20 Switch games revealed in the Nindies Summer Showcase
Not a bad selection
Yesterday's Nindies Summer Showcase certainly showed off what delicious indie titles are on their way in the next six months or so.
Some of them we knew were coming, whilst others were a bit of a surprise, but there was a good range of platformers, shooters, puzzlers, and more to keep us busy for a while yet.
Super Meat Boy Forever
Developer: Team MeatETA: 2018
After Dr. Fetus kidnaps Meat Boy and Bandage Girl's little nugget baby, the two determined parents set off on a mighty quest to reclaim their spawn.
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Developer: Yacht Club GamesETA: Early 2018
The Shovel Knight series at last comes to a close with this final instalment. Travel through four new worlds with over 30 new courses, and learn King Knights' grand tale of how he ascended the throne.
Mom Hid My Game
Developer: KemcoETA: Q4 2017
The title is very much self-explanatory here. Your mum's hidden your precious games console, so it's time to go on the hunt for it. Find the game in each of the 50 levels in this room-escape style puzzler.
Golf Story
Developer: Sidebar GamesETA: September 2017
Play golf across eight different courses whilst also exploring a serious story chocked full of interesting characters. Live in the shoes of a golfer forced to give up all that he holds dear for one last shot at glory.
Floor Kids
Developer: MERJ MediaETA: Holiday 2017
This unique break dancing game lets you show off your moves in style featuring dance battles, funky fresh beats, freestyle gameplay, and striking hand-drawn visuals.
Wulverblade
Developer: Fully illustrated/Darkwind MediaETA: September
Wulverblade is a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up/action platformer for up to two players, set in ancient Roman Britain.
Poly Bridge
Developer: Dry Cactus Ltd.ETA: Holiday 2017
Unleash your inner-engineer in this physics-based, bridge-building puzzler. There are over 100 campaign levels and a sandbox mode to keep you busy.
Kentucky Route Zero TV Edition
Developer: Cardboard ComputerETA: Q1 2018
After an antique furniture delivery driver tries to deliver his shop's last piece, he gets lost and meets a plethora of colourful characters along the nocturnal highways, rivers, country roads of Kentucky. Oh, and the mysterious and secret Route Zero.
Earth Atlantis
Developer: Pixel PerfexETA: Autumn 2017
After the great climate shift struck at the end of the 21st century, 96% of the earth's surface has been flooded, machines have evolved into the shape of marine animals, and humanity has fallen. You play as a Hunter in this side-scrolling shooter and pretty much everything's out to get you.
Next Up Hero
Developer: Digital ContinueETA: Q1 2018
Much like the name suggests, Next Up Hero is an action adventure game driven by Community Continue where players will take turns fighting, reviving fallen comrades, and dying lots, against hard-as-hell monsters and big bosses.
Steamworld Dig 2
Developer: Image & Form InternationalETA: September 21st 2017
Get ready to dig into this eagerly-awaited sequel to the platform metroidvania-like Steamworld Dig. Running short on time you, a plucky little steambot, and your unlikely companion must explore treacherous caves and gather riches before it's too late.
Mulaka
Developer: LienzoETA: 2018
Malaka is a 3D action game built around Mexico's stunning landscapes and based on the indigenous culture of the Tarahumara. Embark on the journey of a Sukurúame (a Tarahumaran shaman) and try to defeat the foulness corrupting the land.
Yono the Celestial Elephant
Developer: NeckboltETA: October 12th 2017
This adorable adventure game lets you play a Yono, a young elephant tasked to save a world he's never seen before. Solve puzzles, hunt treasure, and get into a few scraps in a land where humans, zombies, and robots live side-by-side.
Dragon Marked for Death
Developer: INTI Creates Co., LTD.ETA: Winter 2017
Dragon MFD is a 2D side-scrolling action RPG where up to four players can fight through 30 quests in local or online co-op.
Battle Chef Brigade
Developer: Trinket StudiosETA: Holiday 2017
Take up arms as a fantastical chef and head out on a quest to hunt for ingredients before, y'know, cooking them up into something utterly delicious. BCB is one part combo-based action hunting, one part puzzle-based cooking, and overall entertaining.
Morphies Law
Developer: CosmoscopeETA: Winter 2017
Morphies Law is a body-morphing 3D shooter where both season veterans with mad skills and total noobs can play together without wanting to tear each other apart. Each time you hit an enemy player, one of your limbs will grow in size whilst the person who got hit shrinks down. It sounds confusing, but check out the team's official website here where they explain it in greater detail.
Sausage Sports Club
Developer: Luckshot GamesETA: Autumn 2017
Sausage Sports Club follows adorable, floppy-necked creatures as they take part in a reality sports TV show. Take on up to eight friends in free play where you'll play silly but fun mini games, like capture the flag. Or, take on up to three other player in Adventure mode where things are a little more serious.
Light Fingers
Developer: NumizmaticETA: Q1 2018
After a night of thieving of course you should try to win more swag from your friends in this procedurally-generated, turn-based, multiplayer portable board game.
Nine Parchments
Developer: FrozenbyteETA: Holiday 2017
Head on a grand quest with up to three other players as you, a team of wannabe wizards, skip their training, head out on the road, and try to blag your way through battles on the search for the legendary Nine Parchments.
No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again
Developer: Grasshopper ManufactureETA: 2018
Seven years after the events of No More Heroes, The Bat is back to take vengeance on Travis for the murder of his daughter, Bat Girl. Before they can really get into it, the two are inhaled by the phantom game console Death Drive Mark 2. To get out you've got to beat all six games and their bosses, or just live out your days as a computer character.