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Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising SimulatorNintendo Switch Developed By: Studio NamaapaPublished By: PqubeCategory: Role-Playing, Simulation, Lifestyle, StrategyRelease Date: 02.21.20 Parenting. I have no idea how to do it. Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising Simulator for the Nintendo Switch is all…
Continue readingDeveloped By: 4A GamesPublished By: Deep SilverCategory: Action, First-Person Shooter, HorrorRelease Date: 02.28.2020 The classic horror FPS has finally found itself on a Nintendo console. Metro Redux presents the shooter in impressive detail and performance on the handheld hybrid even…
Continue readingELEA : Paradigm ShiftNintendo Switch Developed By : KyodaiPublished By : KyodaiCategory : Narrative, Puzzle, AdventureRelease Date : Feb 08, 2020 One of the great things about the unknown is if you cover it in any form of media, you…
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Continue readingBridge Constructor Ultimate EditionNintendo Switch Developed By: ClockStone Published By: Headup Games Category: Puzzle, Simulation, Strategy Release Date: 01.31.20 After two expansions and a surprise Portal tie-in, the Bridge Constructor series has come back to its roots for a compilation…
Continue readingTop RunNintendo Switch Developed By: Katata GamesPublished By: Fantastico StudioCategory: Action, Arcade, Endless Runner, PlatformerRelease Date: 02.12.20 I love it when a game just sneaks up, grabs your attention, and won’t let go. I sometimes feel like there’s an endless…
Continue readingCode ShifterNintendo Switch Developed By: Arc System Works, Land Ho!Published By: Arc System WorksCategory: Action, Fighting, Multiplayer, PlatformingRelease Date: 01.29.20 Who doesn’t love a good all-star jam video game? Certainly Land Ho! and Arc System Works understand the appeal, as…
Continue readingVitamin Connection Nintendo Switch Developed By : WayForward Published By : WayForward Category : Adventure, Shooter, Multiplayer Release Date : Feb 20, 2020 In all the years that I have played games, which is quite many of them, I’ve come…
Continue readingCosmonautaNintendo Switch Developed By : QUByte InteractivePublished By : QUByte InteractiveCategory : Puzzle, Platformer, AdventureRelease Date : Feb 11, 2020 With a market as flooded as this one, it’s extremely difficult to have a game that’s entirely original. So if…
Continue readingAfterparty Nintendo Switch Developed By : Night School Published By : Night School Category : Adventure, Narrative Release Date : Mar 06, 2020 Narrative games are an interesting beast in the world of games. They can range from the more…
Continue readingOverpass Nintendo Switch Developed By : Zordix Racing Published By : BigBen Interactive Category : Sports, Racing, Simulation Release Date : Mar 17, 2020 The world of racing encompasses a lot more than what one might initially assume. Right off…
Continue readingStories Untold – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: No CodePublished By: Devolver DigitalCategory: Psychological Horror Narrative AdventureRelease Date: January 16, 2020 I remember playing a text adventure version of Stig of the Dump on a BBC Micro in school. It may not…
Continue readingLangrisser I and IINintendo Switch Developed By: Masaya Games, Extreme CoPublished By: NIS AmericaCategory: Role-Playing, StrategyRelease Date: 03.10.20 Way back in the 16-bit era, young John didn’t partake much in the console strategy gaming scene. Strategy games were strictly PC…
Continue readingDarksiders Genesis Nintendo Switch Developed By : Airship Syndicate Published By : THQ Noridc Category : Action, Adventure, RPG Release Date : Feb 14, 2020 A decade ago, the Darksiders franchise was brought into this world, to tell the story…
Continue readingDeveloped By: TurtleBlazePublished By: The Arcade CrewCategory: Action, Adventure, Platformer, MetroidvaniaRelease Date: 02.06.2020 The art of getting lost, of studying a map, and navigating deadends is essential to any Medtroidvania. They’ve become a staple on the Switch, already a home to…
Continue readingSkellboy Nintendo Switch Developed By : Umaiki Games Published By : Fabraz Category : Action RPG Release Date : Jan 30, 2020 It’s not uncommon for graphically impressive games to fail when it comes to how they play. Having the…
Continue readingGlass Masquerade 2 : IllusionsNintendo Switch Developed By : Onyx LutePublished By : DigeratiCategory : PuzzleRelease Date : Feb 13, 2020 A year ago, almost down to the exact date, the original Glass Masquerade released on the Switch. It featured…
Continue readingSpeedrunnersNintendo Switch Developed By: DoubleDutch GamesPublished By: tinyBuild GamesCategory: Multiplayer, Party, Platformer, RacingRelease Date: 01.23.20 Do you like Mario Kart but wish it was a 2D side-scrolling platformer instead of a 3D arcade racer? You’re in luck, thanks to Speedrunners…
Continue readingAll the latest news, releases and announcements regarding shmups on Nintendo Switch. February edition.
Continue readingWorlds of Magic: Planar Conquest Nintendo Switch Developed By : Wastelands Interactive Published By : Ultimate Games Category : 4X Strategy Release Date : Jan 24, 2020 I’d imagine most gamers have at least one genre that they’re not familiar…
Continue readingDemolish & Build 2018 Nintendo Switch Developed By : Ultimate Games Published By : Ultimate Games Category : Simulation, Strategy Release Date : Jan 15, 2020 Most of us probably remember being kids and being absolutely fascinated going by a…
Continue readingNow the brave fox doesn’t have to fight alone! Play together with a friend to collect as many coins and cherries on the way to the final battle with the brothers Wolves. Explore new lands, defeat the enemies, bypass cunning traps and get acquainted with the new inhabitants of the colorful world inFoxy Land 2!
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Robots Under Attack!Nintendo Switch Developed By: Dmytro DerybasPublished By: Dmytro DerybasCategory: Action, Arcade, PuzzleRelease Date: 01.14.20 Robots Under Attack! for the Nintendo Switch is the inaugural release from Ukrainian single-person indie developer Dmytro Derybas. It’s a bow-and-arrow based physics puzzler…
Continue readingRed Bow Nintendo Switch Developed By : Stranga Games Published By : Ratalaika Games Category : Adventure, Role-Playing Release Date : Jan 17, 2020 Most people love a good horror story. Whether it be a movie, game, a good horror…
Continue readingMusic RacerNintendo Switch Developed By: AbstractArt, Light Road GamesPublished By: Sometimes YouCategory: Arcade, Music, Rhythm, RacingRelease Date: 01.29.20 I don’t often play racing games, but recently I’ve come across a few arcade racers that I really liked – Horizon Chase…
Continue readingSuperEpic: The Entertainment War – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: UndercodersPublished By: Numskull GamesCategory: Adventure/MetroidvaniaRelease Date: December 12, 2019 The Oscars’ Honorary Award is given to those who have contributed greatly to the movie industry, however gaming’s equivalent awards ceremony The Game…
Continue readingSELF Developed By: doBellPublished By: IndienovaCategory: Text-based AdventureRelease Date: 01.16.2020 A key element to any kafkaesque story is the persistent feeling of dread and confusion that comes from a series of bizarre events presented as normal. There’s humor in a kafkaesque…
Continue readingBlacksad: Under the SkinNintendo Switch Developed By: Pendulo StudiosPublished By: MicroïdsCategory: Action, AdventureRelease Date: 12.10.19 I’m a big fan of the hard-boiled detective. I’ve read all the classics like Hammett and Chandler, and have a soft spot for anything following…
Continue readingTechnosphere ReloadNintendo Switch Developed By: Adaptive GamesPublished By: Ultimate GamesCategory: Adventure, PlatformerRelease Date: 01.10.20 Though I know it has its diehard fans, I never really found myself interested in Marble Madness. I know it was a big game for the…
Continue readingDown to HellNintendo Switch Developed By : Red Dev StudioPublished By : Ultimate GamesCategory : Fighting, RPG, ActionRelease Date : Dec 23, 2019 It was about a year ago when I determined that, when it comes to video games, I…
Continue readingClumsy Rush Nintendo Switch Developed By : RedDeerGames Published By : RedDeerGames Category : Multiplayer, Party, Racing Release Date : Dec 23, 2019 Party games are quite a popular and exciting way to hang out with your friends, make everyone…
Continue readingA new year, a new you, and some new shmups eager to stop you fulfilling your promise to get yourself to the gym.
Continue readingDrawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper Nintendo Switch Developed By : DarkDes Labs Published By : Drageus Games Category : RPG Release Date : Dec 24, 2019 It’s hard to deny that the Switch eShop is flooded with games each month,…
Continue readingSkelittle: A Giant Party!Nintendo Switch Developed By: Bubble StudiosPublished By: Plug In DigitalCategory: Adventure, Multiplayer, Party, PlatformerRelease Date: 11.28.19 Call your friends and get that junk off your couch; the Skelittles are ready to party! Skelittle: A Giant Party! for…
Continue readingTamashii Developed By: Vikintor Published By: Digerati Category: Puzzle-platformerRelease Date: 12.25.2019 It can be no mere coincidence developer Vikintor would release the horror puzzle-platformer Tamashii on the day of Christ’s birth, one of the holiest of all days. And what…
Continue readingThe Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive EditionNintendo Switch Developed By: GrimTalinPublished By: GrimTalinCategory: Action, Arcade, Platformer, PuzzleRelease Date: 12.24.19 The hardest part of retro gaming is often finding hardware that still works; old consoles don’t last forever, after all. Developer…
Continue readingThe Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: CroteamPublished By: Devolver DigitalCategory: First Person PuzzlerRelease Date: December 10, 2019 The first person puzzle game genre is one that holds many riches. Myst was one of the first way back…
Continue readingXenoRaptorNintendo Switch Developed By: Peter Cleary, Stage Clear StudiosPublished By: DigeratiCategory: Action, Arcade, Twin Stick ShooterRelease Date: 12.25.19 Get those thumbs ready; we’ve got another fast-paced twin stick shooter incoming! XenoRaptor for the Nintendo Switch comes to us courtesy of…
Continue readingWarhammer 40,000: Space WolfNintendo Switch Developed By: HerocraftPublished By: HerocraftCategory: Strategy, Card Game, Turn-BasedRelease Date: 01.23.20 Even though I’ve never played the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game, I’ve always really liked the series’ overall visual aesthetic and deep lore. I’m a…
Continue readingTick Tock : A Tale for Two Nintendo Switch Developed By : Other Tales Interactive Published By : Other Tales Interactive Category : Adventure, Puzzle, Multiplayer Release : Dec 05, 2019 Multiplayer games are a heavy boom in the market…
Continue readingThoth Nintendo Switch Developed By : Carlsen Games Published By : Carlsen Games Category : Action, Arcade, Twin-Stick Release : Jan 09, 2020 Released simultaneously with his other project 140, Jeppe Carlsen’s Thoth for the Nintendo Switch takes the visually…
Continue reading140 Nintendo Switch Developed By : Carlsen Games Published By : Carlsen Games Category : Music, Platformer Release Date : Jan 09, 2020 When is a game name not a name? When it’s a number! As for the significance of…
Continue readingA return to the purity and simplicity of the arcade halcyon days? Or a barebones dinosaur unsuited to modern sensibilities?
Continue readingMonster Jam Steel TitansNintendo Switch Developed By: Rainbow StudiosPublished By: THQ NordicCategory: Racing, Simulation, SportsRelease Date: 11.26.19 It is an inescapable fact that monster trucks are awesome. I have not really followed them outside of playing with some Bigfoot toys…
Continue readingStory of a Gladiator Nintendo Switch Developed By : Brain Seal Entertainment Published By : Brain Seal Entertainment Category : Arcade, Fighting, Beat-em-up Release : Nov 27, 2019 While some games rely on a sense of grandeur, popping off spiffy…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: FrogamesCategory: Turn-based StrategyRelease Date: 12.20.2019 Even in a race with ever more powerful systems from Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo’s hybrid console continues to sell. There’s the Nintendo brand, known for a reliable quality product for the…
Continue readingMust Dash AmigosNintendo Switch Developed By: MINIBEAST Published By: MINIBEASTCategory: Arcade, Multiplayer, Party, RacingRelease Date: 12.05.19 Must Dash Amigos for the Nintendo Switch is the first release from UK-based developer MINIBEAST. The game, whose art design is heavily influenced by…
Continue readingSpace Pioneer – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Vivid GamesPublished By: QubicGamesCategory: Isometric Arcade ShooterRelease Date: December 6, 2019 One of the biggest talking points of the last decade has been loot boxes in gaming. Gaming has been at a crossroads for…
Continue readingDecay of Logos Nintendo Switch Developed By : Amplify Creations Published By : Rising Star Games Category : Action, Adventure Release Date : Nov 28, 2019 A Switch release having launch issues is nothing new. Developers often underestimate how much…
Continue readingDead End JobNintendo Switch Developed By : Ant WorkshopPublished By : Headup GamesCategory : Action, Twin-Stick, ArcadeRelease Date : Dec 13, 2019 The concept of a dead-end job is one that most of us are familiar with. Whether you joke…
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