Square Enix's celebrated Switch RPG Octopath Traveler coming to Steam in June Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Square Enix's celebrated Switch RPG Octopath Traveler coming to Steam in June PCs of eight. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 16 Apr 2019 10 comments Octopath Traveler, Square Enix's celebrated retro-ish J-RPG, will be throwing off the shackles of Switch exclusivity on June 7th - when it comes to PC via Steam. That's not exactly a huge surprise, seeing that Square managed to leak the news on its own website last week, but at least we now know that nothing has changed since then. And it's welcome news too, given that Octopath Traveler is a generally superb effort on Square's part, and one of the more eye-catching J-RPGs of recent times. Octopath Traveler, which debuted on Switch last July, has two big tricks up its sleeve: the first is its gorgeous, immediately striking art style, which reimagines the classic 16-bit J-RPG aesthetic into full 3D - with chunky pixels still in tact (Square calls this "HD-2D"). It's a wonderfully distinct look that shone brightly on Switch and, unsurprisingly, translates just as well to PC, as you can see in the announcement trailer below. Octopath's other big feature is that, rather than focussing on one hero's epic journey, it follows the adventures of eight different protagonists, each with their own traits, skills, and stories to tell. There's a knight, a scholar, a merchant, a cleric, a noble, an apothecary, a thief, and a hunter - with their adventures ranging from tales of redemption to tales of revenge. "Octopath Traveler is the kind of game that gets hand-waved aside as being for 'the old school', but that's to overlook its charismatic innovations in battle and the strange, detached, even austere construction of its narrative," said Martin Robinson when he reviewed the Switch version last year, "Give the game time to bed in, however, and you'll find it a bold contribution to a genre that has always been a little too in love with its past and the past in general." There's no price for the PC version of Octopath Traveler just yet, and no word on any notable platform-specific enhancements. As such, it's probably worth keeping an eye on Octopath Traveler's Steam page for more information as its June 7th release date approaches. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store