A red roof rises above the floodwater, carrying Moomintroll and his family into a changed landscape. That image sets the scene for Moomin: Midsummer Madness, a point-and-click adventure scheduled for November 12 on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and PC via Steam.
Developed by Crossbridge Game Studios and published by Shochiku, the game revisits Tove Jansson's 1954 novel Moominsummer Madness. Its hand-painted environments take inspiration from her original illustrations, while the adaptation adds new adventures alongside familiar scenes.
Shochiku Games' official release timing trailer introduces the flooded Moominvalley.
Project: Moomin: Midsummer Madness
Production: Crossbridge Game Studios
A theatre in the flood
The flood carries the Moomin family to a mysterious floating theatre filled with costumes and scripts. Shochiku describes a journey through the Moominhouse, the theatre and other locations inspired by Jansson's illustrated world.
A stage scene frames the characters and painted weather effects like a paper illustration.
Project: Moomin: Midsummer Madness
Production: Crossbridge Game Studios
© Moomin Characters. Published by Shochiku. Separate editorial reuse permission unconfirmed.
In the official images, delicate dark outlines sit against broad areas of muted colour. One stage scene places Moomintroll and Little My inside a rough-edged paper frame, with clouds and lightning arranged above them like pieces of scenery.
Finding a way home together
Players guide Moomintroll and Little My through conversations, puzzles and mini-games as they look for their friends and a route home. The publisher says characters have different abilities that help them overcome obstacles, and a hint system is available when players get stuck.
The contrast between the wide flooded landscape and the enclosed stage gives the familiar book setting two distinct visual spaces to explore. A Nintendo Switch demo is listed on Nintendo's UK page ahead of the scheduled release.
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