Developer Matt Makes Games concurrently announced both its latest hit release Celeste as well as its previous great archery combat game TowerFall Ascension for the Nintendo Switch last year. And while it may have seemed a TowerFall port would likely be released first, it still has yet to be released — but don't worry, it's still on its way.

Speaking to IGN as part of a larger discussion about independent games on the Nintendo Switch , developer Matt Thorson explained that he always intended to release Celeste before porting over TowerFall."Our plan was always to wrap up Celeste before working on the Switch TowerFall edition. Soon we'll be freed up to bring that over! We know a lot of fans are eager to play TowerFall on the Switch, and I'm excited to see it on there myself," Thorson told IGN via email.Thorson is very much aware of the love for TowerFall but very much wanted to focus on developing Celeste, which IGN reviewed as the first 10 of 2018

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"But it's more important for us to move forward with Celeste and put all our energy into making it as good as possible before revisiting TowerFall again. We think fans of TowerFall will be surprised at how much we've improved and pushed ourselves to explore new creative territory in Celeste," Thorson said.For those who have never played, TowerFall is a pixel art 2D combat game featuring archers bouncing around various arenas and trying to one-hit kill each other. TowerFall is filled with various customization options to give new life to the fast, fierce matches.Originally released on the Ouya in 2013, TowerFall came to PS4, Xbox One, and PC with added content. IGN reviewed TowerFall in 2014 , calling it "a fun and approachable battle royale that makes excellent use of its deceptively simple retro looks and classic arcade platforming style."

Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN who absolutely adores TowerFall Ascension and cannot wait to play it with friends on his Switch. Find out what else Jonathon is playing by following him on Twitter @jmdornbush