Another Indie World Showcase has been and gone, and once again we've been treated to a very welcome look at what's to come in the not-too-distant future on Switch.
There were more than 20 lovely-looking indies squeezed into the under 20-minute show, and we've gone ahead and rounded up all of them for you down below. So, without further ado, here are all of the games from the show:
Nintendo Indie World Showcase March 2020 - The Whole Presentation
Fancy watching the whole show once again? Relive every moment in the video above.
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!
More: Exit The Gungeon Brings Elevator Action To Nintendo Switch 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.
More: No Man's Sky Dev Hello Games Is Bringing The Last Campfire To 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.
More: Introducing The 3D Action-Adventure Blue Fire, A Timed-Exclusive For Switch
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.
More: Switch Timed Exclusive Baldo Is Giving Us Serious Studio Ghibli Feels
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.
More: We're Dying To Get Our Hands On I Am Dead When It Launches 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 spring.
More: Cyanide & Happiness Brings Part One Of The Freakpocalypse To Switch 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 colorful 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 1-v-1 and 2-v-2 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.
More: Start Living The Good Life When SWERY's Next Project Arrives On 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, and you, your Grimp and the delightful aesthetics of PixelJunk Eden become one. Enjoy this wonderland alone or with a friend via local multiplayer when PixelJunk Eden 2 launches on Nintendo Switch this summer.
More: Q-Games' PixelJunk Eden 2 Mixes Grooves And Green Fingers On 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 launches 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.
More: Pixel-Art Boss Rush Game Eldest Souls Will Slay On Switch 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 April 28, with pre-purchase for the game available now. Anyone that wants to try Moving Out now can head to Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch to check out a free demo.
More: Team17's Moving Out Gets Free Demo, Pre-Order Bonus Revealed
Sky Racket
From Double Dash Studios
Flying over whimsical worlds filled with vivid colors, 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!
We also saw a few other indies tucked away near the end of the show:
- Blair Witch from Bloober Team
(More: Bloober Team Is Bringing Blair Witch To Switch This Summer) - Bounty Battle from Dark Screen Games
(More: Bounty Battle Is Smash Bros. For Indies, And It's Coming To Switch This Summer) - Dicey Dungeons from Distractionware Limited
- Ghost of a Tale from SeithCG
- Sky: Children of the Light from thatgamecompany
- Superliminal from Pillow Castle
- Wingspan from Monster Couch
- (More: Here's A Closer Look At Wingspan, One Of The Indie World Showcase's Quieter Stars)
Not a bad list of new games to look forward to, then!
Make sure to let us know which ones caught your eye the most with a comment below.
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A lot of interesting looking titles but not sure how many of them I'll actually get the chance to play with how large my Switch backlog is at this point. Will definitely be keeping an eye on them though. Already been playing a bit of Exit the Gungeon which is pretty fun.
Blue Fire, Summer in Mara and The Last Campfire all look very nice to me. Baldo looks pretty good, even though isometric camera angles aren't my thing. Also, Pixeljunk is supposed to be very good so I may try that out.
Also, Quantum League is one that looks like it will end up great or really boring. I hope it's not the latter.
Baldo and Summer in Mara look promising.
Baldo, Blue fire and The last campfire seem awesome. Summer in mara and I am dead are really interesting too. I was overall amused by this direct. Now I'm aboard the hype train for the big direct next week (according to the rumors).
Can we just appreciate how many timed exclusive Nintendo - of all console makers - managed to snag this time around? Sure, they're indies, but holy cow.
This is why Nintendo will always be the best. Nindies, Nintendo always innovates like no other,
Blue Fire, Baldo, The Last Campfire and Faeria all look quite appealing to me.
Don't know much about Sky: Children of Light but as it's from thatgamescompany I'll most likely buy it. Journey and Flower remain two of my favourite games.
It's odd but the title that really caught my eye was Wingspan! I really do like some bird-spotting.
Some nice looking gems on offer. I'll start adding to my wishlist as they become available.
@Ralizah D E S P A I R
Really like how Nintendo is courting indie developers this gen. Good presentation and feel it’s a good move by Nintendo to get a lot of these as timed exclusives. Now time for a proper direct to showcase what’s up and coming in 2020.
Last campfire and I am dead intrigue and quantum league looks Ike a really fresh idea.
I will be picking up Wingspan. I own the board game (and its expansion) and it's one of my favorite board games! Looking forward to the digital version.
Ghost of a Tale should have been highlighted more! That game is incredible.
Both Baldo and Moving Out catch my eye. I have a passing interest in some of the others, but I'm unsure if I'd get around to them. I'm a recent Switch adopter and already have quite a backlog of retail games. XD
The Last Campfire and Blue Fire look the most promising to me – good dev pedigrees and there is some passion in the projects..
Regarding Baldo, it's a bit hard to tell if its got interest beyond the visuals – we'll see, but I have concerns.
Summer in Mara has terrible animations - and that's usually an insight into how 'crafted' the rest of the game it. Currently I expect poor reviews for this one – and glad to be wrong of course – but we've seen it time and time again.
Quantum League and The Good Life look awful and I expect them to be as bad as they look.
And there are a few other gems such as that Shmup.
This presentation didn't do much for me. Not saying the games don't look good, just that there was precious little that interested me personally, which is usually not the case.
Still looking forward to Axiom Verge 2!
Blue Fire is easily the game I am most anticipated with! That game reminds me of some of my favorites from my childhood. I think my second choice would be Exit The Gungeon. That game in particular would have to be much different compared to Enter the Gungeon since I played that one to death and don't want more of the same. I haven't checked the trailer yet though. Still though, it was a pretty good Indie Direct!
I genuinely feel that this was the best Indie World yet! There are three games that look like a must-get for this summer.
I’d bet they heard the gripes about “too many same-y pixel graphics too” which I appreciate. Many of these games gave me GameCube vibes
Did anyone else find the Baldo presentation funny? Couldnt help but have a little giggle to myself seeing a bald man with the word Baldo in big letters behind him.
A great showcase of the upcoming indie offers for the Switch. Plenty of timed exclusives, Nintendo's courting to the Indies has certainly paid off. Quite a few of these are possible buys down the line hopefully....
I want that Baldo!
Off-topic: Hey Nintendolife, the Trials of Mana demo has been out for hours in the european eshop, won't you do any news for that?? It's one the most anticipated games (at least in my case haha)
I'm very happy that The Good Life was finally confirmed for the Switch, that's definitely a must-have title for me, and i hate playing games on PC.
It would also have been weird not to put it on the Switch considering Swery fans already need a Switch for Deadly Premonition 2.
Another positive surprise for me was B.ARK, it was about time someone realised that shmups can be attractive for more then just the hardest of the hardcore.
A refreshing mix of nice looking 2D and 3D games. I’m a little burnt out of 2D pixelated Indie games tbh.
None of this really looks interesting to me.
Pixeljunk Eden 2 ! I was waiting for a follow-up game since 10 years. Holy moly.
like the fact there are a few 3d adventure games, quite a lot to like here
only really dicey dungeons and wingspan intrigue me... oh well, hopefully a direct will come in the next few weeks
The Good Life, Baldo and I Am Dead look the most exciting to me. Also I almost forgot but Wingspan is also interesting...is it like a birdwatching simulation game?
Also, Ghost of a Tale is a game I've always looked at but never got around to picking it up. Is it good?
Seems like it was strong indie direct overall.
A few great ones in there, others I can wait a while after they launch.
@the_beaver They already did an article about it.
Hoped for Nintendo/indie game
Oh well....
Having timed exclusives is a waste of Nintendo's effort and money. All of the timed exclusives in this collection would likely sell betting on Switch anyway. Take that money and invest it in 2nd party exclusives.
Anyhoo, good stuff in here. I will be getting 5 or 6 of these.
@BenAV I'm keeping my eye on Summer of Mara, but even if it reviews well, I might forego it for the same reason I'm currently foregoing Rune Factory: my sim-gaming time is limited, and there's another sim franchise I'm more interested in with a new game on Friday. I counted four games in the presentation that, assuming they reached the potential suggested, were definite buys; unfortunately with the size of my backlog that doesn't mean a definite play.
@sketchturner Yeah! Was waiting for a Switch release as the DreamWorks dude said he wanted it on there. Gave up a month ago and bought it on ps4. Ain't it the way it goes? Surprised you have the only comment about it on here!
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