NINTENDO SWITCH INDIE WORLD SHOWCASE DECEMBER 10, 2019
NINTENDO SWITCH INDIE WORLD SHOWCASE DECEMBER 10, 2019
The December 10, 2019 edition of Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase was quite impressive. In under thirty minutes, they displayed a staggering amount of indie titles coming to Switch. While the vast majority of these gems arrive in 2020, a few are available now, or are coming later this year. Several of the games are timed Switch exclusives, meaning that they will launch first on Switch, but will eventually port over to other consoles. It was a wonderful mix of games, with an indie for just about everyone. To close the show, came the shocking news that Axiom Verge 2 is happening, and has already been in development for four years! Below is a list of topics discussed on the showcase.
- Sports Story (sequel to the hit Golf Story) is a Switch exclusive, & releases in mid-2020.
- Streets of Rage 4 (debuted new character footage) – releases the first half of 2020
- Gleamlight (a magical quest set in a stained-glass world, where the player is a sword, features no User Interface at all) – early 2020 release
- Bake ‘N Switch (a party brawler, coop game where players work together to capture and cook dough balls) – Summer 2020 release
- Supermash (a game about mashing game genre types, gave code ZYX1W1 for interested gamers) – release date of May 2020
- Sail Forth (a procedurally generated, sailing adventure game) – 2020 release
- Dauntless (a monster hunting game, features full cross platform support and cross saving) – Available today, Stormchasers DLC exclusive to Switch version
- Murder by Numbers is a murder mystery set in Los Angeles 1996. You play as an actress trying to solve a murder case. This game will be a timed Switch exclusive, launching early 2020.
- Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD (remaster of the classic game) – January 2020 release
- SkateBIRD (a skateboarding game starring adorable birds) – Late 2020 release
- Liberated (a graphic novel-esque action game – timed Switch exclusive, releases 2020
- Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition (existential, puzzle game) – Available now on Switch
- Boyfriend Dungeon (Weapons collected are actually boyfriends who can turn into weapons.) – 2020 release
- Dreamscaper is an intriguing title where the actions you do during the day, conversations you have, people you meet, etc. all effect your dreams, which are procedurally generated events you conquer in your sleep. This game is a timed Switch exclusive, and releases in early 2020.
- The Survivalists is a cooperative island survival game set in the Escapists universe. You craft resources, train monkeys, and survive on a desolate island. It releases in 2020.
- Axiom Verge 2 was announced in a surprise reveal by the creator himself. The sequel to the hit Axiom Verge, has secretly been in development four years, and releases Fall 2020.