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Summer in Mara Nintendo Switch Developed By : Chibig Published By : Chibig Category : Adventure, Simulation Release Date :Jun 16, 2020 It’s always nice to have a relaxing game that you can fall back on. Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing…
Continue readingDeveloper: Taito (original games), M2 (ports) Publisher: ININ Games (Digital), Strictly Limited Games (Physical) Catagories: Arcade, Shootemup, retro Release Date: 06.16.2020 In 2019, Taito would release Darius Cozmic Collection in Japan. This M2 developed compilation collects the first three Darius…
Continue readingDeveloped By: COWCAT Catagories: RPG, Roguelike, Dungeon Crawler, Shooter Release Date: 06.09.2020 Demon’s Tier + feels like a game made by people aiming for fun as a general mood. As if the small team all put a bunch of fun…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Infuse Studio Published By: Merge Games and Signature Edition Categories: Adventure Release Date: 05.07.20 Spirit of the North is not a typical adventure game. There is no standard story to speak of, no dialogue, no text, no characters…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Granzella Published by: Nippon Ichi Software America Categories: Adventure, Survival Release Date: 04.07.20 The Following Review contains spoilers. March 10, 2011. The day Disaster Report 4 was to release in Japan. The game however would get delayed due…
Continue readingConvoy: A Tactical RoguelikeNintendo Switch Developed By: Convoy GamesPublished By: Triangle StudiosCategory: Action, Adventure, Strategy, Role-PlayingRelease Date: 04.08.20 Is it ever a bad time for a strategy roguelike to hit the Switch? Yeah, I guess, if you’re already playing one….
Continue readingFUZE4 Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch Developed By : FUZE TechnologiesPublished By : FUZE TechnologiesCategory : EducationRelease Date : Aug 30, 2019 While we usually review games at The Switch Effect, FUZE4 Nintendo Switch (yes, that’s the full name) is something a…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Retroid InteractivePublished By: Retroid InteractiveCategory: Platformer, PuzzleRelease Date: 03.05.2020 2D platformers would be an easier genre to break into if there weren’t so many long-standing players in the game. Distinguishing yourself from the pack in one of the…
Continue readingThronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Nintendo Switch Developed By : CD PROJEKT Published By : CD PROJEKT Category : Card game, RPG Release Date : Jan 28, 2020 When I played through The Witcher 3 a few years ago, I barely…
Continue readingPlease the Gods Nintendo Switch Developed By : Spawn Point OSK Published By : Ultimate Games Category : RPG Release Date : Feb 03, 2020 Many of my favourite games, both on the Switch and other consoles, are turn-based RPGs….
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 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 readingDeveloped By: Hi-Bit StudiosPublished By: 8-4Category: Action, ArcadeRelease Date: 01.23.2020 I didn’t grow up in the ’80s. Much of the glowing nostalgia of the decade we see reflected in Ready Player One or Stranger things is before me. However, I see…
Continue readingPlanetary Defense Force Nintendo Switch Developed By : Blue Sunset Games Published By : Blue Sunset Games Category : Action, Arcade, Strategy Release Date : Jan 15, 2020 Games that encompass multiple genres are pretty common nowadays. You’ll often see RPG elements…
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 readingStraimium Immortaly Nintendo Switch Developed By : caiysware Published By : Digerati Category : Roguelite, Shmup Release Date : Dec 25, 2019 Straimium Immortaly is one of the weirdest games I’ve played in a long time. It’s part roguelite, part…
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 readingMable and The Wood Nintendo Switch Developed by: Triple Vision Games Published by: Graffiti Games Category: Action, Arcade, Platform Release Date: 10/10/19 Metroidvania, a genre of game that more recently has been, dare I say it overused and lacking in originality….
Continue readingDouble Switch Developed By: Flash Film Works Published By: Screaming Villains and Limited Run Games Category: FMV / Puzzle Release Date: 10.05.2019 Double Switch is a full motion video puzzle game that has you operating cameras and trapping villains in…
Continue readingStranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands Developed By: Lemonbomb Entertainment Published By: Merge Games Category: Isometric Farming Sim / Adventure Release Date: 10.17.2019 Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands is an isometric exploration / farming sim that has…
Continue readingFreedom Finger Developed and Published By: Wide Right InteractiveCategory: Side Scrolling ShooterRelease Date: 09.27.2019 Nintendo has always been a family first company. Since their foundation, they’ve appealed to a broader audience by way of kid friendly titles instead of the…
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 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 readingAtomic Heist Developed and Published By: Live AliensCategory: Roguelike ShooterRelease Date: 09.13.2019 Whenever a developer comes forward naming a specific genre early in the description of their game, it sets the tone for what’s to come. That is, a player…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 her tribe to the Elder Tree where every generation makes a long…
Continue readingSolSeraph Developed By: ACE TeamPublished By: SegaCategory: Action-Platformer/Tower DefenseRelease Date: 07.10.2019 The Nintendo Switch has had a pleasant renaissance of spiritual successors and series revivals with several old Nintendo properties, and beloved favorites from the platform making a series return…
Continue readingRedeemer: Enhanced Edition Developed By: Sobaka Studio Published By: Koch Media Category: Top-Down Action Release Date: 07.19.2019 Reedemer is a twisted, brutal action game that consists of you demolishing opponents with grizzly blows and environmental takedowns that will leave enemies…
Continue readingSuper Mutant Alien Assault Nintendo Switch Reviewed By: Tyler Higgs Developed By: Cybernate Published By: Fellow Traveller Category:, Action, Rogue-lite Release Date: July 12, 2019 Alone in space with some of the last remaining humans in the world you a…
Continue readingTiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble Developed By: Area 35 Published By: Area 35 Category: Strategy-Adventure Release Date: 07.11.2019 Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble is the sequel to 2017’s Tiny Metal and it is bringing all sorts of new content to…
Continue readingAutomachef Developed By: Hermes Interactive Published By: Team17 Digital Ltd. Category: Simulation Release Date: 07.23.2019 Have you ever wanted to design the kitchen of the future, much like what you would find in the Jetson’s? Well then Automachef is going…
Continue readingCitizens of Space Developed By: Eden Industries Published By: Sega Category: Comedy RPG Release Date: 06.18.2019 Citizens of Space is the long-waited sequel to Citizens of Earth, but with an all new art style, and several new mechanics. The game…
Continue readingGraveyard Keeper Developed By: Lazy Bear Games Published By: tinyBuild Games Category: Adventure-RPG / Grow ‘Em Up Release Date: 06.27.2019 An indie game phenomenon hit the digital shelves of gaming marketplaces a couple years ago that goes by the name…
Continue readingEtherborn Developed By: Altered Matter Published By: Altered Matter Category: Artistic Puzzle-Platformer Release Date: 07.18.2019 Games that come out today that lean into an artistic style and approach to set themselves apart from the pack are becoming more common as…
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