--- title: This Co-Op Game Feels Like You're Playing Retro Anime description: Orbitals is a two-player co-op game from Tokyo-based studio Shapefarm, with former Hazelight developer Jakob Lundgren contributing co-op design expertise. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-co-op-game-feels-like-you-re-playing-retro-anime-y26wckgev twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This Co-Op Game Feels Like You're Playing Retro Anime | daily.dev og:description: Orbitals is a two-player co-op game from Tokyo-based studio Shapefarm, with former Hazelight developer Jakob Lundgren contributing co-op design expertise. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-co-op-game-feels-like-you-re-playing-retro-anime-y26wckgev og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/y26wCkgEv.png og:image:alt: This Co-Op Game Feels Like You're Playing Retro Anime og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This Co-Op Game Feels Like You're Playing Retro Anime **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Orbitals is a two-player co-op game from Tokyo-based studio Shapefarm, with former Hazelight developer Jakob Lundgren contributing co-op design expertise. The game draws visual inspiration from 1980s-90s anime like Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, and Ranma, using thick outlines, cel-shading, and hand-drawn animation. Studio Massket handled cutscenes with animation director Hidetoshi Yoshida hand-storyboarding the whole game, and creative director Marcos Ramos emphasized no generative AI is used in development. The opening theme is performed by Mami Ayukawa, known for Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Orbitals launches September 3, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When is the co-op game Orbitals releasing and on which platform? Orbitals releases on September 3, 2026, exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. It is the debut title from Tokyo-based studio Shapefarm, featuring hand-drawn 1980s-90s anime-style visuals, co-op design from former Hazelight developer Jakob Lundgren, and hand-drawn storyboards by animation director Hidetoshi Yoshida. _Indie game fans track upcoming co-op releases like this one on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [This Sci-Fi JRPG's Pixel Art Is Seriously Stunning](https://daily.dev/posts/this-sci-fi-jrpg-s-pixel-art-is-seriously-stunning-z21zhvfbd) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Check Out Orbifold, a Mind-Bending Game Set Inside a Sphere](https://daily.dev/posts/check-out-orbifold-a-mind-bending-game-set-inside-a-sphere-dtalmlj7a) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [See How Developers Faked 3D Look in Godot for Their Co-Op Horror](https://daily.dev/posts/see-how-developers-faked-3d-look-in-godot-for-their-co-op-horror-ylcfvtxk3) · 80 LEVEL · 6 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#game-design](https://daily.dev/tags/game-design), [#unreal-engine](https://daily.dev/tags/unreal-engine) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-co-op-game-feels-like-you-re-playing-retro-anime-y26wckgev) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"This Co-Op Game Feels Like You're Playing Retro Anime","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-co-op-game-feels-like-you-re-playing-retro-anime-y26wckgev","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-co-op-game-feels-like-you-re-playing-retro-anime-y26wckgev"},"datePublished":"2026-08-18T10:26:54.508Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:07:50.407Z","description":"Orbitals is a two-player co-op game from Tokyo-based studio Shapefarm, with former Hazelight developer Jakob Lundgren contributing co-op design expertise. 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