Nintendo wants the Switch to be a home for indie games, and so far they’ve succeeded. Today Nintendo released a Nintendo Direct-like live stream showcasing upcoming indie games coming to the Switch, in the Indie World Showcase. Big reveals include the very popular though still in Early Access co-op sci-fi roguelike Risk of Rain 2 and a release date for the outstanding 2D action-adventure Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition.
Watch the full 20-minute showcase above, and see below for release dates, including two indie games that were released today.
- Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition – September 27 (Rating Pending)
- Risk of Rain 2 – Summer 2019 (T for Teen)
- Eastward – 2020 (Rating Pending)
- Freedom Finger – September 2019 (T for Teen)
- Roki – Winter 2019 (E for Everyone)
- Torchlight 2 – September 3 (T for Teen)
- Skater XL – 2020 (E for Everyone)
- Youropa – Winter 2019 (E for Everyone)
- Superhot – Today! (T for Teen)
- Dungeon Defenders: Awakened – February 2020 (timed exclusive) (E10+)
- The Touryst – November 14 (E for Everyone)
- Skellboy – December 3 (E for Everyone)
- EarthNight – 2019 (E10+)
- Hotline Miami Collection – Today! (M17+)
- Blasphemous – September 26 (M17+)
- Close to the Sun – October 29 (M17+)
- Cat Quest 2 – Fall 2019 (E10+)
- Spiritfarer – Spring 2020 (Rating Pending)
- Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince – October 8 (E10+)
- Creature in the Well – September 6 (E for Everyone)
- One Finger Death Punch 2 – December (T for Teen)
- Best Friend Forever – February 14, 2020 (T for Teen)
- Phogs! – Early 2020 (Rating Pending)
- What the Golf? – Winter 2019 (E for Everyone)
- Kine – October 17 (E for Everyone)
- Hypercharge: Unboxed – Winter 2019 (Rating Pending)
- Northgard – September 24 (E10+)
- Sparklite – November 7 (E10+)
- Munchkin: Quacked Quest – Fall 2019 (E for Everyone)
“Since the system’s launch in 2017, Nintendo Switch has become a go-to platform for indie developers,” said Kirk Scott, Nintendo of America’s Indie Partner Manager of Publisher and Developer Relations. “With the diverse lineup of upcoming indie content showcased today, Nintendo Switch owners can look forward to expanding their digital libraries even further with a variety of quality indie games to play at home or on the go.”
