Games by Dear Villagers
Caravan SandWitch Switch eShop
Dear Villagers / Studio Plane Toast
- 12th Sep 2024 (UK/EU)
- 12th Sep 2024 (NA)
The Forgotten City - Cloud Version Switch eShop
Dear Villagers / Modern Storyteller
- 23rd Sep 2021 (UK/EU)
- 23rd Sep 2021 (NA)
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos Switch eShop
Dear Villagers / Artefacts Studio
- 24th Jun 2021 (UK/EU)
- 24th Jun 2021 (NA)
Reviews of Dear Villagers Games
Review Born Of Bread (Switch) - An Enjoyable, If Underbaked, Paper Mario Homage
Ma(rio) baker
It’s been rough out there for Paper Mario fans. Over the past several entries Nintendo has tested new ideas that haven’t come together anywhere near as well as the original games did, and there's good reason for the joy surrounding the return of Thousand-Year Door in 2024. Some indie developers, however, have tried to recapture the...
Review Souldiers (Switch) - A Potent Metroidvania And Soulslike Blend, But Not Without Issues
Die another day
These days, it feels like you can hardly go a week without seeing another handful of games that are inspired by any combination of Metroidvanias, Soulslikes, or roguelikes. Souldiers—the first release from a new development studio called Retro Forge—is an interes
Romanes eunt domus
Note: Minor early-game spoilers feature in this review, so if you want to go in totally blind, skip down to the conclusion. Let's get the elephant in the room out of here before we begin. At this point in the year, the "Cloud Version" suffix is nothing new — and neither are the criticisms. The Forgotten City is a seriously...
Latest Dear Villagers News
Friday15th Nov 2024
News Mindcop, A Brain-Melting Detective Adventure, Is Out Now On Switch
Whodunnit?
Publisher Dear Villagers has just released Mindcop on the Nintendo Switch, a wacky 'whodunnit' adventure game in which you play as a detective with the curious ability to dive into the minds of his suspects. Developed by Andre Gareis, who spent six years creating the game out of a deep passion for the detective genre, Mindcop boasts...
Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News Caravan SandWitch Takes You On A Cosy Adventure In A Lovely Sci-Fi World
Update: Now with a release date
Update [Thu 22nd Aug, 2024 20:00 BST]: Following its brand new trailer at yesterday's Future Games Show @ Gamescom showcase, Caravan SandWitch has now got a firm release date. You'll be able to buckle up in your rusty little caravan and explore the planet of Cigalo on 12th September 2024. Check out the brand new...
Monday13th May 2024
News Fabledom Is A Fairytale City Builder About Living Happily Ever After
Fable-ous
Dear Villagers has announced that the cosy, accessible city builder Fabledom — which launched on Steam today — is also coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. Grenaa Games' debut title will also be getting a physical version alongside the eShop release. Taking the popular city builder genre and giving it a fairy tale twist,...
Wednesday25th Oct 2023
Exclusive Born Of Bread Brings A Slice Of Paper Mario-Style Action To Switch This December
New trailer fresh out of the oven
We have loved the look of Paper Mario-inspired RPG Born of Bread ever since we first laid eyes on it. We loved it still when we recently went hands-on with the game's first three hours, and that love will be continuing before the year is out as developer WildArts Studio and publisher Dear Villagers have shared that...
Wednesday18th Oct 2023
Hands On Born Of Bread Is A Cut Above Other Paper Mario-Like RPGs
And we knead it
Content warning: The following preview article features an overabundance of bread-based wordplay — those who suffer from chronic pun intolerance should proceed with extreme caution. Nintendo Life takes no responsibility for 'cringuries' or loss of humour. The appetite for a 'true' return of Paper Mario has long been on the lips...
Wednesday30th Aug 2023
News Paper Mario-Like 'Born Of Bread' Needs A Little More Time In The Oven, Delayed To This Fall
Slow cooking
We have been excited about the retro-inspired RPG Born of Bread ever since we first heard that it would be launching on Switch this summer. We got a slice of the action earlier this month when a demo rose onto the eShop, but now developer WildArts and publisher Dear Villagers ha
Friday18th Aug 2023
News Paper Mario-Inspired 'Born Of Bread' Demo Now Available On Switch eShop (Europe)
Give it a go
Publisher Dear Villagers has released a playable demo for its upcoming Paper Mario-inspired RPG Born of Bread, and it's available to download right now on the European eShop (so if you're in another region, get yourself an additional European account). The game currently doesn't have a release date, so it's actually quite refreshing to...
Thursday30th Mar 2023
News Paper Mario-Like 'Born Of Bread' Bakes Its Way Onto Switch This Summer
Do you knead it?
Publisher Dear Villagers has today announced that the upcoming baked goods-based RPG Born of Bread will be rising to the occasion on Switch this summer. Recently displayed at PAX East where we got a chance to go hands-on with the demo, Born of Bread is a Paper Mario-like RPG from developers WildArts Games where you take control of...
Wednesday25th May 2022
News See Beautiful "Decksploration" Card Game 'Foretales' In Action In New Trailer
All decked out
Dear Villagers and Alkemi have shuffled their decks and laid their cards out on the table in the newest trailer for their upcoming deck-building narrative game, Foretales. With art inspired by classic 2D Disney cartoons, Foretales is a deckbuilder that looks to put the story at the top of the deck. Developer Alkemi says the...
Friday6th May 2022
News Metroidvania 'Souldiers' Sees Two Week Delay, Now Releasing In June
Soulmates with the summer
Retro Forge Games, developer of the upcoming pixel art Metroidvania Souldiers, has just today announced that the game is being delayed very slightly. The development team is very apologetic for this short notice rescheduling, as the game was originally due out this month, on 19th May. Now Metroidvania fans will have to...
Wednesday23rd Mar 2022
News Narrative Card Game 'Foretales' Brings Its Disney-Esque Art To The Table This Summer
With fireside music from the Beyond Good & Evil composer
Indie developer Alkemi has put its cards on the table to announce a brand new tabletop game for the Switch - Foretales. And it looks and sounds just lovely. Published by Dear Villagers, who have called it "among the most ambitious indies we’ve come across", the game prides itself on its...
Thursday10th Mar 2022
Exclusive Twin-Stick Roguelite Platformer 'Revita' Blasts Onto Switch This April
You won't be feeling blue about this
Revita has been ticking along in Early Access for just over a year, and it's certainly brought about a bit of buzz among roguelite fans. Developed by one person — BenStar — this azure-tinged twin-stick shooter with a "heart-sacrificing story" will be leaving Early Access and coming to Switch on 21st April!...
Thursday15th Apr 2021
News The Forgotten City, A Midas-Touched Time-Loop Mystery, Comes To Switch This Summer
Such a cold finger
Previously announced for Xbox and PC release (and originally scheduled to launch last year), developer Modern Storyteller's The Forgotten City is now lined up to launch on Switch and other consoles in Summer 2021. A Roman murder mystery described as a 'mature narrative-driven game' by publisher Dear Villagers, the game began life...
Thursday11th Mar 2021
News The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk Reminds Us Of Divinity: Original Sin 2, And It's Coming To Switch
Felicia Day has a starring role in this mouthful of a game
Dungeons and Dragons fans, unite! Okay, now all four of us are here, how's it going? How much money have you spent on really expensive dice Kickstarters in the past few months? Yeah, us too. It's becoming a real problem. Wait, why did we call this meeting? Oh yeah: The Dungeon of...
Monday15th Jun 2020
News "Dead Cells Meets Celeste" In ScourgeBringer, And It's Coming To Switch
"Fluid control, aerial combat, pixel graphics and a punchy soundtrack"
French studio Flying Oak Games has teamed up with composer Joonas Turner (Nuclear Throne, Downwell) and publisher Dear Villagers to confirm that it is bringing its frantic rogue-platformer ScourgeBringer to the Nintendo Switch. Described by our good pals at
