Cycle 28 has been announced for the Switch and will be releasing next week.

In an interesting twist, there is a competition running by the developers in which you can win all of their games.

Check out the details and trailer below...

"We are excited to announce that Cycle 28 will release on Nintendo Switch™ on 2nd August 2018. Cycle 28 is an addictive 2D momentum-based shooter with upgrades, screen-shaking explosions (every one felt through HD rumble), and a mystery at its heart. The “just one more try” nature of the game is perfect for Nintendo Switch players on the go and at home.

You think Cycle 28 is a 2D space shooter in the classic arcade style, where only your score matters. The controls are simple. The action is fast-paced. Intense dogfights lead to epic, screen-filling bosses. But the truth is: You don’t know what Cycle 28 is. Not yet.

Playing as Olivia Bergen – a flight lieutenant that has become separated from her fleet – you only know Cycle 27. You live it over, and over, and over again. And if that wasn’t bad enough, every time you drop from warp they are waiting for you.

You don’t know who they are or what they want. You just know you’re the only thing between them and home. So you get better, faster, stronger. Maybe one of these Cycle’s you’ll figure it out. Until then, you can only keep dying."

Apparently this mystery has been ongoing since the original release of the game, nobody has figured it out yet so the competition to find out continues and is extended to the Switch version when it launches on 2nd August.

Should you figure out the secret you can e-mail Pill Bug Interactive at [email protected] to see if you can obtain the Golden Ticket.

"There are two sides to Cycle 28. On one hand, there is the satisfying space combat which keeps you coming back to do just one more run. On its own, that will be enough for most people, but we wanted to put something extra in for players who love a mystery. That’s where the second side of Cycle 28 comes in, a community-driven puzzle which may require some international collaboration.

Since this will be a community effort the Golden Ticket winner will also be able to nominate up to five players who helped them in their quest for answers. Those nominated players will receive exclusive Cycle 28 rewards and content."

Are you intruiged by this novel mystery-solving, collaborative competition? Will you be purchasing the game regardless? Do you think that releasing the game on Switch will increase the likelihood of it being solved?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section or join in with the discussion on our forum.