Switch Weekly - Indie updates and Axiom arrives

Hi, Chris here with issue #245 of Switch Weekly. Hope you've had a good week. 

Nintendo shared a 20-minute update on upcoming indie games this week with another Indie World presentation. It was a pretty good one I thought, with some neat announcement, a slew of shadow drops, and some dates for anticipated titles. I've linked up the video in the issue below, along with some highlights and commentary. I thought it was odd to not see Spelunky mentioned, however just a few days later we got a date for that too. Oh, and no Silksong yet folks.  

A relatively quiet week on the eShop in terms of big releases — however still plenty to check out as we've got just over 25 games coming to the Switch over the next seven days. Full list is below. Oh, and I missed Art of Rally in last week's issue — it's out now (thanks for the note on that Pan Nindyk). 

Before I go I just wanted to note that a few weeks back I started 🌲 planting a tree for each issue of Switch Weekly sent — it's a small way to offset some of the carbon involved in getting this email into your inbox. I shared the news with Switch Weekly patrons - who then kindly planted some more trees. We're now at over 100 trees planted, which according to Ecologi will result in a 0.5T carbon reduction. 

That's all from me,
Chris ✌️

🎮 Currently Playing — The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Button City, Kirby's Dream Course

Monday, August 16

• ⭐️ Road 96 — Indie 90s road-trip adventure.
• Volleyball Challenge — Arcade volleyball for two.

Tuesday, August 17

• 📦🎮 Greak: Memories of Azur —Hand-drawn 2D side-scrolling adventure.
• Pile Up Box by Box — A family-friendly cooperative 3D platformer for up to four players.
• Space Invaders Invincible Collection — 11 of Taito's arcade games in one bundle.

Wednesday, August 18

• Mayhem Brawler — 'Urban fantasy' comic beat 'em up with 90s arcade vibes. (Aug 19 in U.S.)
• Rogue Explorer — Side-scrolling pixel art action adventure roguelike (without harsh restrictions).
• Rush Rally Origins — Top down rally car racing. (Aug 19 in U.S.)
• Swords & Souls: Neverseen — Shipwrecked island RPG with real-time and turn-based action.

Thursday, August 19

• Buissons — Hide and seek for four players. Looks amusing, and the visual style is nice.
• Metal Commando — 2D platformer / shooter.
• 📦 Monster Harvest — A farming adventure game where the plants mutate. (Aug 31 in U.S.)
• Monster Train First Class — Strategic roguelike deckbuilder with a tactical twist: defend three vertical battlegrounds simultaneously.
• Sakura Succubus 4 — Romance visual novel. M for Mature.
• Shape Suitable — Solve puzzles with shapes. (EU release)
• Thea 2: The Shattering — Turn-based survival, strategy, RPG meets card-game.
• Where's Samantha — Fabric/texture 2D puzzle platformer with 45 levels.
• Zombo Buster Advance —  Tower defense inside buildings with interchangeable elevators.

Friday, August 20

• 🎮 Arietta of Spirits — An adventure game with 'emotion-filled narrative, no-filler gameplay, and fast paced combat'.
• City Driving Simulator 2 — 3D sim with 65 missions.
• Heart Chain Kitty — A rather surreal looking 3D platformer.
• Shark Pinball — This pinball machine has bite.
• Space Scavenger — Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships.
• World Soccer Strikers '91 — Arcade physics-based footy. (Aug 19 in U.S.)
• 🎮 Wrestledunk Sports — 'Super' competitive multiplayer party games.
• Ultimate Bumper Cars: Dodgems — I dunno how a racing game on a fairground ride works..

Sunday, August 22

• Adventure Field 4 — A 20-hour semi open-world turn-based JRPG.