Switch eShop News
June2019
Reminder Nintendo's E3 Sale Ends Tomorrow, Save Up To 50% On Switch Games (North America)
Discounts on Cuphead, Mario Kart, Final Fantasy and more until 18th June
Update: As a reminder, Nintendo's E3 sale ends tomorrow, 18th June. If you're wanting to grab any of the deals listed below, now's your last chance! Nintendo has launched its week-long E3 2019 eShop sale and there's a nice mix of quality first and third-party games...
Review Contra Anniversary Collection - Run 'N Gun Perfection
Gunning for glory
And so we come to the end (for now) of Konami’s triple helping of retro compilations. After giving us an arcade collection that was heavy on the shooters and a Castlevania collection that celebrated the spooky series’ early days, the same treatment has now been given to the Contra series, which offers some of the finest run...
Reminder Nintendo's E3 Sale Ends Tomorrow, Save Up To 50% On Switch Games (Europe)
Deals on Final Fantasy, Mario Tennis, Mario Kart and more
Update: As a reminder, this sale ends tomorrow, 18th June. If you're thinking about grabbing any of the deals below, make sure to act fast! Original Article: Below we've collected all the E3 deals currently on the European Nintendo Switch eShop. While the selection isn't quite as...
Review PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker - An Awkward Super Mario Maker Clone
All the tools you need to create something you wouldn’t want to play
The definition of karma is giving a reviewer who has handed out their share of 4s and 6s in the last month a review copy of a platform game creator and effectively saying ‘you do better’. While PlataGo! presents an ample feature set that leaves mean critical types with few...
News Former Epic Games Director Says He Tried To Axe Fortnite
"That game would not have passed my bar"
What would gaming be like right now if the insanely popular title Fortnite didn't exist? It's obviously something we'll never know, but if the former Epic Games production director Rod Fergusson had got his way, we might have found out. In a recent interview on the Game Informer Show podcast at E3 2019,...
News Dotemu "Honored" To Team Up With Square Enix For Remastered Version Of Final Fantasy VIII
The French company behind Streets of Rage 4
During Square Enix Live at E3 2019, it was revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered would be released on the Switch later this year. Since then, it's been discovered the French developer and publisher Dotemu will be helping out with this version – with the company revealing it was both "proud and honored"...
News Bethesda Might Have More Surprises For Nintendo Switch Owners In The Future
Ongoing support
Bethesda's been one of the top third-party supporters for the Switch, releasing games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and DOOM on the hybrid system. It followed this up with other titles like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and even a port of the mobile game, Fallout Shelter. While many fans of the co
Review Phantom Doctrine - XCOM Meets James Bond In This Scrappy Strategy Epic
Spooks show
While our interactive medium has played host to a fair few ‘spy games’ over the years, most have opted for stealthy infiltration (hello Splinter Cell and Metal Gear) or all-out gunfights with the occasional silencer thrown in for good measure (see just about every James Bond game ever made). However, it’s the games that dig deep...
Striking a chord
From the opening menu that uses not the rousing Zelda overworld music but the understated theme from Ocarina of Time's title screen, you know you’re about to go on a special journey. Cadence of Hyrule (we won’t bother with its ludicrously long official moniker) takes the music we all know and love and remixes it with the...
News Nicalis Reveals Ikaruga Physical Release For Switch
Yes please
If you love the juicy, vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up action of Ikaruga on your Nintendo Switch, or if you've been holding out on picking it up all this time, you'll probably be pretty pleased to know that a physical release is on the horizon. There are no concrete details just yet on when it'll be launching or where you can expect to...
News Take On An Isometric Survival Adventure When Distrust Crash-Lands On Switch
Multiple endings to discover
Heading to Nintendo Switch next month is Distrust, an isometric survival adventure which looks set to bring a frosty chill to proceedings this summer. The game follows a group of explorers stranded near an Arctic research station after their helicopter crashes; the team must escape the dangers of the long polar night...
News Rolling Gunner Brings Side-Scrolling Bullet Hell Shmup Action To Switch Next Week
Western release locked in
Blasting its way onto Switch in western territories next week is Rolling Gunner, a side-scrolling, bullet hell shoot 'em up which has only been available in Japan up until now. You'll be able to pick this one up from 20th June as a digital download, although a physical release is also planned for "late 2019" if you'd...
News Overcooked 2's Latest DLC Adds Horrifying Horde Mode
And it's available now
If you tuned into the final day of Nintendo Treehouse Live at E3 2019, you will have seen a segment featuring Ghost Town Games showcasing a "first-look" at its new DLC for Overcooked 2. Overcooked 2: Night of the Hangry Horde sees players face the most "terrifying" threat to the Onion Kingdom yet – the unbread. The DLC adds...
Review Radiation City - A Bug-Ridden Clone Of DayZ That's Laughably Overpriced
We built this city on meat and booooones!
No matter what your thoughts are on the open-world zombie survival game DayZ, there’s no denying its cultural importance. Ever since Bohemia Interactive first released the original ARMA 2 mod for PC users, there’s been a countless number of copycats and “spiritual successors” releasing on every...
News GRIS Physical Edition Switch Pre-Orders Will Soon Be Going Live
Your next Switch purchase?
Earlier this year, a physical release for gorgeous platformer GRIS was announced for Nintendo Switch. Back then, we didn't have an expected release date apart from the wonderfully vague "2019", but it looks like we won't have too long to wait. The game's developer, Nomada Studio, has shared the following graphic on...
News The Original Crypt Of The NecroDancer Is 80% Off As Cadence Of Hyrule Arrives On Switch
Worth buying the pair?
Today sees the launch of Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer on the Nintendo Switch eShop, the game which takes characters we know and love from the Legend of Zelda series and throws them into a world of rhythm-based dungeon crawling. With that release no doubt catching the eye of many, the original Crypt of the...
"Very disappointing and frustrating"
Do you know an individual who happens to be working on a small-scale video game and aspires to one day publish it on the Nintendo Switch eShop? Well, the above video might be of interest. It has been uploaded by an up-and-coming indie developer named Adam Ashbaker and talks about what is supposedly "bad news"...
Hands On DC Universe Online Is Paving The Way For MMOs On Switch
The future of massive online multiplayers is mobile
When you ask Creative Director S.J. Mueller and Executive Producer Leah Bowers what makes them passionate about DC Universe Online, their reasons are as vast as the game itself. There is a definite shimmer in Mueller’s eyes as she recounts her comics-filled childhood memories with her sister, or...
News Alien: Isolation Is Coming To Switch This Year With Gyro Aiming And HD Rumble
Game over, man
Update: We've had some more details on the Switch port of Alien: Isolation, which is due for release thanks to publisher Feral Interactive. It has been confirmed that the Switch edition will boast "gyroscopic aiming and HD rumble to immerse players in its terrifying world wherever they play". We've also had a new trailer (shown...
News NBA 2K19 Is On Sale For $3 On The North American Switch eShop
95 percent off the retail price can't be bad, right?
2K Games' NBA 2K19 is currently on sale on the North American eShop for just $2.99. The massive reduction – spotted by reader Nintendoforlife – means the title costs 95 percent less than its typical retail price of $59.99. Sadly, the offer doesn't extend to the European eShop, where NBA 2K19...
News Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition Gallops Onto Nintendo Switch This September
The luminary rides again
At Square Enix Live yesterday, Dragon Quest fans were presented with a brief trailer reinforcing the fact Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition was coming to the Switch this Fall. It was at this moment there was a collective sigh, with everyone assuming there wouldn't be a release date reveal...
News Netflix's Dark Crystal Prequel Series Is Getting Its Own Switch Game
A tactical release
Children of the '80s will no doubt still have nightmares about Dark Crystal's evil Skeksis, and Netflix is preparing to give a whole new generation the willies thanks to a prequel TV series, which airs on August 30th. That series is also getting its own Switch game in the form of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, which was...
News Contra Anniversary Collection Is Available On The Switch eShop Right Now
War never changes
If you're a fan of Konami's Contra series, then today is your lucky day. Not only did we get confirmation that a new entry in the franchise is Switch-bound, but it was also revealed that Contra Anniversary Collection – the latest in Konami's series of M2-developed retro compilations – is available to purchase on the eShop...
Well, that's lucky
Nintendo and Microsoft really are best buds at the moment; we've already had the amazing Cuphead on Switch, as well as Hellblade – both of which are Microsoft-published properties. We've also today had the welcome news that Banjo and Kazooie are coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. However, the blooming
News Zelda Spin-Off Cadence Of Hyrule Launches On Switch This Week
Music to our ears
Update: Our hunch was right! Cadence of Hyrule launches this week, on June 13th. Original Story: Ever since its shock reveal earlier this year, Cadence of Hyrule has been at the top of many a Switch owner’s wish list. We know it’s coming this month, but we now also know how much it will cost when it hits the eShop
News Pun-tastic Rhythmic Rodent-Based Beat 'Em Up Hamsterdam Comes To Switch
Ham it up in August
Landing on Switch on 1st August, Hamsterdam is a rhythmic beat 'em up which has you using gesture controls to exterminate the Vermin Gang and its leader, a stinking Chinchilla named Marlo. You take control of heroic hamster Pimm on a mission to save his grandpa from the furry clutches of the aforementioned ne'er-do-wells. Pimm...
News Cris Tales Is An "Indie Love Letter To Classic JRPGs", And It's Coming To Switch
Combat, strategy and a fantastical world
Indie publisher Modus Games and developers Dreams Uncorporated and SYCK have announced Cris Tales, a new RPG which harks back to classic JRPGs. The game was revealed during yesterday's PC Gaming Show at E3. The game follows its heroine’s quest through past and future visions of her world where she hopes to...
News A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher Works Both Sides Of Your Brain On Switch
Brain training with a shmup four years in the making
Nearly two years on after its initial announcement for Switch, A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher is finally available on Nintendo Switch eShop. Self-described as a 'Split Screen Single Player Twin Stick Risk 'Em Up', Ask an Enemy Studios has spent over four years developing the game which has you...
News Wake Up With One Night Stand On Switch This Summer
Coffee or the walk of shame?
Coming to Switch and other consoles this summer, One Night Stand is a visual novel that has you waking up next to a complete stranger after an eventful night on the town. It's up to you to piece together exactly what happened, all from the comfort of a stranger's bed. Suffering from a thumping headache (no doubt due to...
News Raiden V Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch, But Don’t Dilly-Dally
One print run, and that’s it
Raiden V: Director’s Cut is coming to Switch – we knew that already and are are sufficiently excited about the prospect – but it has now been confirmed by publisher UFO that it will be getting a physical release on the system, too. The catch is that the release will be a single print run, so once it’s gone,...
News Square Enix Collective Is Publishing Circuit Superstars On The Switch In 2020
Micro simulation
One particular announcement during Square Enix's E3 2019 presentation which seemed slightly different to the rest was Circuit Superstars. This top-down physics-based racing title by Original Fire Games is channelling certain micro-sized classics of yesteryear and is coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2020. It'll also be published by...
News Learn How Death Is Tied To Life When Oninaki Releases On Switch This August
Discover the mysterious realm beyond
We first found out about action role-playing game Oninaki during a Nintendo Direct presentation earlier this year, in February. With this in mind, Square Enix Live has now locked in a release date. It's arriving in a few months time, on 22nd August. To help promote the launch announcement, Square Enix released a...
News Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions Are Being Localised
The more the merrier
If you're a fan of the SaGa series you're in for a treat, at Square Enix Live, the company revealed Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions would both be released in the west. There's no information about when exactly these games will arrive. The third game was exclusively released in Japan in 1995 and was previously...
News Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition Releases This Winter
Online play included
One game we got a small update on during the Square Enix Live E3 2019 presentation was Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition. It's now scheduled to arrive this winter. To celebrate, Square Enix shared a new trailer featuring development footage of the game. In addition to this, it revealed an online multiplayer...
News Surprise! The Last Remnant Remastered Is Now Available On The Switch eShop
The JRPG from 2008 returns
During the Square Enix Live E3 2019 presentation, the company surprised Switch owners when it revealed The Last Remnant Remastered would be released today on the Nintendo Switch eShop. After being made available on the PlayStation 4 late last year, the enhanced version of this JRPG is now also available on the Switch. The...
News Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Year
Add another one to your collection
During the Square Enix Live event, it was revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered will be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. Right now, there is no information about when exactly this classic will be released, so you'll just have to enjoy the description and trailer below. Experience Squall, Rinoa, and...
News Surreal Platformer Etherborn Will Turn Your Switch Upside Down Next Month
Release date now revealed
As part of the Kinda Funny Games E3 Showcase, it has been revealed that Etherborn will be arriving on Switch and other platforms on 18th July. We've been keeping an eye on this one for a while, with its pretty, gravity-defying platforming having us intrigued since a Switch version was first teased last summer. If you've...
News Just Dance 2020 Arrives On Switch And Nintendo Wii This November
Yes, Nintendo Wii!
Ubisoft's latest Just Dance release has been officially confirmed for the Switch, Nintendo Wii and multiple other platforms at the company's 2019 E3 Press Conference. Just Dance 2020 celebrates the series' 10th anniversary and will be filled with 40 new songs from a variety of artists. Here's a taste of what you can expect: God...
News Jake, Finn And Princess Bubblegum From Adventure Time Come To Brawlhalla
Oh my glob!
Jake the Dog, Finn the Human, and Princess Bubblegum from the animated fantasy series Adventure Time are now available in Brawlhalla as playable characters. Ubisoft revealed this during its E3 2019 Press conference. As of right now, you can participate in this limited-time Adventure Time event, ending on 25th June. The new crossover...
Review Battle Worlds: Kronos - A Hex-Based Tactical Title That's Tough As Old Boots
When worlds collide
“Battle Worlds: Kronos is a hard game,” reads an ominous opening message. “But if you can’t beat it, that’s not because it is too hard.” That warning might sound a little cocky, but there’s truth to it, too. Because beneath its wonky CGI cutscenes and well-worn sci-fi setting lies a turn-based strategy game that...
Review Bullet Battle: Evolution - A Cut-Price Call Of Duty That Fails On Almost Every Level
Dishonourable discharge
Mobile games have come a long way in the last two decades. There was a time when Snake was the only option for on-the-go phone-based entertainment, but over the years the games on offer have grown more profound in their scope as handsets have turned ever smarter. Now we have fully-fledged racers, shooters and MMOs, right...
Deluxe Edition is confirmed, though
Update: It doesn't look like Switch owners will be getting the fancy Collector's Edition of the game, which comes with a frickin' Doom Guy helmet you can actually wear on your bonce. Boo. Original Story: This just in: DOOM Eternal will be released on the Switch on 22nd November. The game's Creative Director Hugo...
News Machinarium Is The Latest Game To Get A Super Rare Physical Release On Switch
Pre-orders open this week
If you enjoy picking up physical editions of indie games on Nintendo Switch, Machinarium is set to be your next juicy purchase. Super Rare Games has revealed that it'll be partnering with Amanita Design to physically release Machinarium on Nintendo's console. The game originally released in 2009, and this physical edition...
News The Messenger's Free Tropical DLC Launches On 11th July
Panic at the picnic
In December last year, Sabotage revealed its hit 2D side-scroller The Messenger would be receiving an entirely free tropical DLC pack titled 'Picnic Panic' in 2019. Now, many months later at Devolver Digital's over-the-top E3 parody conference, it's been confirmed this new content will be released on the Switch, PlayStation 4 and...
News The Elder Scrolls: Blades Slashes Its Way Onto The Switch Later This Year
And it's free!
To kick-off its 2019 E3 press conference, Bethesda announced the free-to-play mobile title The Elder Scrolls: Blades would be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. This version will also be free and will include motion controls, cross-play and cross-progression support - meaning you can swap between the Switch and mobile...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Nine films, one epic game
During today's Xbox E3 2019 Press Conference, Microsoft showed footage of a new LEGO Star Wars game. It's called Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and is once again being handled by TT Games. While it was confirmed for the Xbox One during the show, a new trailer uploaded on the official TT Games YouTube channel has now...
News Jotun Developer Announces Spiritfarer For Nintendo Switch, Due Out In 2020
A management game about dying
During Microsoft's 2019 E3 Xbox Conference today, Thunder Lotus announced Spiritfarer, a "cozy" management game about dying. The game is scheduled to arrive in 2020 on the Switch and multiple other platforms. Here's a bit about it, straight from the PR: In Spiritfarer, you play Stella, ferrymaster to the deceased...
Review Super Skelemania - A Metroidvania That Doesn't Hang About
A bare-bones, budget take on the Metroid formula
Despite their content-filled, often weightily atmospheric and sprawling worlds, the non-linear platform games we commonly call ‘Metroidvanias’ have a long-running association with quick completion times. From the original Metroid’s multiple completion time-based endings to the speedrunning...
News Expect The Next Game From Cuphead's Developer To Feature "2D Hand-Drawn" Animation
Thinking about the future
The developer of Cuphead is currently hard at work on the game's 'Delicious Last Course' DLC expansion. Once this is out, though, what exactly is StudioMDHR's plan for the future? It's to create another game! During an interview with the Japanese magazine Famitsu, the siblings Chad and Jared Moldenhauer who founded...
Feature Bit Summit 7 Was Bigger, Better And Packed With Switch Goodness
Our report from the show floor
Based in beautiful Kyoto, Japan, in what started out as a sparse event in something close to a gymnasium, Bit Summit has rapidly become the second-largest independent games showcase in the country, just behind the grand spectacle that is Tokyo Game Show. Now situated in central Kyoto's Miyakomesse event centre, this...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Has Now Sold More Than 1.7 Million Copies Worldwide
Exceeding expectations
One of the best role-playing games on the Nintendo Switch that also happens to be exclusive is Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The title made its debut on the system in December 2017 and is still considered a "must-have" game for seasoned adventurers. In terms of sales, we already heard last September how the sequel...
News The Dating Simulator Dream Daddy Hooks Up With The Nintendo Switch
Who will you choose?
Game Grumps is bringing its popular dating simulator Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator to the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices in the "very" near future. More precise information about the release date is on the way. Below is the official announcement and trailer: If it wasn't already obvious enough, Dream Daddy is all...
Review Warlocks 2: God Slayers - Magic Mayhem That Would Have Benefitted From Online Play
A gathering of magic
Once upon a time, there was a game that arrived on Kickstarter, and with added promise of a Wii U version to bolster its cause, it successfully funded itself – much to the happiness of its backers. Three years later, said game finally emerged from development, by which time it had assumed a slightly different name and...
News Brand New Turn-Based Strategy Game Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars Heads For Switch
Brand new IP shared ahead of E3
Kalypso Media and Palindrome Interactive have revealed that Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars, a brand new strategy game, is headed for a release on Nintendo Switch. Described as "an engaging strategy game set in a dark vampire world in turmoil", Immortal Realms will combine empire management and turn-based combat with...
News Radiation City Brings The Horror Of Chernobyl To Nintendo Switch Next Week
A successor to Radiation Island
Radiation City, a successor to last year's Radiation Island, is headed to Nintendo Switch next week. It'll be available directly from the Switch eShop from 13th June. In the game, players must scavenge and fight their way through the nuclear fallout of the Chernobyl power plant, with events being based on the 1986...
News Human Rocket Person Developers Say You'll "Hate" Them By The End Of The Game
A worthy challenge?
Pogo jumping onto a Nintendo Switch near you at the end of the month is Human Rocket Person, a 3D, single-player platformer designed to anger your very soul. Usually, we'd give you a quick summary of what the game's all about here, but the official Nintendo eShop listing puts it better than we ever could: Human Rocket Person...
News XSEED Announces The Switch Games It Will Showcase At E3 2019
A "grand new title" will also be revealed
XSEED Games will showcase a total of five Switch games at E3 2019. Three of these games have just been announced for Nintendo's hybrid platform. Here's what you can expect: BurgerTime Party!, Heroland, Rune Factory 4 Special, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin and Senran Kagura: Peach Ball. In addition to this, XSEED...
News Lion Castle Reveals Racer, A Follow-Up To Super Street: The Game
Burn even more rubber
It seems like the free-to-download title Asphalt 9: Legends will have some friendly competition in the near future, with publisher Lion Castle announcing Racer is speeding onto the Switch at the end of 2019. The arcade street racing game will be available in both physical and digital form. Racer is built on the foundations of...
News Save The Entire Galaxy When Citizens Of Space Arrives On 18th June
From the developer of Citizens of Earth
Sega has announced Citizens of Space is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this month on 18th June for $14.99. If the name sounds familiar, it's because this is a follow-up to the 2015 release, Citizens of Earth. The new game is also being developed by Eden Industries. Below is a rundown of the story: It's...
News My Friend Pedro Gracefully Obliterates A 20th June Release Date On Switch
This is just bananas
Developer Deadtoast and publisher Devolver Digital have revealed the release date for the upcoming slow-motion carnage that is My Friend Pedro. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 20th June. To celebrate, a brand new trailer has been released (which you can watch above) and an early discount has been detailed for those...
News Asphalt 9: Legends Speeds Onto Switch This Summer For Free
Up to 8 players across 42 tracks
Mobile racing franchise Asphalt is speeding onto a Nintendo Switch near you this summer, with a new port of Asphalt 9: Legends. The series has appeared exclusively on smartphones and PC for the last few years, with earlier editions making it to the Nintendo DS around a decade ago. Its return to a Nintendo platform...
Review Slay the Spire - A Sublime Fusion Of Genres You Simply Have To Experience
Dungeon Master
There are a handful of Switch games we know we’ll likely never uninstall from our systems; an elite list of titles so addictive and so well suited to the portable nature of Nintendo’s system that they’ll always have a special place allocated on that MicroSD card. We’re talking about games like Mario Kart 8, Celeste, Axiom...
News Virtua Racing And Wonder Boy: Monster Land Arrive In The West At The End Of June
That felt like AGES
After launching in Japan in April, the excellent SEGA AGES version of Virtua Racing will finally come to the west on 27th June. As you can see in the trailer above, we'll also be getting SEGA AGES version of Wonder Boy: Monster Land on the same date (they're both in the 'Coming Soon' section at the end). Both ports were handled...
Review Hue - An Inventive Indie Puzzler That's A Few Shades Away From Greatness
Hue and Cry
The most terrifying explanation of blindness is that you don’t see endless blackness; it’s been described as seeing nothing. If black and white are still colours on the visible spectrum, if those colours are still seen by light bouncing off our retinas, then to see nothing means those would be absent. No constant black, no constant...
News Mario Maker 2 Isn't The Only Platform Game Creator Coming To Switch In June
PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker finally sees release next week
PQube and developer Super Icon are sneaking their 2D platform game creation tool onto Switch just before Nintendo's plumber arrives to soak up everybody's payday cash; PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker is launching next week on 13th June. Channelling the same creative spirit...
News Bullet Battle: Evolution Brings 8-Player Team-Based Shooting To Switch Today
"50,000 people used to live here..."
Coming to Switch today from developer Forza Games (yep, good luck googling that) and publisher TROOOZE, Bullet Battle: Evolution is a 4v4 online deathmatch game where you work with your team to capture as much territory as possible and wipe out the competition. The screenshots show a set of realistic-looking...
Fancy a laugh?
Bringing something a little bit different to Switch this summer is Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, a pirate adventure with a healthy dose of comedy thrown in for good measure. Created by comedian and filmmaker, Alasdair Beckett-King, the game sees the titular Nelly setting off on an adventure to rescue birds who have been hypnotised...
News Super Skelemania Brings Bite-Sized Metroidvania Adventure To Switch Today
Play in a single sitting
Jumping and rolling its way onto Nintendo Switch today is Super Skelemania, a Metroidvania from Grimorio Games and Hidden Trap. Taking control of a cute little skeleton, you'll need to jump over pits of thorns, headbutt those pesky enemy spiders, and even roll your skull around like a bowling ball to make it across various...
News Brace Yourself Games Talks About The Zelda Lore And Music In Cadence Of Hyrule
Extra insight
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer might be arriving on the Switch eShop later this month, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about the rhythmic action-adventure game. During an interview with 4Gamer at Bitsummit 7 Spirits in Japan, Brace Yourself Games revealed more about the development process and what players could...
News Solomon's Key Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Series On The Nintendo Switch
Magical
Hamster is adding Tecmo's 1986 release Solomon's Key to its Arcade Archives line on the Nintendo Switch. The title supports 1-2 players and will set you back $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29. From June 6th, 2019, Arcade Archives Solomon's Key will be available digitally for Arcade Archives, the downloadable series by HAMSTER for Nintendo Switch...
News Dandy Dungeon Gives New Meaning To The Term "Fantasy RPG", And It's Out This Month
From the creator of Black Bird
Yoshiro Kimura's studio Onion Games – previously responsible for the superbly bizarre Switch shooter Black Bird – has revealed that Dandy Dungeon is headed to the Nintendo Switch eShop on June 27th for $24.99. A roguelite RPG which places you in the role of a programmer who dreams of becoming a fantasy hero, the...
News First-Person Puzzle-Platformer Neon Junctions Leaps Onto Switch This Week
With increasingly challenging levels
From Ratalaika Games and 9 Eyes Game Studio, puzzle-platformer Neon Junctions is headed to Nintendo Switch later this week. Blending a first-person approach to puzzles and platforming with an '80s-inspired art style and synthwave soundtrack (is anyone else getting Stranger Things vibes from that music?), Neon...
News Physics-Based Puzzle Platformer Deleveled Launches On Switch eShop This Autumn
More than 100 levels to work through
If you prefer your puzzle experiences to be mixed with some platforming action, the momentum and physics-based puzzle platformer Deleveled might be worth keeping an eye on. The game launches on the Switch eShop this Autumn for $9.99 and is from The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild – previously responsible for The...
News Get A 20% Discount When The Puzzle Game Forest Home Arrives On The eShop Later This Month
Out 20th June
Australian developer The Binary Mill – responsible for various bite-sized and VR-based experiences such as Mini Moto Racing, Rush, Gun Club, and Assault Squadron – has revealed it is bringing its "bright and colorful" mobile puzzler Forest Home to the Switch this month, on 20th June. This will be the company's very first release on...
Review Timespinner - Another Superb Metroidvania For Your Nintendo Switch
Timespinphony of the Night
In Timespinner, the player steps into the shoes of Lunais, a young woman in a nomadic society that trains talented magical youth like her as Time Messengers – people prepared to be flung back in time to warn of dangers to the clan. The spacefaring Lachiemi empire has become one such danger, and is obsessed with...
