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Cyber Protocol Nintendo Switch Developed By : RedDeerGames Published By : RedDeerGames Category : Arcade, Puzzle, Multiplayer Release Date : Sep 26, 2019 Cyberpunk is a genre that has been widely popular over the last half century. Whether it be…
Continue readingSpirit Hunter: NGNintendo Switch Developed By: Experience IncPublished By: Aksys GamesCategory: Adventure, Horror, Visual NovelRelease Date: 10.10.19 Spirit Hunter: NG for the Nintendo Switch is the second game in Experience Inc’s Spirit Hunter series; the first being Death Mark, released…
Continue readingReaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman Developed and Published By: Hexage Category: Action-Adventure Release Date: 09.26.2019 Reaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman is a side-scrolling action-adventure title that has you taking control of a dark (but also pale) knight who…
Continue readingDeveloped By : Behaviour InteractivePublished By : Behaviour InteractiveCategory : Horror, Multiplayer Release Date : Septeber 24 2019 Dead by Daylight is a horror asymmetrical multiplayer game developed by Behaviour Interactive. In Dead by Daylight, 4 survivors must escape a killer…
Continue readingIsland Maze is a thoughtful puzzler that lures you in with a simple concept, only to blindisde you with increasingly difficult challenges in each and every level. In many ways I believe the game should be part of the soulslike genre, due to the number of times I tried and failed to complete a puzzle, but I fear it would make Dark Souls seem too easy.
Continue readingBoreal BladeNintendo Switch Developed By: FrozenbytePublished By: FrozenbyteCategory: Action, FightingRelease Date: 08.28.19 Nothing says brutal melee combat quite like Vikings, so developer Frozenbyte knew what kind of game they wanted to make when they began development on Boreal Blade for…
Continue readingTrine 4 : The Nightmare Prince Nintendo Switch Developed By : Frozenbyte Published By : Modus Games Category : Puzzle, Platformer, Multiplayer Release Date : Oct 8, 2019 Puzzle platformers are probably one of my favorite genres of games to…
Continue readingPolice Stories Developed By: Mighty MorganPublished By: Hypetrain DigitalCategory: Top-Down ShooterRelease Date: 09.19.2019 Crime-stopping action has always been a theme that has been present in gaming and we continue that storied tradition with Police Stories. As a top-down shooter you…
Continue readingThe Alliance AliveNintendo Switch Developed By : Cattle CallPublished By : NIS AmericaCategory : Adventure, RPGRelease Date : Oct 8, 2019 Through all of the generations that video games have been around, there have always been RPG’s. Even before video…
Continue readingScheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning Developed By: Entertainment Forge Published By: Ratalaika Games Category: Dialogue-Driven Adventure Release Date: 09.20.2019 Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning is the first in a line of episodic adventure titles that follows…
Continue readingDistraint : Deluxe Edition Nintendo Switch Developed By : Jesse Makkonen Published By : Ratalaika Games Category : Adventure, Puzzle, Horror Release Date : Sep 13, 2019 Video games have always been known for tackling a wide variety of genres…
Continue readingCandleman Developed By: Spotlightor Interactive Published By: indienova Category: 3D Platformer / Adventure Release Date: 10.03.2019 Sometimes you just have to jump feet first directly into the weird. Candleman might be the weirdest 3D platformer I have ever had the…
Continue readingNeo Cab Developed By: Chance Agency Published By: Fellow Traveller Category: Dialogue-Driven Taxi Management Sim Release Date: 10.03.2019 Dystopian futures come in all shapes and sizes, and our medium has allowed us to experience all sorts of unfortunate futures. Hopefully…
Continue readingDeveloped By : Nord Unit Published By : HeroCraft Category : Arcade, Puzzle Release Date : Septeber 05 2019 Hyperforma is a block-breaking game by Russian developer Nord Unit. You could describe it as a futuristic-cyberpunk version of the classic…
Continue reading80 Days Developed and Published By: inkle Category: Narrative-Driven Time Management Sim Release Date: 10.01.2019 Most people have heard the tale of the man who wanted to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less in one form or another,…
Continue readingDeadly Premonition Origins is still definitely worth your time despite the broken parts it’s made of.
Continue readingRitual: Sorcerer Angel Developed and Published By: Hexage Category: Arcade-Action Release Date: 09.12.2019 Ritual: Sorcerer Angel is a top-down action-RPG that has you slaying out enemy mobs in mass. You will take control of a human that has been possessed…
Continue readingAmnesia Collection Developed and Published By: Frictional Games Category: Survival Horror Release Date: 09.12.2019 Amnesia: The Dark Descent was an indie PC title released in 2010 and became the basis for what a lot of horror games would try to…
Continue readingBlasphemous Nintendo Switch Developed By : The Game Kitchen Published By : Team17 Digital Category : Action, Platformer, RPG Release Date : Sep 10, 2019 Have you ever wanted to question your love for gaming? Do you ever feel like…
Continue readingJet Kave Adventure Developed and Published By: 7Levels Category: Action-Platformer Release Date: 09.17.2019 Jet Kave Adventure is a thematic mashup of so many ideas that it hurts my head just thinking through everything I have to get on paper here….
Continue readingSagebrush Nintendo Switch Reviewed By: Tyler Higgs Developed By: Redact Games Published By: Ratalika Games Category: Adventure, Horror, Puzzle Release Date: August 9, 2019 Sagebrush is a game that decides to take on one of everyone’s favorite topics, cults! In…
Continue readingVambrace: Cold Soul Developed By: Devespresso Games Published By: Headup Games Category: Roguelike Adventure-RPG Release Date: 08.29.2019 Trends are something that most businesses follow in order to stay current or to try to take advantage of someone else’s success. When…
Continue readingPantsu Hunter: Back to the 90sNintendo Switch Developed By: Ascension DreamPublished By: Sometimes YouCategory: Adventure, Puzzle, Visual NovelRelease Date: 08.28.19 I’m pretty new to the idea of visual novels; before I started reviewing for this site, I really only played…
Continue readingLegend of the SkyfishNintendo Switch Developed By : Mgaia StudioPublished By : Ratalaika GamesCategory : Adventure, PuzzleRelease Date : Aug 30, 2019 For as long as the game has been out, everyone has become quite familiar with the term Zelda-clone,…
Continue readingVasara Collection – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: QUByte InteractivePublished By: QUByte InteractiveCategory: Arcade Shoot’em UpRelease Date: August 15, 2019 As part of the avengers #porteverythingtoswitch initiative, we have seen all kinds of gems appearing from gaming’s back catalogue on Nintendo Switch….
Continue readingThe Sinking City Developed by: FrogwaresPublished by: FrogwaresCategory: Action AdventureRelease date: 09/12/2019 I’ve come to Oakmont to find a cure for these visions I’ve been having. I’m told there’s a man, Mr. Throgmorton, who can help me get to the bottom…
Continue readingSUPERHOT Developed and Published By: SUPERHOT Team Category: Action/FPS Release Date: 08.19.2019 The FPS genre is a mainstay of the gaming world, and with juggernauts like Call of Duty and Battlefield breaking down the sales charts you can see how…
Continue readingRiver City GirlsNintendo Switch Developed By : WayForwardPublished By : WayForwardCategory : Arcade, Beat-em-Up, Multiplayer, FightingRelease Date : Sep 05, 2019 If you’re thinking this game sounds familiar, it’s because it should. River City has been a location that’s been…
Continue readingRAD Developed By: Double Fine ProductionsPublished By: BANDAI NAMCO EntertainmentCategory: Action-RogueliteRelease Date: 08.20.2019 Double Fine is one of those developers that makes your ears perk up when you hear they are attached to a project, and RAD is another one…
Continue readingGravity Duck Nintendo Switch Developed By : Woblyware Published By : Ratalaika Games Category : Puzzle, Platformer Release Date : Aug 16, 2019 Animals are phenomenal creatures, some capable of feats that are otherwise impossible. Giraffes have their long necks…
Continue readingDamascus Gear: Operation OsakaNintendo Switch Developed By: A+ GamesPublished By: Arc System WorksCategory: Action, Role-Playing, RogueliteRelease Date: 08.29.19 Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo was one of the first games I reviewed here at the Switch Effect, making it the first review…
Continue readingDeveloped By : PLAYDIGIOUSPublished By : PLAYDIGIOUSCategory : Arcade, PuzzleRelease Date : August 8, 2019 Pix the Cat is a curios arcade game, mixing two of the veterans of its genre: Pac-Man and Snake, developed and published by PLAYDIGIOUS. But what do you need to…
Continue readingShadows 2: Perfidia Developed By: MrCiastku and Ice Torch InteractivePublished By: Ultimate GamesCategory: Survival HorrorRelease Date: 08.06.2019 Horror games are something that I truly enjoy watching others play. I spent lots of time in the Markiplier-era of horror YouTube, and…
Continue readingSubdivision Infinity DX Nintendo Switch Developed By : Mistfly Games Published By : Blowfish Studios Category : Action, Adventure, Simulation Release : Aug 08, 2019 Mobile games are a market that can be very underappreciated. They are usually deemed as…
Continue readingMorphies Law: Remorphed Developed by: Cosmoscope GmbHPublished by: Cosmoscope GmbHCategory: multiplayer shooterRelease Date: July 30, 2019 There has been an explosion of multiplayer shooters in the games space in the last five years or so as production and the ability…
Continue readingMekaboltNintendo Switch Developed By: SomepxPublished By: Ratalaika GamesCategory: Puzzle, PlatformerRelease Date: 08/23/2019 A futuristic theme park has lost control of its main attractions and they must be stopped before they hurt someone. No, I’m not talking about Jurassic Park. I’m referring to Mekabolt, made…
Continue readingGrandia HD CollectionNintendo Switch Developed By: Game ArtsPublished By: GungHo AmericaCategory: Role-PlayingRelease Date: 08.16.19 Despite the Switch’s many charms, I don’t think I’ll ever love a specific console’s genre lineup like I love the original Playstation’s RPGs. I collected and…
Continue readingHoggy 2 Developed By : Raptisoft Published By : Ratalaika Games Category : 2D, Puzzles, Platformer Release Date : July 26, 2019 I don’t know what those two slimy pink-ish things are, but they are adorable. Hoggy 2 is a…
Continue readingESport Manager Developed By: InImages Published By: Ultimate Games Category: Management Simulation Release Date: 08.27.2019 With the emergence of major organizations that have gained notoriety in the e-sports ring, as well as individual players that have made it to the…
Continue readingTruck Racing Championship Nintendo Switch Developed By : N-Racing Published By : BigBen Interactive Category : Racing Release Date : Aug 20, 2019 It’s very easy to break down racing games into two big categories. Cart racers, and simulation ones….
Continue readingChicken Rider Nintendo Switch Developed By : Ultimate Games Published By : Ultimate Games Category : Platformer, Endless Runner Release Date : May 17, 2019 If you’re a fan of endless runner games, then playing Chicken Rider on the Nintendo…
Continue readingEpic Clicker Journey Developed By: Cleversan SoftwarePublished By: Ultimate GamesCategory: Action-AdventureRelease Date: 08.06.2019 Cramps and severe hand pain will become your worst nightmare in this action-adventure title with slight RPG elements. Epic Clicker Journey technically falls into these categories, but…
Continue readingEscape from the Universe Nintendo Switch Developed By : CAT-astrophe Games Published By : CAT-astrophe Games Category : Arcade, Action Release Date : Aug 16, 2019 Welcome to the future, and a sci-fi story that’s been told many times before….
Continue readingOmega Labyrinth Life Developed By: Matrix Software Published By: D3 PUBLISHER Inc. Category: Dungeon Crawler / RPG Release Date: 08.01.2019 Omega Labyrinth Life is a top-down roguelike dungeon crawler mixed with visual novel roots all while taking a lot from…
Continue readingSuper Mega Baseball 2 : Ultimate Edition Nintendo Switch Developed By : Metalhead Software Published By : Metalhead Software Category : Sports, Arcade, Multiplayer Release Date : July 25, 2019 One thing that has always been tough about being a…
Continue readingHeave Ho Developed By: Le Cartel Studio Published By: Devolver Digital Category: Multiplayer Platformer Release Date: 08.29.2019 Heave Ho is a multiplayer or solo experience in which you will traverse differing areas of difficulty with the final goal to reach…
Continue readingDoughlings: InvasionNintendo Switch Developed By: Hero ConceptPublished By: Hero ConceptCategory: Action, ArcadeRelease Date: 08.08.19 Approximately forever ago (OK, less than a year, but still) I reviewed the first game from Turkish studio Hero Concept, Doughlings: Arcade. Now, slightly less than…
Continue readingMighty Switch Force CollectionNintendo Switch Developed By : WayForwardPublished By : WayForwardCategory : Puzzle, Platformer, ArcadeRelease Date : July 25, 2019 One of the things that I have come to love about the Switch is it’s extensive puzzle/platformer library, complete…
Continue readingQuench Developed By: Axon Interactive Published By: Axon Interactive Category: Puzzle/Strategy Release Date: 08.07.2019 Quench is a puzzle-strategy game in which you help a young elephant leader bring his tribe to the Elder Tree where every generation makes a long…
Continue readingFell Seal: Arbiter’s MarkNintendo Switch Developed By: 6 Eyes StudioPublished By: 1C EntertainmentCategory: Role-Playing, StrategyRelease Date: 08.14.19 The first strategy RPG I ever played was Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSX; it’s still my favorite Final Fantasy game to this…
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