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title: "Earthlock – Physical release pre-orders start May 16th"
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description: "Super Rare Games have announced their partnership with Snowcastle Games to physically release Earthlock for the Nintendo Switch."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2019-05-12 16:23:53"
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Earthlock - Physical release pre-orders start May 16th | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Earthlock – Physical release pre-orders start May 16th](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/earthlock-physical-release-pre-orders-start-may-16th.jpeg "Earthlock – Physical release pre-orders start May 16th")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/earthlock-physical-release-pre-orders-start-may-16th.jpeg)**Super Rare Games** have announced their partnership with **Snowcastle Games** to physically release Earthlock for the Nintendo Switch.

Only 5,000 copies of this well loved indie title will be on sale, and pre-orders for the game open on May the 16th. The companies are also proud to unveil a 1,000 units of these will be larger, more expansive collectors edition.

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## [](#about-earthlock)About Earthlock

Enter a beautiful world, haunted by its fateful past, and join a party of unlikely heroes on their journey to rescue Amon’s uncle from an ancient cult and uncover the secret of EARTHLOCK.

- Explore the magical world of Umbra
- Fast-paced and highly strategic turn-based battles
- Harvest magical materials to craft helpful items and perks on your home island
- Utilise your Talent Table: combining a classic skilltree and equipment to customise your character’s progression
- Alternate between six playable characters
- Grow your friendships between different character pairs for a strategic advantage in combat
- Help the people of Umbra along they way to unlock more useful items
- 25-40 hours of gameplay

The Super Rare edition will include a 20 page full color manual, interior artwork, exclusive sticker, as well as three trading cards randomly selected from the five-card set.

The collector’s edition will contain a 200 page artbook, 2 comics based on the video game, an exclusive CD OST and a complete set of trading cards.

If you want to order your standard copy on the 16th of May at [www.superraregames.com](http://www.superraregames.com) for $38.99 / £36.00 / €41.99.

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