Devolver Digital unveils Forestrike, an upcoming tactical kung-fu fighting game in the works at Skeleton Crew, though a gameplay clip from two years ago revealed this already. This is expected next year on PC and Switch, and a new Reveal Trailer has a more complete introduction. Here's word:

As a martial artist named Yu, you embark on a journey across the country to free the Emperor from an evil Admiral’s influence. Adopting techniques from one of five unique Masters, each battle presents a puzzle that must be solved using your mind as well as your fists.

Yu encounters many foes on his path to the capital, and he is always outnumbered, but he has a secret weapon: the Foresight, a meditative technique that allows him to mentally perceive fights over and over until he finds a sequence of movements that allows him to overcome the odds.

Once ready, our hero must fight in reality, where losing means starting everything over, but progress is permanent. Winning doesn't always mean he will emerge from each encounter unscathed, but the further he travels, the stronger he will become.

Forestrike is the latest creation from Skeleton Crew, the team behind 2021’s Olija, also published by Devolver Digital, and continues the studio’s unique artistic style, combat and fantasy-based storytelling.