Make Decisions Under Pressure In Contact Protocol On Nintendo Switch 2
Kinetic Publishing and Cold Zephyr Games have announced that Contact Protocol is in development for Nintendo Switch 2.Pitched as “a starship job simulator set in a gritty cassette-future full of spaceships and CRTs…
Kinetic Publishing and Cold Zephyr Games have announced that Contact Protocol is in development for Nintendo Switch 2.
Pitched as “a starship job simulator set in a gritty cassette-future full of spaceships and CRTs,” you will take on the role of a security officer onboard the starship Pale Horse.
This GalCo mining vessel has set course to Jupiter’s largest moon, you must assess the intentions of approaching ships and compare the information that they provide against the company records that you hold to determine whether they are friend or foe.
As you request information and interrogate what is returned for any discrepancies, the unknown ship will draw ever closer. Uncertainty can lead to disaster if a passing ship means harm, but fire torpedoes out of caution and you can doom a ship full of innocents. With GalCo watching your every decision, the threat of legal action looms if your paperwork is mismanaged.
“Contact Protocol is inspired by the simple premise that, when under pressure and inundated with information, people do not make good decisions!” explains Cold Zephyr Games lead designer Mick Hunter. “We’ve engineered the game so that the player’s cognitive load is at its highest whenever they are faced with a difficult moral decision – and we want to challenge them to make choices that they won’t regret later down the line. It’s about towing the line between doing the job, and doing the right thing.”
The publisher has outlined the game’s key features, which include:
- Investigate, Interrogate, Engage: Cross-reference incoming data bursts against company records, prod for answers to explain discrepancies, and destroy incoming ships that don’t meet the mark
- Multi-task: Fix contact frequencies, check hull images, and recover corrupted data – all while answering comms
- Choices matter: Player decisions will affect your relationships with the crew and their narratives, and will have knock-on effects throughout the solar system
- Procedural starships: No two encounters will be the same, and no outcome can be predicted
- A painted universe: Discover a striking sci-fi world as sketchy and hard-edged as the game’s distinct art style
Contact Protocol will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide in Spring 2027.