Pleased Indie World Showcase day! We simply noticed a Nintendo Indie World Showcase that included over 12 indie video games coming to Nintendo Swap in 2023 and 2024, together with a number of brand-new recreation bulletins. Main reveals embody the reemergence of a misplaced Shantae recreation, Outer Wilds’ long-awaited Swap debut, and way more.
Should you missed it, here is a fast rundown of all the pieces we simply noticed at Indie World:
Shantae Advance: Dangerous Revolution
Introduced earlier this 12 months, Shantae creator WayForward has reached deep into its vault of canceled titles and introduced again one thing we by no means thought would see the sunshine of day. Again in 2001, WayForward was engaged on a GBA Shantae recreation referred to as Shantae 2: Dangerous Revolution. The sport was by no means completed, by no means launched. However now, the studio has introduced again a lot of the unique growth crew to finish what’s now referred to as Shantae Advance: Dangerous Revolution, for a 2024 launch. It is constructed on the unique recreation however with a restored/remastered look and a brand new, four-player native battle mode. It is coming in 2024.
Core Keeper
Core Keeper, a top-down sandbox recreation set in an underground world, has been in early entry on Steam since March of final 12 months. It is now coming to NIntendo Swap with a full launch in 2024, together with an internet multiplayer for as much as eight gamers.
On Your Tail
Newly revealed at Indie World, On Your Tail is a sleuthing recreation set within the seaside city of Borgo Marina, the place anthropromorphic animals are having fun with holidays by the ocean. City exploration, minigames, fishing, and different life sim components are interspersed with detective work as the principle character tries to uncover the thriller behind an odd masked determine showing within the city. On Your Tail is a timed console unique coming to Swap in 2024.
Howl
Howl is a turn-based, tactical folktale set in medieval instances when an odd, sound-based plague referred to as the “howl” is ravaging the land. The primary character is a deaf prophet attempting to avoid wasting the locals as they seek for a cute. Howl is out later immediately.
The Star Named EOS
The Star Named EOS is a story puzzle recreation the place gamers use images to discover the world and uncover the reality in regards to the disappearance of the protagonist’s mom. It is popping out within the spring of 2024.
Backpack Hero
Should you like stock administration, that is the sport for you. Backpack Hero is a roguelike about accumulating objects, organizing a bag, and utilizing your group expertise to battle off enemies extra successfully. It beforehand launched in early entry on Steam in 2022, and is coming to Swap later immediately.
Blade Chimera
Newly-announced sidescrolling 2D motion recreation Blade Chimera has you wielding the Lumina Sword, which is not only a weapon to repel lethal demon assaults. It can also intrude with time itself, corresponding to restoring damaged platforms that will help you make your approach via town you are tasked with defending. Blade Chimera is a timed console unique coming in spring 2024.
A Highland Track
From the studio behind 80 Days, A Highland Track is a story journey about exploring the highlands of Scotland, the place the paths you select to take will affect how the story performs out. Set to Scottish folks music, A Highland Track intersperses open platforming with rhythm sections. It is popping out on December 5, 2023.
Moonstone Island
Beforehand launched on PC by way of Steam in September, Moonstone Island is lastly coming to console in spring of 2024 as a timed Swap unique. Moonstone Island is a creature assortment life sim recreation set in an open world of sky islands. There are over 60 completely different monster spirits to gather by way of card-based fight, alongside crafting, farming, befriending villagers, and exploring.
Dying Trick: Double Blind
When a circus’ star magician goes lacking, a pair of unlikely companions should crew up and monitor down what occurred to them. Dying Trick: Double Blind is a detective recreation, an investigative visible novel set in a circus with level and click on exploration and an emphasis on talking to suspects and discovering contradictions of their tales. It is popping out in 2024.
Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Version
Developer Mobius has been teasing us on a Nintendo Swap launch for Outer Wilds for a very long time now, and it is nearly right here. The Archaeologist Version for Swap is popping out on December 7, 2023, with a bodily model deliberate for someday subsequent 12 months. It consists of each Outer Wilds, and the Echoes of the Eye enlargement.
And extra!
At this time’s Indie World Showcase ended on a montage of different video games coming to Swap, together with:
Benefit from the Diner, out todayHeavenly Our bodies, coming February 2024The Gecko Gods, coming spring of 2024Passpartout 2: The Misplaced Artist, out todayUrban Fantasy Dissolution Heart, coming in 2024Braid: Anniversary Version, coming April 30, 2024.
And that is it for Nintendo Indie World. And if this wasn’t sufficient, whilst you anticipate a few of these to come back out, we have got an inventory of the perfect indie video games of all time that is filled with gems you may play proper now.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Obtained a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.
