo Switch with guitar controller support

Isekibori (which translates roughly to “Relic Dig”) released on October 1 for the Nintendo Switch.
Original headline at AUTOMATON WEST: “Cryptic Japanese Nintendo Switch excavation game requires you to use a guitar controller like a makeshift shovel”
Key facts
- Release date
- October 1
- Platform
- Nintendo Switch 1, Nintendo Switch 2
- Developer
- Takahiro Miyazawa
- Price
- 700 JPY
Tags
- #Excavation Simulator
- #Guitar Controller
- #HORI
- #Indie Game
- #Isekibori
- #Nintendo Switch
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