Promise Mascot Agency (Switch eShop)

Time for a trio of recs from Munchlax, beginning with the excellent-looking Promise Mascot Agency.

A game about an exiled yakuza running a mascot agency in a world where mascots are living people. Balance income and investment, collect trading cards for mini games, and help a sentient finger run for mayor.

It’s also an open-world driving game.

But of course.

Arcadia Fallen (Switch eShop)

Arcadia Fallen is another Munchlax pick for VN fans.

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A visual novel that places emphasis on shaping your character’s personality through dialogue choices. Mostly story driven, with strong voice performances by actors that Nintendo fans might recognise from games like Fire Emblem and Persona, and some basic puzzle gameplay breaking up the cutscenes. Not mind-blowing by any means, but enjoyable for what it is.

7 Days to End with You (Switch eShop)

And lastly, Munchlax highlights a short, language-deciphering adventure, 7 Days to End with You.

A point and click adventure game where all of the spoken dialogue and in-universe writing are in a fictional language. It’s up to you to use context clues to help you decipher translations and figure out what’s going on in the story. A lot of fun, if only about 2 hours' worth of real content.

Annalynn (Switch eShop)

Andrew Whiten wants to give the retro-styled Annalynn a shoutout.

Annalynn is a good hidden gem. From the publisher of Anton Ball and Anton Blast, comes an old-school throwback that feels like Donkey Kong meets Pac-Man. Fun for pick up and play sessions

GigaBash (Switch eShop)

It's a fighter-heavy edition and here we've got timtimtim coming in with two more. Firstly, GigaBash.

A Kaiju fighting game for up to four players, with DLC featuring Godzilla and Ultraman characters. I came across it looking for some sort of Kaiju arena fighting game for my Godzilla-obsessed son, and it won mainly through lack of other options. But it also happens to be fun to play. The controls are simple enough but effective. The fighting gives a good sense of the scale, especially with the interaction with and damage to the environment, so it feels different than other fighters. The story mode is genuinely good and the art is great. It has some flaws, mainly that performance issues rise on occasion and there are some characters who are clearly stronger/weaker than others, but it is still well worth a look.

Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age (Switch eShop)

Next, it's last year's four-player fighter Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age.

This game is amazing! It's a four-player simultaneous fighting game, primarily focused on 2 vs. 2 but does have other modes. Most of the controls are like a traditional fighting game, but there is lane-switching and the added complications of needing to monitor your teammate and who you are facing as part of the 4-player nature of the game. The dieselpunk art is gorgeous, the characters are quite varied and original, and they didn't skimp on the story mode. The primary drawback is not much is going on online, and with 4-player being the focus that can be a problem, but it has rollback netcode and crossplay if people can be found online. Free demo so no risk in trying!

Lord Winklebottom Investigates (Switch eShop)

Prolific recommenderer Waddle liked the cut of Lord Winklebottom Investigates' jib.

This quaint little throwback to classic point-and-click adventure games shines through with its witty dialogue and humorous animal characters. As with games of this era, be prepared for roadblocks and convoluted puzzle solutions (I would personally advise that you double-check specific parts of an object when clicking on the environment), but it is all worth it if only to hear the next snarky comment of your tea-loving hippo companion Dr. Frumple on this ridiculous matter. Tally-ho, old chap!

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Mon Amour (Switch eShop)

The "quirky" Mon Amour is another Andrew Whiten recommendation.

You play as a Mario-like man complete with a big nose and mustache. You float around in the sky avoiding obstacles and trying to kiss the girl at the end of the screen while equally quirky music plays. It's short but it's fun and humorous.

Youropa (Switch eShop)

The excellently named Gideon Gourley rates Youropa highly.

Youropa is yet another Indie game that released multiple years late on Switch. The development period was long and the hype was high. Reviews seem to be mixed but I thoroughly enjoyed the puzzle /platformer? Genre tbd. The game has a strong linear progression where each new puzzle seems to incorporate new ideas with interesting collectibles offering at least one additional challenge per level. The world building and art is astonishing with an overall immersive experience. Finally, the developers seem to really care about the game. They included some DLC and a level editor with the full set of assets in the base game.

Twilight Monk (Switch eShop)

Freek is a fan of the recent Twilight Monk, an "extremely high quality Metroidvania."

The combat is weighty and the graphics are gorgeous. Each area is different from the last and the backgrounds, both artistically and musically are top notch.

Your pillar is not only handy in battle it also helps you tto reach higher areas. Pressing X plants it down on the ground so you can then jump up onto it as a platform, pressing X again calls it back, hitting enemies in the way . Later in the game you get an upgrade that lets you kick it repeatedly into enemies.

An amazingly fun game.

SILT (Switch eShop)

Waddle returns with the moody SILT.

It is an obvious comparison, but SILT's monochromatic journey will more than certainly appeal to fans of Inside and other moody and cinematic works like Gris or Machinarium. Although the game is rather slow-paced and on the short side, its incredible atmosphere and sound design more than make up for it and will instill a looming sense of dread in your heart, and probably awaken undiagnosed thalassophobia along the way. Sleep well with the fishies, land-dwellers.

Kemono Heroes (Switch eShop)

Princess_Lilly recommends Kemono Heroes.

A love letter to Arcade games in which you traverse mythological Japan (very well made, artistic quality gets my seal of approval. Handmade everything, it's gorgeous) with 4 cute characters. The movements and combat are fantastic, gameplay is super slick. The game is packed with action and there is no boring moment, at the same time it is never cluttered. Soundtrack is also amazing, the boss theme collapses ribs (it's a compliment). It's short, but it's for people who prefer a tiny delicious cake over 5kgs of sad layer.

CROSSNIQ+ (Switch eShop)

And Andrew Whiten also has a soft spot for 2019's CROSSNIQ+.

It's a puzzle game where you have to slide colored panels so they match vertically and horizontally (aka make a cross). There are many modes including a multiplayer mode, and it has a cool early 2000's aesthetic.