Popular Games by Crunching Koalas
Crunching Koalas / Buckshot Software
- 11th Jun 2020 (UK/EU)
- 11th Jun 2020 (NA)
Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder Switch eShop
- 7th Feb 2023 (UK/EU)
- 7th Feb 2023 (NA)
Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition Switch eShop
- 7th Sep 2017 (UK/EU)
- 7th Sep 2017 (NA)
Reviews of Crunching Koalas Games
Mini Review My Memory Of Us (Switch) - Powerful WW2 Allegory With Patrick Stewart & Robots
Engaging
This game was originally covered as part of our Nindie Round Up series that sought to give coverage to a wider breadth of Switch eShop games beyond our standard reviews. In an effort to make our impressions easier to find, we're presenting the original text below in our mini-review format. The unconventional cocktail of a World War 2...
Mini Review The Gap (Switch) - A Bit Basic, But Still A Gripping Narrative Mystery
"One must have good memory to keep the promises one makes"
Following a mysterious 'walking sim' path similar to those trodden by The Stanley Parable and What Remains of Edith Finch, Slovenian developer Label This' debut game, The Gap, doesn’t necessarily feel like anything revolutionary, but it’s an engaging narrative experience that we’d...
Review Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder (Switch) - Stunning Visuals Can't Disguise Its Shortcomings
We're on the highway to Hell
Taking a trip to Hell has never looked quite so good as in Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder. The stunning visuals are enough to pull you in, while the card mechanics take seconds to learn yet provide a constant challenge. There are a lot of solid points to Nadir, but technical shortcomings and some bizarre design decisions...
Review Winds Of Change (Switch) - A Polished, Absorbing, Animal-Filled Visual Novel
Do you hear that?
Shall we get this out of the way up front? This game features 'furry' characters. If you're already heading to the comments to issue a humorous barb, please re-examine your life. Winds of Change is an accomplished, heartfelt and enjoyable visual novel that does not deserve to be held up against the invented, ludicrous stigma of...
Review Warsaw (Switch) - A Brutal Experience Which Proves War Is Hell
Wojna to piekło
Waaaaarsaaaaaw. Lovely woody word, Warsaw. Almost worth a point or two by itself. It's a shame that such an enjoyable word to say has been attached to such a downer of a game as this. Don't get us wrong, that's not a knock on Warsaw's (Waaaarsaaaaw's) quality; it's a polished production through and through, and its component parts...
Review Project Warlock (Switch) - A Fantastic Tribute To The Very Best '90s FPS Classics
Retro Witchcraft
Originally released on PC back in October of 2018 and the brainchild of high school student Jakub Cislo – who saw his game through several early iterations before putting together the small team that make up Buckshot Software in order to get things polished to the standard we see here – Project Warlock is very obviously a true...
Latest Crunching Koalas News
Thursday30th Jan 2025
News 'Techno Banter' Is A First-Person Bouncer Simulator All About Keeping The Party Going
Allowed access to Club Switch today
Those who enjoy a little slice of weirdness in their gaming might want to keep an eye on this one. Publisher Crunching Koalas and developer Dexai Arts have today released the first-person bouncer simulator Techno Banter on the Switch eShop and it looks... strange. This is a game all about deciding which party...
Thursday6th May 2021
News Winds Of Change Is The "Ultimate Furry Tale" Coming To Switch This June
Wait, do they mean furry, or... *furry*?
Winds of Change is a Canadian-made visual novel that first came onto people's radars in 2019, when it raised 392% of its Kickstarter goal. It came out on Steam not long after, and almost two years later, it's making its way to Switch, too, thanks to the support of publisher Crunching Koalas (Thronebreaker,
Thursday2nd May 2019
Video View This Terrifying Trailer For The Atmospheric Survival Horror Game Darkwood
Due out later this month
To celebrate the upcoming release of Darkwood on the Switch eShop on 16th May, publisher Crunching Koalas has released a new trailer for the game featuring a "pretty epic" custom-recorded song. Unlike a lot of other releases within this genre, this one promises not to rely on cheap jump scares. This procedurally generated...
Friday20th Apr 2018
News Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs Developers Share Info On How To Cut Down Load Times
Patch 1.0.2 is on the way
Many of you have no doubt played Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs – Royal Edition, a tactical RPG with heavy JRPG elements that launched on the eShop last week, and noticed the excessive load times. Though they don’t render the experience unplayable, they do present a significant inconvenience that does tend to drag things...
Thursday14th Dec 2017
News Tactical RPG Regalia: Of Man And Monarchs Is Plotting Its Way To A Switch Release
Marching onto the battlefield for Q1 2018
Indie studios Crunching Koalas and Pixelated Milk are bringing the tactical RPG Regalia: Of Man And Monarchs to consoles, it has announced. Influenced by JRPG classics, Regalia is already available on PC and the console versions (under the "Royal Edition" banner) will benefit from...
Thursday16th Nov 2017
News Sky Force Reloaded is Blasting Onto Switch in December
Includes local co-op and weekly tournaments
Sky Force Anniversary only arrived on the Wii U eShop in March this year, making it a relatively rare beast - a new release on the now last-gen system. It's a darn good shoot 'em up, and in positive news for fans of the genre its follow-up - Sky Force Reloaded - is heading to the Switch in...
Tuesday26th Sep 2017
News BUTCHER Will Bring Ultra-Violent Carnage To Switch This Week
A game where you are The Terminator!
Polish studio / publisher Crunching Koalas, which recently brought us the rather lovely Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition, is back this week with another fun looking game for the Switch eShop. According to the European eShop 'coming soon' list, BUTCHER will be available on Thursday 28th September for £8.99...
Wednesday27th May 2015
News MouseCraft Will Hope to Make Some Cheese on the Wii U eShop
Lemmings meets Tetris
The list of Indie titles heading to the Wii U eShop has expanded once again, with studio Crunching Koalas confirming that MouseCraft will come to the Wii U eShop in Fall / Autumn this year. It's described as a blend of Tetris and Lemmings, as you place blocks as paths and obstacles to guide three blind mice to safety;...
