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Everything We Saw At Nintendo’s October Indie World Showcase
Nintendo held another Indie World showcase this morning, putting a spotlight on independent projects coming to the Switch and Switch 2, and though the presentation was short, it was packed full of cool games coming to the handheld consoles. If you weren’t able to watch the showcase live, you can check out the VOD below, but if you just want to scroll through the highlights, read on.
Kicking things off is Witchbrook, a magical, town-building social sim coming to Switch and Switch 2 on January 28.
Keeping with the fantasy theme, next up is Winds of Viridia, an action survival game in a “vast, seamless” world where you’ll fight monsters and try to survive the dangers of the wild. A demo will be available later today, with the full game coming early next year.
City of None is a new puzzle-platformer from one of the co-creators of Celeste. The game is coming to Switch and Switch 2 next year.
The Journey-esque Sword of the Sea, which is coming out tomorrow, October 29, got a brief trailer showing its gorgeous desert levels.
Next up is Tenjutsu from Deepnight Games, led by the lead designer of Dead Cells. The rougelike brawler is inspired by classic anime aesthetics and is coming to Switch 2 next year.
If you’re looking for something less action-oriented and more strategic, Threads of Time looks like a throwback to the SNES-era Final Fantasy games, and it’s coming to Switch and Switch 2 next summer.
Next up is Dumpster Gang, in which a group of up to four players play as raccoons trying to live their chaotic lives as trash pandas while avoiding animal control. It’s coming to Switch 2 in March.
Up to eight players can play a ridiculous, action-oriented golf match in Super Battle Golf, in which you can use tools like a rocket launcher and motorcycle instead of simply using a golf club. It’s coming to Switch 2 on March 25.
Co-op horror game R.E.P.O. has players extracting items from procedurally generated haunted houses, and it’s coming to Switch 2 next year.