Nintendo Indie World: All the news, trailers, and announcements
Nintendo’s latest Indie World showcase featured over 20 new indie games (and DLC for indie games) coming to Nintendo Switch, and some of those titles are dropping… now. Here’s a rundown of the biggest announcements from April’s Indie World showcase.
Mineko’s night market
Meowza Games’ narrative adventure sim is coming to Nintendo Switch on September 26. Players can take jobs, befriend townspeople, and craft goods at the weekly night market, but that’s not all: Mineko’s night market also promises parades, cat races and stage performances.
My time at Sandrock
Pathea Games sequel to My time in Portia lets players restore a post-apocalyptic desert community to its former glory by scavenging for relics and resources, assembling machines to transform a dilapidated workshop into a finely tuned facility, and fighting monsters in melee combat. My time at Sandrock is coming to Switch this summer, having already been on it early access on Steam for the past year.
Gorge of the Necrodancer
The rhythmic spin-off of the Crypt of the Necrodancer series features lane-based combat (à la Guitar Hero) in battles against monsters, each with a different movement pattern. Boss fights and Rhythm heaven-like mini-games are included Gorge of the Necrodancercoming to the Switch later this year.
Hack-and-slash platformer Blasphemous is back with a new sequel from The Game Kitchen. Expect new weapons and relentless action-platforming whenever blasphemous 2 arrives this summer.
Teslagrad 2 and Teslagrad Remastered
Rain Games’ Teslagrad games, featuring electromagnetic forces and physics-based puzzles in Scandinavian-inspired environments, are coming to Nintendo Switch today. Players can get both titles as part of the Teslagrad Power Pack Edition bundle.
Cult of the Lamb: Remnants of the Ancient Faith
The free update for Cult of the Lamb brings permadeath, gauntlet and boss rush modes to the game on April 24.
Bomb Hast Cyber funk
The Jetset radio-inspired action game is coming to Nintendo Switch (and Steam) on August 18th.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Vulnerability
The kid-friendly horror game series comes to Nintendo Switch today…!
The long awaited sequel to Oxen free from Night School Studio, owned by Netflix, is coming to Nintendo Switch on July 12th.
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Puzzlers Pack
This free update for roguelite puzzle game Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon adds two new playable characters, new Quandary Challenges, and over 20 in-game hats. Hats!! The Puzzle Pack DLC will be released this spring.
Calico duvets and cats
Table game Calico is getting a video game version on the Nintendo Switch. It looks cozy, lets you customize your cats, and is coming to Switch this fall.