This article was updated by Andrea Trama on 2 May 2026 to add more information about the game. It was first published on April 22.
Fear Tall Grass, a new dark fantasy creature-warrior, has just been announced Nintendo Switch. Along with the Nintendo Switch port, Fear of tall grass heading to Xbox and PlayStation as well as PC via Steam.
Fear of tall grass is developed by Forgotten Bastions and published by Entalto Publishing. While this appears to be the first major video game project from Forgotten Bastions, Entalto has released several games since 2022. These include titles like Vampire: The Masquerade – Heartless lullabya free-to-play CRPG set in the World of Darkness. Entalta's latest title is about as far from World of Darkness as it gets, with its own studio. SpongeBob: The Krusty Cook-Off in August 2025.
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Fear Tall Grass is a new creature-battler headed to the Nintendo Switch
Announced via a trailer posted on YouTube, Fear of tall grass players take on the role of Gray, a child thrown into the center of a holy war. As Gray, players must venture into the looming tall grass that now covers most of the world and face the hostile beasts lurking within. To fend off these powerful enemies, players will have to tame and capture some of these animals and use them as soldiers in the ongoing war.
Fear of tall grass it puts strategy at the fore and as such its core gameplay loop is multi-faceted. During the mission, players will be presented with a square map that resembles a board game. Players will be asked to roll the dice and their character will move around the edge of the board one tile at a time. These tiles can offer vital resources or threaten the player with a combat encounter.
When a combat encounter starts, players will encounter a 2D arena with the enemy on one side and their own pet on the other. Just like Pokemonplayers will need to use turn inputs to command their beast (called Vilekin here) to attack the enemy. Once the enemy is weak enough, players can try to capture the creature and add it to their team. According to Fear of tall grassOn Steam, the game will feature 90 Vilekins at launch, with 15 unique types present for each of the game's six distinct elements. As might be expected, all six elements are resistant or weak to each other. Alongside these Vilekins, players will have access to a number of command abilities that can aid their creatures in battle.
The game features six basic types: Hydro, Pyro, Nature, Physical, Volt and Rock. For those familiar with the concept, the game promises to work similar to Pokemon Legends: Arceus in terms of mastering each Vilkin and its types, as players can improve Vilkin's abilities and evolution options by capturing more and more of each type.
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Between missions, players will return to The Sanctuary of Light, a hub where they can build new buildings, unlock new mechanics, and invest in permanent upgrades to aid them in future runs. There is no official release date Fear of tall grass just yet, but its Steam page says the game is slated to launch in Q4 2026, meaning the game could arrive between October and December of this year. It is also currently unclear whether Fear of tall grass it will launch simultaneously for PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch, or if it comes to PC first and consoles later.
