Nintendo Indie World Showcase: everything announced

Today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase event has now wrapped up, after bringing us more than 20 minutes of intriguing Nintendo Switch games from independently-minded studios.

There was no Hollow Knight: Silksong, which refuses to reveal itself despite recent listings on numerous ratings boards. There was also no sign of any familiar Nintendo franchises — which do sometimes get handed out to external indie developers elsewhere. So what did we get? Well…

Indie World Showcase – 17/04/2024 (Nintendo Switch) Nintendo Indie World Showcase — 17th April 2024.Watch on YouTube

Little Kitty, Big City

Little Kitty, Big City from Double Dagger Studio, a game which looks a lot like with less of a post-apocalyptic vibe. This game is instead more about exploring, causing mischief, and helping out with jobs. Oh, and you can collect lots of kitty hats. Sold! It arrives for Nintendo Switch on 9th May.

Next up was Yars Rising, the next Wayforward game. This sci-fi side-scrolling adventure due later this year. We then saw the retro-inspired Refind Self: The Personality Test Game, a console-exclusive launch for Nintendo Switch this summer.

Sticky Business

Steam hit Sticky Business, a cosy mail order business management game where you make stickers, arrives as a timed console exclusive today, alongside its DLC.

After this, we saw the angry but colourful cartoonish sidescroller Antonblast from Summitsphere, which arrives 12th November. This was followed by first-person nature exploration and adventure game Valley Peaks, coming later this year (you play as a frog, can climb with your tongue, and hang out with Animal Crossing-esque frog NPCs). Lastly, we saw dark and mysterious puzzler Lorelai and The Laser Eyes, an Annapurna Interactive-published game coming on 16th May.

Europa

Europa, the gorgeous-looking Ghibli-inspired adventure game from Helder Pinto, was glimpsed — though we got no further clue to its Nintendo Switch launch window than a vague «2024» placeholder.

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