New releases and eShop discounts (week 18)
Posted 30 Apr 2020 at 12:14 by Dennis Tummers
After 26 years Streets of Rage is making a comeback! The highly anticipated part 4 of this beat 'em up is out today on the Nintendo Switch. With a pumping soundtrack, new handdrawn graphics and a cast of new and familiar faces.
If you enjoy chaotic co-op titles like Overcooked! and The Stretchers, you may be interested in Team 17's Moving Out. This time your job is moving furniture, and teamwork is of the essense here.
As always the full list of new games can be found on the bottom of this article, after the highlights for this week's new releases, pre-downloads and sales.
Highlights: New Game Releases
| Title | Content Type | Release Date |
| Streets of Rage 4(DotEmu) | Game - Digital Only | 30/04/2020, 10:00 local time |
| Description from publisher: Amongst the best beat ’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street beating, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.The all-time classic Streets of Rage, known as Bare Knuckle (ベア・ナックル Bea Nakkuru) in Japan, is a beat’em up series known for this timeless gameplay and electronic dance influenced music. Streets of Rage 4 builds upon the classic trilogy's gameplay with new mechanics, beautiful hand-drawn visuals and a God tier soundtrack. | ||
| Book of Demons(505 Games) | Game - Digital Only | 30/04/2020, 15:00 CEST |
| Description from publisher: Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash Deck-building hybrid in which you decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards and slay the armies of darkness in the Old Cathedral dungeons. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself! | ||
| Moving Out(Team17) | Game - Dual Distribution | 28/04/2020, 00:00 local time |
| Description from publisher: Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the town of Packmore.Smooth Moves may not be the biggest moving company, but there’s no task too dangerous or strange for this busy team of go-getters. Grow your business to brave new heights, recruit colourful customizable characters, and save your town from furniture peril! | ||
| Levelhead(Butterscotch) | Game - Digital Only | 30/04/2020, 15:00 CEST |
| Description from publisher: As a new Employee to the Levelhead Division, you are responsible for training your very own GR-18 delivery robot for every possible delivery scenario. Create L.E.V.E.L.s, or ""Limited Exercises for eValuating employEe Limitations"", with the intuitive Level editor in the Workshop, then publish them for the whole world to experience. Build incredible contraptions and machines, craft adventurous expeditions that require brain and brawn to complete, or just create a relaxing music scene for other Levelheads to chill with. Once you've completed your Level, share it with the rest of the world... and gain a following! The Levelhead Division comes equipped with powerful curation and Following systems, so you'll always be able to find the best new Levels created by your colleagues. | ||
| Indivisible(505 Games) | Game - Digital Only | 28/04/2020, 15:00 local time |
| Description from publisher: Indivisible is an action RPG / platformer featuring stunning hand drawn art and animation combined with unique real-time combat mechanics. Immerse yourself in a fantastical world with dozens of playable characters, a rich storytelling experience, gameplay that’s easy to learn but difficult to master, and the trademark razor-sharp quality that Lab Zero Games is known for! | ||
Highlights: New Demo Releases
| Title | Release Date | Demo End Date |
| Splatoon 2: Special Demo 2020(Nintendo) | 29/04/2020, 10:00 CEST | 06/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
Highlights: New Pre-Loads
| Title | Pre-Load Start Date | Pre-Load End Date |
| Burnout™ Paradise Remastered(Electronic Arts) | 30/04/2020, 15:00 CEST | 19/06/2020, 10:59 CEST |
| The Wonderful 101: Remastered(PlatinumGames) | 01/05/2020, 00:00 local time | 21/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
Highlights: Sales
| Title | Content Type | Discount | Sale Start Date | Sale End Date |
| Splatoon 2(Nintendo) | Game - Dual Distribution | 33% off | 30/04/2020, 12:00 CEST | 10/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Splatoon 2 + Octo Expansion(Nintendo) | Game - Dual Distribution | 25% off | 30/04/2020, 12:00 CEST | 10/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| The Count Lucanor(Merge Games) | Game - Dual Distribution | 80% off | 28/04/2020, 15:00 CEST | 10/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Kingdom Two Crowns(Raw Fury) | Game - Digital Only | 25% off | 28/04/2020, 15:00 CEST | 04/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Baba Is You(Hempuli) | Game - Digital Only | 25% off | 29/04/2020, 15:00 CEST | 03/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Cuphead(StudioMDHR) | Game - Digital Only | 25% off | 29/04/2020, 19:00 CEST | 06/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Sky Rogue(Fractal Phase) | Game - Digital Only | 50% off | 30/04/2020, 15:00 CEST | 07/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Northgard(Shiro Games) | Game - Dual Distribution | 50% off | 30/04/2020, 00:00 CEST | 11/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Yooka-Laylee(Team17) | Game - Digital Only | 66% off | 30/04/2020, 15:00 CEST | 10/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| SpeedRunners(tinyBuild Games) | Game - Digital Only | 50% off | 30/04/2020, 15:00 CEST | 11/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Streets of Rogue (tinyBuild Games) | Game - Digital Only | 50% off | 30/04/2020, 15:00 CEST | 11/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Star Wars™ Pinball(Zen Studios) | Game - Digital Only | 30% off | 30/04/2020, 00:00 CEST | 06/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| Beholder 2(Alawar Premium) | Game - Digital Only | 50% off | 01/05/2020, 10:00 CEST | 15/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
| X-Morph: Defense(EXOR Studios) | Game - Dual Distribution | 75% off | 01/05/2020, 15:00 CEST | 31/05/2020, 23:59 local time |
Download versions of packaged software
- Moving Out
Nintendo Switch download software
- 911 Operator Deluxe Edition
- Active Neurons: Puzzle Game
- Book of Demons
- Bubble
- Dread Nautical
- Enchanted in the Moonlight: Kiryu, Chikage & Yukinojo
- Enchanted in the Moonlight: Miyabi, Kyoga & Samon
- Fairy Knights
- Flatland Vol.1
- Gates of Hell
- Gun Crazy
- Indivisible
- Levelhead
- Ministry of Broadcast
- Mushroom Heroes
- My Secret Pets!
- Pixel Art Bundle Vol. 1
- Pocket Arcade Story
- SEGA Ages G-LOC Air Battle
- SNK Gals’ Fighters
- StarCrossed
- Streets of Rage 4
- Swapperoo
- Telling Lies
- War-Torn Dreams
Nintendo Switch demos
- Splatoon 2: Special Demo 2020
911 Operator Deluxe Edition
Active Neurons: Puzzle Game
Book of Demons
Bubble
Dread Nautical
Enchanted in the Moonlight: Kiryu, Chikage & Yukinojo
Enchanted in the Moonlight: Miyabi, Kyoga & Samon
Fairy Knights
Flatland Vol.1
Gates of Hell
Gun Crazy
Indivisible
Levelhead
Ministry of Broadcast
Mushroom Heroes
My Secret Pets!
Pixel Art Bundle Vol. 1
Pocket Arcade Story
SEGA Ages G-LOC Air Battle
SNK Gals’ Fighters
StarCrossed
Streets of Rage 4
Swapperoo
Telling Lies
War-Torn Dreams
Active Neurons: Puzzle Game
Book of Demons
Bubble
Dread Nautical
Enchanted in the Moonlight: Kiryu, Chikage & Yukinojo
Enchanted in the Moonlight: Miyabi, Kyoga & Samon
Fairy Knights
Flatland Vol.1
Gates of Hell
Gun Crazy
Indivisible
Levelhead
Ministry of Broadcast
Mushroom Heroes
My Secret Pets!
Pixel Art Bundle Vol. 1
Pocket Arcade Story
SEGA Ages G-LOC Air Battle
SNK Gals’ Fighters
StarCrossed
Streets of Rage 4
Swapperoo
Telling Lies
War-Torn Dreams
