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Nintendo showcased more than 20 minutes of indie games during today\u2019s Indie World Showcase, and if you weren\u2019t able to catch it, or if you missed the name of the game you\u2019re excited to check out (or even its release date), we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything announced during today\u2019s May 2022 Indie World Showcase<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Developed by Glumberland, there\u2019s a good chance Ooblets is already a game you\u2019ve played. That\u2019s because it was previously released in early access on Xbox One and PC back in 2020. However, it\u2019s now making its way to Switch, potentially in 1.0 form. It\u2019s the same game, which is to say it\u2019s a very cute farming\/life simulation game where you control a highly-customizable character to grow Ooblets upon Ooblets.\u00a0<\/p>\n Set to release this fall on the Switch (and PC), Batora: Lost Haven is described by developer Stormind Games as a \u201cdeeply story-driven game.\u201d It features lots of platforming and combat that blend your physical and mental powers. In fact, you can sacrifice one in combat to benefit and strengthen the other, which represents the push and pull between yourself and your conscious throughout the game\u2019s story.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe physical and mental powers of a naive and reckless girl who lost everything are the only weapons to save the Earth from oblivion,\u201d a description for Batora: Lost Haven reads. \u201cJump on a journey across colorful and mesmerizing planets in this fast-paced adventure where your conscience will carry the weight of your decisions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Developed by one person who goes by NamaTakahashi, ElecHead began life as a proof-of-concept game developed to fit the theme of \u201cFlow\u201d in a school competition. After the competition, though, NamaTakahashi decided to turn it into a full game, and today, ElecHead is a cute and charming platformer that embraces electricity. You\u2019ll use it to solve puzzles, move platforms, and more as Elec, a little electrical outlet-looking character that you control while platforming through a facility in an effort to restore light to the world. It hits Switch this summer, but if you don\u2019t want to wait until then, it\u2019s already available on PC.\u00a0<\/p>\n Set to release this spring, Soundfall is a rhythm-based looter shooter action game with \u201cmusical gameplay.\u201d Described as a dungeon crawler, you\u2019ll control a girl who is the Guardian of Harmony tasked with saving the world of Symphonia. You can do so alone or in four-player co-op. Regardless of whether\u00a0you go solo or have a friend tag along, you\u2019ll be using physical attacks and guns to shoot and take down enemies to the beat of a great-sounding pop soundtrack. Filled with bosses, dynamic levels that react to the more than 140 tracks in the game, and a beautiful art style, Soundfall is set to hit\u00a0Switch (and PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and PC) this spring, which hopefully means it\u2019s coming soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wildfrost is a \u201ctactical roguelike deck builder\u201d from Deadpan Games, and it looks like a cozy, great\u00a0time. As you\u2019d expect from that description, it features dozens of beautiful cards, card companions, and items to use to ultimately win fights against snowy creatures ranging from cute to scary but still cute. When you\u2019re done with your battles, you can return to the hub town to upgrade it and unlock new events, cards, and NPCs to interact with. Plus, daily challenges aim to keep you coming back long after the credits roll. Wildfrost will hit Switch this holiday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, or TABS as the devs call it for short, is a very ragdoll-ish fighter developed by Landfall Games, and it looks like it\u2019s filled with plenty of laugh-inducing combat. You can play as samurai, knights, fencers, and more in battles that feature more than 100 wobblers (fighters) on each team. Plus, TABS features mounts and more like woolly mammoths and other fearsome animals to help you take home the win. If none of the in-game wobblers fit your fancy, you can build your own in the Unit Creator, which allows you to create custom wobblers by deciding weight, size, speed, and more. TABS hits Switch this summer, but you can play it now on Xbox Series X\/S or PC.\u00a0<\/p>\n Coming by way of Devolver Digital and Gato Roboto<\/a> developer Doinksoft, Gunbrella is a \u201cnoir-punk action-adventure game\u201d with lots of sidescrolling combat and platforming and some fun traversal mechanics too. The shooting looks reminiscent of Spelunky but more advanced because you can use the titular Gunbrella to \u201cdive, swing, dash, and dive.\u201d Plus, you can scavenge this deteriorating world to find parts that you can use to upgrade your Gunbrella. Gunbrella hits Switch in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n Indie pop band OFK is ready to tell their story of how the Los Angeles-based band rose to the top, or at least attempted to. Developed by Team OFK, We Are OFK is described as a \u201cmusic biopic\u201d told episodically, with new episodes released every single week until the story is over.<\/p>\n “All five episodes of\u00a0We Are OFK<\/em>\u00a0will be released weekly, accompanied by the release of new OFK singles with each new episode,” a press release reads. “Episodes one and two will be released together at first.”\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0You play as Itsume Saito, who struggles to make it in LA\u2019s music scene while managing a full-time job, a brutal commute, and more. However, one chance encounter with a rising Hollywood producer could change everything, and you\u2019ll witness that play out by the fully-voiced cast when We Are OFK hits Switch this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n Developed by Spiral Circus Games, an entirely-remote team, Silt takes place in a \u201cstrange oceanic\u201d world that\u2019s monochrome and filled with puzzles galore. You\u2019ll unravel a long-forgotten mystery as you explore a surreal underwater realm with strange machinery, ancient ruins, and dangerous ocean inhabitants. On your journey, you\u2019ll possess sea creatures to solve puzzles using their abilities all while attempting to survive against deep sea\u00a0goliaths\u00a0and more. Silt hits Switch this June.<\/p>\n Dinosaur Polo Club\u2019s Mini Motorways is exactly what it sounds like: a game that takes place amongst multiple mini motorways. That\u2019s because you\u2019ll be tasked with bringing these motorways to life, starting with a small town that eventually grows into a metropolis. As a result, you\u2019ll have to revisit these maps inspired by real-life cities to upgrade them with highways and more. Daily and weekly challenges aim to keep you returning too, and you can check them out yourself very soon because Mini Motorways hits Switch today.\u00a0<\/p>\n Developed by Ghost Pattern, Wayward Strand takes place aboard a floating hospital airship in 1970s rural Australia. You play as Casey, a teen journalist interested in the stories of the patients in this strange hospital. Each story unfolds in real-time, so you\u2019ll need to decide who to talk to and when to talk to them to advance their stories. In fact, Ghost Pattern says multiple playthroughs are recommended to get the full story and advance storylines you couldn\u2019t in previous playthroughs. You can keep track of information you learn from either talking to patients and doctors, or eavesdropping on them, in your journal, which will help you unlock new locations, stories, revelations, and more. Wayward Strand hits Switch on July 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n Massive Monster\u2019s Cult of the Lamb continues to look great, melding together rogue-lite action gameplay that looks and feels a lot like Hades with an Animal Crossing-style base building mechanic. Game Informer <\/em>got an exclusive look at Cult of the Lamb recently. You can watch that exclusive gameplay while listening to developer commentary in this Cult of the Lamb New Gameplay Today<\/a>. A release date was not revealed but Cult of the Lamb is coming sometime this year, according to Massive Monster.\u00a0<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve been playing Elden Ring lately and have thought to yourself, \u201cI wish I was a crab,\u201d then Another Crab\u2019s Treasure might be for you. That\u2019s because Aggro Crab, the team behind Going Under<\/a>, describes Another Crab\u2019s Treasure as a souls-like, well actually, a shells-like, to be exact. As you\u2019d expect, it looks like it plays like a Dark Souls game that\u2019s underwater. You play as a crab who uses things like cans and shells to strengthen your own shell all while fighting other crustaceans and more. It hits Switch in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Indie World Showcase ended with a fast-moving montage that quickly showcased OneShot: World Machine Edition, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, Idol Manager, Card Shark, Cursed to Gold, A Guidebook to Bable, and OPUS: Echo of Starsong \u2013 Full Bloom Edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n And that\u2019s the May 2022 Indie World Showcase in a nutshell. What were some of your favorite games shown? Were there any you were hoping to see that didn\u2019t make an appearance? Let us know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\nOoblets<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nBatora: Lost Haven<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nElecHead<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nSoundfall<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWildfrost<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nTotally Accurate Battle Simulator<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nGunbrella<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWe Are OFK<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nSilt<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nMini Motorways<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWayward Strand<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nCult of the Lamb<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nAnother Crab\u2019s Treasure<\/h2>\n
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