February2023
News Go! Go! PogoGirl Is A Cute And Colourful Platformer With Serious Retro Sega Vibes
Stick it to them
Ratalaika Games has revealed a rather quirky little platformer that's springing its way onto Switch next week. Go! Go! PogoGirl, developed by Ohsat Games (which consists of just one person, Andrej Preradovic!), follows a pogo champion whose prize pogo stick is stolen, and she must use another in order to track it down. The game...
July2022
News Forgotten Gem 'Avenging Spirit' Is Making Its Way To Nintendo Switch
Game BOOy Horror
Right, get this — you're out on a nice date with your girlfriend until, annoyingly, you get horribly murdered by a crime syndicate. Now you're a ghost, and you have to team up with your girlfriend's dad to rescue her from said syndicate, but wait! There's more! The syndicate are one step ahead of you, because they're researching...
May2022
News Techno-Alien Shmup 'Remote Life' Launches On Switch Later This Month
It's a hard life
Indie publisher Ratalaika Games has today announced that it is bringing Next Game Level's hit Steam shoot 'em up Remote Life to Switch later this month. Launching on PC back in 2019, and sitting at a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam, Remote Life was created by one person who was inspired to create a shmup with a few of his own...
February2022
News PC Engine Classic 'Moto Roader MC' Is Getting Resurrected On Switch
The 1992 title gets a new lease of life
Ratalaika Games has announced that it is resurrecting the classic PC Engine / TG-16 top-down racer Moto Roader MC for Switch this month. Originally released in 1992, Moto Roader MC is actually the third game in NCS' Moto Roader series. The first title was released on the standard PC Engine in 1989, with Moto...
November2021
News The Horrifically Brilliant Mega Drive Shmup 'Gynoug' Is Coming To Switch
Body horror
If you're a fan of classic Japanese shmups then you might be pleased to learn that Masaya's 1991 Mega Drive title Gynoug (Wings of Wor in the US) is coming to Switch, thanks to publisher Ratalaika Games. Boasting some truly amazing (and often horrifying) 2D pixel artwork by Satoshi Nakai and a fantastic Noriyuki Iwadare soundtrack,...
January2021
News Cycle Your Way To Victory As Medieval Comedy Game Balancelot Launches On Switch This Week
Surely You Jest
We've seen some bizarre indie games come to Switch in the last few years, but few of us would've had "medieval physics-based unicycle adventure" on the bingo card. Remarkably, that's exactly what Balancelot is bringing when it launches on January 22nd. Developed by AnvilBird Interactive, you play a lowly squire who is looking to...
April2019
News Minimalist Flying Adventure Bird Game + Lands On Switch This Friday
Bird game devs really struggle with titles, don't they?
The black-and-white art you can see in the trailer above and screenshots below is coming to Switch this Friday 3rd May in Bird Game +. Described by the developer Bryan Tabor as a 'sweet fly 'em game', you control the aforementioned bird as it glides through an illustrated world that comes to...
August2018
News Retro-Style Shmup FullBlast Is Making A Comeback On Switch Next Month
Previously released on Wii U eShop
Being able to place the Switch in a vertical position is very handy considering how many shoot 'em up games continue to get released on the Nintendo eShop on a regular basis. According to a PR from Ratalaika Games, the next one due out sometime in September is FullBlast by UFO Crash Games. If the name...
June2018
News Shinyuden and Ratalaika Games Announce Heroes Trials Is Coming To The Switch
Arrives this summer
In partnership with Ratalaika Games, Japanese-based studio Shinyuden has announced it will be bringing its brand new adventure game – Heroes Trials – to the Nintendo Switch this summer. Heroes Trials promises to incorporate only the best elements of traditional role-playing games in order to deliver a compact and frantic...
May2018
News Looks Like Inksplosion Is Bringing Colourful Bullet Hell To Switch Next Week
War is hell, except when it's fun
Publisher Ratalaika Games has teased something that's coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop next week, and if that logo is anything to by, it's almost certainly going to be the single-screen bullet hell of Inksplosion. This twin-stick shooter will also be launching on PC and other consoles. The colourful...
March2018
News Devious Dungeon's Randomised Medieval Mayhem Will Hit Switch On 30th March
Knight and day
Barely two weeks ago publisher Ratalaika Games revealed its mobile hit, Devious Dungeon, would be heading to Nintendo Switch at a later date - and now we finally have that date. And it's this week! Yes, the randomised levels and medieval combat will be heading to Nintendo Switch this Friday on 30th March. Ratalaika Games is working...
News Devious Dungeon Will Soon Plunder Switch's Depths For Loot
Level randomisation, bags of loot and more
Publisher Ratalaika Games has confirmed the mobile antics of Devious Dungeon are coming to Nintendo Switch, bringing with it a ton of randomised levels spread across five unique worlds. The console port will include lots of weapons and gear to take with you into battle, RPG-styled upgrades, plenty of boss...
February2018
News Fling Cubes Like Golf Balls As Midnight Deluxe Hits Switch On 8th March
A hole in one
Golf-like platformer Midnight has been out on PC since January 2016, but with many an update and a slew of new content, developer Petite Games has decided to bring a retooled version - known as Midnight Deluxe, no less - to Nintendo Switch. And, best of all, it's due out next week on 8th March. With its Limbo-esque shadowy art style,...
News Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition Brings Its Mechanical Platforming To Switch
The 2.5D Wii U platformer returns
Thrice Games' 2.5D platformer Twin Robots is getting a sequel-cum-remake on Nintendo Switch with publisher Ratalaika Games bringing an extended port to Nintendo Switch. Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition, which is currently in development, will include twice as many levels as the original version so you're getting a lot...
October2017
News Squareboy Vs. Bullies Lands On Switch This Week
You can't beat a bit of bully
Bullies, they are just the worst, aren't they? If they aren't giving you an atomic wedgie then they are trying to flush your head down the toilet. In Squareboy Vs Bullies: Arena Edition the titular Squareboy has had enough of the bullying and sets out to put them in their place in this old school...
August2017
Video Check Out This League of Evil Trailer for Switch
Every Villain Is Lemons
There’s no shortage of fantastic indie games to pick up on the eShop, and that catalogue continues to grow with each passing week. One standout indie game that’s due out this week is League of Evil, a tough as nails retro platformer that follows in the vein of games like Super Meat Boy and The End Is Nigh. It came out on...
July2017
News I and Me Will Be All About You This Week on the Switch eShop
Ratalaika Games has League of Evil on the way soon, too
A little while ago we told you about I and Me, developed by Chinese studio Wish Fang and being published on the Switch eShop by Ratalaika Games. Set for a July release previously it's now confirmed for a 6th July arrival in Japan and Europe; the North American release date is still pending...
June2017
News Mystery And Horror Adventure The Count Lucanor Is Coming To Switch
A mix of Zelda, Silent Hill and Dark Souls
Ratalaika Games is bringing Baroque Decay's The Count Lucanor to the Switch eShop, it has been revealed. Previously available on Steam, the game is inspired by the likes of Zelda, Silent Hill and Dark Souls, and is billed as a "mystery and horror adventure" set in a fantasy world. The Count Lucanor...
News I and Me Will Have Switch Owners Feline Good in July
A puzzle game in which you control two cats at the same time
The Switch eShop is, slowly and surely, accumulating a range of well-regarded Indie games; perhaps I and Me will add to that list in July. A game made by small Chinese studio Wish Fang, it's being published by Ratalaika Games on Switch and is set for a global release in July. It's a...
April2017
News Ratalaika Games Bringing 0000 And League Of Evil To Nintendo Switch
Two more promising eShop titles on the way
Ratalaika Games has revealed that it is bringing two new titles to the Switch eShop: 0000 and League of Evil. 0000 has already been confirmed for release on the 3DS but the Switch version is going to be a bit more special. The gameplay is based around jumping to the music and Ratalaika has stated that it's...
