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It's not the Direct you were hoping for, but it's certainly something. Nintendo is bringing us 20 indie-packed minutes of livestream with their latest Indie World Showcase, giving fans an idea of what to expect while we await an official Nintendo Direct and a first-party lineup for the future. We'll be covering the stream as it airs so you can stay tuned to discuss all the exciting new announcements, or you can read the roundup if you're not able to watch live.

Live Coverage

It kicks off with a game called Blue Fire. It's got 3D platforming and action. Developed by Robbi Studios, you explore "the void". Timed exclusive on the Switch, set for Summer 2020.

Baldo is a game inspired by Japanese action-RPGs, with visuals inspired by Ni no Kuni. Timed exclusive for the Switch.

I am Dead is a game about using ghost powers to explore mysteries. Timed exclusive on Switch, 2020.

Tic Toc Games is introducing their new 2D sidescrolling space shooter called B.ARK. You play as different animals and combine different parts to customize your character. Late 2020 timed Switch exclusive.

Cyanide and Happiness has a new game called Freakpocalypse. Another timed exclusive, summer 2020.

Developed by a Spanish game studio, Summer in Mara is an exploration game where you sail the seas, can farm, and craft in a 3D world. Spring 2020.

Quantum League is an online competitive FPS. You play alongside clones that can copy your previous moves to strategically win matches.

SWERY is up, talking about The Good Life, which is inspired by Animal Crossing. You have a debt you have to pay off, villagers to befriend, a mystery to solve, and you're cursed to turn into a cat or dog at night. Launches 2020.

Hello Games is back, with The Last Campfire. It tells an emotional story.

Pixeljunk Eden 2 launches this Summer.

Build a deck and play online or against the computer in Faeria, a card game where you can alter the terrain to change things up.

Eldest Souls is a survival game, set for Summer 2020, yet another timed exclusive for Switch on consoles.

Highlight reel shows Blair Witch, Ghost of a Tale, Sky which is made by the Journey devs, Sky Racket, Superliminal, Wingspan, Dicey Dungeons, and Bounty Battle.

One final announcement...

Exit the Gungeon. Follows up on the previous game, and launches today.

That's a wrap.

17th March, 2020 - Today, Nintendo debuted a new Indie World showcase video highlighting a wide variety of indie games coming to Nintendo Switch in 2020. This includes original platformers like Blue Fire ; Baldo; the next game from No Man’s Sky creators Hello Games, The Last Campfire; and sequels like PixelJunk Eden 2 and Exit the Gungeon, the latter of which launches for Nintendo Switch later today.

You can watch the Indie World – 17.03.20 (Nintendo Switch) video in its entirety and get further information via the Indie World Hub on the official Nintendo website.

The following titles were shown in the video:

• Exit the Gungeon from Dodge Roll & Singlecore Games: Exit the Gungeon is a bullet-hell dungeon climber immediately following the events of Enter the Gungeon. Armed with an ever-changing weapon, an insatiable need to loot and the trusty dodge roll, each of our heroes must ascend and escape via their own unique route of increasingly perilous elevators. Exit the Gungeon launches on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive later today!
• The Last Campfire from Hello Games: Discover a beautiful wilderness filled with lost folk, strange creatures and mysterious ruins as you journey to light the last campfire. Experience a truly moving tale of magic and mystery when The Last Campfire launches for Nintendo Switch this summer.
• Blue Fire from Robi Studios: Embark on an extraordinary journey through the desolated kingdom of Penumbra and discover the hidden secrets of this long-forgotten land. Explore mystical temples, encounter survivors and take on strange quests to collect valuable items. A dark world awaits when Blue Fire launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this summer.
• Baldo from Naps Team: Meet many weird and funny characters and become immersed in the amazing world of Baldo, an action-adventure RPG full of puzzles, intriguing gameplay mechanics and intricate dungeons to solve spread through a wide, interactive open world. Baldo launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this summer.
• I Am Dead from Hollow Ponds: I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife. I Am Dead launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive later this year.
• B.ARK from Tic Toc Games: It’s time for pugs, cats, bears and bunnies to save the solar system! Call your friends over to pilot powerful yet adorable ships, as you team up against waves of enemies in a side scrolling shooter. B.ARK blasts off first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive in late 2020.
• Cyanide & Happiness – Freakpocalypse: Part 1 from Explosm Games: You play as Coop “Go Away, Weirdo” McCarthy, and all you want to do is make the world a better place. The trouble is: Nobody likes you, school sucks, you can’t find a prom date, everybody bullies you (including your teachers) and your attempts to help only make things worse. Get ready for a world full of weirdness when Cyanide & Happiness – Freakpocalypse: Part 1 launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this summer.
• Summer in Mara from Chibig: Take care of your own island and explore the ocean in this farming adventure. Discover the story of Koa in a game that combines farming, crafting and exploring in a tropical archipelago with a colourful style and strong narrative. Summer in Mara launches first on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this spring.
• Quantum League from Nimble Giant Entertainment: Quantum League is a revolutionary time-paradox shooter: a competitive online* FPS in which you battle within a time loop, tactically teaming up with your past and future selves in mind-blowing 1v1 and 2v2 matches. Quantum League time warps onto Nintendo Switch in late 2020.
• The Good Life from White Owls Inc.: Become a journalist from New York and head out to research Rainy Woods, the world’s happiest town in the English countryside. But Rainy Woods also hides a great secret. On full moon nights, the inhabitants turn into dogs and cats. Enjoy the bizarre charm of Rainy Woods when The Good Life launches on Nintendo Switch later this year.
• PixelJunk Eden 2 from Q-Games: Jump, spin, swing and take out invading creatures to collect pollen and grow gardens back to full bloom. Along the way you’ll encounter a host of creatures and beautifully realized alien worlds to explore and liberate. Wallow in a feeling of synesthesia as the art and exquisite music from Baiyon envelops your mind and soul, as you, your Grimp and the delightful aesthetics of PixelJunk Eden 2 become one. Enjoy this wonderland alone or with a friend via local multiplayer when PixelJunk Eden 2 launches on Nintendo Switch this summer.
• Faeria from Abrakam: With its unique living board, Faeria will challenge you with truly strategic card battles. Craft your deck, shape the battlefield and fight for victory! The Nintendo Switch version of Faeria comes in spring 2020!
• Eldest Souls from Fallen Flag Studio: Set in a grim, dark fantasy world, Eldest Souls innovates boss-rush gameplay with a high level of combat customization. Be among the first to take up the challenge when Eldest Souls launches on Nintendo Switch as a timed console exclusive this summer.
• Moving Out from SMG Studio/DevM Games: For fans of cooperative gaming, Moving Out is an action-, puzzle-, physics-based moving simulator that brings a whole new meaning to “couch co-op.” Play alone or locally with friends in more than 50 levels across arcade, story and versus modes. Moving Out launches on Nintendo Switch on 28th April, with pre-purchase for the game available later today. Anyone that wants to try Moving Out now can head to Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch to check out a free demo.
• Sky Racket from Double Dash Studios: Flying over whimsical worlds filled with vivid colours, it’s just you, a stylish scarf, a laser tennis racket and a horde of fluffy enemies trying to blow you back to the ground. Mixing the classic genres of shoot-’em-ups and block breakers, Sky Racket is the world’s first “Shmup Breaker!”. Sky Racket launches on Nintendo Switch later today!

 

[Deleted User]

i can't imagine a competitive fps game on the switch

nintendo have to fix their shitty controllers first before they throw out shit like that, competitive fps games require accuracy and precision up front

 

[Nerdtendo]

Personally, thought it was a pretty weak showing

 

[DANTENDO]

Did the bald head guy at 2-38 say fk

 

[Th3C0d3br34k3r]

Would it be appropiate to blame Nintendo about this Indie Direct being so dissapointing since they were already highing up expectations during the last year half?

 

[SANICspeed]

Blue Fire looks rather good.

holy shit Quantum League looks fantastic exactly my shticks.

Exit the Gungeon <3 <3 <3

 

[matthi321]

that was pretty good, lots of diffrent kind of games, and not floddes with 2d games like we seen in the past

 

[Delerious]

So many timed exclusives. I more or less skipped through a lot of it, but a few did catch some interest.

Blue Fire looks aight.
Baldo - I like the visual style, but gameplay looks very slow.
I Am Dead - skipped
Bark - I like classic space shooters, so this actually looks kinda fun to me.
Freakpocalypse - I'm a fan of Cyanide and Happiness, but this didn't really engage me much.
Summer in Mara - skipped
Quantum League - skipped
The sheep game - skipped
The Last Campfire - meh
The thing after that - skipped
Yet another card game - instant skip
Eldest Souls - Eh, looks kinda fun
Exit the Gundeon - Classic arcade shooter goodness? Yes please!

 

[banjo2]

Quantum League sounds interesting, I only saw it at a glance.

I'm glad Superliminal is coming, I've been waiting for it since it was announced for EGS last year at E3, hopefully it performs well.

 

[Edgarska]

The Last Campfire looks kinda neat, I might check it out in 4 years when it's finished.

 

[Xzi]

i can't imagine a competitive fps game on the switch

nintendo have to fix their shitty controllers first before they throw out shit like that, competitive fps games require accuracy and precision up front

Lol, "competitive console FPS" is an oxymoron. As long as console shooters continue relying on auto-aim, Splatoon 2 will remain just as competitive as anything else.

 

[Loonelywolf]

Ghost of a tale is a fantastic game...on pc it looks like a pixar movie...ive been asking for the switch since day 1...

 

[Deleted User]

Can't wait for the Japanese one, 0 developer talk and double the games

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Ghost of a tale is a fantastic game...on pc it looks like a pixar movie...ive been asking for the switch since day 1...

You might want to look into destiny connect

 

[Zense]

Some really interesting games even if many looked like Zelda clones.

Also, can someone explain to me how being an indie developer and signing a contract to making your game a console exclusive works? Like how does being independent work with that? Just curious.

And yeah I'm pretty sure Hello games are just testing the waters with their game trying to see if they can make No Man's Sky on Switch. I'm not saying no to that of course, as long as it doesn't suffer too much from the inevitable performance and presentation downgrades.

 

[the_randomizer]

Zzzzz, wake me up when there's a REAL direct, thanks

 

[xdarkx]

To sum up the Indie World Showcase, "Nintendo Switch time exclusive."

Some of the games do look interesting.

 

[KingVamp]

Guess I'm the only one that thought of Sonic a little, when Blue Fire came up?

Eldest Souls confuses me immensely. It looks like Titan Souls. It plays like Titan Souls. It has a very similar name to Titan Souls. But it has nothing to do with Titan Souls?

Can't believe I forgot about that game.

Ghost of a tale is a fantastic game...on pc it looks like a pixar movie...ive been asking for the switch since day 1...

Oh yeah, that's another game that caught my eye.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Well, I am shamelessly "borrowing" Delerious post format to make a public memo note, so later I can check what did I find somewhat interesting and perhaps buy/try.
Hmmm... and I will add a "willing to try it" score, going from 5 (sure to try) to 0 (not going to waste time on it).
Yeah, this will be useful later.

Blue Fire (5) - Looks good, sure I will try it.
Baldo (4) - Yeah, the visuals are nice, but I have to try it to see if the gameplay works for me.
I Am Dead (3) - I think I will try this... on the one hand this type of game are kind of a guilty pleasure, on the other hand it may end up being boring.
Bark (3) - Looks fun, I will try it at least..
Freakpocalypse (2) - Hmmm... same reaction as with "I am Dead", but I am more leaning on the "might be boring" side here.
Summer in Mara (3.5) - Not my type of game exactly, but it looks very well done, I will try at least.
Quantum League (2) - The "made in Argentina" part makes me want to try it. This is 100% not my type of game though.
The good life (4) - Same reaction as with "I am Dead", but I am more leaning on the "looks fun" side here, and it looks well made too.
The Last Campfire (3.5) - Well made, but perhaps boring. Need to check.
Pixel Junk Eden 2 (2) - Delerious, you got lazy? Now I have to look for game names? /s - Not very interested on this game.
Faeria (2) - The game looks ok... but... I think I am skipping it.
Eldest Souls (4) - Looks like fun.
Exit the Gundeon (3) - Not my type of game, but looks very well made... perhaps I will try it.

And now in table format... sometimes I would like there to be some hidden markdown support in the forum.

Will to try (0 to 5)	Game name	Why?	Release date
5	Blue Fire	Platforms, exploration, action... looks good.	?
4	Baldo	Nice visuals. Should check gameplay.	?
4	The good life	Seems like a funny adventure/exploration game.	?
4	Eldest Souls	2D top view boss rush. Gameplay seems fast. Nice action.	?
3.5	Summer in Mara	Harvest moon inspired I guess. Looks very well done.	?
3.5	The Last Campfire	Well made, but perhaps boring. Exploration with puzzles. Need to check.	?
3	I Am Dead	Seems like an interesting adventure/exploration game, but might be boring.	?
3	Bark	Nice looking 2D horizontal shooter.	?
3	Exit the Gundeon	"Bullet-hell roguelike".	?
2	Freakpocalypse	Seems like an boring adventure/exploration game.	?
2	Quantum League	Competitive online FPS with a time loop gimmick.	?
2	Pixel Junk Eden 2	A game	?
2	Faeria	A turn based deck based strategy game.	?

Now I should store a link to this post somewhere...

 

[duwen]

I guess the previously unannounced Switch version of The Good Life is partly responsible for the Q4 2019 release moving to Spring 2020 for all the previously announced versions.
Been looking forward to seeing how this game turns out since the Kickstarter was unveiled a couple of years ago. Swery games are up there with Suda51's in terms of getting my attention - kind of surprised there's not more love for it here.

 

[Captain_N]

the switch is the new wii for shovelware

Nothing tops the wii's shovelware

I wont be buying any of these indie titles unless there is physical. Ill still have them digitally, just for free lol.