Nintendo Download: 30th January (Europe)

The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch Retail - New Releases

PHAR LAP - Horse Racing Challenge (Tru Blu Games, 30th Jan, ???) - The Ride of your life! Experience the thrill and thunder of racing with the pride and prestige of building your own stable of champions. Make history and build a brighter future in PHAR LAP - Horse Racing Challenge! Cinematic Graphics showcase realistic horses and capture the action of the race with motion captured animations. Online Racing lets you run in real-time alongside other players. Breed Champion Horses with an in-depth genetic breeding system. Place Bets alongside your mates and watch the race play out in real-time.

Ash of Gods: Redemption (Koch Media, 31st Jan, £24.99 / €29.99) - Ash of Gods is a tactical turn-based RPG with rich lore and detailed nonlinear storyline about three heroes facing an ancient mythical evil. Captain Thorn Brenin, the guard Lo Pheng and scribe Hopper Rouley don’t yet know that the Reapers have returned and are planning to drown the world in blood so they can awaken the slumbering gods. The story can change at any time depending on your choices, sometimes leading to a character’s death. This won’t end the game, however, as the narrative continues without the hero but takes into account the consequences of his demise on future events.

Switch eShop - New Releases

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (Annapurna Interactive, 28th Jan, £20.99 / €22.99) - KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO: TV EDITION is a magical realist adventure game in five acts, featuring a haunting electronic score, and a suite of hymns and bluegrass standards recorded by The Bedquilt Ramblers. Rendered in a striking visual style that draws as much from theatre, film, and experimental electronic art as it does from the history of videogames, this is a story of unpayable debts, abandoned futures, and the human drive to find community. - Read our Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition review

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales (CD PROJEKT, 28th Jan, £16.99 / €19.99) - Thronebreaker is a single-player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics. Crafted by the developers responsible for some of the most iconic moments in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the game spins a truly regal tale of Meve, a war-veteran and queen of two Northern Realms — Lyria and Rivia. Facing an imminent Nilfgaardian invasion, Meve is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.

Skellboy (Fabraz, 30th Jan, £16.20 / €18.00) - Life was peaceful in the Cubold Kingdom until the king's evil court magician got dumped by the princess. With his heartbroken and his rage fueled, he called upon the evil spirits to resurrect the dead and the kingdom's long-forgotten monstrosities. What he doesn't realize in his fury is that he accidentally summoned an ancient hero as well... Skippy! Travel across the beautifully rendered kingdom of Cubold and take full advantage of your resurrected, skeletal body! Swap out body parts to acquire new abilities during your adventure or pick up a new weapon to vanquish the evil magician's lackeys. Onwards, Skippy, it's time to be a hero once more!

Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator (Ultimate Games, 27th Jan, £1.06 / €1.18) - Don't forget to expand your garage! Gather experience to become the best mechanic in town! Find out how exciting the work of motorcycle mechanics is: Perform repairs and gain experience Buy licenses to repair new motorbikes Take part in used motorbike auctions Improve your workshop, its equipment and tools Choose orders of interest from many available Replace or repair damaged motorcycle parts Perform special tasks and receive rewards Test motorcycles in street traffic

Super Tennis (Ultimate Games, 27th Jan, £5.39 / €5.99) - Simply tap in the right time to launch ball across the court! Fun quick matches await you in cities like Tokyo, Berlin, New York City and London. Unlock new characters to play and take part in various game modes. - Read our Super Tennis review

Actual Sunlight (WZOGI, 28th Jan, £8.09 / €9.00) - “I know what you’re thinking: Why keep getting up, day in and day out, even though your life is going nowhere?” Widely considered to be one of the bleakest and best-written experiences in indie gaming, Actual Sunlight challenges you to confront the life of Evan Winter: an overweight, lonely and severely depressed young professional. Presented almost entirely in text, a mixture of sharp observation and pitch-black humour captures your interest from provocative beginning to shattering conclusion.

It came from space and ate our brains (ALL IN! GAMES, 28th Jan, £13.49 / €14.99) - A merciless alien species that feeds on human brains (duh) has invaded the Earth. Who can stand up to them? You, obviously! Save the world—or at least yourself. Send aliens to oblivion in It Came From Space and Ate Our Brains—a unique top-down arcade shooter. Addicting gameplay elements, co-op mode, and a way to turn aliens into goo? It’s all here! Explore atmospheric locations with a flashlight and a weapon powerful enough to blast those unwanted intergalactic guests back into space.

Coffee Talk (Toge Productions, 29th Jan, £11.69 / €12.99) - Coffee Talk is a game about listening to people’s problems and helping them by serving up a warm drink out of the ingredients you have in stock. It is a game that depicts lives as humanly as possible, while having a cast that is more than just humans. Immerse yourself in the stories of alternative-Seattle inhabitants, ranging from a dramatic love story between an elf and a succubus, an alien trying to understand humans’ lives, and many others modern readers will find strongly echo the world around them.

Horse Farm (upjers, 29th Jan, £13.49 / €14.99) - Let yourself be enchanted by Horse Farm – a delightful horse game for equestrian enthusiasts everywhere! Build your own horse ranch, keep beautiful horses, pamper your hooved pals and give your guests a vacation they won't forget!

Ascendant Hearts (Visualnoveler, 30th Jan, £8.99 / €9.99) - Hayato lived an ordinary life until he wakes up one day with amnesia… and finds himself in a world closer to the video games he plays than the world he remembers. Fetch quests? Skill points? Respawning after death? It’s all a bit much to accept. A mage named Shiori offers to help him find his way, and with her help, he learns how to fight monsters, perform fetch quests, and put items in a strange metaphysical space called an “inventory”.

Aviary Attorney: Definitive Edition (Vertical Reach, 30th Jan, £14.99 / €16.49) - Take yourself back to 1848 in Aviary Attorney: Definitive Edition. Paris is on the brink of yet another revolution, and the prisons are overflowing with guilty and innocent alike. One bird stands for justice amid society's chaos. Play the role of Monsieur Jayjay Falcon, a bird of prey with a good heart and questionable lawyering expertise. Join him and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence and deliver justice to the guilty. Read our Aviary Attorney: Definitive Edition review

Bookbound Brigade (Intragames, 30th Jan, £17.99 / €19.99) - Bookbound Brigade is a new take on the established Metroidvania genre where classic stories and well-known characters get the video game treatment, and where the player gets to lead a colourful bunch of real and fictional heroes through a 2D side-scrolling platform-adventure in a quest to battle overwhelming hordes of monsters and bring order back to the literary world.

CODE SHIFTER (ARC SYSTEM WORKS, 30th Jan, £17.09) - Our adventure starts at the video game company, Awesome Rainbow Corp. Your aim as a staff member is to deliver a complete, bug-free game. However, as your game nears completion, strange software bugs have started appearing. Use the Code Shifter program in this side-scrolling action-platformer to defeat all the in-game bugs.

Eclipse: Edge of Light (White Elk, 30th Jan, £11.29) - Crash-landed on a sentient planet, you awake to discover a dreamscape world, filled with alien wonder and the remains of a betrayed civilization. You find a powerful relic, the Artifact, that can interact with ancient technology and grant you near-magical powers. Just what secrets does the planet harbour? What cataclysm befell its inhabitants? Using your jetpack-equipped space suit, investigate the ancient ruins to uncover the planet's perplexing past. Immerse yourself in a fascinating and memorable new world. Can you rise to the challenge and solve the haunting riddle of this mysterious place?

Music Racer (Sometimes You, 30th Jan, £6.29 / €6.99) - Rush along futuristic, neon tracks. Gather beats, catch the rhythm. The racetrack is created in real-time based on the game's music tracks. The speed and mood of each run are determined by the compositions chosen. Obstacles and awards are generated from the music. Get into the rhythm and collect as many points as possible.

Never Again (Vyacheslav Grivorev, 30th Jan, £10.39) - The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma. The main character, Sasha Anders, a thirteen-year-old girl who awakens from a nightmare. The world seems to be upside down for her. Everything becomes so strange. The house is imbued with loneliness and longing and it seems strange to our character considering it was always dominated by love and harmony.

Prison Princess (qureate, 30th Jan, £15.09 / €16.79) - Lead two captured princesses to solve puzzles and escape the Demon King's castle. Your actions alone as a hero will decide their fates, and your own! A ghostly sliver of your former self, can you rescue the princesses? A new escape game experience with cute girls, puzzles, and 'special' events.

Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire (Chorus Worldwide Games, 30th Jan, £11.69 / €12.99) - The first new game in 12 years from Alfa System, the team that brought you the shoot 'em up Castle of Shikigami III in the Castle of Shikigami series. Five uniquely talented sisters are squabbling over which of them will marry the angel Yashin. Enjoy the heroic strategies of all five!

Sparkle 4 Tales (Forever Entertainment, 30th Jan) - Begin the emotional journey and start as a small spark of life. Move out of the depths into the bright and peaceful place of grown species. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric surroundings from the beginnings of life, and the beautiful soundtrack to complement your experience. Have a conversation with the Creator to determine your future. Will you grow into a peaceful being, a bloodthirsty carnivore or something in between? Explore the Void and find your destiny. Become a magnificent being and explore your potential in a unique story.

Speaking Simulator (Affable Games, 30th Jan, £17.00 / €19.00) - Do you have a vague understanding of human interaction? Well, this is the game for you! Your mission is simple: infiltrate a world of extremely trusting humans, speak to them, and convince them that you’re definitely not a robot.

UORiS DX (Regista, 30th Jan, £3.50 / €4.00) - UORiS has become DX (Deluxe) and reborn! Redesigned as it is cute. There are more types of fish blocks, and a mysterious huge block has appeared!? The rules are simple, just align them side by side and erase them. However, when the head disappears, all the body except the line also disappears. In the empty place, the upper block falls down and it is possible to erase the chain. Multiple play modes available.

Bridge Constructor Ultimate Edition (Headup Games, 31st Jan) - Bridge Constructor Ultimate Edition includes the "Bridge Constructor" and both DLCs "Slopemania" and the "Trains" Expansion Pack! In Bridge Constructor, you can become an accomplished bridge builder without any formal training. Play 40 different levels, and build bridges over deep valleys, canals, or rivers. Stress tests reveal whether the bridge you build can withstand the daily stress of continual use from cars and trucks.

Heroland (MarvelousAQL, 31st Jan) - You're invited to a magical resort where anyone can be a hero—except for you. You just work there! Luckily, it's on an island where dreams come true... For a price. As a tour guide, your job is to lead "heroes" safely through the theme park's dungeons. Customise strategies, repair weapons, and manage items to survive! Recruit over 20 quirky characters, including upright knights, phantom thieves, high school girls, and one casually nihilistic otter/man. Meet and defeat a colourful cast of coworkers such as monstrous mascots, cute li'l slugs, selfie-loving skeletons, and magical broccoli. - Read our Heroland review

HYPERCHARGE Unboxed (Digital Cybercherries, 31st Jan) - The player assumes the role of a Small Plastic Soldier and must scavenge the environment for resources in order to construct turrets, build defences and protect the HYPER-CORE. The environment is much larger than the player making every normal household item an obstacle. The HYPER-CORE is powered by a battery and the player must explore the environment to find one, ensuring the HYPER-CORE is always operational. Nostalgic waves of weaponised toys attack from different directions and locations. - Read our HYPERCHARGE Unboxed review

Indie Gems Bundle - JRPG Edition (Plug In Digital, 31st Jan) - This bundle includes Dungeon Rushers and Robothorium. Dungeon Rushers is a 2D tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Manage your team, loot dusty dungeons, crush armies of monsters and craft mighty equipment. Be part of an epic adventure with a colourful cast of characters in an off-beat universe. Over the course of an epic quest, explore many dungeons and loot their guarded treasures.

Milo's Quest (Ratalaika Games, 31st Jan) - The young pupper, Milo, is enjoying his time in the park and sees a delicious bone to chew on! This bone is cursed and sets free the Evil King Old Skull. Now it’s up to Milo to go on an adventure to stop the curse! Choose from three difficulty levels for your adventure! You can even change up the kind of experience you want by focusing only on puzzles or combat. Pick up items and useful tools on your quest to take on ghosts and solve block puzzles to stop the Evil King Old Skull!

Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition (No More Robots, 31st Jan) - Not Tonight is a post-Brexit management game, fusing a time-pressure RPG with a politically charged story where every decision matters. Will you join the resistance and fight the regime -- or keep your head down and hope that one day this will all be a distant memory? Not Tonight: One Love is a full, extra chapter that follows on from the main Not Tonight storyline. King's Head Dave has had just about enough of everything happening in Britain, and has decided to pack up and move to France, in the hope of finding true love.

Reknum (JanduSoft, 31st Jan) - In Reknum you play the role of the princess Cheri, who must advance through six different completely explorable zones, loot chests with crystals that will increase her passive skills in order to advance. Each zone introduces different elements which must be evaluated in order to be able to advance, to examine how to advance, to examine the behavior of the enemies and to fight bosses.

Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge (BLG-Publishing, 31st Jan) - Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge is an arcade shooter full to the brim with action and shooting, inspired by the console classics of the '90s. In the orbit of the planet Gravos there has been a terrible accident that has caused an environmental disaster, filling the planet with space garbage. Willy is a street sweeper whose mission will be to collect the garbage and take it to the recycling centres while facing countless enemies, but he will soon find out that his destiny is preparing more surprises than he could have imagined. Enjoy this exciting adventure that will transport you to a faraway world.

Super Battle Cards (Baltoro Games, 31st Jan) - Help! Darkness has fallen on the kingdom. Vile creatures now roam the land they seek to conquer. Our good king has been imprisoned, and his subjects robbed of their gold by the evil Ogre. He's the strongest monster of them all! But thankfully he's not that bright - you can outwit him! Watch your step, as the road ahead is filled with traps and obstacles. No one is safe in the dungeons, and you will have to face it all - merciless monsters, wraiths and more! Good luck!

Touchdown Pinball (SuperPowerUpGames, 31st Jan) - Get ready for Touchdown Pinball, a pinball machine where you'll play an exciting match. Score field goals, touchdowns and show who is the greatest football player on this table. Discover all the missions and secrets, including a secret arena match where your abilities will be tested.

Orbitblazers (ogsoftgames, 31st Jan)

Arcade Archives TECMO BOWL (HAMSTER, 30th Jan)

Switch eShop - Demos

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Demo (Team17) - They must run, jump and roll their way through a series of challenging 2D levels, face a puzzling Overworld and rally the Royal Beetallion to take down Capital B's Impossible Lair! Each level offers beautiful, rich visuals with detail and depth. Yooka, Laylee and a whole host of colourful characters (good and bad) are realised in stunning 2.5D. The overworld isn’t just a hub, it provides a whole separate gaming experience! Explore and unlock more 2D levels by completing objectives and puzzles, rescue the Royal Beetalion bees and find collectibles. Alternate Level States! Think you’ve got a level figured out? Try it in its alternate state! Flip switches in the overworld to create new landscapes. Bee-at the Impossible Lair! Players are free to tackle Capital B’s Impossible Lair at any time; however, they may find it too much of a challenge without the help of the Royal Beetallion.

AeternoBlade II - Demo (Pqube)

Switch eShop - Pre-Orders

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed Bundle (Motion Twin) - Dead Cells puts you in control of a failed alchemic experiment trying to figure out what's happening on a sprawling, ever-changing and seemingly cursed Island. Tough but fair combat, responsive controls, challenging foes, permadeath and of course, the emergency panic roll to get you out of trouble, make for a demanding, visceral and cathartic action game.

Crash Drive 2 (M2H, pre-order from 27th Jan)

Marooners (M2H, pre-order from 27th Jan)

ELEA: Paradigm Shift (Kyodai, pre-order from 29th Jan)

Just a Phrase by POWGI (Lightwood Games, pre-order from 30th Jan)

LocO-SportS (JORGE BIEDMA AZUAR, pre-order from 30th Jan)

Shiny Ski Resort (Kairosoft, pre-order from 30th Jan)

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker (Magic Notion, pre-order from 31st Jan)

Last Encounter (Silesia Games, pre-order from 1st Feb)

Tower of Babel - no mercy (DNA Studios, pre-order from 1st Feb)

Switch eShop - Special Offers

DLC / Add-On Content

Nintendo Switch

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Byleth Challenger Pack (Nintendo)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Fighters Pass Vol. 2 (Nintendo)
• Overcooked! 2 - Season Pass (Team17)
• Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Language Pack(s) (CD PROJEKT)
• Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire - Additional playercharacter "Ode" (Chorus Worldwide Games)
  
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Cuphead Hat + Outfit (Nintendo)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Altaïr Hood + Outfit (Nintendo)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Rabbids Hat (Nintendo)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: X's Helmet + Armor (Nintendo)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: MegaMan.EXE's Helmet + Armor (Nintendo)
• Overcooked! 2 - Carnival of Chaos (Team17)
• Overcooked! 2 - Night of the Hangry Horde (Team17)
• Overcooked! 2 - Campfire Cook Off (Team17)
• Overcooked! 2 - Surf 'n' Turf (Team17)
• Overcooked! 2 - Too Many Cooks Pack (Team17)

So that's your lot for this week's Nintendo Download. Go on, be a sport and drop a vote in the poll above, and comment below with your hot picks!