Switch eShop News (Page 6)
Review Gradius Origins (Switch) - An Almost-Perfect Package For Shoot 'Em Up Fans
Road British
It is testament to Konami’s back-catalogue, from an era when it was the undisputed king of the 16-Bit and 2D arcade craft, that it can muster so many extraordinary compilations. Gradius Origins joins both the Contra and Castlevania Anniversary releases, and Digital Eclipse's wonderful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga...
Mini Review Is This Seat Taken? (Switch) - Sit Down And Get Comfy With This Short, Simple Puzzler
Someone's sitting there, mate
I'm the type of introvert who's made an art of choosing the right seat in public places. With such honed skills, I assumed a puzzler like Is This Seat Taken? would be second nature, and I was mostly right. This adorable indie might not bring anything radical to the table, but it's a perfectly pleasant pick-up-and-play...
Mini Review Tiny Bookshop (Switch) - The Epitome Of Cosy, Perfect For Bookworms
I like big books and I cannot lie
If you’re a self-proclaimed bookworm like me, then chances are you’ve probably fantasised about packing everything away, moving to a quaint seaside town, and starting up a cute little bookshop (don’t worry, NL, I’m not going anywhere!). Well, with Tiny Bookshop, that's exactly the pitch. Developed by...
News Nightdive Studios Reveal "Definitive" Re-Release Of 'Heretic + Hexen' On Switch
And it's out now
If you thought the day's surprises were over, think again, as Bethesda, id Software, and retro specialists Nightdive Studios have announced Heretic + Hexen, the "definitive re-release" of two classic spell shooters. Oh, and it's also out right now (thanks, Gematsu!). For just $14.99 / £13.49 you'll be able to pick up two of Rave
News Little Kitty, Big City Will Soon Let You Customise Your Cat And Snap Adorable Pictures Of Them
Picture Purrfect
Last year's delightful cat sim, Little Kitty, Big City, made a surprise appearance in today's Indie World showcase to reveal the upcoming 'Picture Purrfect' update, set to land on Switch on 27th August. The headline addition in this one is a photo mode, hence the name, but the newbie that we're most excited to see — like,...
News Crypt Custodian & Islets Dev Is Bringing Another Gorgeous Metroidvania To Switch Next Year
Well, well, well
Publisher Top Hat Studios popped up at today's Indie World showcase to reveal Well Dweller, the latest title from Crypt Custodian and Islets dev Kyle Thompson, which will be arriving on Switch at some point in 2026. As you might assume from the dev's background, this is yet another gorgeous-looking metroidvania, where you take...
News 'Ultimate Sheep Raccoon' Brings Multiplayer Mayhem To Switch This Winter
Baaaaaa!
If you've played Ultimate Chicken Horse before, then you'll know just how brilliant it is when you're able to play with a handful of friends. Well, now developer Clever Endeavour Games is back with a sequel, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon. Better yet, it's launching on Switch and Switch 2 this Winter! Like the original, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon has...
News Neverway Is A "Nightmarish" Farming RPG From The Pixel Artist Of Celeste
Coming to Switch in 2026
Farming sims seem to be going through a horror phase right now, and today's Indie World Showcase gave us another one that looks, quite frankly, horrifying and beautiful. Neverway, the debut game from Coldblood Inc. (founded by the pixel artist who worked on Celeste and TowerFall), sees Fiona quitting her job to become a...
News Tactical RPG 'Demonschool' Finally Gets A Launch Date, And It's Real Soon
Class is in session
After a few lengthy delays, the tactical RPG Demonschool has finally secured a final release date for the Switch, and you've not got long to wait. As announced during the Indie World Japan showcase, the Necrosoft Games-developed title will launch on 3rd September 2025. The game is influenced by the likes of Persona and Shin...
News Beloved Co-Op Horror Game 'Content Warning' Brings Chills And Thrills To Switch 2 Next Year
Yeah I got you, I got this on camera
There was a brief moment last year when it felt like everyone with a PC was playing the co-op survival game Content Warning. Well, next year, those with a Switch 2 (or a Switch 1) will be able to get in on the funny/freaky fun. As revealed in the Indie World showcase, developer Landfall will be bringing the...
News UFO 50 Gets A Surprise Shadow Drop On Switch Today
50 games in one
In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Mossmouth's critically-acclaimed retro compilation, UFO 50, is out on Switch... today! The game costs $24.99 / £20.99 on the Switch eShop. Announced during today's Indie World showcase, the game was developers by the creators of Spelunky, Downwell, and Catacomb Kids. We've been itching to try...
News 'Mina The Hollower', Yacht Club's Retro Zelda-Inspired Adventure, Scores Switch 2 Release Date
With a free demo available today
It may have felt like a long time coming, but Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games kicked off today's Indie World showcase with a closer look at the gorgeous-looking Mina The Hollower. What's more, it has scored a Switch 2 (and Switch 1, don't worry) release date: 31st October. For those who haven't been...
Mini Review The House Of The Dead 2: Remake (Switch) - Erratic Controls Chomp At Another Classic
Dead aim
I don’t think I’ve ever messed around with a game’s settings menu as much as The House of the Dead 2: Remake. And, unfortunately, try as I might, I could never get the game to feel 'good'. Much like its predecessor on the Switch, Forever Entertainment’s latest arcade revamp is limited to just two control schemes: analogue stick and...
News New Arcade Racer 'Formula Legends' Speeds Onto Switch This September
Emulate seventy years of premier motorsport
It's been another solid year for arcade racing fans on Nintendo platforms so far, and there's even more to come... The independent studio 3DCloud has announced Formula Legends will be racing onto the original Switch later this year on 18th September 2025 for £19.99 / $19.99 / €19.99. This new title,...
News TMNT Goes Turn-Based In 'Tactical Takedown', Skating Onto Switch Next Week
Karai of the Tiger
Well, here's an unexpected bit of news! After launching on PC earlier this year, Strange Scaffold has announced that its turn-based take on TMNT will be flipping onto Switch on 14th August — wait, that's next week! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is all about turn-based action. You'll play as Leo, Raph, Donnie,...
News Atari's Retro Metroidvania 'Adventure Of Samsara' Launches Next Month
I'm looking for someone to share in an adventure
Atari has announced that its new retro-inspired metroidvania Adventure of Samsara will launch on the Switch next month on 4th September 2025. Loosely based on the 2600 title Adventure from creator Warren Robinett, Adventure of Samsara looks pretty awesome and we're really digging the whole retro...
Review Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Switch) - A Gorgeous & Gory Return To The Series' 2D Roots
Heads will roll
To return to Ninja Gaiden’s 2D roots in 2025 is a wonderful thing. Dotemu, upon acquiring the license for a series reboot, approached Spanish indie developer The Game Kitchen to get the job done. Known for their remarkable Blasphemous titles, the project was overseen by Team Ninja, who have held the series mantle from 2004 to...
News Guilty Gear Switch Edition Update And DLC Arriving Fall 2025
Update: Lucy DLC trailer released
[Tue 29th Jul, 2025 06:30 BST]: Ahead of EVO 2025 later this week, Arc System Works has finally shared an update about the Switch version of Guilty Gear Strive, which was released at the beginning of this year. Following a previous update, the development team has now confirmed the DLC characters Venom, Unika and...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (July 2025)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in July!
Another month down, another eShop Selects to welcome in the new one. Yes, hello folks, it's your regularly scheduled eShop Selects, this time for July 2025. As always, we're looking at the best of the rest — the best eShop exclusives you may have missed on Switch 1 and Switch 2...
Guide 112 Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's Summer Switch eShop Sale (Europe)
Update: Just a few days left!
Don't forget, the European Summer Sale closes up shop this Sunday 3rd August , so you only have a few days left to pick up some bargains... until the next sale, at least! Summer is still sizzling, and now the savings have made their way across the Atlantic and to the fair lands of Europe. Nintendo of Europe has...
Review Time Flies (Switch) – An Indie Oddity That Makes Every Second Count
Lord of the Flies
As I sat down to write this review, I typed ‘What is the lifespan of a housefly?’ into my search bar. It’s not a question I ever really pondered prior to my playthrough of Time Flies. Somehow, this minimalist indie puzzler got me curious enough to wonder. I can’t say there’s ever been a piece of media that’s ever piqued...
News Fantasy Life i Scores More Fresh Features In Next Month's Update, Here's What's Included
Snap some pics
Earlier this month, Level-5 announced that Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time would be treated to a Photo Mode in an upcoming July update. Rather unsurprisingly — given that today is the 31st July and all — the dev has revealed that the update has been pushed back to next month, but this is no bad thing, because it looks...
News Interactive Therapy Session 'A Dream About Parking Lots' Drifts Onto Switch Today
Based on real dreams?
Mexican indie studio Interactive Dreams has announced that its short interactive story, A Dream About Parking Lots, arrives on Nintendo Switch... today. The game, which only takes around 30-40 minutes to complete according to the PR, sees you search for your car, whilst at the same time having a conversation with a therapist...
News Nintendo Highlights Multiple Switch 2 And Switch Games Launching In August 2025
Kirby and much more!
With August just around the corner, it means there's a whole batch of new games on the way to the Switch and Switch 2. Nintendo has once again put together its own round of highlights - spotlighting some of the experiences players can look forward to next month. This includes the return of titles like Kirby and the Forgotten...
News Shantae's Long Lost GBA Sequel 'Risky Revolution' Gets Switch Release Date
Risk it all in August
WayForward has given us a Switch release date for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, the once-cancelled GBA sequel to the original Shantae game. Coming to Switch on 19th August 2025 — a few months after some fans got hold of a GBA cartridge with the game on it from Limited Run Games — Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is...
News Forget Flowers, Date Everything Devs Have Delivered A "Mega Patch" On Switch
Love persists
We had a lot of respect for Date Everything when it arrived on Switch earlier this year. This bonkers dating sim boasted a monster voice cast with portfolios spanning Final Fantasy, Persona, Fire Emblem and more, but it was let down by some heartbreaking performance issues. Fortunately, the latest Switch update — which developer...
News 'Toree Saturn' For Switch Locks In August Launch
A new trailer has also dropped
A new trailer and PC demo for the upcoming release Toree Saturn have been released, with the developer Siactro also reconfirming the new entry will arrive at some point in 2024. This latest update mentions a Nintendo Switch release, too. When this new project was originally announced in September last year, there was...
We don't want any adventures here, thank you
A Lord of the Rings cosy game? Made by Weta Workshop, who made the sets, costumes, and props for the beloved Peter Jackson movie trilogy? Say no more, right? Unfortunately, Tales of the Shire is not the perfect mashup of hobbits and hygge we've all been waiting for, but is instead emblematic of the kind...
News Scott Pilgrim EX Brings More Beat 'Em Up Action To Switch In "Early 2026"
Update: New gameplay footage and physical editions revealed
[Sat 7th Jun, 2025 02:30 BST]: We've got some exciting news for Scott Pilgrim fans, with Tribute Games announcing it's teaming up with Universal and the series creator Bryan Lee O'Malley to release an "all-new, action-packed" video game entry on multiple platforms including the Switch...
News 'The Knightling' Has Gone Gold, But The Switch Version Has Been Axed
"We understand this is disappointing"
The upcoming Zelda-inspired 3D action-adventure game The Knightling will be launching this August on multiple platforms, but the Switch version of the game has been axed. In an update earlier today, developer Twirlbound announced the game had "gone gold" ahead of the August release window for PC, PlayStation...
News Toby Fox Wants To Celebrate 10 Years Of Undertale With Your Memories
"Your memories will be recorded here"
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Undertale and the game's creator Toby Fox is wanting to reflect on this time with your memories. In a post on social media, he's revealed how he's seeking "your memories" and wants to "turn back together". He's hoping for a quick turnover – further noting how it would...
News Doronko Wanko Trots Onto Switch Today
Excuse me?
We reported on Bandai Namco's naughty pup simulator, Doronko Wanko, back in December of last year, and not just because we were worried about what exactly this particular canine might be up to. As it turns out, this very bold, but very cute, little doggy — who's name actually derives from わんこ Wan ko, which is an informal or cute...
News Marvel's New Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion' Reveals Two More Playable Characters
Joining the fight on Switch platforms later this year
Marvel's been involved with some pretty exciting games in recent times, and hopefully, this trend continues with its upcoming arcade-style beat 'em up MARVEL Cosmic Invasion. Ahead of the game's launch on the Switch and Switch 2 later this year, Dotemu has today revealed another two playable...
Roll for initiative
Dungeons & Dragons has had a long and checkered history with video game adaptations, with every ascendant Baldur’s Gate 3 being matched by an equally disappointing Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft. Then there are the games that fall firmly in the middle, like Neverwinter Nights. After the success of the first game in...
News Challenging Metroidvania 'Chronicles Of The Wolf' Now Fully Compatible With Switch 2
Don't be shy, come closer...
We rewarded Migami Games' Chronicles of the Wolf a super solid 7/10 when it launched just a few weeks ago, saying that, "if you've got the patience to revisit a time when games were slower and more cryptic, and the pacing was a little more intense, Chronicles of the Wolf is like a rich, dark relic that you’ll...
Review Monument Valley 3 (Switch) - A Beautiful Piece Of Work In Need Of A Touch Up
Please, don't touch the artwork
There's something nostalgic about going back to Monument Valley. Ustwo's indie hit debuted on mobile in 2014 and helped establish (at least for a mainstream audience) that the mobile space could include the artistry of the wider indie games scene with thoughtful, immaculately presented, perspective-bending puzzlers...
News Atari 50 Is Getting Yet Another DLC Pack, This Time Focused On Namco Titles
The Pac is Back
Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration is getting another DLC expansion in the form of 'The Namco Legendary Pack DLC'. No release date has been set at the time of writing, but the new DLC will contain an additional timeline looking at Namco's history with Atari, along with multiple playable versions of Atari PAC-MAN, GALAGA,...
PSA You Only Have A Few Days To Buy This Bithell Games Title Before It's Gone
"Yeah, I'm thinking I'm being delisted"
Publisher Big Fan Games has announced that John Wick Hex, the tie-in title from Bithell Games, will be delisted from all platforms on 17th July 2025. This means you have mere days left at the time of writing to pick it up before it's gone – maybe for good. Ahh, the joys of digital gaming, right? No specific...
Movable feast
The world is an unpredictable place, full of strife and economic instability. So, there will always be room for another cosy city builder. Swiss developer Stray Fawn Studio sticks to the genre formula but delivers a charmingly fresh thematic twist. The Wandering Village casts you as the steward of a tiny community, striving to survive...
Review Misc. A Tiny Tale (Switch) - A Charming Chibi-Robo Tribute
Aye, Robot
With Switch 2 now hosting Wind Waker, SoulCalibur and the like, have you got a case of GameCube fever? If so, Misc. A Tiny Tale might be just the soothing ointment you need to apply generously all over your body. Lead developer Michael Pearce has said it was inspired by the games of his youth, and it only takes a glance at the trailer to...
News Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack Announced For Switch 2 And Switch
Here's a teaser trailer
If you need more of the Atelier series in your life, Koei Tecmo has today announced it will be releasing the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe pack digitally for the Switch 2, original Switch, PlayStation and Steam platform. This "definitive collection" trilogy will be arriving at some point in 2025 and will come with new...
News Company Of Heroes Collection Adds Cross-Platform Multiplayer On Switch
Reporting for duty
The multiplayer component wasn't in the Company of Heroes Collection when it arrived on the Switch in 2023, but it's now here. After promising to add this in as a post-launch update, Feral Interactive has now patched in online "cross-platform multiplayer" in the latest game update. This will allow you to fight online in "up to...
News Vocaloid Sensation Hatsune Miku Scores A Switch eShop Sequel Later This Month
Reunite with the virtual idol in her latest puzzle game
Hatsune Miku's puzzle and Picross-inspired title is getting a sequel officially titled Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S+. It's releasing for the Switch later this month on 23rd July 2025. This "official sequel" to the virtual idol's original game features over 1000+ puzzles (that is "nearly 3 times...
News 'Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced' Announced For Switch
Update: Launching digitally "worldwide" later this month
Original [Wed 12th Mar, 2025 03:25 GMT]: Inti Creates has kicked off 2025 with the announcement of a new Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced collection. It will be releasing for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 on 24th July 2025 and contains the following games along with all of the...
Exclusive Upcoming Fast Fusion Update For Switch 2 Introduces Photo Mode
Going live this week
Shin'en Multimedia is still hard at work on updating Fast Fusion for the Switch 2, and it's now on the cusp of releasing a new patch. Going live on Thursday, 10th July, Version 1.4 will take inspiration from Nintendo's own Mario Kart World by introducing a new photo mode. You'll be able to move the camera around the action,...
News Time Flies, A Game About Living Your Best Life As A Fly, Buzzes Onto Switch This Month
Buzzing
If you've ever wondered "what kind of bucket list does a fly have", then Time Flies is the game for you. Launching on the Switch eShop on 31st July, this hand-drawn adventure is a little bit like a reverse Mario Paint minigame; instead of swatting the flies, you are the fly. The game will be $14.99 (or your regional equivalent) on Switch,...
Guide 97 Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's Switch eShop Summer Sale (North America)
Reminder: The sale wraps up soon!
Just a little reminder in case you missed it - Nintendo's Summer Sale on the North American eShop finishes up at 11:59pm PT tomorrow (9th July), so take a little look through that wishlist if you're looking for a bargain. Ready for another cheeky eShop sale? Yes, Nintendo has kicked off its Summer Sale on the...
Sci-finery
What comes to mind when you think about BioShock? The remarkable sense of place? The Plasmids? The creepy atmosphere and unsettling enemies? The audio logs? Whatever it may be, chances are that it probably cropped up first in the 1999 sci-fi horror FPS System Shock 2. Written and designed by Ken Levine, who would go on to lead the...
Review Missile Command Delta (Switch) - Good Foundations Lost In The Narrative Rubble
Debunker'd
Missile Command Delta, from developers Mighty Yell (The Big Con) and 13AM Games (Runbow), is an experience of two halves. The first is a turn-based strategy take on the classic Dave Theurer-developed arcade game Missile Command; one that shouldn’t work in theory, but genuinely does. The second is a misguided attempt to add context to...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (June 2025)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch and Switch 2
Well well well — one month with the Switch 2, and we're still swimming in eShop games. Yep, it's time for eShop Selects for June 2025! Who needs Mario Kart World when you've got backwards compatibility, eh? Just because we have a new console, doesn't mean we're just looking at Switch 2...
