Switch eShop News
April2022
News "No Plans" For Sonic Origins Physical Release Right Now, But Sega Is Aware Of Demand
Gotta beg fast
The release of Sonic Origins is fast approaching, and as excited as many fans are about this upcoming 4-in-1 collection, there's still one question that keeps popping up - will it be getting a physical release? Sega of America's social media manager, Katie Chrzanowski, has touched on this once again in the latest Sonic Official...
News Hoa And Unpacking Among Big Gaming Winners At The Webby Awards
More eShop titles also take prizes home
The Webby Awards have been running for a long time, setup to 'honor the best of the internet'. Its categories are now pretty broad seeing as almost everything is on the internet, so they range from pop culture, to TV and a lot more besides. Quite rightly games are celebrated too, and there were plenty of Indie...
Mini Review Arise: A Simple Story (Switch) - An Audiovisual Treat With Emotive, Elegant Storytelling
Arise and shine
Is a platform game a good medium in which to tell a story of agonising tragedy? When the tears fall on the joysticks, is it appropriate to say, “Now, jump from there to there”? It’s hard to see how it wouldn’t be insensitive, after a heart-rending calamity, to chime in, “Chin up! Swing on your grappling hook over that lava...
News City Builder 'As Far As The Eye' Is A Nomadic Roguelike Take On 'Civilization'
And you can start building today on Switch
Developer Unexpected's reflective, Nomadic take on the city building genre As Far As The Eye launches today on the Switch. Published by Goblinz Publishing, the game's warm colour palette and soothing music might lull you into a false sense of security, as you have to build and maintain a mobile village...
Guide 85 Must-Have Games You Should Pick Up In The Switch eShop Sale (Europe)
Every 9/10 game in Nintendo's Spring sale
In many parts of Europe we have Spring in full bloom — the smell of cut grass, trees coming back to life, flowers opening up. It's all rather lovely, and of course we can both enjoy nature and play our Switch on the go; we need fresh air but, yikes, those backlogs won't play themselves. To celebrate the...
News The Knight Witch Is A Magical Metrodivania Shmup Coming To Switch Later This Year
There's a new bullet witch in town
What do you do with two of the most popular indie genres? Stick 'em in a cauldron, throw in some cards, mix them together, and voila! The Knight Witch is what appears out of the puff of smoke. Team17 has revealed that this upcoming Metroidvania twin-stick shooter hybrid will be coming to Switch later this year...
News Marble Maid Looks Like Super Monkey Ball, But With Added Naughtiness
It's out today!
We're always on the lookout for games that bear some resemblance to classic Super Monkey Ball titles, eager to recapture some of that nostalgic Gamecube magic. Marble Maid, from publisher eastasiasoft, looks like it might just scratch that itch. Boasting more than 50 unique stages, the game sees you take on the role of a cute maid...
News There'll Be A Playable Demo Of Capcom Fighting Collection At Combo Breaker
The fight begins May 27th
If you want to get your hands on the Capcom Fighting Collection and happen to be located in the US, you might want to head on down to this year's Combo Breaker esports tournament taking place next month. Not only will this upcoming collection have a playable demo at the event, but fans will also be able to claim a free...
News 'Aka' Is A "Small, Open-World" Adventure Game With Wholesome Studio Ghibli Vibes
Are you turning red?
Red pandas are all the rage at the moment, it seems, as developer Cosmic Gatto — a professional animator who has worked with DreamWorks Studio animator — has unveiled Aka, an open-world game where you are looking to find "inner peace". You play as Aka, a retired red panda soldier who has decided to settle on a small island...
Review The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (Switch) - A Mind-Bending Mess Of Wonderment
The end is never the end is never the end is never
This is the story of a man named Alex. Alex was employed by a company called Nintendo Life, and one of his many duties was to review video games. One day when at his desk Alex heard the news that The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe would be releasing on the Nintendo Switch, the games console which...
News Mothmen 1966 Is A Pulp Mystery With 8-Bit Home Computer Graphics
Coming to Switch this July
Publisher Chorus Worldwide has announced Mothmen 1966, a visual novel that features classic 8-bit home computer style visuals to tell a tale inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction. It will launch on Switch on July 14th at a price of $8.99 / €7.99 / £6.79. Developed by LCB Game Studio, the game will be the first in a...
News Namco's Yokai Dochuki, Renamed 'Shadowland', Is The Next Arcade Archives Game On Switch
A platformer to close out Namco month
We're getting another Arcade Archives release on Switch tomorrow, as the Japan-only platformer Yokai Dochuki is the next game to launch in the series, but with a slightly different name in the West, however — Shadowland. Originally released in arcades in 1987, the game sees you platforming through jigoku...
News Hulu Video Streaming Is Now Available On Nintendo Switch In Japan
Download it today
There have been calls for more streaming services to be made available on the Nintendo Switch, and it seems Japan has got a new one today. It's the American subscription platform Hulu and can be downloaded for free right now if you're located in this region. It was previously released in North America on the Switch eShop back in...
News Bear And Breakfast's New Video Shows Off The Game's Management And Decoration Mechanics
Bearcon and Bearggs
If you're a fan of extremely cute story-led management adventure games, you'll likely have Bear and Breakfast on your radar — you play as the titular bear, Hank, running the titular "and breakfast", which is short for "bed and breakfast", which is a type of cosy hotel that offers a bed, plus food. In this new gameplay video,...
News Cozy Grove 'New Neighbears' DLC Adds Four New Bears For Your Neighbearhood
Bears repeating
Cozy Grove, the sedate 15-minutes-a-day bear-helping life sim game, is getting brand new paid downloadable content called "New Neighbears". It adds a bunch of new content, additional closet space, and most importantly, four new characters — Ben, Archie, Lillian, and Beatrice — each with their own storylines to follow. Here's the...
News Check Out The New Trailer For Zelda-Meets-Animal Crossing Game, Lonesome Village
For fans of Moonlighter and Littlewood
After a strange calamity wipes out Lonesome Village, the townspeople enlist the help of Wes, the coyote, to help them rebuild. You'll have to rescue each townsperson from the perilous dungeons, escort them home, and then help them restore civilisation by fishing, gardening, decorating, and exploring — imagine...
Mini Review Dungeons Of Dreadrock (Switch) - A Neat Puzzle-Crawler With Zelda: Minish Cap Style
Dread it, run from it...
Dungeons of Dreadrock is a simple little game centering around the efforts of an adventurous girl to save her brother from sacrificing himself in a haunted dungeon. He’s been taken down a hundred floors crawling with goblins, spiders, traps, and other awful things, and you’ll need to overcome it all if you wish to save...
News Baldo: The Guardian Owls Gets A Brand New Adventure In Free Update Today
Titled 'The Three Fairies'
Beautiful Stuido Ghibli-esque Baldo: The Guardian Owls is getting some brand new content today. In a free update, announced by developer Naps Team, the colourful RPG will be getting a brand new adventure that will take roughly ten hours to beat. Called 'The Three Fairies', the already-lengthy game will also be getting a...
News Capcom Slashes Prices Of Games On 3DS & Switch eShop For Golden Week (North America)
Up to 70% off on Switch, and 90% on 3DS!
We love a good sale, and this week, it's Capcom delivering the goods. As Golden Week — a week in Japan where four national holidays occur between 29th April and 3rd May — approaches, many Japanese developers reduce the prices of their games in order to celebrate the break. Well, how else are you going to...
News Dandy & Randy DX Promises Retro Adventure Puzzling, Out This Week
Lots of collectibles, not many Bits
Ratalaika Games keeps busy with budget releases on the Switch eShop, and the next on the way is from Brazilian developer Asterstic Game Studio. Dandy & Randy DX arrives this week on 29th April priced at $6.99USD / €6,99, and promises top-down adventure puzzling with a retro vibe. As you can see in the...
News Raven's Hike Aims To Get You Hooked With Budget Puzzle Platforming
Arrives this week on the eShop
With the eShop having 30+ new games most weeks, it can be a pricey business if you're picking up titles regularly. We do get budget games to look at, too, and this week's eShop update (28th April) will bring Raven's Hike at $3.99USD (with regional variations, of course). Its hook is 'no jumping, no walking', as you...
Review Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (Switch) - A Thrilling New Interpretation Of A SNES Classic
Rise and shrine
Note: This review is based on the Japanese release — the game launches in North America and Europe on 24th June 2022. Pocky & Rocky, a Super Nintendo top-down run-and-gun, was developer Natsume’s gold standard, fondly remembered for its taut arcade action, adventurous stage design, and beautiful visuals. Where Tengo...
Approach this With Arms Wide Open
Hello, Nintendo fans, and welcome to a review of another Metroidvania. You'll be thrilled to know that this one is good, and if you enjoy the Metroidvania genre, you'll enjoy playing Blast Brigade. Alright, cheers. What?? You want more?!? Oh, god. Okay. It's just that there are so many of these games and so little...
News Square Enix Rolls Out Chocobo GP Version 1.0.5, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
Following on from an update at the beginning of this month, Square Enix has now issued another one for its Switch racer Chocobo GP. This latest patch addresses various online multiplayer issues, including a handful tied to matchmaking. It also resolves some bugs. The development team will also be deleting any unfair records set by...
Mini Review The Last Friend (Switch) - Fantastic, Fast-Paced Tower Defense, With Pettable Good Boys
Me and the bois
The Last Friend places you in control of Alpha, a strong and silent protagonist who travels a wasteland in a decked-out RV with a pack of his best friends. His best friends, of course, are dogs. Their leader is a spicy little chihuahua named T. Juan who does all the talking on behalf of the gang, and together Alpha and the pack fight...
Gallery Brand New Screenshots Of Sonic Origins, Out On Switch This June
Classic Sonic redefined
One of the many exciting announcements this week in the world of video games was the release date for Sonic Origins. It's arriving on 23rd June across multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. In case you missed the original post, this collection will be made up of Sonic the Hedgehog,
News 'Sociable Soccer', Sensible Soccer's Spiritual Successor, Scores A November Switch Release
To coincide with the World Cup
Football is finally coming home! Tower Studios and Kiss Publishing will be releasing Sociable Soccer on Switch — and other consoles — in November of this year. That might seem like a pretty long wait for a game that first appeared playable on Switch way back in 2017, but it's the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in...
News Arise: A Simple Story Launches 28th April On Switch With Exclusive Features
The definitive edition
Bittersweet. Emotional. Memorable. Those are just three words that our sister site Push Square used to describe Arise: A Simple Story in their review of the PS4 release. And now, us Switch owners will get to experience the game for ourselves as Piccolo Studio and Untold Tales are bringing an updated version of this beautiful...
Random Chrono Cross Director Rereleased Radical Dreamers To Stop Scalpers
"Fine, go on then"
Whatever your misgivings are with the recent Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, we can all agree that it absolutely has some good things going for it. One of the best is that the rerelease doesn't just contain the PlayStation classic Chrono Cross, but the Satellaview visual novel Radical Dreamers, which had never seen an...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Star Wars: The Force Unleashed On Switch?
It's available now
One of the bigger releases on the Nintendo Switch this week is Aspyr's version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. It's officially described as being "similar" to the 2008 release on the Nintendo Wii, and now includes updated Joy-Con motion controls. While we didn't quite rate it in our Nintendo Life review, for some Star Wars...
News Quake Update Adds New Horde Mode Levels And Accessibility Options
High Contrast, Read Chat Out Loud and more
Quake led to a significant amount of buzz when it dropped on Switch and other systems, and was certainly a retro highlight of 2021. It wasn't just the classic game thrown onto modern hardware, but rather it has various improvements and entirely new content to dive into; it's often cheaper than a takeaway...
News Save Your Family's VHS Store In Super-'90s Adventure 'The Big Con', Coming To Switch
Radical, dude
Furbies. AOL. Wearing caps backwards. VHS tapes. Cups with those teal and pink squiggles on them. These are the '90s staples upon which The Big Con is based, as a loving parody of the decade that introduced us to questionable fashion decisions and incredible music. You play as Ali, a high schooler who decides to help out her family's...
News 'Zero Tolerance Collection' Brings Classic Mega Drive Arena Shooters To Switch This Year
Update: Plus a special edition Mega Drive / Genesis cartridge
Update [Thu 21st Apr, 2022 19:30 BST] Strictly Limited Games has shared more details of their planned physical editions for the Zero Tolerance Collection, but with an extra surprise. First, we've got some more details about the rerelease from a fresh press release: First released in...
News Daemon X Machina Creators Announce Survival Game 'Deadcraft', Coming To Switch In May
There's a free demo, too
Marvelous and XSEED Games sure have given us a bit of a shock today! First Studios, the developers of the action-packed mech combat game Daemon X Machina is following its debut title up with a survival action game called Deadcraft. And it's coming to all platforms pretty soon, on 19th May. That's a heck of a switch-up from...
News Wylde Flowers Is A Cosy Gardening Game Where Your Grandma Wants You To Join Her Wizard Cult
Magic: The Gathering
Have you seen those whackadoo adverts for mobile games where the sedate match-3 mechanics are apparently just the coat of paint on a story about your man-murdering grandma? Well, it looks like Wylde Flowers took the idea of "cute game + grandma with dark secrets" and ran with it, as you can see from the trailer above. The first...
News Daedalic Entertainment Launches eShop Sale With Discounts Up To 90% Off
Celebrating its 15 year anniversary
Daedalic Entertainment is now 15 years old and has launched a major eShop sale to celebrate. The publisher has been a big supporter of the Switch eShop, so there are some intriguing titles with reductions of between 30-90%. You can see some in the trailer above, while below are the discounts we've found on the...
News Cloud Gardens Is A Chilled Out Nature Sim That's Out Soon On Switch
A "meditative title that embraces your creativity"
The Switch is home to quite a few charming games that encourage you to unwind and be creative, with Townscaper being a relatively recent example. Another title with a similar vibe and approach is on the way, in this case with a focus on combining decaying landscapes / dioramas with nature - Cloud...
News 'Waifu Impact' Looks Like Fortnite X Genshin Impact, With More Bikinis And Super Soakers
And significantly less multiplayer
If you're a fan of Fortnite-style third-person shooters or the free-to-play action-RPG phenomenon (that was supposed to be coming to Switch, remember?) Genshin Impact... well, you're probably best off sticking to those unless you're a sucker for a Super Soaker. Yes, Waifu Impact is comin
News Dungeons Of Dreadrock Brings '80s Zelda-Like Dungeon Crawling To Switch This May
"Dig your way through 100 handcrafted levels"
What is a dungeon crawler from a top-down perspective? Something like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but with grid-based movement! Christoph Minnameier hopes to deliver on this promise of a modern-day dungeon crawler with Dungeons of Dreadrock, inspired by classics like Dungeon Master, Eye of...
News Here's Your First Look At The Nintendo Switch Box Art For Digimon Survive
Arriving this July
Well, we've finally got a release date for Digimon Survive - it's coming out on the Nintendo Switch on 29th July this year. If that update wasn't already enough, Bandai Namco's box art for this upcoming title has also surfaced online. Courtesy of Gematsu, we've got a look at the stunning Switch case. First-print copies in Japan...
News '8doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure' Is A Beautiful Hand-Drawn Metroidvania, Out Now
Physical edition also on the way
8doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure is a new Metroidvania title from publisher NEOWIZ and developer Rootless Studio and it's out now on Nintendo Switch. The game stars Arum as she ventures deep into the afterlife in search of her father's soul. It will feature a "sprawling" world comprised of 8 distinct regions (one...
News Shadowrun Trilogy Releases On Switch This Coming June
Remastered trilogy bags a firm release date
The previously announced Shadowrun Trilogy has been given a release date of June 21st, 2022. The game will launch on Nintendo Switch simultaneously with other consoles and will include remastered versions of Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut, and Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edi
News Galaga Sequel 'Gaplus' Is The Next Arcade Archives Game On Switch
Namco month continues
It's Wednesday, so we're obviously here to tell you what new arcade game you'll be able to pick up on Switch as part of the Arcade Archives series. Tomorrow, it's the turn of shmup sequel Gaplus, the third entry in the Galaxian series and follow-up to the hugely popular Galaga. Sometimes also known as Galaga 3, it's only one...
News Sonic Origins Arrives 23rd June, New Trailer And Website Are Live
It's official!
Update [Wed 20th Apr, 2022 16:50 BST]: Famitsu has shared some details that help to clarify modes and (importantly) how they're accessed. We've summarised a few key points below: Boss Rush mode will let you take on bosses in order Mirror Mode will unlock after clearing the games, allowing you to tackled mirrored stages A 'story...
Review Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Switch) - Shallow And Short, But Passable Starfiller
"It's not a story the Jedi would tell you..."
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Disney had yet to purchase the Star Wars IP and George Lucas was still somewhat involved in its ongoing success. One of the last major initiatives before the Disney purchase was Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a multimedia project that aimed to bridge the two...
News Parkasaurus, An Adorable Take On Jurassic Park, Roars Onto Switch Soon
Hold on to your butts
Dinosaur park simulator Parkasaurus is coming to Switch on 28th April. That's probably not enough time to run away and hide in a cubicle, but there might not be any need to as the dinosaurs are neon and utterly adorable. This Jurassic Park and Zoo Tycoon crossover from Washbear Studio — probably the cutest studio name we've...
News P.3 Aims To Be A Vertical Shoot 'em Up 'With A Twist' On Switch
Arrives later this year
The Switch isn't exactly short of shoot 'em ups, making it the go-to system for blasting stuff in fantastical environments. You can never have too many shmups, though, and another is on the way that's aiming to shake things up with a twist of its own - P.3. It draws inspiration from retro arcades with a vertical orientation,...
News Sonic Origins Rated In Australia
Classified in South Korea, too
Sonic Frontiers isn't the only Sonic the Hedgehog game arriving in 2022. Sega will also be releasing Sonic Origins - a collection of classic Sonic games with added content and features. Now, following on from this compilation being classified in South Korea, it's been discovered Sonic Origins has also been rated in...
News Cartoon Co-op Shooter 'Research And Destroy' Explodes Onto Switch Soon
RADical
Spike Chunsoft has announced that they will be publishing the strategic co-op shooter Research and Destroy on Switch on 25th April! You may have read the headline and thought, "wait, how do you combine turn-based combat with action gameplay?" Well, developer Implausible Industries has said that you plan your attacks ahead of time before...
Review Formula Retro Racing (Switch) - A Sega-Style Arcade Racer With Engine Troubles
Sega does what this don't
Formula Retro Racing is based on a particular era of arcade racers: namely, the very early polygonal era in which games like Virtua Racing (well, okay, it was really only Virtua Racing) were wowing arcade-goers. As in Sega’s seminal arcade racer, Formula Retro Racing uses large, chunky polygons for its cars and tracks...
News Zelda Williams And Tommie Earl Jenkins Join Cast For The Last Worker
"No matter how dystopian they want to make the real world, ours at least will be full of colour"
The Last Worker is an intriguing title that continues to gather pace ahead of its release this year. With a dystopian setting in which a worker tries to get by and unravel mysteries within a vast distribution warehouse, it looks set to combine intriguing...
News Contra Anniversary Collection Gets Three Collector's Editions From Limited Run Games
For the series' 35th anniversary
At last year's E3, we found out that Limited Run Games would be creating some swanky physical releases for a handful of old-school favourites and many other classic reimaginings. And we've now got some more details on one of those — and the wait was worth it. The Contra Anniversary Collection, which released back...
News Sit Down With The 'Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars' Producers In This Interview
Out this week
Crossover action RPG Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars launches on Switch this week. To celebrate, Idea Factory International has released a brand new video where the producers of the game sit down to talk about what we can expect from this hack-and-slash, including what it was like to work together to combine two popular fan...
News Sonic Origins Receives Rating In South Korea, Key Art Discovered
Could it be closer than we think..?
Update [Mon 18th Apr, 17:15 BST]: To go along with the Korean rating for Sonic Origins, key art for the game has been uncovered, adding further fuel to the speculation that SEGA may be sharing more details on its release very soon. Original Story [Mon 18th Apr, 12:55 BST] Sonic Origins was announced quite a...
News Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Nintendo Switch File Size Revealed
Train to be the best
We're getting closer and closer to Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles release date on Switch. The upcoming fighting game, based on the hugely popular anime and manga series, follows the story of the show from Unwavering Resolve Arc to the Mugen Train movie. We know the game is getting some DLC once the game...
Mini Review Toodee And Topdee (Switch) - Imaginative, Perspective-Shifting Puzzle Platforming
Topdee-turvy
Toodee and Topdee sounds like the output of a rapid innovation brainstorm under game-jam pressure: “What if side-on, but also top-down?” Probably sort of true, as developer dietzribi conjured the game's earliest form for Ludum Dare 41 in 2018. It’s a throwaway idea that they were absolutely right not to throw away. This fully...
News Physics Space Shooter 'NEW TERRA' Could Be The Next 'Affordable Space Adventures'
Strap yourselves in
Winteryear Studios is bringing its physics-based space shooter NEW TERRA to Switch on April 28th, with the game giving off some heavy Affordable Space Adventures vibes. With a focus on rescue missions and fuel-conservation, the game will feature an assortment of deadly obstacles including volcanos, giant sandworms, deep-sea...
News Atlus Mobile RPG 'Megami Tensei Gaiden: Shinyaku Last Bible' Announced For Switch eShop
Will be another 'G-Mode Archives+' release
G-Mode has announced it will release the Atlus-made RPG Megami Tensei Gaiden: Shinyaku Last Bible as a 'G-MODE Archives+' title for Switch eShop in Japan. As you might already know, this is a spin-off of the Megami Tensei series, and was originally released on mobile devices in Japan in 2007. There's no...
News Bethesda Sale Kicks Off On Switch eShop, Up To 67% Off Doom, Skyrim, Wolfenstein
And don't forget Quake
Bethesda has launched a Switch eShop sale of all its titles, with discounts of 50% being the minimum while Doom Eternal (and its Deluxe Edition, which includes both DLC packs) both get a chunky 67% sliced off their full price. In real money, that brings the base game down to $19.79 and the Deluxe Edition to $29.69. Elsewhere,...
News Bit Orchard: Animal Valley Brings Game Boy-Style Farming Vibes To Switch Soon
Update: A release date has sprouted!
Update [Fri 15th Apr, 2022 19:00 BST]: Since RedDeerGames' reveal yesterday, a Switch eShop page has appeared for Bit Orchard: Animal Valley, along with a release date — 22nd April — and a price tag of $6.99. Make sure you check out the trailer at the top, and catch up on details about the game below...
Mini Review Demon Turf: Neon Splash (Switch) - A Brilliant Platforming Spin-Off Full Of Colour
Devilishly good platforming
When Demon Turf launched at the tail end of 2021, it left a positive impression on us thanks to its solid platforming gameplay, retro aesthetic, and focus on speedrunning. The game fell short of true greatness due to its less-than-stellar combat mechanics, which frankly brought the whole experience down a few pegs. In a...
News Ravenous Devils Is A 'Psycho-Horror Cooking Simulator' Coming To Switch
Looks a bit meaty
Quite a lot of video games are violent, as we aim for headshots or pummel thugs, though Ravenous Devils still finds a way to push buttons in a different way. It's a game that describes itself as a 'psycho-horror cooking simulator', and makes sure you really deal with the violence on offer. Playing out like a grisly horror movie...
News Hectic Survival Arcade Shooter 'Groundskeeper2' Is Out Now On Switch
And for less than a fiver!
Action-packed, roguelike-inspired shooter Groundskeeper2 has blasted its way onto Switch. And, better still, it won't even cost you a £5 note! This hectic survival game sees you get dropped into the middle of a war between robots. Each level is randomised, so every time you go back to the game, you'll experience...
News You Need To Buy DLC To Play Otome 'Taisho x Alice All In One' In English On Switch
Or upgrade to the 'English Text Mode' bundle
Otome visual novel collection Taisho x Alice All in One arrived on Switch yesterday courtesy of PROTOTYPE. This romance game is in fact a bundle of four stories, which contains Taisho x Alice episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, and epilogue. That's plenty of dreamy bedtime reading. Taisho x Alice s a twist...
News Demon Turf: Neon Splash Shadow-Drops On Switch eShop
2D and not 2D
If you're a fan of 3D platformers, you probably remember Demon Turf from last year, a tight, neat-looking little gem from Fabraz (Slime-san) and Playtonic Friends that released in November. Mixing 2D visuals into a 3D space, we very much enjoyed our time with it, so it's exciting to see a new game featuring Beebz shadow-drop on Switch...
News Tetris 99 Has Been Updated To Version 2.3.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
Alongside the Mario Golf update for Switch Online's N64 Expansion Pack library, Nintendo has also released a new update for its battle royale game, Tetris 99. Instead of a themed update, this time around its a patch, bumping the game up to Version 2.3.0. It addresses multiple issues to improve the overall experience. Here are the...
News Chef Life Is A Michelin-Approved Cooking Simulator Game
Bone app the teeths!
Whether your cooking would make Gordon Ramsay quit the industry in horror or you fancy yourself the master of all things culinary, there's always more to learn when it comes to the kitchen — and Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator wants to teach you all there is to know. Largely focused on French cuisine — your cordons bleu...
News South Of The Circle To Bring Emotional Storytelling To Switch Soon
A love story set during the Cold War
Publisher 11 bit studios has announced that the "compelling narrative experience" South of the Circle will be making its way to the Switch. Although no firm release date has been set as of yet, the game is looking to be an emotional love story set during the Cold War, with games like Firewatch and What Remains...
News 'Eternal Threads' Asks You To Manipulate Time To Save Lives On Switch Later This Year
More than just a stitch in time
Secret Mode is a pretty apt name for a publisher, isn't it? Especially today, as they've been keeping a pretty big secret from us. The studio has announced that it will be bringing Liverpool-based Cosmonaut Studios' Eternal Threads to Switch sometime this year. The game was announced last year, but until today, we...
Review Nobody Saves The World (Switch) - A Thrilling Action RPG For Fans Of Old-School Zelda
Nobody saw it coming
The recent release of Triangle Strategy raised an interesting conversation about the role of customization in RPGs. For those of you who didn’t pick it up, progression there is almost entirely linear, with each character having a predefined class that remains rather rigid throughout the whole experience. Some enjoyed having...
News 'Blast Brigade' Brings '80s Action Flick-Inspired Metroidvania Exploration To Switch
Yippee-ki-yay!
Metroidvania's are a dime a dozen these days, with so many trying to take a stab at what Metroid Dread, Castlevania, and Hollow Knight do so well - search exploration. But with a little bit of action too. Or a lot, in the case of Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread. Developer Allods Team pokes fun at the genre in their...
News PS2 Classic 'GrimGrimoire OnceMore' Announced For Switch
Update: trailer now available
Update [Thu 14th Apr 10:30 BST]: A trailer for GrimGrimoire OnceMore can now be viewed online, depicting the game's updated visuals and gameplay. Original Story [Wed 13th Apr 10:45 BST]: Publisher Nippon Ichi Software has announced an upcoming remaster of the PS2 classic RTS game GrimGrimoire. GrimGrimoire OnceMore...
News This Switch Owner Is Apparently Already Playing Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Update: Nintendo cancels purchase and refunds
Update #2 [Fri 15th Apr, 2022 03:00 BST]: This copy of the game can no longer be accessed, and Nintendo has also asked the same Switch user to remove footage and screenshots of the title from social media. "Nintendo got in touch about the screens and clips, so they're gone and I won't be posting...
News Pokémon Unite Surpasses 70 Million Downloads On Switch And Mobile
A MOBA powerhouse
When Pokémon Unite was originally revealed in June 2020, it didn't go down well with the Pokémon community at the time. The reveal trailer generated 150,000 dislikes in less than 24 hours and even managed to outdo the reveal of Metroid Prime: Federation Force, which had over 90k dislikes in less than a day. Fast forward to April...
News Learn All About The Dark Arts In This Card Shark Developer Walkthrough
Out on Switch this year
It was way back in August 2020(!) that the intriguing Card Shark was revealed for the Switch in an Indie World showcase, with developer Nerial teaming up with publishing powerhouse Devolver Digital for the release. The concept is that you fleece and cheat your way to the top of 18th century French society, all through playing...
News Open World Cyberpunk Puzzle Game 'NeonLore' Beams Onto Switch Next Week
Explore the future
Playstige Interactive has announced that its new first-person puzzle game NeonLore is coming to Switch on 20th April. Set in the distant future, NeonLore sees you solving puzzles and talking to people to try and figure out what has happened to the human race. The game will let you explore the streets at your own pace, and it's...
Review Gotta Protectors: Cart Of Darkness (Switch) - An Inventive, Hilarious Action-Strategy Blend
Cowabunga!
Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness starts as it means to go on — with a warm-hearted parody of something only gamers of a certain age are likely to remember. Ancient's logo appears and then… nothing happens — not until you hammer the 'A' button on the side of the screen as though your Switch is a temperamental CRT TV that's seen...
News Action Adventure RPG 'Valkyrie No Densetsu' Joins Switch Arcade Archives Line-Up
More PC Engine arcade goodness
Valkyrie no Densetsu is the latest game coming to the Switch via Arcade Archives. This cult classic action RPG launched in Japan in 1989 but didn't see a western release until Namco Museum Vol. 5, where it was titled The Legend of Valkyrie. Developed by Namco, Valkyrie no Densetsu was greatly inspired by the Vikings...
News 'Paper Cut Mansion' Cuts Some Roguelite Mystery Into Paper Mario X Luigi's Mansion
Coming to Switch this year
Thunderful Games has revealed a new game coming to Switch and other consoles this year — Paper Cut Mansion. Coming from UK-based Space Lizard Studio, the game is described as a roguelite horror and sees you navigate your way through a cardboard mansion as police detective Toby, solving escape room-style puzzles and...
Reminder Don't Starve Together Is Now Available On Switch
Owners of the original game can get 60% off
Update [Wed 13th Apr, 2022 06:00 BST]: Don't Starve Together is now officially available on the Nintendo Switch. As part of this, owners of the original game can get a 60% discount on the second title. This offer is available until 26th April, so act fast. Original [Fri 1st Apr, 2022 02:05 BST]: The...
News DOOM And DOOM II Just Got Another Free Add-On, Try It Out Now
'Arrival' is here
The classic DOOM games on Nintendo Switch already offer plenty of entertainment, and now Bethesda has released another new add-on for both DOOM and DOOM II. The latest one is called 'Arrival' and is an 11-level episode replacement pack created by 'Pavera' with music by 'AD_79' and assistance from various other talented individuals...
News Wingspan: European Expansion Takes Flight On Switch Soon
Discover birds on a new continent
Wingspan is a rather lovely deck-building game on Switch, producing a digital take on the popular and award-winning board game. In our review of late 2020 we gave it plenty of praise, albeit at the time a few porting quirks perhaps held it back a little. It's now been on Nintendo's system for a little
News Suikoden Successor Spin-Off 'Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising' Launches On Switch This May
Not quite Hundred Heroes, but close enough
Publisher 505 Games and developers Rabbit & Bear Studios and NatsumeAtari announced a release date for their upcoming game, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising. If you're an RPG fan, that's probably made your ears perk up a bit, hasn't it? You might remember the Kickstarter and announcement for Eiyuden...
News Musical Narrative Adventure 'A Sketchbook About Her Sun' Comes To Switch This Week
Based on an album by Red Ribbon
Publisher Fantastico Studio has announced that they will be bringing Team SolEtude's indie narrative game A Sketchbook About Her Sun to Switch on 15th April. The unique part of this beautiful-looking story is that it's inspired by the album 'Planet X' by Red Ribbon. Each of the album's 11 songs is represented in the...
News New Trailer For Capcom Fighting Collection Released, Switch Pre-Orders Go Live
"Pre-order now to get a combo of bonuses"
Capcom's second Arcade Stadium game isn't the only collection to look forward to. Arriving on June 24th is the Capcom Fighting Collection - including 10 classics, enhanced features and much more. In the lead-up to the release, pre-orders for the game have now gone
News Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium Announced For Switch, Will Include 32 Classic Games
The 1984 release 'SonSon' will be a free download
Capcom will be releasing a second Arcade Stadium collection on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. It's officially titled Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. The 1984 shoot 'em up side-scrolling SonSon will be a free download in this particular collection. And if you end up pre-ordering / early...
Three different physical editions revealed
The 2008 action title Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is due to arrive on the Nintendo Switch eShop next week, and ahead of the announcement, it's been revealed Limited Run Games will be handling the physical release. There'll be three different versions available, including a standard edition for $34.99...
News Psychological Horror OXIDE Room 104 Is A First-Person Gorefest Coming To Switch
'Armless
They say that the true definition of madness is repeating the same action and hoping for a different result. Well, good news! OXIDE Room 104 won't make you do that. Instead, you'll be repeating the same action and hoping against all hope that something new will happen — something new that isn't your legs getting sawn off or some awful...
News Robo Wars Brings Action Platforming Co-Op To A Switch Near You
This is from Matilda
As sure as Matilda was the best Robot Wars villain and Hypnodisc was the best challenger, there's a new robot-fighting game coming to the Nintendo Switch. In a similar vein to other competitive fighting games like Brawlhalla and Towerfall, Robo Wars is all about bouncing around an arena until your friends are dead. Robo Wars...
News Bandai Namco Reveals New DLC Character For Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
Ultra Instinct -Sign- Goku is coming this summer
Bandai Namco is still supporting its 2016 title Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 with regular content updates. The latest announcement is the reveal of a new (but familiar) DLC character. After asking players what new warrior they would like to see added, the next warrior has been officially confirmed as...
News Save On Pac-Man, Anime Games & More In Bandai Namco's Switch eShop Spring Sale
Huge savings
Following on from Sega's massive spring sale, Bandai Namco is now running one on the Nintendo Switch eShop. There are all sorts of games currently available for cheaper prices. These range from Pac-Man, to anime games like Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece and even My Hero Academia. Other series like Taiko no Tatsujin and Digimon are also...
News Unsouled Is A 'Brutally Intense' Action-RPG That's All About Precision Combat
Consider us souled
Masochists, gather round: Your next game has arrived. It's called Unsouled, and as you might be able to guess from the title, it looks like it'll scratch that punishing pixel-perfect combat itch that Dark Souls gets, plus a rather lovely visual style that's reminiscent of beloved roguelike Dead Cells. The story revolves around a...
News Psychological Horror Game 'MADiSON' Coming To Switch This Summer
"Endure the torture of a terrifying demon"
Publisher Perp Games has announced that the psychological horror game MADiSON will be coming to Switch this summer. A firm release date of June 24th has been set for other consoles, with the Switch version set to launch "a few weeks after". Developed by Bloodious Games, MADiSON is a first-person horror...
Review The House Of The Dead: Remake (Switch) - Control Issues Gnaw At Sega's Arcade Classic
Stutter like G did
Two years ago, Polish studio Forever Entertainment released an HD remake of Sega Saturn classic Panzer Dragoon. Our review at the time stated that the remake was interesting but flawed, but ultimately concluded that even though it wasn’t perfect, we were glad it at least existed so that more people could at least get a chance to...
News Ghostrunner DLC 'Project_Hel' Slashes Onto Switch Today
Blade Runner 2022
Cyberpunk parkour game Ghostrunner's long-awaited DLC Project_Hel launches on Switch today! While PC and console owners have been able to dive into this new content since the beginning of March, we've had to be just a little bit more patient to see what Project_Hel has in store for us. This DLC is a prequel to the base game and...
News Moo Lander Will Bring The Beef To Switch Later This Year
We'll keep a ribeye on it
Last summer we shared the reveal of Moo Lander, a game in which you're flying around in a UFO trying to tame 'ancient demonic cows', also known as a Friday night in Nevada. It now has a new trailer and a release date for PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms - 27th May. We're going to have to wait a little longer for it to...
News Azumarill Is The Latest Pokémon To Join Pokémon Unite, Out Now
Gen 2 represent
Update [Fri 8th Apr, 2022 05:00 BST]: This is your reminder that you can now play as Azumarill in Pokémon Unite. Original story [Tue 5th Apr, 2022 02:00 BST]: Pokémon Unite for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices has today continued the expansion of its fighter roster with the reveal of the Ge
News Defend The Rook Is A Roguelike Tower Defense That Takes Its Moves From Chess
As they say in chess, "that's a chess mate!"
Chess is the worst board game. It doesn't have cute player tokens like Monopoly, it doesn't have fun moving parts like Mouse Trap, and if you take chess to a cool party, everyone will call you a nerd and a dork and then they will play Dixit without you. The only good thing about chess is when people...
News The Spirit And The Mouse, A "Ratatouille-Esque" Adventure, Scampers To Switch This Fall
A great artist can come from anywhere
As featured in today's Nintendo Life Indie Spotlight, publisher Armor Games Studios is bringing Alblune Games' The Spirit and the Mouse to Nintendo Switch in Fall 2022 — and it's looking like real treat if you developed a penchant for French rodents after watching Pixar's excellent Ratatouille. Set in a small...
News Brewmaster Will Get Crafty On Switch Later This Year
You don't even have to be 21 years old to play
Our most recent Nintendo Life Indie Spotlight had a broad scope of game types, very much reflecting the varied delights that we get to enjoy on Nintendo Switch. One example was Auroch Digital's Brewmaster, with the subtitle 'Beer Brewing Simulator' rather neatly summarising its appeal. Home brewing and...
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