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Banana

Showcase Saturday: Beasts of Maravilla Island

In this week’s Showcase Saturday, we wanted to highlight Banana Bird Studio’s Beasts of Maravilla Island, a photography adventure game set on a remote and magical island. On his death bed, Marina Montez’s grandfather beseeches for his granddaughter to set sail for Maravilla Island and capture the

2D Platformer

Shmubedi Boo - Switch Review

The small indie team of Dymtro Derybas are releasing Shmubedi Boo October 7th, a single screen platformer game much like Super Meat Boy and Celeste. It is a hardcore platformer where you might throw your controller or worse, your switch in frustration. Shmubedi Boo’s cute aesthetic is charming but

2D Platformer

Shmubedi Boo - Switch Review

The small indie team of Dymtro Derybas are releasing Shmubedi Boo October 7th, a single screen platformer game much like Super Meat Boy and Celeste. It is a hardcore platformer where you might throw your controller or worse, your switch in frustration. Shmubedi Boo’s cute aesthetic is charming but

Indie

Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Switch Review

For fans who have patiently awaited the sequel to the masterful side-scroller that is Ori and the Blind Forest, disappointment is a word that will not even come close to describing the journey. The continuation of the story in Ori and the Will of the Wisps retains the unnervingly sombre

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Switch Review

For fans who have patiently awaited the sequel to the masterful side-scroller that is Ori and the Blind Forest, disappointment is a word that will not even come close to describing the journey. The continuation of the story in Ori and the Will of the Wisps retains the unnervingly sombre

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Umihara Kawase BaZooka - Switch Review

Arcade puzzle platforms are an anomaly in 2020 and it’s hard to know where they currently sit in the gaming space. Much like Bubble Bobble 4 Friends [https://switchaboo.com/2019/11/16/bubble-bobble-4-friends-switch-review/], Umihara Kawase BaZooka pits you in quick-fire stages where the aim is to defeat each

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Umihara Kawase BaZooka - Switch Review

Arcade puzzle platforms are an anomaly in 2020 and it’s hard to know where they currently sit in the gaming space. Much like Bubble Bobble 4 Friends [https://switchaboo.com/2019/11/16/bubble-bobble-4-friends-switch-review/], Umihara Kawase BaZooka pits you in quick-fire stages where the aim is to defeat each

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Kickstarter Project of the Week: Lonesome Village

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Ogre Pixel’sLonesome Village. The game is slated to release October 2021 on PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch. Here’s the overview: > Lonesome Villageis a cozy, quiet town struggling to rebuild after a

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Kickstarter Project of the Week: Lonesome Village

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Ogre Pixel’sLonesome Village. The game is slated to release October 2021 on PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch. Here’s the overview: > Lonesome Villageis a cozy, quiet town struggling to rebuild after a

For the King

For the King - Switch Review

For Honour! For Glory! FOR THE KING!!! For the King is a roguelike that warns you before you even enter the menu. You Will Die. This is not a joke warning, the game requires a lot of patience and learning from your mistakes. Uncover the plot behind the successful assassination

For the King

For the King - Switch Review

For Honour! For Glory! FOR THE KING!!! For the King is a roguelike that warns you before you even enter the menu. You Will Die. This is not a joke warning, the game requires a lot of patience and learning from your mistakes. Uncover the plot behind the successful assassination

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Showcase Saturday: The Rewinder

In this week’s Showcase Saturday, we wanted to highlight Misty Mountain Studio’s The Rewinder, a side-scrolling point and click adventure set in rural China. This beautiful game explores China’s cultural and spiritual history, having you play as Qi Yun, the last Rewinder who can travel between the

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Showcase Saturday: The Rewinder

In this week’s Showcase Saturday, we wanted to highlight Misty Mountain Studio’s The Rewinder, a side-scrolling point and click adventure set in rural China. This beautiful game explores China’s cultural and spiritual history, having you play as Qi Yun, the last Rewinder who can travel between the

axiom verge

Axiom Verge - Switch Review

Axiom Verge is the Metroid homage developed by the one-man game-developing genius that is Thomas Happ. It’s a Metroidvania (obviously) that captures the exploration and impending sense of doom made famous in the genre by the timeless masterpiece known as Super Metroid. Despite the obvious parallels and influence between

axiom verge

Axiom Verge - Switch Review

Axiom Verge is the Metroid homage developed by the one-man game-developing genius that is Thomas Happ. It’s a Metroidvania (obviously) that captures the exploration and impending sense of doom made famous in the genre by the timeless masterpiece known as Super Metroid. Despite the obvious parallels and influence between

Competition

Competition: Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Courtesy of iam8bit and Skybound Games, we are happy to announce that we are holding a competition to giveaway a digital copy ofOri and the Will of the Wisps . The code will be a North American copy but lucky for us Switch owners, the console is region free. To enter,

Competition

Competition: Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Courtesy of iam8bit and Skybound Games, we are happy to announce that we are holding a competition to giveaway a digital copy ofOri and the Will of the Wisps . The code will be a North American copy but lucky for us Switch owners, the console is region free. To enter,

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Unrailed! - Switch Review (Quick)

It’s pretty clear from the get-go that Unrailed! is an abstract mish-mash of neat ideas hurled at the canvas from the developers given that the main menu isn’t interacted with a cursor or anything so mundane but by walking over the flat signs with your cube-y protagonist. So,

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Unrailed! - Switch Review (Quick)

It’s pretty clear from the get-go that Unrailed! is an abstract mish-mash of neat ideas hurled at the canvas from the developers given that the main menu isn’t interacted with a cursor or anything so mundane but by walking over the flat signs with your cube-y protagonist. So,

Embracelet

Embracelet - Switch Review

Before the death of Jesper’s grandfather, he shares secrets of his past, passes down a mysterious bracelet and reveals that a young 17 year old Jesper will find answers on the northern Norwegian island known as Slepp. Embracelet is a narrative driven adventure game about loss and magic. It

Embracelet

Embracelet - Switch Review

Before the death of Jesper’s grandfather, he shares secrets of his past, passes down a mysterious bracelet and reveals that a young 17 year old Jesper will find answers on the northern Norwegian island known as Slepp. Embracelet is a narrative driven adventure game about loss and magic. It

Going Under

Going Under - Switch Review

The life of a successful startup is a common tale, but not when said startup is built above other failed startups and your goal as an intern is to delve below in order to fight off the aggressive monsters below and obtain their relics for… reasons. Going Under‘s third

Going Under

Going Under - Switch Review

The life of a successful startup is a common tale, but not when said startup is built above other failed startups and your goal as an intern is to delve below in order to fight off the aggressive monsters below and obtain their relics for… reasons. Going Under‘s third

Best Friend Forever

Best Friend Forever - Switch Review

Best Friend Forever is a dating/dog raising sim that introduces you to the adorable town of Rainbow Bay and some of the wonderfully colourful characters that live there. The trailer drew me in and the characters stole my heart with a unique approach to the genre. However, the question

Best Friend Forever

Best Friend Forever - Switch Review

Best Friend Forever is a dating/dog raising sim that introduces you to the adorable town of Rainbow Bay and some of the wonderfully colourful characters that live there. The trailer drew me in and the characters stole my heart with a unique approach to the genre. However, the question