Nintendo delivers a whopping summer indie showcase
Nintendo hosted anIndie World Showcase today, and one that turned out to be chock-full of independent games. From 2022 windows to same-day surprise-drops, here’s the lineup of what’s coming to the Nintendo Switch.
Bomb Rush Cyberpunkkicked the show off withJet Set Radiovibes, even showing off some gameplay. The adorable photo-adventureTOEMalso made an early appearance, and the PC indie hit from earlier this yearLoop Herolocked in a Switch port for this holiday.
Far: Lone Sailsis set to get a follow-up, calledFar: Changing Tides, in early 2022, which is the same window as a Switch version ofAstroneer.Metal Slug Tacticsand the previously mentionedBomb Rush Cyberfunkare also targeting next year, while Chucklefish’sEastwardis aiming to launch next month, on Sept. 16, 2021. Oh, andTetris Effect: Connected, on the Switch, this year,just in time for that fancy OLED model.
Add on apile of notable indie releases new and old surprise-dropping today, and it was a bounty of indies for the Switch. Here’s a quick recap of every game shown at the Indie World Showcase today that’s coming to the Switch, as well as its target release:
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk– 2022TOEM– Fall 2021Loop Hero– This HolidayFar: Changing Tides– Early 2022Necrobarista: Final Pour– Later todayGarden Story– Later todayBoyfriend Dungeon– Later todayAxiom Verge 2– Later todayShovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon– This HolidayIslanders: Console Edition– Later todayMetal Slug Tactics– 2022Tetris Effect: Connected– Oct. 8, 2021Astroneer– Jan. 2022Hundred Days – Winemaking Simulator– Holiday 2021Slime Rancher: Plortable Edition– Later todayLumbearJack– 2022Curious Expedition 2– Later todayGang Beasts– Fall 2021Eastward– Sept. 16 2021
Frankly, there is a lot of games to play on the Nintendo Switch now. Be sure to check out ourAxiom Verge 2reviewthat’s live already, and otherwise, enjoy the flood of indies hitting your handheld today.
