
Issue #438
June 29, 2025
Where are the Switch 2 indie games?
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Drag X Drive gets release date and price — Digital only and twenty bucks, withno local multiplayer. The next ARMS this ain't. John Rairdin // Nintendo World Report Where are the Switch 2 indie games? — With commentary from some devs here. Lewis Packwood // Games Industry The Nintendo Switch 2 may be the last of its kind Joshua Rivera // Slate The secondhand Switch 2 market is already a minefield of bricked consoles — Unsure if this will be a widespread issue, but not an ideal situation for the secondhand market. Nick Fernandez // Android Authority ▶ Switch 2 Free Upgrades For Switch 1 Games Tested — The Digital Foundry chaps test the free updates for Link's Awakening, Odyssey, Splatoon 3 and others on Nintendo's new machine, coming away impressed. Digital Foundry // YouTube If you need a new Nintendo Switch 2 game already, don’t miss Battle Train Giovanni Colantonio // Digital Trends Donkey Kong Bananza is the perfect time to bring back an AWOL villain Scott McCrae // Games Radar But where is it on the timeline? — Musings on often illogical gaming lore. Bob // The Mog Pile REVIEW Ruffy and the Riverside — "an unbelievably fun and imaginative 3D adventure-puzzler". Coller Entragian // Cubed 3 ▶ The history of Nintendo's chat software & GameChat Liam Robertson // YouTube Ravi Hiranand // Ravi 64 Don't buy that cute Switch 2 Piranha Plant camera – it's rubbish — I've got this camera, and yes it kinda sucks. Alex Donaldson // Eurogamer REVIEW Locomoto — …and here's another from Nintendo Life. Ross Keniston // Finger Guns Damien McFerran // Time Extension Yakuza 0 Director's Cut perfectly encapsulates the series' identity crisis Hayes Madsen // Inverse Lost in Play is a modern point-and-click adventure game that's perfect for kids Patrick Klepek // Crossplay Past meets present: Mario vs. Donkey Kong – Some thoughts on the GBA remake "that manages to both improve upon and lessen the original". Marc Normandin // Retro XP F-Zero GX has aged like fine wine on Switch 2 Henry Stockdale // Rewinder Konami Shoot ‘Em Ups: The Definitive Review – 76 full reviews for Konami’s arcade, console, and portable shmups from 1980 to 2007 — A new Gradius collection is coming to Switch this summer, but before that here's a highly comprehensive look back at Konami's back catalog. Cathy has also penned a similar retrospective for the Adventure Island series. Cathy // Indie Gamer Chick INTERVIEW Raidou Remastered director believes Raidou coming back “is not out of reach” Hayes Madsen // Inverse Now more than ever we need a proper new Ridge Racer Lex Luddy // Rewinder
All releases are digital, Europe & U.S. unless otherwise stated. ⭐️ = Ones to Watch · 📦 = Physical release · 🎮 = Demo available
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