Same here. I remember having a blast with Pix on the vita.
I would be all over Friday the 13th if it weren't guaranteed to be a terrible port. It barely ran on PS4 Pro for months into the release
Oh that's real surprising. Thanks for the input. I'll definitely pick it up during the first major sale. Already own it everywhere else.It is an Unreal engine game running on the Switch, so it is jaggy and has the occasional hiccup but I've been playing it via review code for about a week and it's a solid port. It has some strange oddities like "A" is sometimes cancel (they switched the function on menus but left PS4 button layout in-game), and at least pre-release it isn't saving my Jason or counselor preferences or customizations from session to session... but it plays well and the load time is the same as on other consoles. I'm hoping that when it launches they start a Double XP event.
This looks absolutely awesome. My wife will LOVE this!
Nintendo eShop (Switch)
Cadence of Hyrule – Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda Demo (Nintendo) - Free
In the latest rhythmic action-adventure from Brace Yourself Games, you can enjoy the gameplay of Crypt of the NecroDancer in the setting of The Legend of Zelda series. As Link – or even as Princess Zelda – you'll explore the randomly generated overworld and dungeons on a quest to save Hyrule. Every beat of each remixed The Legend of Zelda tune is a chance to move, attack, defend, and more, so stay one step ahead of each enemy and boss…or face the music.
Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition (Versus Evil) - €49.99/£44.99 (€39.99/£35.99 until August 15)
Take your party on the ultimate role-playing experience, Pillars of Eternity finally comes to Nintendo Switch! Created by the masters at Obsidian Entertainment, Pillars of Eternity released to critical acclaim and dozens of awards on PC. Now the fantastical world, tactical combat, and unforgettable storyline can be taken anywhere you go. Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition includes all the additional content from the PC version, including the DLC and expansions. The game has been optimized to play comfortably in front of your TV with controllers or in handheld mode.
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Nightdive Studios, available August 9) - €17.59/£15.79
Having defeated the Campaigner, Turok throws the Chronocepter into a waiting volcano to destroy it. Unfortunately the blast awakens an even deadlier force - The Primagen. Once again a Turok is tasked with restoring peace to the land and stopping the Primagen from merging Earth with the nether world.
The Escapists 2 - Game of the Year Edition (Team17) - €26.99/£22.99
STOP! Yes, you there! You are under arrest on suspicion of escaping from prison! You have the right to remain silent and absolutely no right to go and enjoy The Escapists 2: Game of the Year Edition! Including all 11 prisons from the base game and all Escapists 2 DLC and impenetrable penitentiaries such as Wicked Ward and the Glorious Regime!
Bundle content:
-The Escapists 2 (main title)
-The Escapists 2 - The Glorious Regime (AOC)
-The Escapists 2 - Wicked Ward (AOC)
-The Escapists 2 - Big Top Breakout (AOC)
-The Escapists 2 - Dungeons and Duct Tape (AOC)
DC Universe Online (Daybreak Game Company) - Free
DC Universe Online is now on Nintendo Switch! Join thousands of other players in this free-to-play, massively multiplayer online action game set in the popular DC universe.
- Channel your inner hero or villain by creating a unique, customizable character with a variety of superpowers.
- Experience thrilling, fast-paced battles alongside and against DC characters including Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, The Joker, and more.
- Explore immersive, story-driven adventures in Gotham City, Metropolis, Titans Island, Themyscira, Atlantis and many other famous DC locations.
Note: A microSD Card is required to play this game.
Epic Clicker Journey (Ultimate Games) - €4.99/£4.49 (€3.99/£3.81 if you own Bouncy Bob, Godly Corp, Guess the Word or Pet Care)
Experience your epic journey. Visit 20 mysterious lands and face the monsters that live there. Collect items and experience that will allow you to develop your character and be more effective in combat. Make the defeated creatures help you during the journey. Meet the bravest warriors and conquer the most dangerous lands together.
Shadows 2: Perfidia (Ultimate Games) - €7.99/£7.19 (€6.39/£6.11 if you own Bouncy Bob, Godly Corp, Darkest Hunters or Selma and the Wisp)
Explore a darkened office complex and uncover the truth behind the horrifying events that have befallen its inhabitants. Play as one of two characters with unique storylines, monster encounters, and gameplay challenges. Navigate a multi-story maze that grows scarier, harder, and more twisted as you struggle to escape the madness.
Damsel (Screwtape Studios) - €16.99/£15.29
Cause distress in this fast-paced, challenging action platformer! Speed through dozens of missions as Special Agent Damsel, the first and last line of defense against the seedy world of corporate vampires. Rescue hostages, disarm bombs, hack servers and dispatch the undead with precision, speed, and style. Balance frenetic action with split-second choices, and pay attention, you never know where the next vamp will come from.
Quench (Axon Interactive) - €17.99/£15.99
Each generation, the Elephant Tribe makes a grand pilgrimage. But this time, something is different...
Help Shaman, the young Elephant leader, convince the other animal tribes to join her. Protect your herds as they are beset by flood, fire, drought, and the dark smokebeasts that have spread across the land. Control the environment to guide herds of animals and restore their home in this colourful narrative puzzle game!
The Forbidden Arts (Stingbot Games) - €13.18/£11.79
When the hero of the game, Phoenix, seeks the counsel of a druid to make sense of his visions, she awakens the latent pyromancy within him. This begins an epic journey from Phoenix's humble beginnings as he seeks to master the element of fire.
FIA European Truck Racing Championship (Bigben Interactive) - €49.99/£44.99
The European Truck Racing Championship is one of the most spectacular and challenging motor racing competitions. The driving difficulty and many unique race features have been faithfully reproduced with the KT Engine (WRC).
Arcade Archives X MULTIPLY (HAMSTER) - €6.99/£6.29
"X MULTIPLY" is a shooting game released by IREM in 1989. Scientists discovered that the mysterious deaths of the Stun Star system colonists was due to shock from an invasion of parasitic microscopic aliens.
Doughlings: Invasion (HERO CONCEPT) - €9.99/£8.99 (€8.99/£8.09 until August 8)
Get ready for an adventure with an ever increasing pace and tension! Throughout Doughlings: Invasion you will develop novel battle strategies, acquire untold powers by modifying your DNA, and make life miserable for those unwelcome space invaders with your dazzling Show Off powers.
Grave Keeper (Forever Entertainment) - €9.99/£8.99 (50% if you won select Forever Entertainment titles)
Become a hero and fight against the biggest enemies. Fight and improve the main character to hunt down monsters, dark skeletons, mages and other villains in deepest dungeons.
Oh!Edo Towns (Kairosoft) - €10.00/£8.99
Your ideal samurai town awaits you. Erect houses, castles, and all manner of medieval marvels with a touch of the finger--rewriting the pages of history as you see fit!
Strategically place compatible buildings to make "combos," boosting your Yield to become the best castle town in all the land!
PictoQuest (Plug In Digital) - €9.99/£8.99 (€8.49/£7.64 until August 22)
Challenge your deductive skills by helping our two young heroes on their quest to bring the legendary paintings of Pictoria back!
Look carefully at the numbers on the edges of the grid to stop the sneaky wizard Moonface...
Sudoku Universe (indienova) - €6.99/£6.29 (€4.89/£4.40 until August 15)
Sudoku - is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 subgrids that compose the grid (also called "boxes", "blocks", or "regions") contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.
Pix the Cat (PLAYDIGIOUS) - €9.99/£8.99 (€7.99/£7.19 until August 14)
Put your reflexes to the test and scratch your head with Pix the Cat! This critically acclaimed intense arcade game is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat! Your mission is simple: collect all the ducklings and lead them to a safe zone! Easier said than done, though: if you're not careful enough, you'll end up crashing into those poor cuties before you know it! Play against your own ghost, your friends', the master of the leaderboard's or even the developers' to push your limits even further and improve your skills in this all-out race to reach the highest score possible!
Subdivision Infinity DX (Blowfish Studios) - €12.99/£11.99
With more than 30 engaging story missions and side-quests spanning several star systems, Subdivision Infinity is an action-packed journey brimming with dogfights, boss battles, and more set against the stunning wild outer reaches of the cosmos.
Tap Skaters (Forever Entertainment) - €4.99/£4.04 (50% off if you own select Forever Entertainment titles)
Most fun, challenging and addictive downhill skateboard racing you've ever played. Check out mechanics you've never seen before. Slide & JUMP DOWN. Slide, grind and downhill on your skateboard or scooter!
The Pyraplex (Kairosoft) - €10.00/£8.99
Transcend the boundaries of space and time to construct a colossal new wonder of the world in this pyramid-building adventure!
Make history with the Pyraplex, a desert oasis of commerce and culture far ahead of its time. You may attract visitors ranging from Aztec chiefs to Roman centurions to wayfarers even further from home. Cultivate trade with these civilizations and more to enrich your culture as well as your coffers.
Wordsweeper by POWGI (Lightwood Games) - €7.99/£6.99
A crossword puzzle solved using logic and deduction. This new word game draws inspiration from the classic puzzle "minesweeper", and is exclusive to POWGI!
SWORD ART ONLINE: FATAL BULLET Complete Edition (BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, available August 9)
Packed to the rim with content, the SWORD ART ONLINE: FATAL BULLET Complete Edition includes the main game, three DLC packs, the expansion "Dissonance of the Nexus," and bonus in-game items. Now on the Nintendo Switch!
Create your own character and log in to Gun Gale Online, a world of guns and steel, where a chance encounter partners you with a rare support AI called ArFA-sys as you both are caught up in a tempestuous story of fate.
Neverlast (Sabec, available August 9) - €9.99/£8.99
Stop the demon invasion by destroying the three runic portals before it's too late in this fast action first-person fantasy game. You are a reckless hero from a bygone era and your castle is under siege from the dark forces.
Tactics V: ''Obisdian Brigade'' (FNG Studios, available August 9) - €20.99/£18.89
Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" is a retro-style tactical turn-based video game in homage to console tactical RPGs from the 1990s. It's set in an in-house fantasy setting with its own lore and magic, and it also uses techniques to convert to a 2D isometric look from 3D assets.
Taimumari: Complete Edition (Victory Road, available August 9) - €13.29/£11.99
Retro-style platform game in keeping with the best traditions of games of our childhood! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!
UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure (Outright Games, available August 9) - £34.99
Robots are cool when they're blinking lights and zooming by with their sleek metallic finish. In UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure, a whole horde of robots are on the loose and taking over Uglyville trying to make it "perfect!".
#RaceDieRun (QubicGames, available August 9) - €9.99/£8.99 (50% off until August 15 if own certain QubicGames titles)
#RaceDieRun is an arcade racing game in which you pilot extremely fast ships. Easy controls meet a challenging gameplay in a #Race that perfectly executes the "easy to learn, hard to master" saying. You will #Die many times. But you will want to improve, repeat, #Run and gain a huge satisfaction from it.
Sagebrush (Ratalaika Games, available August 9) - €5.99/£5.99
Inspired by real-world cults, Sagebrush is a first-person narrative-driven adventure game which thrusts players into the role of a truth-seeker who must investigate the tragic circumstances of the Perfect Heaven cult.
Welcome to Hanwell (SteelArtsSoftware, available August 9) - €13.89/£12.49
Hanwell, once a safe haven from the horrors of the world, now a cesspit of anomalous scum. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with its own story to tell.
Super Mega Baselball 2: Ultimate Edition Demo (Metalhead Software, available August 9) - Demo
Accessible mechanics. Deep skill curve. Visceral pacing. Light-hearted vibe. Serious simulation.
The Ultimate Edition on the Nintendo Switch includes the complete set of Super Mega Baseball 2 content, fully featured online play, and runs at 60 fps in both docked and handheld modes.
Our Flick Erasers (SAT-BOX, available August 9)
Flick Erasers + Party Pack Combo (SAT-BOX, available August 9)
Relive memories of playing with friends in school. Flick your opponent's eraser off the desk.
Have a great time playing up with to 4 players in a variety of modes. Play with your family or friends anytime, anywhere!
Downloadable Content
Dragon Quest Builders 2 - Modernist Pack (Nintendo, available August 9) - €9.99/£8.99
This pack includes more than 70 different recipes to construct modern-looking structures, as well as additional hairstyles and clothing. Players can take their architectural skills to the next level by building a fashionable luxury hotel.
FIA European Truck Racing Championship - Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track (Bigben Interactive) - €3.99/£3.59
The most prestigious track in the United States ever since it was built in 1909, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the second oldest purpose-built motor racing circuit in the world. Its capacity, with room for over 400,000 spectators, makes it an ideal setting for legendary motorsport battles. In ETRC, Indianapolis is the ideal track for showing off the power of trucks.
BQM -BlockQuest Maker-: 1st DLC "Samurai Era" (Wonderland Kazakiri) - €4.99/£4.49
This is the first DLC pack for Block Quest Maker. It comes with more than 60 japanese themed map and event parts.
DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ - Janemba (BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment) - €4.99/£3.99
Janemba, the demon of pure evil joins the fight from the Underworld!
This content includes:
• Janemba as a new playable character
• 5 alternative colors for his outfit
• Janemba Lobby Avatar
• Janemba Z Stamp
Pic-a-Pix Pieces: 15x15 Pieces Pack 8 (Lightwood Games) - €2.99/£2.99
Another 48 puzzle grids to solve at 15x15, which will form two more spectacular pictures.
Pic-a-Pix Pieces: 20x20 Pieces Pack 8 (Lightwood Games) - €2.99/£2.99
Another 48 puzzle grids to solve at 20x20, which will form two more spectacular pictures.
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! - Tatsujin Challenge Pack 6 (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €4.99/£3.99
Get access to this additionnal content:
- Bubbly☆Queen
- CHIHEISEN NO EOLIA
- MENKUI Miracle
- MAHOUSHIKI TOUSOUKITAN☆ミ
- YO-I DON!
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! Gold Armor (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - Free
*Song: "Gold Armor"
Easy: ★4 Normal: ★5 Hard: ★6 Extreme: ★8
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! - Song "Marigold" (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €0.99/£0.79
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! Ainokatachi feat.HIDE(GReeeeN) (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €0.99/£0.79
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! - Song "Anatato Turattatta♪" (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €0.99/£0.79
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! - "Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger" (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €0.99/£0.79
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! - Song "Butter‐Fly" (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €0.99/£0.79
WorldNeverland - Elnea Kingdom: Sunflower Interiors Pack Set (althi) - €2.99/£2.69
Contents:
- Summer Wreath "[Wall] A sunflower wreath to remind one of the summer."
- Sunflower Wreath "[Wall] A summer wreath with a lavish sunflower arrangement."
- Sunflower Planter: Large "[Furniture ★★★] A planter with large Sunflowers growing in it."
- Sunflower Planter: Small "[Furniture ★] A planter with Sunflowers growing in it."
- Sunflower Vase: Large "[Tabletop ★★★] A vase containing an arrangement of large sunflowers."
- Sunflower Vase: Small "[Tabletop ★] A vase containing an arrangement of sunflowers."
*You can buy it at any time in the game shop( General Store in Yano Market ) when you purchase it.
Flick Erasers: Party Pack (SAT-BOX)
Pre-orders
Dead by Daylight (Behaviour Interactive) - €39.99/£34.99
Pre-Order until 23/09/2019, 23:59 local time
Ever wished to play as one of the characters from your favourite horror movies? Dead by Daylight is a 1v4 multiplayer game that allows you to choose between playing an unstoppable Killer and one of four Survivors trying to evade a gruesome death. This edition includes 9 killers and 10 survivors to choose from and 3 cosmetic packs.
Gun Gun Pixies (Pqube) - €49.99/£44.99
Pre-Order until 05/09/2019, 23:59 local time
Tiny but mighty aliens have come to Earth to learn about humans and save their own mother world!
Be stealthy and defeat squids and bosses as you help the two pixies complete their missions and repair their social issues with their planet Pandemo!
Everdark Tower (KEMCO) - €4.99/£4.49 (€3.49/£3.14 until August 23)
Pre-Order until 22/08/2019, 14:59 CEST
One day, the time has stopped across the world. Invited by a girl seeking help in the dream, you will be heading for the Curren Town. Solve the mysteries of the clock tower which marked the first passage of time in history, and retrieve the time!
Dungeons are full of puzzles and gimmicks. Solve the puzzles, get the treasures and go deeper! Spot the enemy's weak points and move the gimmicks. This time the game system stimulates your wits!
Lines Infinite (Nestor Yavorskyy) - €1.99/£1.79
Pre-Order until 22/08/2019, 14:59 CEST
Lines Infinite is a Numberlink-based puzzle game involving finding paths to connect colored tiles in a grid.
Oh that's real surprising. Thanks for the input. I'll definitely pick it up during the first major sale. Already own it everywhere else.
Tactics V: ''Obisdian Brigade'' (FNG Studios, available August 9) - €20.99/£18.89
Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" is a retro-style tactical turn-based video game in homage to console tactical RPGs from the 1990s. It's set in an in-house fantasy setting with its own lore and magic, and it also uses techniques to convert to a 2D isometric look from 3D assets.
NOE is just having a big ol' laugh this week, innit?
I used to have your optimism but once I ignored a user for the first time it opened the floodgates. Or perhaps closing them is a better analogy.
wtf is grave keeper, looks cool in the screenshots and has a meaty 50% discount for owning other games from the publisher
It looks like a decent, but basic ARPG, but the combat is very slow paced. It also looks to be a port of a mobile game offers in-app purchases (but none of these are on Switch), so if they have not rebalanced the game it could be very grindy as a result.
Yeah, I was following it for some time but the reviews kind of turned me off of it. I'm not a fan of slow grinds.wtf is grave keeper, looks cool in the screenshots and has a meaty 50% discount for owning other games from the publisher
Dude it's TOUGH. Much more difficult than the cute art would imply. I think that's a good thing, you'll see the game over screen quite often!Cat Quest is legit tho right? I've been hearing wonders about it on PC for years (its also getting a sequel)
My tactics ally, I've gone and made an OT for Tactics V, the fifth game in the single-entry unology. XD
I bought it based on your praise. Pac-Man CE is one of the best modern non shmup arcade style experiences for sure.I've only played it 30minutes in handheld mode but so far PIX THE CAT seems a great port! I'm glad because it's still early but at least it's clear it's no PACMAN CE2+ Switch port (with the bad framerate).
Game is amazing as ever, best highscore-chasing game since the first PAC-MAN CE, ton of content, great price, online leaderboards... LOVE IT!
If I didn't just finish the Overlord picross & have a backlog I wanted to focus on, I would've probably gotten this. I tend to be wary of non-Jupiter developed picross titles, but I might give this one a try later on.I bought Picto Quest and played 25% of the main story. So far, it's up to 10x10 puzzles and the RPG elements are pretty light. The use a top-down map to go from level to level with an occasional quest along the way and shops to buy power-ups and health. The quests, so far, are the only thing novel about the gameplay and they're basically npcs who ask you to replay past levels but with new conditions. Some put a time limit in order to beat them, some involve increased difficulty or making no mistakes. The enemies attack you and take your health but it seems to be pretty random and has nothing to do with me making mistakes. It might have to do with the amount of time you're taking to beat the level but I'm not sure yet. It's pretty charming with tight gameplay, and besides Pic-A-Pix, it's probably the best and tightest Picross clone on the Switch.
I now see that there is an attack meter that fills up to do damage to you but you can't fill a row and get it wiped out. BTW, some of the levels are against enemies who will attack you but some are just for treasure chests where you just lose coins for making mistakes
Nice! Will sub and read in the morning. My brain (and battery) are wiped after playing FE3H all night! Must sleep...My tactics ally, I've gone and made an OT for Tactics V, the fifth game in the single-entry unology. XD
Cat Quest is legit tho right? I've been hearing wonders about it on PC for years (its also getting a sequel)
There's a demo btw
It's cute but I got bored of the gameplay loop after only a couple hours... YMMV obviously
I bought it based on your praise. Pac-Man CE is one of the best modern non shmup arcade style experiences for sure.
Edit: OK, yeah. This is really good already.
Isn't it about time we found out what the Nintendo online games are for August?
I'm impressed with the game so far. The main mode definitely appeals to me as a Pac-Man CE fan. And the side modes are good as you said too, especially the puzzley lab mode.Oh gosh the responsibility is killing me lol
But I'mma stick behind my words, it's a legit gem, the whole package is just soooo good.
It's also one of those games where secondary modes are not there just to quickly build a bigger package and often stretching a simple idea way too thin. I think they're all worthwhile and addicting, although as usual ARCADE mode is my jam.
Hopefully you'll keep enjoying it :)
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I just finished it. Basically, instead of one giant list of puzzles, they're paired in groups. One character, with 9 total, has 9 normal/mega puzzles, 3 color puzzles, and then a giant picture ranging from 30 to 50 puzzles that need to be solved to form the picture. It's by Jupiter who did all the Picross e & s titles along with that Kemono Friends one, so it's still worth getting if you like Picross. It's just now, you get summaries of events from the anime series Overlord.