Bloober Team has officially revealed ONYX: The Dark Grip, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive designed entirely around handheld play and the console’s unique hardware features.
Previously known as Project M, the dark adventure game was revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct. However, Bloober Team isn’t actually developing the project itself.
ONYX: The Dark Grip Is Built Around Switch 2 Hardware
Development is being handled by Broken Mirror Games, a Bloober Team subsidiary, while Bloober serves as publisher.
What makes ONYX particularly unusual is that it can only be played in handheld mode.
The game has been designed around several Switch 2 features, requiring players to physically interact with the console in different ways. Gameplay involves touching the screen, tilting the system and even blowing into its microphone.
That makes ONYX reminiscent of experimental Nintendo DS and 3DS games that incorporated hardware features directly into puzzles and gameplay rather than treating them as optional additions.
Bloober Team had previously teased Project M as something that could only exist on Nintendo hardware, and its handheld-only design now explains those comments.
ONYX: The Dark Grip is being developed exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. A release date has not yet been announced.
