Google isn’t the only big company with announcementsduring GDC 2019âNintendo unveiled some indies (ahem,Nindies) coming soon to the Switch. With reports and rumors of a closer relationship between Nintendo and Microsoft, this Nindies Showcase started off with the surprisingconfirmation ofCupheadfor the Switch. Previously exclusive to Xbox One and PC, Switch owners will be graced by the inspired art style and frenetic co-op gameplay thanks to Nintendo’s “friends at Microsoft.”
Check out the other trailers from the Nindies Presentation below.
Cupheadby Studio MDHRâApril 18
Overland by FinjiâFall 2019
This turn-based survival game fromCanabaltcreator Adam Saltsman follows travelers on a post-apocalyptic road trip across the United States.
My Friend Pedro by Devolver Digital and DeadtoastâJune 2019
This game is touted as “the first game about friendship, imagination and one manâs struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.” They’re probably right about that.
Neo Cab by Fellow Traveller and Chance AgencyâSummer 2019
This “emotional survival game” puts players in the shoes of Lina, the last human driver on the neon-drenched streets of Los Ojos, California.
The Red Lanternby Timberline Studioâ"Later This Year"
Players will attempt to survive the Alaskan tundra with the help of their five sled dogs, which can be controlled with the Switch’s gyroscopic feature.
Darkwoodby Acid Wizard Studio and Crunching KoalasâMay 2019
This survival-horror game depends less on jump scares and more so on atmosphere and tension, depicting a forest in East-Central Europe possessed by “unknown evil forces.”
KatanaZero by Devolver Digital and askiisoftâApril 18, available for prepurchase today
Players take the role of an assassin named Dragon, in a “stylish neo-noir action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat.”
RadÂby Double Fine and Bandai NamcoâSummer 2019
A teenage protagonist navigates through what the game calls a “post-post-apocalypse” procedurally-generated world in this 3D action rogue-like.
Creature in theWell by Flight School StudioâSummer 2019
A “top-down, pinball-inspired hack-and-slash dungeon crawler,” players will control Creature through an ancient facility as they try to save the city of Mirage from a deadly sandstorm.
Bloodrootsby Paper CultâSummer 2019
The ultraviolent Western revenge tale focuses on Mr. Wolf, with players utilizing deadly combos to fight his enemies as he seeks his attacker.
Pineby KongregateâAugust 2019
This open-world adventure game doesn’t look too far from an indie take onBreath of the Wild, with players controlling Hue from an island called Albamare.
Super Crate Boxby VlambeerâApril 2019
Nuclear Throneby Vlambeerâavailable today
Ultra Bugsby Vlambeerâ"later this year"
Swimsanity!by Decoy GamesâSummer 2019
Blaster Master Zero IIÂby Inti Createsâavailable today for $9.99
Stranger Things 3: The Gameby Bonus XPâJuly 4
Cadence of HyruleâCrypt of the NecroDancer feat. The Legend of Zelda by Brace Yourself GamesâSummer 2019
In addition to all of the newly-announced games above, a select number of Nindies already on the eShop will be on sale. Titles includingFirewatchandYoku’s Island Expresswill be up to 30 percent off from today until March 27.
