All posts tagged in Nintendo Indie World Showcase
Aug 17, 2020
A new Indie World Showcase means a bunch of new indie games are coming to the Nintendo Switch.
Seeing as how we got an in depth look at Summer in Mara at the last Indie World Showcase, I have high hopes that this airing will bring news of even more absolutely wonderful Indies coming to the Nintendo Switch. The Switch already has a pretty expansive list of great indie games to peruse, from epic life sims like Stardew Valley, down to quirky party games like Moving Out.
While not everyone is in to the whole indie scene, I certainly find that there are some real amazing works of art being shared by the indie community. Where would we be without all those innovative minds taking the risks that some of the big studios refuse to take, resulting in some of the best games in human history.
Leaks / Rumors
For those that don’t totally dig Indies, there is other news with this Indie World Showcase. This Indie World Showcase was once again predicted, giving the hope that the predictions of an upcoming Nintendo Direct may be a reality. (deja vu much)
Watch the Indie Showcase 2020
- Mar 16, 2020
A new Indie World Showcase means all new great indie games are coming to the Switch!
There could never be enough cute indie games on the Nintendo Switch. From Stardew Valley to Untitled Goose Game, Indies seem to fit right in on the most family oriented console currently available.
In the last Indie World Showcase, we got at look at some pretty cool games. Sports Story, a sequel to Golf Story, and Sail Forth, a cute game about boating, were some of my favorites featured in the last airing.
Also, seeing as how this event was pretty much leaked by a rumor, that gives us a bit more hope about the same being true for a Nintendo Direct coming soon.
SkateBird was also at the last showcase! Nintendo recently announced via Twitter that the next Indie World Showcase will be tomorrow at 10AM P.T. To see the event live as it airs, just visit the corresponding page of the official Nintendo website.
Most Recent Indie World Showcase
- Dec 10, 2019
Thanks to Nintendo’s live-stream today of Indie World Showcase, we got to see some pretty exciting indie games coming in 2020. My favorite announcement was a new survival game set in the Escapists Universe: The Survivalists, created by Team17. You can play alone or in co-op with up to three friends and explore, build, and craft together! Survive the island, a procedurally generated sandbox world, on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Steam in 2020.
The best part about The Survivalists is that you can tame monkeys and have them help you with building or fighting off enemies! Managing these adorable monkey employees working for bananas properly will make all the difference in braving the wilderness! Also, look at the little monkeys with their little spears and coconuts. Look at ’em!
About The Survivalists
The island is alive! Your newfound home will change with day/night cycles as you explore and uncover its secrets. Hunt (or be hunted by!) animals for food and meet the local inhabitants, who aren’t necessarily pleased to see you. Get quests from a Mysterious Stranger or find them washed up on the shore. Prepare to trek into a procedurally generated wilderness, with a variety of biomes, for an adventure that’s unique to every player.
Build Together, Survive Together
Finding the perils of island life too much or just looking to share your building expertise with friends? The Survivalists has you covered! Complete joint adventures, gain loot, trade and ultimately survive together and as you and up to three fellow castaways explore an island paradise.
Monkey See, Monkey Do
If you’re in need of a builder, a lumberjack or even a soldier, the monkeys on the island can be tamed and trained to help you with everyday tasks or back you up on raids to a fanatic camp! The Mimic System means a wide variety of functions can be performed by your banana loving friends, with monkey management becoming key to surviving the island’s challenges.
Get Crafty
The secret to survival is to make the most of the resources around you. Whether that’s piecing together a primitive axe to chop wood or mixing up a refreshing fruit smoothie to keep the hunger at bay, you can discover recipes and expand your options across food, item or structure crafting trees.
Run the Gauntlet
Looking for an epic sword to hang on your hut wall or want to lay waste to encroaching hostiles? What you seek could be in one of the many temples scattered around the island. However, getting your hands on the loot won’t be easy so any would-be raiders will need to prepare for their treasure hunting crusade.
Wishlist The Survivalists on Steam right here!
- Dec 10, 2019
Nintendo just live-streamed another Indie World Showcase today (December 10th, 2019), with the previous one having been in August. If you want to watch the full presentation, you can do so in the video provided below! Some amazing indie games coming next year (2020) were announced to be coming to the Nintendo Switch!
- Sports Story: an exclusive sports game by Sidebar Games and sequel to Golf Story. Includes not only tennis, golf, and more sports, but also adventuring and mini-games. It is releasing Mid-2020.
- Streets of Rage 4: a fighting game by SEGA will be releasing in Q1 2020.
- Gleamlight: by D3PUBLISHER is a platformer game where you turn into a sword and its coming in Early 2020.
- Bake’N Switch: is a violent but cute co-op brawler coming in Summer 2020.
- Super Mash: is “a game that makes games” that you can share with others online. It is coming in May 2020.
- The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition: created by Croteam is a first-person puzzle game that is available later today.
- Sail Forth: by David Evans, it is a pirate game on the seas where you can give commands to your fleet. This is coming sometime in 2020.
- Dauntless: is created by Pheonix Labs and is an online multiplayer action-adventure available today with new updates.
- Murder by Numbers: by Media Tonic and Irregular Corporation, it is a murder mystery puzzler releasing in Early 2020 as a timed-exclusive on the Switch.
- OddWorld: Stranger’s Oddysey by Oddworld Inhabitants is all about bounty hunting and it’s coming in January 2020 (pre-purchase later today).
- Skatebird: by Glass Bottom Games is officially coming to the Nintendo Switch in Late 2020.
- Liberated: a dystopian side-scrolling game releasing as a timed-exclusive on the Switch in 2020.
- Boyfriend Dungeon: a popular dating sims/dungeon-crawler game by Kitfox Games is coming to the Switch in 2020 (with an exclusive rumble feature).
- Dreamscaper: this beautiful dungeon-crawler with puzzles is a timed-exclusive for the Switch is coming Early 2020.
- Survivalist: is an online multiplayer or local co-op published by Team17 all about exploration, crafting, and surviving an island. It will be available sometime in 2020.
- Axiom Verge 2: has been in production for 4 years now and is coming in Fall 2020.
Stay tuned for more information on Sports Story, Murder by Numbers, Boyfriend Dungeon, Skatebird, and my personal favorite, Survivalist! If you want to know what PlayStation had to say with their State of Play presentation today, check out my article here.
- Dec 9, 2019
Nintendo just announced that they are doing an Indie World Showcase in just 24 hours.
Four months ago was our last Indie World Showcase, and we got a look at some pretty awesome games, some now available on the Nintendo Switch. Some of of my favorites from the last showcase were The Tourist, Best Friend Forever and Phogs. For some reason, cute little indie games just seem right at home on the Switch.
In a recent Tweet, Nintendo announced that they will be doing another Indie World Showcase tomorrow, starting at 10 a.m. PT. The presentation will last about twenty minutes, and will feature indie games that will be coming to the Nintendo Switch, sooner or later.
If you would like to view the presentation as soon as it airs, you can do so on the official Nintendo website. If you do happen to miss it, worry not. I intend to cover all the cute games that are revealed during the showcase. If you feel like checking out some awesome Indies right now, check out my coverage of the best cute indie games available now for Switch.
