Nintendo eShop new releases (week 32)
Posted 16 Aug 2021 at 05:09 by Dennis Tummers
Last week Nintendo held another of their Indie World showcases, which led to a plethora of new indie games releasing on the Nintendo Switch. The follow-up on one of the most popular new Metroidvanias, Axiom Verge 2, got a surprise release. Visual novel Necrobarista - Final Pour - lets you serve coffee to the dead and living. Garden Story is an adventure game that's cute and full of fruit.
As always, you can find the full list of new releases, DLC and demos after the highlights.
Highlights: New Game Releases
| Title | Content Type | Release Date |
| Axiom Verge 2 (Thomas Happ Games) | Game - Digital Only | 11/08/2021 19:00 CEST |
| Featured in Wednesday's Indie World video presentation. Description from publisher: The long awaited sequel to Axiom Verge, Axiom Verge 2 expands on the universe with completely new characters, abilities, and gameplay. | ||
| Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games) | Game - Digital Only | 11/08/2021 19:00 CEST |
| Featured in Wednesday's Indie World video presentation. Description from publisher: Capture the hearts of swords to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure. Date up to seven weapons, from dancing swords to heart-piercing daggers. For your summer job, you’re tasked with clearing the creatures in “the dunj”. Soon you discover weapons you find transform into cuties… and they’re SINGLE! (What a craaazy coincidence because you also happen to be up for grabs yourself.) | ||
| Necrobarista - Final Pour - (Coconut Island Games) | Game - Digital Only | 11/08/2021 19:00 CEST |
| Featured in Wednesday's Indie World video presentation. Description from publisher: "This is a story about death and coffee." Inspired equally by film and anime, Necrobarista is a unique take on the visual novel medium. Follow a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go. Stylized, fully 3D cinematic presentation that draws from anime aesthetics. Soundtrack by Kevin Penkin, BAFTA-nominated composer for Florence, Made in Abyss, and Norn9. Delve into the world of the Terminal and fantasy Melbourne through free-roaming first-person scenes. Featuring goon-sack robots, alchemical coffee, and Australian folk hero Ned Kelly. Support for fourteen languages, including Korean, Arabic, and Russian. | ||
| ISLANDERS: Console Edition (Coatsink Software) | Game - Digital Only | 11/08/2021 19:00 CEST |
| Featured in Wednesday's Indie World video presentation. Description from publisher: ISLANDERS Console Edition is a relaxing, minimalist strategy game about building cities on colourful islands. With simple and intuitive building mechanics, you have the freedom to create your own cities on the rugged cliffs of the game’s islands in half an hour or less. Explore these procedurally generated Islands from lush green grasslands to dry deserts and snowy mountainscapes and expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities. | ||
| Slime Rancher: Plortable Edition (Monomi Park) | Game - Digital Only | 11/08/2021 19:00 CEST |
| Featured in Wednesday's Indie World video presentation. Description from publisher: Welcome to the Far, Far Range Slime Rancher is a charming, first-person, sandbox experience. Play as Beatrix LeBeau: a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range.’ Each day will present new challenges and risky opportunities as you attempt to amass a great fortune in the business of slime ranching. Collect colorful slimes, grow crops, harvest resources, and explore the untamed wilds through the mastery of your all-purpose vacpack. | ||
| Curious Expedition 2 (Thunderful) | Game - Digital Only | 11/08/2021 19:00 CEST |
| Featured in Wednesday's Indie World video presentation. Description from publisher: Curious Expedition 2 comes to Nintendo Switch™! Discover a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century. Weaving procedural gameplay that masterfully combines compelling story elements to create epic adventures every time you play. Features: - Explore mysterious worlds in a variety of biomes, each featuring a new combination of dangers and opportunities. - Manage your resources to keep your trek alive and sanity high. Balance greed against your survival needs to find glory without perishing... | ||
| Garden Story (Rose City Games) | Game - Digital Only | 11/08/2021 19:00 CEST |
| Featured in Wednesday's Indie World video presentation. Description from publisher: Unify a broken community as the newly-appointed Guardian of The Grove. Traverse a vibrant island to combat invasive Rot, inspire its inhabitants, and rebuild your home. You won't have to do this alone: fruity friends await, ready to lend a hand! Concord, the youngest grape in The Grove, is now a Guardian, and it’s their job to help restore the island. That’s a lot to shoulder for a grape barely off the vine… and more than a few inhabitants are skeptical they have what it takes. Fortunately, Concord has friends like Elderberry, Rana, and Fuji on their side! With their help, you can take on the dangerous Rot and find ways to encourage other residents to assist in the efforts. | ||
| FORECLOSED (Merge Games) | Game - Dual Distribution | 12/08/2021 10:00 CEST |
| Description from publisher: Follow the story of Evan Kapnos, his identity recently Foreclosed, stripped of his job, his brain implants and his access to the city Block-chain, he must now escape before his identity and implants are auctioned off. An Interactive Graphic Novel and Immersive Narrative FORECLOSED combines the playability of video games with the sleek visual aesthetic of comic books. Everything from game-play to cinematics are experienced within the stylistic framework of a graphic novel. Full screen and comic panel perspectives are seamlessly blended as you move throughout FORECLOSED's Cyberpunk city, uncovering a gripping conspiracy story. Cutscenes are also interactive and transition smoothly between alternative game-play styles. | ||
| Shadowverse: Champion's Battle (Marvelous Europe) | Game - Dual Distribution | 13/08/2021 00:00 LT |
| Description from publisher: The next evolution in card battles has arrived! Team up with characters from the hit Shadowverse anime in this thrilling card battle game. With spectacular new summoning animations and exclusive cards, take on your rivals in story mode or head online to challenge your friends! Shadowverse hits the Nintendo Switch™! The legendary card battle game for mobile devices and PC is now available on Nintendo Switch with the same basic rules. Shadowverse: Champion's Battle also features battle animations unique to the console version! | ||
Highlights: New Pre-Orders
| Title | Pre-Order Start Date | Pre-Order End Date |
| Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (SEGA) | 11/08/2021 15:00 CEST | 04/10/2021 23:59 LT |
| Eastward (Chucklefish) | 11/08/2021 19:00 CEST | 16/09/2021 08:59 CEST |
Download versions of packaged software
- FORECLOSED
- PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls
- Shadowverse: Champion's Battle
- Witchspring3 {Re:Fine] - The Story of Eirudy
Nintendo Switch download software
- .cat Milk
- art of rally
- Axiom Verge 2
- Barry the Bunny
- Black Book
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Button City
- Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four
- Crimson Spires
- Curious Expedition 2
- Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassin
- Dungeon's Hell
- Faraday Protocol
- Fhtagn! - Tales of the Creeping Madness
- Fire Tonight
- Fort Triumph
- Garden Story
- ISLANDERS: Console Edition
- Links Puzzle
- Love Esquire
- Magnus Failure
- Mahjong Masters
- Mary Kay Andrews: The Fixer Upper
- Necrobarista - Final Pour -
- One Deck Dungeon
- Poker Champion: Texas Hold'em
- Scrap Garden
- Slime Rancher: Plortable Edition
- Sudoku Classic
- Super Hiking League DX
- Tetragon
- Tomb Sweeper
- Whiskey Mafia: Frank's Story
Nintendo Switch downloadable content
- Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny
- OBAKEIDORO!
- One Deck Dungeon
- Plague Inc: Evolved
- Shadowverse: Champion's Battle
- Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun!
- TOUHOU Spell Bubble
- WorldNeverland - Elnea Kingdom
Nintendo Switch demos
- Arietta of Spirits
- Little Kite
- Wrestledunk Sports
