Nintendo held the latest Indie World presentation during which players got to learn about the hottest new additions to the Switch line-up. The reveals cover a wide variety of genres, making sure that any player has something to look forward to. Let’s dive right in!
Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition – Pre-order Trailer
Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2023! The pre-orders are already available. The Archaeologist Edition contains the full base game as well as the Echoes of the Eye DLC.
You’re the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program searching for answers in a strange, constantly evolving solar system.
Grab Your Intergalactic Hiking Gear! Strap on your hiking boots, check your oxygen levels, and get ready to venture into space. Use a variety of unique gadgets to probe your surroundings, track down mysterious signals, decipher ancient alien writing, and roast the perfect marshmallow.
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution – Announcement Trailer
The lost Shantae adventure, Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, is back in development after 20 years. Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution launches for Nintendo Switch in 2024.
Join Shantae as she turns the tables on nefarious pirate Risky Boots by rearranging the landscape and swapping between mix-and-match multilayered levels, then hair-whip and belly-dance your way through scrambled lands, misplaced towns, monster-filled crypts, and daunting labyrinths. Plus: 4-player versus mode!
Core Keeper – Announcement Trailer
Drawn towards a mysterious relic, you are an explorer transported to an ancient cavern of creatures, resources, and trinkets. It is up to you to uncover the mysteries of this strange new world and power up The Core to escape the dangers of the underground.
Core Keeper arrives on Nintendo Switch in 2024.
Howl – Launch Trailer
Howl is a turn-based tactical folktale set in medieval times. A sinister ‘howling plague’ has ravaged the land, turning all who hear it into feral beasts. You play a deaf heroine plunging into danger in search of a cure. Plan up to six steps in advance to outmaneuver your opponents, wolfish creatures filled with hunger and rage.
Various types of fiends are lurking in the shadows, each of them possessing particular levels of vitality and different abilities. Hence, you need to consider carefully which strategy will bring them to their knees and plot your attack while relying on your wits and an array of different abilities.
Howl is available now on Nintendo Switch.
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Backpack Hero – Launch Trailer
Master your backpack in Backpack Hero! Collect extraordinary items with incredible powers and abilities and organize your backpack to unleash their true power. Explore The Dungeon, fight foes in turn-based battles, encounter merchants and crafters, and other allies.
Play as one of five Backpack Heroes with unique backpack powers, mechanics, and items. Rebuild your little village: restore, expand, and decorate Haversack Hill – help your community, and they’ll gladly help you!
Backpack Hero is available on Nintendo Switch.
A Highland Song – Announcement Trailer
A Highland Song is coming to Nintendo Switch on December 5, 2023.
Run, climb, scramble and spelunk your way across the winding paths of the Scottish Highlands in this narrative platformer from the creators of Heaven’s Vault and 80 Days. With music by leading Scottish folk bands and an adaptive narrative that builds itself around your choices, discover the beauty and danger of the remote wilderness in this highly replayable adventure. Trailer soundtrack by Talisk.
Death Trick: Double Blind – Announcement Trailer
Death Trick: Double Blind is coming to Nintendo Switch early 2024.
Step right up to the enigmatic world of Death Trick: Double Blind! In this captivating visual novel, the star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus has vanished, but her name is still the hottest ticket in town!
Immerse yourself in a winding, slow-burn detective story told from two distinct perspectives: a private eye hired by the circus owner and a concerned friend summoned by the missing magician. With a limited number of daily actions, unravel a web of secrets hidden beneath the circus tent.
Braid: Anniversary Edition – Announcement Trailer
Braid: Anniversary Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch on April 30, 2024.
Journey to a series of worlds where time behaves strangely and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. Braid: Anniversary Edition is a remaster of the classic game with updated graphics, sound, and huge amounts of developer commentary.
Planet of Lana – Switch & PlayStation Announcement Trailer
Planet of Lana makes its appearance on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in Spring 2024. Check out the announcement trailer to see what awaits you!
A young girl and her loyal friend embark on a rescue mission through a colorful world full of cold machines and unfamiliar creatures. Planet of Lana is a cinematic puzzle adventure framed by an epic sci-fi saga that stretches across centuries and galaxies.
On Your Tail – Announcement Trailer
Embark on an intriguing getaway you’ll never forget in On Your Tail, a sleuthy story-driven life sim and 3D adventure of relaxation, investigation, and knowing how to play your cards right. Set in the charming seaside village of Borgo Marina, On Your Tail follows the adventures of aspiring detective Diana in her pursuit of the perfect summer vacation. Developed by Memorable Games & published by Humble Games.
On Your Tail will be making its way to Nintendo Switch in 2024.
Moonstone Island – Announcement Trailer
Explore 100 islands in the sky, collect Spirits in card combat, and make a cozy home as you work to become the world’s greatest alchemist on Moonstone Island!
Your new adventure begins in 2024 on Nintendo Switch.
The Star Named EOS – Announcement Trailer
Immerse yourself in The Star Named EOS, a first-person storytelling puzzle adventure game about photography and the ways we can capture the fleeting moments that shape our lives.
Play as Dei, a young photographer following the footsteps of his mother. Explore a beautiful world, find and collect items filled with memories, and help Dei find the truth behind his mother’s absence.
The Star Named EOS is coming to Nintendo Switch spring 2024.
Blade Chimera – Announcement Trailer
In the year 20XX, cities were suddenly flooded with demons in the form of monsters and spirits that suddenly appeared in the city, sparking an all-out Demon War.
Even now, more than 30 years later, demons still roam the streets and harm humans wherever they go.
In this exploration-heavy 2D action game, use your demon sword to interfere with the past, create platforms, and shield yourself from danger to explore a dystopian cyberpunk world depicted in gorgeously animated pixel art.
Mark your calendars: Blade Chimera comes to Switch in Spring 2024.
