Nintendo's latest Indie World Showcase has been and gone, serving up another busy, breakneck run-down of indie titles heading to Switch before the year is through. Obvious highlights included a release date for the highly anticipated Oxenfree 2, as well as a first look at Blasphemous 2, but you'll find a full breakdown of everything featured during the show below.
Mineko's Night Market
The lovely looking Mineko's Night Market from Meowza Games is part narrative adventure, part social sim, all inspired by Japanese culture. It promises a mix of exploration, puzzle solving, and village life — and cats! — as player prepare for a weekly visit from the titular Night Market. After a long old wait, this one finally has a release date and is coming to Switch on 26th September.
My Time at Sandrock
The follow-up to developer Panthea Games well-received My Time at Portia brings another helping of life-sim action, this time shifting from the idyllic island setting of the original to a post-apocalyptic desert 300 years after most of the world's technology was destroyed. Alongside the usual farming and socialising, Sandrock features more elaborate combat for scavenging missions in ancient ruins, mini games, and more. Expect this one on Switch «this summer».
PlateUp!
Despite obvious similarities to the much-loved Overcooked, PlateUp is aiming to carve its own niche by adding a mix of rogue-like progression and cooking management to its chaotic top-down, co-operative kitchen action. Essentially, after each successfully completed «shift», in which up to four players must work together to satisfy customer orders, players can rearrange their kitchen and apply any unlocked upgrades to improve efficiency and automation when the next shift
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