The Star Named Eos is a first-person puzzle / exploration game with what looks like a big focus on memories as experienced through photos. Whatever it is, it’s certainly pretty, and the new trailer makes me want a cup of coffee very badly. The game hits the Switch in spring 2024.
Who doesn’t love to spend a seaside vacation solving mysteries? On Your Tail feels like the kind of investigative game where you’ll really want to investigate, primarily because of how charming the world looks. It’s not clear why all of the characters are animals, but you’ll be able to solve that mystery as well when the game drops in 2024.
The atmospheric platformer debuted on the Xbox and PC earlier this year, but it’ll soon make its way to both the Switch and PlayStation (PS4 and PS5). The ports don’t have a release date, but are expected next spring.
There’s no shortage of whodunits on the Switch, and soon another intriguing take on the genre will hit the platform. It’s called Death Trick: Double Blind, and it mixes up a visual novel with more investigative elements. Also, it takes place at a circus. Death Trick launches in 2024, but a demo is available on the Switch today.
Inkle’s A Highland Song was one of my favorite’s from GDC this year, mixing exploration, rhythm, and folklore into one cozy package. Now the game has a release date: it’ll be out on December 5th.
Backpack Hero is a roguelike where the goal is to arrange your gear just right to “unleash their true potential.” It looks like just the thing for Marie Kondo aficionados. It might be the only RPG I’ve ever seen that boasts “unique backpack powers.” It’s also launching later today in the Switch eShop.
Nintendo loves to surprise drop a game during a livestream, and today that means Howl, a turn-based folktale game set in a world ravaged by a sound-based plague. It’ll be available on the Switch “later today.” It looks absolutely gorgeous, but if the trailer doesn’t sell you, there’s also a demo to check out.
The co-op exploration game Core Keeper is launching next summer, and it promises a little bit of everything: mining, farming, base building, and ancient creatures to battle.
Following its big Direct presentation in September, Nintendo is back with another showcase, this time focused on indie games. The company says it will include “roughly 20 minutes of new announcements and updates on indie games coming to Nintendo Switch,” so don’t get your hopes up for new hardware or the Zelda movie. You can watch the whole thing at 12PM ET tomorrow in the video below.
