In a tweetposted Tuesday morning, US-based publisher and merchandise company Fangamer has unveiled adeluxe physical editionof celebrated indie titleTunic. The edition will be available for both the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions of the game, and all preorders â — currently open â — are set to ship on July 28.
Shortly after this announcement, the officialFangamer account on Twitterrevealeda hardcover editionof Tunic’s instruction manual, also set to ship on July 28. Priced at $19.00, this hardcover edition of the manual is to come packaged in a “sturdy” slipcase, according to the description onFangamer’s web store. While all physical copies of Tunic will indeed contain a staple-bound copy of the manual, this particular hardcover version is only available separately and as such will not be included with the deluxe physical edition.
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In addition to a physical copy of the game and a case in which to keep it, the deluxe edition also includes a Controls And Concepts booklet, a set of sticker sheets spanning a total of 12 decals, an instruction booklet, a code for a digital copy of the game’s soundtrack, and a foldout Overworld and Dungeon Map covering select areas of the game, all tucked into an exclusive Tuck Box with either PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Switch branding, depending on the version purchased. The deluxe edition is priced at $45.00, and preorders are currently available throughFangamer’s web store.
First launching as adigital exclusive in March 2022for Windows, Mac, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One â — before being ported to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 in September â — Tunic is an isometric action-adventure game developed by Andrew Shouldice and originally published by indie companyFinji, which previously published such modern indie classics asNight In The WoodsandChicory: A Colorful Tale.
Upon its release, Tunic received critical praise for itstruly unique in-game manual, which must be pieced together torn page by torn page throughout the game to uncover new abilities, hidden areas, and, gradually, more and more of the game’s lore. It is this very manual that will be included in the deluxe physical edition as a staple-bound booklet â — or which can be preordered separately as a hardcover book with exclusive slipcase.
At the end of last year, Tunic was nominated for several awards at The Game Awards, such as Best Independent Game and Best Action/Adventure Game. It would later go on to win the award for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game at this year’s D.I.C.E. Awards.
