NIS America to release Starbites for PS5, Switch 1&2, and PC via Steam in North America in early 2026
NIS America has revealed that they will release Ikina Games' Starbites to North America in early 2026. The company added that this RPG will also be available on Nintendo Switch 2 in addition to Switch 1, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.
This South Korean-made game was initially revealed at the TGS 2024 Xbox Showcase as The Starbites: Taste of Desert. But with this English localization and an earlier Japanese release announcement, the game looks set to have its title simplified to just Starbites while practically replacing Xbox Series X|S with Switch 1&2.
NIS America's website contains Japanese screenshots that suggest this localization is based on the Japanese release, which will be published by Happinet on October 16. However, the direct support for Switch 2 is brand-new, and Happinet has still yet to confirm whether Japan will also get it or not.
You can find the new trailer, screenshots, and descriptions for the North American localization of Starbites right below. While the Japanese release will fully support Japanese and Korean languages, the North American version will instead have full English language support with additional voiceovers in Japanese and Korean, as well as subtitles in French.
Hop on your Motorbot and ride toward freedom in the brand-new RPG STARBITES! On Bitter, a desert planet ravaged by the aftermath of an interstellar war, a young salvager named Lukida seeks to escape to the stars, but a sudden attack by a giant robot sets events into motion that will change her life—and the fate of Bitter—forever.
Explore the expansive landscape of Bitter atop your Motorbot, and fight your way to victory in a turn-based battle system that's easy to learn, and satisfying to master. Build up your party, kit out your Motorbots with powerful equipment, and head out into the deserts of Bitter! Somewhere beneath the dunes, the truth of what happened 45 years ago awaits...