A new month brings a plethora of new games to Nintendo Switch. This week’s selection might be on the smaller side but it is nevertheless a mighty one! Check out the full list on the official Nintendo site or see the titles below to find out what Switch has in store for you in the next few days.
Pool Side Story
- Single-player Sim/Puzzle
- Publisher: Kairosoft
- Release date: July 2
Splish, splash, splosh! The time has come to create some waves and open your very own wet, wonderful (sometimes whacky) water park! Hear that? That’s the sound of super-slippy pool-slide shenanigans. You want in? Of course you do.
Expand your water park, adding exciting facilities, and become the talk of the town. Your visitors will take selfies at your park, generating free publicity for you! Befriend them and they’ll send you comments and suggestions.
Make your visitors happy by offering a range of foods and beverages for purchase at food stalls, creating colored or scented pools, and giving away free floats and swimwear. Collect ingredients and cook foods, then create menus for your food stalls.
https://youtu.be/CQjgSwslH8o
Infliction: Extended Cut
- Single-player adventure
- Developer: Caustic Reality
- Publisher: Blowfish Studio
- Release date: July 2
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Explore a home crystalised by tragedy and uncover the heartbreaking secrets hidden within messages, artwork, household objects, and other vestiges of domestic life. Uncover clues and use items to unlock new paths and make discoveries while doing everything possible to avoid the malevolent presence inhabiting the residence. Hide under tables or beneath beds and harness light sources like camera flashes to stun the spirit and momentarily elude its pursuit.
https://youtu.be/9LH0C0DqYwI
Couch Co-Op Bundle Vol. 2
- Adventure/Action/Platformer for up to 2 players
- Publisher: Digerati
- Release date: July 2
Four fantastic indie games to play with a friend! It’s time to get cosy with your best bud again for another round of unmissable co-op action. This bundle contains the following games, all of which feature local/couch co-op (as well as single-player modes):
- Black Paradox: A fast-paced roguelite shoot ’em up with vibrant pixel art and a synth-wave soundtrack. Unleash an arsenal of weapons, power-ups, drones, and other upgrades as you battle waves of interstellar enemies
- Shikhondo – Soul Eater: Set within a beautiful and bizarre world of Asian mythology, survive blistering bullet-hell action and hypnotic barrage patterns in this intense Korean shmup
- Bleed: A furiously fun and fast-paced arcade action game. Master the art of air-dodging and bullet-reflecting to stylishly take down a relentless barrage of bad guys and bosses
- Vertical Drop Heroes: A procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage, until you face the final boss and uncover the truth behind the game!
Digerati Indie Darling Bundle Vol. 3
- Adventure/Action/Platformer for up to 2 players
- Publisher: Digerati
- Release date: July 2
Excellent indie games handpicked for your playing pleasure. Four fantastic indie favourites from Digerati! This bundle contains Omega Strike, Shikhondo – Soul Eater, Nefarious, and 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.
- Omega Strike: Defeat Doctor Omega and his mutant armies in this gorgeous pixel art metroidvania. Explore the world, find its hidden treasures, and upgrade your weapons to stop the Doc’s march toward world domination.
- Shikhondo – Soul Eater: Set within a beautiful and bizarre world of Asian mythology, this Korean bullet-hell shoot ‘em up offers intense action across a variety of game modes, including Arcade, Hardcore, and Local Co-op.
- Nefarious: Tired of playing the hero? Nefarious is a 2D action platformer where you get to be the villain! Step into the wily shoes of Crow, an evil genius on a quest to steal princesses for his royalty-powered death ray.
- 1979 Revolution: Black Friday: Based on true stories and historical events, this award-winning interactive drama pulls you into a dangerous world of revolution and civil unrest.
The Otterman Empire
- Arcade/Action for up to 4 players
- Developer: Tri-Heart Interactive
- Publisher: Tri-Heart Interactive
- Release date: July 2
An intense quick-fire party shooter with jetpacks set in a world where otters rule!
You must gear up, strap on your jetpack and travel across the galaxy in havoc causing, party game mayhem! With rapidly changing game modes, 8 customizable characters and game-changing hazards, no round of The Otterman Empire will ever be the same!
https://youtu.be/VQAlJqR6SIA
Biped
- Platformer/Arcade/Adventure for up to 2 players
- Developer: NEXT Studios
- Publisher: Postmeta Games
Biped is a coop action-adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sila, will walk side by side and embark on a fun and bonding journey.
You control the robot’s two legs using two sticks. This allows you to perform various moves—from simple walking and sliding to more advanced actions, like operating machinery or cutting wood.
Enjoy the adventure solo or grab a friend or a family member and have a blast together in co-op mode. Communicate and coordinate to conquer challenges together and find out how good a pair you truly are.
Singled Out
- Single-player Arcade
- Developer: Matthew Glanville
- Publisher: Matthew Glanville
- Release date: July 3
In Singled Out you must identify your target in a crowd of alien weirdos before time runs out. The quicker you are, the higher you score!
- You have 10 seconds to shoot the GALACTIC SUPERCRIMINAL.
- Identify the target using the 3 descriptions provided.
- Only one person in the crowd has all 3 traits. Don’t shoot the wrong one!
Singled Out is a short, simple but challenging arcade game where the goal is simply to beat your high score, climb the leaderboards, or last as long as you can. It’s ideal for 5 minute breaks or parties (where everyone can work together and yell at the person playing).
Ghost Grab 3000
- Single-player arcade
- Developer: Matthew Glanville
- Publisher: Matthew Glanville
- Release date: July 3
Chain together ghosts with your energy beam, then destroy them all at once to earn points. The longer your chain, the bigger your score multiplier.
Destroy endless waves of increasing difficulty, navigate a frantic phantom bullet hell, and unlock ‘Robot Mods’ to help you climb the leaderboards. Each session lasts just a few minutes! It’s perfect to kill some time (and ghosts) during a lunch break or to compete with friends!
Infini
- Single-player adventure
- Developer: Barnaque
- Publisher: Nakana.io
- Release date: July 3
Lose yourself in Infinity… but never lose Hope. Think outside the box in a multiverse of perspective-shifting puzzles.
As Hope drifts deeper into Infinity, Reality begins to suffer. There doesn’t seem to be any way out, and Hope is by nature doomed to carry on. Challenge your mind to help him out.
Master the innovative camera manipulation mechanic to change your perspective and discover new mazes, abilities and characters such as Time, War, Fatality or Technology – who can be helpful allies or deceitful foes in this 8-hour long story-driven puzzle adventure.
Clash Force
- Single-player arcade/action
- Developer: Spicy Gyro Games
- Publisher: Ratalaika Games
- Release date: July 3
The Evil Crackman and his minions are causing mayhem, and only Clash Force is up to the task of stopping his fiendish plans! GuideVoom, Scorpido, or Echid through forest bases, hydrofied deserts, underground mines and eventually to Crackman’s Flying Fortress where the final battle will unfold!
Dodge enemies, shoot your foes, and collect better powerups to reach Crackman’s fortress and save the day in this love letter to classic 8-bit run-and-gun action games and 80s cartoons! Can you save the day?
Zombies Ruined My Day
- Single-player action
- Developer: Mancebo Games
- Publisher: Rendercode Games
- Release date: July 4
This is the story of how the best day of your life can become a nightmare full of zombies.
Survive in a hostile environment using all sorts of weapons. Defend your position with barricades, blow up groups of zombies with grenades, sweep the area away with a Gatling and more! All in a fully action-packed game with colorful backgrounds and fearsome monsters. Show us that you’re more than a snack for zombies!
