Indie World Announces A Dozen Future Releases For The Switch – News

It wasn’t just shadowdrops in today’s Indie World show, as the rest of the year is filling out with some intriguing releases.

• More footage was shown for Another Crab’s Treasure, with the big meaty claws coming out on April 25.
• Shown last year in an Indie World showcase, Little Kitty, Big City showed more footage of the cat helping animals and tripping humans in a true simulator of the feline experience. It will arrive on May 9, and can be set for preload now.
• Debuting in last April’s Indie World, action exploration game Animal Well locked in a May 9 launch.
• The newest title from Simogo (Year Walk, Sayonara Wild Hearts) Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, which was revealed in a 2022 Partner Showcase, will be out on May 16: Neal previewed a PC build.
• Mallards rejoice as Duck Detective: The Secret Salami brings “de-duck-tion” into the adventure game lexicon on May 23.
• Announced in the Japanese version of the Indie World show was a Switch release for previously PC-exclusive platformer Bread and Fred, launching on Switch May 23 – a year to the day from when it launched originally.
• 3D platformer SCHiM launches July 18, and focuses on navigating through light and shadows.
• The tale of hats and ships is moving from space to the high seas in SteamWorld Heist II, the sequel to the cross-platform megahit from Thunderful. The sea-faring sequel will add a new job system to help the Steambots find out why the oceans have become corrosive.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is another rescue from Apple Arcade, launching this summer. The four heroes in a half-shell have to rescue Master Splinter from a series of different realities; the game is promoted as the first roguelike in Turtles history, and includes options for permanent upgrades as well as 1-4 player online co-op (local does not appear to be present at launch).
• Also due this summer is Refined Self: The Personality Test Game from developer Lizardry. As an android whose creator has died, they have to determine the purpose for their creation; the choices made during the story will reveal one of 23 possible personalities, with an online comparison option available.
• The last of the show’s “summer” releases is BZZZT, a retro-future styled fast action platformer shown in the semi-main reel.
• Atari is teaming up with retro platformer specialists WayForward for Yars Rising, the first follow-up to the classic action title Yars’ Revenge from 1982. A young hacker named Emi has to infiltrate an evil corporation at the behest of a mysterious patron, dodging or defeating guards along the way.
• The world’s first (that we know of) frog based mountain climbing game, Valley Peaks from developer Tub Club will be out later this year.