With its ambitious blend of card battles and grid-based mobility, Dungeon Drafters is a captivating game. While the Switch version is an improvement over the PC version, the incoherent narrative and unbalanced gameplay remain. Dungeon DraftersPlatform: Switch, previous on PC, PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox One and Series S/XDeveloper: Manalith StudiosPub

The sequel to GalaxyTrail establishes its own character by providing equally important action and platforming. Freedom Planet 2Platform: Switch, also on PlayStation and Xbox, previous on PC.Developer: GalaxyTrailPublisher: GalaxyTrailRelease date: April 4th, 2024Price: $24.99Digital availability: Nintendo eShop One of the 34-year-old franchise̵

This Brontë-like brawler, once a free Flash novelty, falls short as a paid game. Rose & Camellia CollectionPlatform: SwitchDeveloper: NIGOROPublisher: WayForardRelease date: April 16th, 2024Price: $19.99, $17.99 launch discount price until April 29thDigital availability: Nintendo eShop It can feel like a Faustian process when a free game become

This is not a whole dumpster fire, despite the fact that it may appear intolerable. Epic Dumpster Bear 1.5 DX: Dumpster Fire RebirthPlatform: Switch, previously on PCDeveloper: Log GamesPublisher: Log GamesRelease date: April 18th, 2024File Size: 2.0 GBPrice: $4.99 via Nintendo eShop Epic Dumpster Bear 1.5 DX: Dumpster Fire Rebirth is as gaudy and

Everyone, the hardware wars are done. Machina prevails. QUALIA ~The Path of Promise~Platform: Switch, previously on PCDeveloper: PURESISPublisher: Sekai ProjectRelease date: May 10th, 2024Price: $19.99Digital availability: Nintendo eShop The game known as bishōjo, which translates to “pretty girl,” has been more popular in the Western w

Selecting love over retaliation Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy DarlingPlatform: SwitchDeveloper: Otomate, Idea FactoryPublisher: Idea Factory InternationalRelease date: May 28th, 2024Price: $49.99 via Nintendo eShop Power fantasy often follows when a game allows you to transform into a deity. Button mashing butt-kicking is widespread, from Kratos&

Classic arcade action is elevated by a few contemporary mechanics. Goliath DepotDeveloper: Vidvad GamesPublisher: Flynn’s ArcadeRelease date: May 30th, 2024Price: $6.99 via Nintendo eShop With titles like Donut Dodo, Cashcow DX, Annalyn, and Bumpy Grumpy making an appearance, it seems as though the heyday of arcade gaming never ended. All of these

Yakuza art house, anyone? Fading AfternoonDeveloper: YeoPublisher: Circle EntertainmentRelease date: June 6th, 2024Price: $19.99 via Nintendo eShop The Asian gangster subgenre is sadly underappreciated in the West. The criminal underground is expertly reconnoitered in films like Wong Kar-wai’s Fallen Angels, Jia Zhangke’s Ash in Purest

modifying a beloved coin-op game. Satryn DXPlatform: Switch, previous on PC as Satryn DeluxeDeveloper: MaybellPublisher: Flynn’s ArcadeRelease date: July 18th, 2024Availability: DigitalPrice: $6.99 via Nintendo eShop Although there are many twin-stick shooters available, not many match Robotron: 2084’s abilities. The coin-op, developed by Eug