Team17 News Articles
Friday12th Dec 2025
ICYMI TGA's Day Of The Devs Showcase Highlighted A Pair Of Upcoming Switch Indies
Get those wishlists ready
We've already rounded up all of the Switch announcements from The Game Awards 2025, but that wasn't the only showcase that Mr Keighley served up this holiday season. As ever, Day of the Devs was on hand to highlight a bunch of upcoming indies that we can look forward to in the next year or two. It was a slightly slimmer...
Thursday6th Nov 2025
News Service! Overcooked 2 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Is Ready To Eat Today
I need hands!
Well here's a dish that we weren't expecting! Team17 and Ghost Town Games have announced that Overcooked 2! - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is being served up today! As initially revealed back in the September Direct, this is the same old co-op cooking chaos that we all know and love, garnished with some new features to make the most of...
Monday22nd Sep 2025
Dropping two days earlier on other platforms
Windwalk Games and Team17 have announced that the release date for their upcoming co-op roguelike, Sworn, has been shifted from 25th September, a.k.a. Hades 2 Day™, to 23rd September on PC and (other) consoles, with a Switch version due to arrive at "a later date." This colourful roguelike from "a team...
Wednesday30th Jul 2025
News Forget Flowers, Date Everything Devs Have Delivered A "Mega Patch" On Switch
Love persists
We had a lot of respect for Date Everything when it arrived on Switch earlier this year. This bonkers dating sim boasted a monster voice cast with portfolios spanning Final Fantasy, Persona, Fire Emblem and more, but it was let down by some heartbreaking performance issues. Fortunately, the latest Switch update — which developer...
Friday4th Jul 2025
News Dredge Developer 'Black Salt Games' Isn't Working On A Sequel
But new catches, new games, and a new studio are in the net
Lovecraftian fishing game Dredge was a hit back in 2023, blending unsettling horror and sea creatures with atmospheric storytelling and some good ol' reeling in. Now, after some paid DLC and free updates, the New Zealand-based developer is ready to move on from the seas and create something...
Thursday26th Jun 2025
News Worms Armageddon On Switch Is Slowly Becoming The Ultimate Series Celebration
Let's have a World Party!
Team17 and Digital Eclipse have unleashed the latest update for Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition on the Switch, adding three additional retro games to the title. So not only can you play Worms Armageddon and its charming Game Boy Color counterpart, but you now also have access to the SNES version of Worms, the Sega...
Thursday30th Jan 2025
News Sorry Romantics, "Bonkers" Dating Sim 'Date Everything' Has Been Delayed To June
Love will have to wait
We've been keeping an eye on Date Everything — the romance sim where you can, fittingly, date everything — since it was revealed last summer. A last-minute delay pushed the game to a Valentine's Day 2025 release, but developer Sassy Chap Games has since decided that it still needs a little more time in the oven. Put Cupid...
Thursday23rd Jan 2025
News Team17 Group Is Rebranding, But The Iconic Name Isn't Disappearing
Welcome, everplay
Team17 Group has announced that it is rebranding the company to 'everplay group plc'. The announcement states that the change represents an "evolution" of the group following its addition to the London Stock Exchange in 2018. The name 'everplay' is designed to reflect its purpose to "never stop playing", along with its "creative...
Friday22nd Nov 2024
News Prehistoric Take On Animal Crossing, 'Amber Isle', Hatches A Last-Minute Delay On Switch
"The island needs a little more prep time"
We've been keeping an eye on Amber Isle, the Animal Crossing-meets-dinosaurs life sim from developer Ambertail Games, for a while now. This one was initially supposed to land on Switch in late October before getting a last-minute delay to November. Well, the developer has now announced yet another delay,...
Thursday24th Oct 2024
News Three More Worms Games Are Joining Digital Eclipse's 'Armageddon' Remaster Next Year
Catch this!
Digital Eclipse's excellent Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition launched on Switch last month and we loved it. This is already a pretty beefy package with all Armageddon game modes, the studio's usual museum content and access to a Game Boy Color version, but it's about to get even bigger. Publisher Team17 today revealed that three...
Friday11th Oct 2024
News Sandbox Dating Sim 'Date Everything' Has Been Delayed To Valentine's Day
It's a date!
Our interest was piqued when Team17 and Sassy Chap Games announced Date Everything — a game where you can, fittingly, date everything — earlier this year. This sim was initially supposed to release this month, but now the team has announced that it's being pushed back to 14th February 2025 instead. As outlined in the new trailer...
Monday23rd Sep 2024
News Blasphemous 2 Expansion 'Mea Culpa' Detailed Ahead Of October Release
Plus a free 'True Torment' update!
Blasphemous 2 is getting a paid expansion dubbed 'Mea Culpa', launching alongside a free update next month on 31st October 2024. The expansion will add in two major new zones alongside two formidable new boss characters. New quests, NPCs, weapons, abilities, and alternate ending will also flesh out the experience...
Wednesday11th Sep 2024
News Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition Physical Switch Release Confirmed
Arriving on the Switch eShop this September
In case you missed it in the recent Nintendo Partner Showcase, Team17 is reviving its classic Worms Armageddon with the help of Digital Eclipse. The Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition is releasing on multiple platforms including Switch and will come with all sorts of improvements like optimised...
Wednesday28th Aug 2024
News Worms Armageddon On Switch Will Also Contain The Game Boy Color Version
Plus a bevy of development interviews
During the recent Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, it was confirmed that Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition would be heading to the Nintendo Switch on 26th September 2024. Now, just that fact alone is enough to have us polishing up our Holy Hand Grenades in anticipation, but information provided as part of...
Friday26th Jul 2024
News Final Fantasy & Persona Voice Actors Are Making A Game Where You Can Date Everything
And it's called... Date Everything!
Team17 and Sassy Chap Games have announced a brand new video game that will let you date 100 different objects. Yes, we said objects, that's not a typo. Date Everything is coming to all platforms, including Switch, "soon". Described as a sandbox dating simulator, your character is given a pair of magical glasses...
Thursday25th Jul 2024
News Blasphemous Dev Teases A Mysterious Announcement Is "Coming Soon"
"Listen carefully Penitent One"
We loved 2019's Blasphemous, a brutally bleak action platformer with more than a little Metroid and Dark Souls inspiration. We loved its 2023 sequel even more so, calling it "an absolute banger" in our 9/10 review. So, you can only imagine our excitement at the discovery that more Blasphemous news is on its way and...
Tuesday28th May 2024
News Survival Horror 'Conscript' Brings Signalis-Inspired Gameplay To WW1
War is hell
Team 17 and Catchweight Studio have revealed Conscript, a new survival horror set in World War 1 (or The Great War), heading to the Switch later this year. No specific release date has been set at the time of writing, but if you want a taste of the action, a Steam demo will be made available from 10th June 2024. Judging from the...
Tuesday9th Apr 2024
News 'Amber Isle' Combines Animal Crossing With Adorable Dinosaurs And Shop Management
Run your own dino-store
Ambertail Games and Team17 have announced a brand new, and adorable, shop management sim called Amber Isle, where you can design your own dinosaur character and run your own prehistoric shop. It's coming to Switch as well as Steam, though no release date has been announced yet. Blending Animal Crossing-style interactions and...
Thursday21st Dec 2023
News Blasphemous 2 Is Getting A Stunning Physical Collector's Edition In 2024
Includes steelbook, soundtrack CDs, and more
Publisher and distributor Selecta Games has revealed the contents for a rather stunning physical collector's edition of Blasphemous 2, launching for the Nintendo Switch in early 2024. We don't yet know how much this thing will cost, but there's plenty here to keep physical enthusiasts happy, including a...
Monday2nd Oct 2023
News Multiple Job Losses Expected At Team17 As It Splits With CEO Michael Pattison
QA team likely to be heavily affected
Team17 has confirmed that it will be commencing a company restructure that will likely result in multiple job losses. In addition, it has also announced an 'amicable' split with CEO Michael Pattison. This comes following recent reports of significant layoffs at Epic Games. As reported by Eurogamer and
Monday18th Sep 2023
News Spooky Fishing Sim 'Dredge' Reels In Boat Customisation And More In Today's Free Update
Hook, line and sinker
Publisher Team17 and developer Black Salt Games have today unveiled the third free update for the sinister fishing adventure Dredge. What's more, you can reel this one in today. The free update this time around adds some slick boat customisation so you can sail in style as well as 13 new species of creepy crustaceans —...
Thursday27th Jul 2023
News Blasphemous 2 Is Looking Deliciously Gory In Latest Switch Trailer
Pre-orders now open
Blasphemous 2, the highly anticipated sequel to developer The Game Kitchen's popular indie Metroidvania, is inching ever closer to its Switch launch on August 24th, 2023. To celebrate, publisher Team17 has opened pre-orders for the game and released a brand new gameplay trailer, showcasing heaps of gory combat and stunning pixel...
Friday16th Jun 2023
News Chaotic Couch Co-Op Game Moving Out 2 Unpacks On Switch This August
Ticking boxes
It was back in August 2022 when we first heard that the brilliant Moving Out would be getting a sequel — creatively titled, Moving Out 2 — and we then got another sneak peek at the game just last week when a teaser appeared at this year's Future Games Show Summer Showcase. Now, Team17 have provided a little more information about...
Thursday23rd Feb 2023
News Metroidvania Bullet Hell 'The Knight Witch' Updated On Switch, Here Are The Patch Notes
Search and shoot
The Knight Witch, last year's fun and frantic mash-up of bullet hell action and Metroidvania exploration, has just received a brand new update on Switch. Publisher Team17 has shared all of the details for the patch over on its blog. Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team's fast-paced action game — in our own words — "mixes...
Friday2nd Dec 2022
News Animal Crossing Style Game Hokko Life Gets A "Performance Update" On Switch
Next update "coming soon"
If you enjoy lifestyle sims like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and are looking for something else to play, now is a great time to revisit Team17's Hokko Life. A new post on the publisher's official website reveals the Nintendo Switch version of the game has just been updated. Hokko Life made its debut on Nintendo's hybrid...
Tuesday15th Nov 2022
News Bravery & Greed Brings The Fantasy Fight To Switch Today
"Get rich or die trying!"
Fans of any and all genres will be interested to hear that Team17 and Rekka Games are bringing Bravery & Greed - the multiplayer, beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler - to Switch today with swords a-swinging and arrows a-flying. We last heard of the title back at the Gamescom Future Games Show in August where we got...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2022
News The Brilliant Couch Co-Op Game 'Moving Out' Is Getting A Sequel With Online Multiplayer
And they said FART
We love a good couch co-op game here at Nintendo Life, and Moving Out is one of our favourites. So we're delighted that SMG Studio is developing a sequel to this delightful little game. Moving Out 2 was announced during Opening Night Live 2022 at Gamescom, and you'll be able to play both online and locally on your own, with a...
Thursday11th Aug 2022
News Thymesia Cloud Version Drops On Switch Next Week Alongside PC, PS5, Xbox
New action-RPG gets a surprise Switch cloud release
Publisher Team17 has announced that it's bringing Thymesia, OverBorder Studio's new action-RPG, to Switch in Cloud Version form alongside the other PC and console versions on 18th August. The game features Corvus, a masked and mysterious protagonist (who, incidentally, can turn into a raven)...
Tuesday2nd Aug 2022
News Steam's Answer To Animal Crossing, Hokko Life, Gets Cosy On Switch This Fall
New horizons for us
Publisher Team17 is bringing Hokko Life to Switch this September! If you remember as far back as 2020, we talked about this game as having some serious Animal Crossing vibes, and now it's hopping over to a Nintendo platform on the 27th September. Developed by Wonderscope Games, Hokko Life has been in Steam Early Access since...
Thursday14th Jul 2022
News Bravery & Greed Looks Like A Fusion Of Retro Action-Adventure Games And Dead Cells
Coming later this year
Oh, hello. You like retro action-platformers and roguelites, eh? You must be, since you clicked on the title. Unless you clicked it to complain about action-platformers. Or Dead Cells. Or video games in general. But let's pretend it's just us fans of action, platformers, and roguelites in here. There's a new game on the block...
