The latest Nintendo Indie World showcase wrapped up its broadcast just a short time ago. As a result, the live stream featured many upcoming Nintendo Switch titles, from various independent partners, coming soon to the eShop. The games featured in today’s Nintendo Indie World were quite diverse, offering a little something for everyone. From life-sims to platformers, and RPGs to rhythm-based shooters. Let’s kick it off with everything announced during today’s Nintendo Indie World stream!
A Guidebook of Babel [Pixmain]
A plot adventure game with a butterfly effect at the core. After death, you will soon realize you’ve boarded the Babel…and while this may feel like the twilight zone, you will be given a pen to rewrite the past so future events can unfold. A Guidebook of Babel launches on the Nintendo Switch system this fall.
Another Crab’s Treasure [Aggro Crab]
In this crustacean-themed soulslike game, you’ll find yourself in an undersea world on the verge of collapse. As Kril the hermit crab, you’ll need to use the trash around you as a shell to withstand attacks from enemies many times your size. Embark on an epic treasure hunt to discover the dark secrets behind the polluted ocean, with more than 50 potential shells to discover and a host of dangerous enemies to overcome. Another Crab’s Treasure is sidestepping onto Nintendo Switch next year.
Batora: Lost Haven [Stormind Games & Team 17]
Take a journey in this nonlinear, story-driven, interplanetary action-RPG that combines the features of a hack-and-slash game and a twin-stick shooter! In Batora: Lost Haven, you’ll play as Avril, a 16-year-old girl who has been gifted extraordinary powers. After a mysterious and devastating event, it’s up to you to save your planet. Explore colorful and mesmerizing worlds in this fast-paced adventure where you’ll leverage the power of your body and mind to face the challenges and obstacles you encounter along the way. Choose your destiny when Batora: Lost Haven launches on Nintendo Switch this fall.
Card Shark [Devolver Digital]
Cheat your way to the top of 18th-century French society. Master deceptions using card marking, false shuffles, deck switching, false deals, and more! Use your ill-gotten gains to buy your way into the closed world of high-stakes tables. Now available for pre-order on Nintendo eShop and the My Nintendo Store, and has a demo debuting later today.
Cult of the Lamb [Massive Monster & Devolver Digital]
A randomly generated world awaits in this action-adventure game. As a possessed lamb saved from annihilation by a foreboding stranger, you need to repay your debt … by creating a loyal community of woodland worshippers. Gather resources to build structures, then gather your courage to brave deadly dungeons like the Silk Cradle. Venture through its dark depths, teeming with razor spiders and toxic millipedes, to challenge the dungeon’s overlord, Shamura. Cult of the Lamb trots onto Nintendo Switch this year.
Cursed to Golf [Thunderful]
Cursed to Golf offers a fresh take on the golfing and roguelike subgenres. Make your way through a hole within the PAR Count or your curse will take you back to the beginning of the course! Cursed Golf drives its way out of the underworld this summer.
ElecHead [Nama Takahashi]
Created by a one-person development team and prototyped as part of a school contest, ElecHead is a clever and challenging 2D puzzle platformer that will spark your imagination. You play as Elec, a small robot on a mission to bring back light to the world. When Elec touches walls, floors, platforms and switches, he activates them by making electricity run through them. He can also detach and throw his head to trigger things remotely, but be careful: If he doesn’t get his head back within 10 seconds, he’ll shut down. Elec will have to use his head, literally and figuratively, to find a way out of this trap-ridden facility. ElecHead bolts onto Nintendo Switch this summer.
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees [Broken Rules]
Master a dynamic movement system to swing, slide and somersault through a hand-painted jungle. In this moving adventure about freedom and survival, you’re a lost gibbon who has embarked on a dangerous journey into unknown lands. Race to freedom in liberation mode, or play through a narrative that captures the struggle of living creatures around the world. Gibbon: Beyond the Trees launches on Nintendo Switch … later today!
Gunbrella [Doinksoft & Devolver Digital]
Take on the role of a gruff woodsman on a quest for revenge, armed with the mysterious Gunbrella. In this noir-punk adventure game, your investigation becomes entangled with the inner workings of ghouls and gangsters, cops and cultists, and other increasingly bizarre characters in a world rapidly losing its natural resources. Scavenge for scraps and spare parts to upgrade your coveted weapon to glide, swing, dash, dive and take out enemies in gritty side-scrolling combat. Gunbrella launches on Nintendo Switch next year.
Idol Manager [PLAYISM]
You take on the role of manager at a small (but growing!) talent agency. As you cultivate and train the newest generation of young pop stars, you’ll have to decide who to hire and who to fire, who gets promoted when things go well and who gets reprimanded when things get sour. Idol Manager makes its Nintendo Switch debut on Aug. 25.
Mini Motorways [Dinosaur Polo Club]
Have you ever been stuck in traffic and wished you could do something to fix it? In Mini Motorways, the city’s traffic problems are in your hands. Draw and build roads to create a bustling metropolis, redesigning your city to keep the traffic flowing while carefully managing upgrades, like highways and roundabouts, to meet changing demands. How long can you keep the cities of the world moving? Buckle up for Mini Motorways, cruising onto Nintendo Switch … later today!
OneShot: World Machine Edition [DANGEN Entertainment]
Experience an adventure game with puzzles that go beyond its own window, establishing a unique bond with the main character. You hear that saving the world may no longer be possible… But it’s worth a shot, you think. OneShot initializes on Nintendo Switch this summer.
Ooblets [Glumberland]
Grow and train adorable little creatures called ooblets as you cultivate a new life in the blossoming community of Badgetown. Customize your character, befriend the locals, decorate your house, craft items, run your own shop and have epic dance battles! You can also dress up your ooblet pals, play minigames and explore a variety of locations across Oob, each with their own unique characters, quests, items and unique ooblets. Ooblets waddles its way onto Nintendo Switch this summer.
OPUS: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition [SIGONO]
Seek out elusive asteroids, engage with a colorful cast of characters and unravel the mystery of starsongs in this narrative puzzle game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsongs, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to solve an ancient myth. OPUS: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition launches on Nintendo Switch … later today!
SILT [Spiral Circus & Fireshine Games]
Dive into a harrowing ocean abyss and unravel long-forgotten mysteries in this puzzle-adventure game. Explore a surreal underwater realm filled with strange machinery, ancient ruins, and dangerous ocean inhabitants. Possess sea creatures and harness their abilities to solve puzzles, and travel deeper into the darkness. Plunge into the dark waters of SILT, launching on Nintendo Switch next month.
Soundfall [Drastic Games & Noodlecake]
This fast-paced, rhythm-based dungeon crawler combines looter-shooter action with musical gameplay that’ll keep you tapping your toes. You are a Guardian of Harmony – a musical genius transported to the world of Symphonia by the Composers to battle the forces of Discord. Time your actions to the music to increase your power, with more than 500 pieces of equipment for skill customization and thousands for loot combinations. Venture out solo or with up to four players in local* and online** multiplayer to fight through dynamically generated levels and encounters inspired by the music. There are more than 140 songs to choose from, giving opportunities for many playthroughs. Get your head boppin’ to Soundfall, launching on the Nintendo Switch system … later today!
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator [Landfall Games]
Become the leader of red and blue wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds in this hilarious take on simulation strategy games. In Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, you’ll watch your unbalanced infantry compete in clashes across the ages. You can even make new wobblers in the unit creator, in addition to the 100+ ones at your disposal. You can also send your wobblers to fight your friends in local* and online** multiplayer! Totally Accurate Battle Simulator wobbles its way onto Nintendo Switch this summer.
We Are OFK [Team OFK]
Experience an interactive making-of-the-band journey about dreaming, dating, and paying rent in Los Angeles in We Are OFK. Through an animated narrative series released as weekly episodes, you’ll interact with a fully voiced cast as you witness the lives of Itsumi Saito and her friends unfold. We Are OFK launches on Nintendo Switch this summer.
Wildfrost [Deadpan Games & Chucklefish]
Take on the harsh elements in this tactical roguelike deck builder. Build and customize your deck as you set off to put an end to the eternal frost. You can also customize and upgrade cute companion cards and expand your hub town during each run, resulting in new items, events and challenges! Build and battle your perfect deck to end an eternal winter. Wildfrost launches on Nintendo Switch this holiday.
Wayward Strand [ghost pattern]
Hop aboard a curious flying hospital and explore a world of living stories in this heartfelt narrative adventure set in 1970s rural Australia. Play as intrepid teenage journalist Casey Beaumaris and follow the hospital’s inhabitants while uncovering the airship’s mysteries. Stories of over a dozen characters unfold around you in real time, so you get to choose which stories to be a part of. Every playthrough gives you the opportunity to discover something which you didn’t see previously. Wayward Strand lands on Nintendo Switch on July 21.
Check out our previous post, for the full Nintendo Indie World stream. Be sure to stay tuned to Marooner’s Rock for more video game news!
