Earlier today, Nintendo livestreamed their Nindie Showcase, which revealed and promoted Switch games coming from independent publishers and developers.
Damon Baker, Nintendo’s head of the Developer and Publisher Relations Team, hosted the livestream and talked about a slew of indie games coming to the Switch. Nintendo has said they’re bringing over 60 indie titles to their new hybrid console in 2017, and they’ve already revealed a lot to get excited about.
Below, I’ve listed every game highlighted in the Nindie Showcase with a brief summary, special Switch features, and given release dates.
- SteamWorld Dig 2
- Side-scrolling mining adventure platformer
- Summer 2017
- Yooka-Laylee
- Colorful buddy duo platform adventure
- Local multiplayer
- 2017
- Overcooked: Special Edition
- Local multiplayer arcade cookoff
- Original game plus all DLC
- HD rumble
- 2017
- The Escapists 2
- Gonner
- Rougelike platformer
- Timed Switch exclusive
- 2017
- Dandara
- 360 degree 2D platformer
- Fast-paced combat
- Exclusive Switch features, ex: HD rumble
- Summer 2017
- Kingdom: Two Crowns
- Pixel art medieval kingdom adventure
- Switch exclusive co-op mode
- 2017
- Runner 3
- Colorful zany platform adventure
- Switch exclusive
- Fall 2017
- Blaster Master Zero
- 8-bit top-down and side-scrolling 2D action-adventure
- Switch and 3DS exclusive
- March 9th
- Flipping Death
- Side-scrolling platformer
- Play as a new ghost in the afterlife who can flip the platform to possess someone in the world of the living
- 2017
- Graceful Explosion Machine
- Colorful side-scrolling arcade shooter
- Timed Switch exclusive
- HD rumble
- April 2017
- Mr. Shifty
- “Teleportation-fueled heist” in “the world’s most secure building”
- Timed Switch exclusive
- HD rumble
- April 2017
- TumbleSeed
- Charming physics-based rougelike
- HD rumble
- Spring 2017
- Shakedown Hawaii
- 16-bit rampage adventure
- Spiritual successor to Retro City Rampage
- April 2017
- Pocket Rumble
- Deep 2D fighter with simple control scheme
- Local multiplayer and ranked online matches
- March 2017
- War Groove
- Turn-based tile war game
- 12 campaigns and unlockable heroes
- Online and local multiplayer
- Create your own battlefields
- 2017
- Stardew Valley
- Popular farm simulator RPG
- New multiplayer mode coming to Switch first
- Summer 2017
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Mischa McGillMischa grew up with video games and still has a deep love for many - especially fun, colorful RPGs. Some of her favorites include Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Fantasy Life, Kingdom Hearts, Skyrim, Civilization V, and Stardew Valley. She loves nights in with her boyfriend cooking Mexican food, watching Studio Ghibli movies, and going head-to-head in their favorite games. Mischa might not beat you in Super Smash Bros, but she owns a replica of Arwen’s sword and Hermione’s wand, so... don’t rub it in too much.