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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 29th, 2022. Not much left in the year now, and the eShop reflects that. While it is a Thursday, we only have five new releases to look at, and three of them are extremely dubious. We’ve also got the list of new sales and the expiring sales for you to consider. Another light one today, but hey, Shaun needs some rest time too. Let’s go!

New Releases

Arcade Archives Bubble Bobble ($7.99)

Oh yes, that’s the good stuff. Up until now, if you wanted to play the arcade version of Bubble Bobble on your Switch, you had to do it through Bubble Bobble 4 Friends. A fun game, but if you just want to play the original that is a stiff price to cough up. Well, now you can drop eight bucks and have it via Arcade Archives. This game doesn’t need much introduction, so all I need to tell you is that Hamster did their usual fine job with it. Off with you, now. Go buy.

Path of Ra ($13.00)

This is a puzzle game of sorts where you need to rearrange the pieces of the hieroglyphs to make a path forward for the Pharaoh. We’ve seen games like this before, but not so many that another one is unwelcome. Reviews on other platforms, including mobile, seem to be pretty good. Note that you can pick this up on your mobile device for a considerably cheaper price, provided you don’t mind playing on that platform.

Infected Run to Survive: Zombie Apocalypse Survival Story Shooter Dead Cry ($4.99)

Farming Real Simulation Tractor, Combine Trucks Farmer Land Game ($4.99)

Monster Impossible Truck No Limit Adventure Drive Simulator Sport 3D ($4.99)

I could do three separate descriptions for these, but there really isn’t much point. VG Games may or may not be Midnight Works or Cooking & Publishing or Piotr Skalski or Benjamin Kistler or Benoit Vanesse or any of the other crap merchants that stink up the eShop with low-effort garbage like this, but I suppose it doesn’t matter in the end who is taking a dump on your face, only that they are. So here you go, three freshly-pinched turds to end the year with. Bon appetit.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

Not a whole lot to get fussed about in the sales today, either. Maybe Moonlighter or Children of Morta if you don’t have them already? Over in the outbox, sales from Activision and Square Enix are wrapping up. Time to make some hard choices about where to spend that holiday money, everyone.

Select New Games on Sale

Syndrome ($1.99 from $24.99 until 1/2)
reky ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Broken Universe: Tower Defense ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Gem Wizards Tactics ($1.99 from $12.99 until 1/4)
Inukari Deluxe Edition ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/4)
Rolling Car ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/4)
Balloon Flight ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/4)
Detective Di: Silk Rose Murders ($2.85 from $12.99 until 1/4)
Floogen ($1.99 from $3.99 until 1/4)
OMG Police Car Chase TV Sim ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/4)
Space Raiders in Space ($1.99 from $12.99 until 1/4)
Art Sqool Deluxe ($1.99 from $13.99 until 1/4)
Gum+ ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/4)
Nirvana Deluxe Edition ($1.99 from $7.49 until 1/4)

Overlord Escape from Nazarick ($19.49 from $29.99 until 1/7)
Two Hundred Ways ($8.99 from $11.99 until 1/9)
Orcen Axe ($1.99 from $3.60 until 1/11)
HunterX ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/11)
Pad of Time ($3.19 from $7.99 until 1/18)
Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/18)
Rock ‘n Racing Off Road DX ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/18)
Super Arcade Soccer ($1.99 from $6.99 until 1/18)
Moonlighter ($3.74 from $24.99 until 1/18)
Moonlighter: Complete Edition ($5.79 from $28.99 until 1/18)
Children of Morta ($5.49 from $21.99 until 1/18)
Children of Morta Complete Edition ($9.44 from $26.99 until 1/18)
This War of Mine: Complete Edition ($1.99 from $39.99 until 1/18)
South of the Circle ($9.09 from $12.99 until 1/18)
Beat Cop ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/18)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, Friday, December 30th

A Little to the Left ($12.74 from $14.99 until 12/30)
Actraiser Renaissance ($17.99 from $29.99 until 12/30)
Animal Rivals Up in the Air ($2.03 from $11.99 until 12/30)
Arcade Paradise ($14.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
Balan Wonderworld ($11.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Blizzard Arcade Collection ($9.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
Cat Go! Ultimate Challenge ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/30)
Chocobo GP ($24.99 from $49.99 until 12/30)
Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon ($15.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Collection of Mana ($19.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Crash Bandicoot 4 ($19.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy ($15.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Crash Team Racing NF Nitros Oxide ($20.99 from $59.99 until 12/30)
Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled ($13.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Diablo II Resurrected ($13.19 from $39.99 until 12/30)

Diablo Prime Evil Collection ($19.79 from $59.99 until 12/30)
Dragon Quest ($3.24 from $4.99 until 12/30)
Dragon Quest II ($4.21 from $6.49 until 12/30)
Dragon Quest III ($8.11 from $12.49 until 12/30)
Dungeon Encounters ($14.99 from $29.99 until 12/30)
Dysmantle ($9.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
Exertus Redux ($2.06 from $4.39 until 12/30)
FF Crystal Chronicles Remastered ($11.99 from $29.99 until 12/30)
Final Fantasy IX ($10.49 from $20.99 until 12/30)
Final Fantasy VII ($7.99 from $15.99 until 12/30)
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered ($9.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
Final Fantasy X/X-2 Remaster ($24.99 from $49.99 until 12/30)
Final Fantasy XII TZA ($24.99 from $49.99 until 12/30)
Final Fantasy XV Pocket ($11.99 from $29.99 until 12/30)
Furi Modore Edition ($9.99 from $24.99 until 12/30)

Gravity Light ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/30)
Guardians of the Galaxy Cloud Vers. ($20.99 from $59.99 until 12/30)
Harvestella ($47.99 from $59.99 until 12/30)
Hot Wheels Unleashed ($12.49 from $49.99 until 12/30)
I Am Setsuna ($15.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Innocence Island ($7.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
It Takes Two ($29.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 Cloud Vers. ($23.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Cloud Vers. ($29.99 from $49.99 until 12/30)
Kingdom Hearts III Cloud Vers. ($29.99 from $49.99 until 12/30)
Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece ($53.99 from $89.99 until 12/30)
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory ($29.99 from $59.99 until 12/30)
KURSK ($4.99 from $9.99 until 12/30)
Legend of Mana ($14.99 from $29.99 until 12/30)
Life is Strange Arcadia Bay ($29.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)

Life is Strange True Colors ($29.99 from $59.99 until 12/30)
Life is Strange True Colors Deluxe ($34.99 from $69.99 until 12/30)
Light Fingers ($4.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
Logic Pic ($1.99 from $7.99 until 12/30)
Lost Sphear ($14.99 from $49.99 until 12/30)
Lumote the Mastermote Chronicles ($9.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
Madness Beverage ($2.54 from $14.99 until 12/30)
MotoGP 22 ($11.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
NEO The World Ends With You ($29.99 from $59.99 until 12/30)
Once Upon a Jester ($11.99 from $14.99 until 12/30)
Oninaki ($19.99 from $49.99 until 12/30)
Overwatch 2: Watchpoint Pack ($23.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Penko Park ($9.09 from $12.99 until 12/30)
Perpetuum Mobile ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/30)
Residual ($7.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)

Shadows of Kurgansk ($5.39 from $17.99 until 12/30)
Shotgun Farmers ($6.99 from $9.99 until 12/30)
Spyro Reignited Trilogy ($15.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)
Star Drives ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/30)
Star Ocean First Departure R ($8.39 from $20.99 until 12/30)
Tesla Force ($8.49 from $16.99 until 12/30)
The Centennial Case Shijima Story ($29.99 from $49.99 until 12/30)
The Copper Canyon Dixie Dash ($2.99 from $7.49 until 12/30)
The DioField Chronicle ($29.99 from $59.99 until 12/30)
The Hand of Glory ($15.19 from $18.99 until 12/30)
The Suicide of Rachel Foster ($1.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
Trials of Mana ($24.99 from $49.99 until 12/30)
Vaporum Lockdown ($7.47 from $21.99 until 12/30)
Venice Taxi Boats ($5.19 from $12.99 until 12/30)
Voice of Cards: Forsaken Maiden ($17.99 from $29.99 until 12/30)
Voice of Cards: Isle Dragon Roars ($17.99 from $29.99 until 12/30)
Wobbledogs Console Edition ($15.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
World of Final Fantasy Maxima ($15.99 from $39.99 until 12/30)

That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with the final edition of the year 2022. We’ll look at whatever new releases there are, plus whatever sales there are. That’s about it, but don’t forget to check out all of our cool end-of-year content that is rolling out this week. I hope you all have a thrilling Thursday, and as always, thanks for reading!

Ah, the end of the year. A time for musings of the year that has passed, and speculation as to what the new year will bring. And also a time for lists! This one covers the hidden gems that hit the Nintendo Switch this year, and we really do our best to make sure they’re deep cuts. A couple of years ago, I handled this list. Last year, our pal Mikhail took the reins. This time, we’ve teamed up. I’ve selected a tasty dozen titles, and Mikhail threw in a few of his own. If you’re looking for some good games that are off the beaten path, read on!

Sophstar ($12.99)

I was really surprised at how good Sophstar turned out to be, especially given the reasonable price. It’s a very fun vertical shooter that is easy to learn but with enough depth to please veterans, and includes enough modes, options, and extras to keep you playing for a long time. I wish the soundtrack had a little more kick to it and I suppose it doesn’t really do anything dramatically novel, but otherwise I am hard-pressed to find much fault in this game. A virtual must-have for shoot-em-up fans and one of the finer choices in a year of great games in this genre. -Shaun Musgrave

Arcade Paradise ($19.99)

There’s a lot of joy in the routine, and Arcade Paradise taps into that perfectly. You inherit a run-down laundromat from your father and through your hard work will eventually turn it into a massive arcade full of cool games. The best part is that you can play those games, and many of them are a lot of fun on their own. Oh no, the customers’ laundry is ready to go into the dryer but I’m in the middle of a game! I guess it doesn’t matter if they have to wait a little, right? A great premise pulled off superbly. -Shaun Musgrave

Beacon Pines ($19.99)

If you like adventure games or just want to enjoy an interesting, well-written story with a pleasingly dark vibe, Beacon Pines will serve you well. It’s a thoroughly engrossing tale that pulls you in further the more you play it. Perhaps a little too substantial to explore in a single session, but you’ll likely find yourself wanting to see it all the way through in one go. Add in a superb presentation with gorgeous visuals and excellent narration, and you’ve got a winner. Publisher Fellow Traveler had a stellar year all around, and this is yet another one of the jewels of its line-up. -Shaun Musgrave

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story ($49.99)

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story released at a bad time for me thanks to a family emergency, but I’ve been slowly making my way through it over the months. As someone who got into FMV games through Her Story, I never managed to find anything that impressed me as much as that until The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story. The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is the best FMV game I’ve ever played, and a fantastic introduction to the genre. You tackle multiple murders taking place over the span of a century. The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story often felt like I was watching a big budget drama from Japan on Netflix. It is just sublime, and I’m currently replaying it on PS5 after experiencing it on Switch. -Mikhail Madnani

OneShot: World Machine Edition ($14.99)

I won’t talk much about the specific qualities of OneShot because this is indeed one of Those Games, but I think just about anyone who enjoys the adventure game genre will fall for its charms. It’s a clever, immensely likeable game that is metatextual without being obnoxious about it. You’ll almost certainly want to replay it immediately after you finish it, and that’s the mark of a pretty awesome story and game in my books. It has made the transition to Switch as well as it can to any non-computer platform, and if this is where you happen to play it, I think you’ll have a fine time. If you haven’t played it before, here’s your excuse to do it. –Shaun Musgrave

Chained Echoes ($24.99)

I haven’t posted my review of this excellent JRPG-style game yet, because I really wanted to take my time with it. The work of a single developer who toiled away for years, Chained Echoes shares a similar origin to a lot of games that had big promise but didn’t quite land the execution. This game, however, not only met my expectations but wildly exceeded them. If you have any fondness for 16-bit JRPGs, you’ll have a great time with Chained Echoes. A true love letter to the genre that isn’t content to only be a love letter. -Shaun Musgrave

TinyKin ($24.99)

I had no expectations at all going into this 3D platformer, but as soon as I started playing TinyKin, I was sucked completely into its world. The area designs are fantastic, encouraging you to root out and collect everything while presenting you with enough options that you never need to bang your head against any one thing. It also has a very charming presentation. The choice of using 2D sprites for the characters takes a little adjustment, but once you do? This is one of the better games in this genre you can find on the Switch, and its recent update added even more things to love. –Shaun Musgrave

Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief ($29.99)

While I’m always grateful when publishers bring back popular games from a few console generations ago to make them accessible to players, I love it when we get ports or remasters of games that either are lesser known, or ones that have never released outside Japan before. I didn’t know what Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief was until NIS America confirmed a localization for consoles and PC. With its budget price, I hope more people check this one out, because of its freedom. It feels like a perfect blend of remaining within its budget constraints while giving you enough freedom to make you want to play the stealth game more and more. -Mikhail Madnani

Raging Blasters ($14.70)

Raging Blasters isn’t out there breaking any shoot-em-up molds, but it pulls together a lot of well-loved ideas into a sensible, enjoyable whole. More casual players will appreciate the somewhat gentle nature of the default arcade mode, while those who enjoy a solid score attack game will certainly find plenty to keep them coming back. The emphasis on making sure the Caravan-style timed scoring runs as enjoyable as possible really pays off in this vertical shooter. Another excellent piece of work from shoot-em-up one-man-developer Terarin, who continues to impress with each new release. -Shaun Musgrave

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise ($14.99)

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise is a surprisingly fun take on the side-scrolling roguelite genre, with plenty of personality courtesy of its charming character designs and solid gameplay mechanics that are perhaps a little easier to come to grips with than those found in similar games. While I wouldn’t consider it among the very best in its category, it’s an extremely well-made game that is worth playing if you’ve enjoyed games like Dead Cells or Rogue Legacy. In fact, I think I had a better time with this than I did with Rogue Legacy 2, and that’s no slight on that game. A fantastic return for a set of characters and setting that I frankly never expected to see again. -Shaun Musgrave

Super Mega Zero ($9.99)

Super Mega Zero manages the difficult job of finding new depths to plumb in a sub-genre that has seen a lot of love over the years. Every time I thought I had it all figured out, another stage would come along and force me to come at things completely differently. The changing number gimmick combines with some truly inspired puzzle and platforming challenges to create a thoroughly enjoyable, incredibly tricky action game. Throw in the extra collectible Pi items and speed runs, and you’ve got a game that will last you for a long while. –Shaun Musgrave

Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation The Endless Seven-Day Journey ($39.99)

Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation The Endless Seven-Day Journey is one of those games I never thought would be released outside Japan. It is a relaxing game that blends in some fantastical elements, but mostly is about soaking in the countryside atmosphere and just playing a cozy game. Even if you aren’t very familiar with Shin-chan, this is an experience you need to have. I also love how it feels like you’re playing an interactive anime episode with the gorgeous artwork and animations. I can’t wait for this one to get a physical release in 2023. -Mikhail Madnani

Infernax ($19.99)

Infernax just feels good to play. The mechanics are solid, and the fundamentals are done properly. You don’t have a massive array of moves and attacks to choose from, but what you have in your toolbox works well for handling the enemies you’ll be facing. Exploring the countryside took me back to my younger years wandering the mysterious world of Simon’s Quest, especially with the day-night element in play here. Those who enjoy exploratory 2D platformers and aren’t afraid of taking on one with a little bite should definitely play Infernax as soon as possible. -Shaun Musgrave

Eschatos ($26.99)

Eschatos is a fantastic shoot-em-up experience all on its own but when you throw in extra games Judgement Silversword, Cardinal Sins, and the various extra modes and features included in this package, you end up with an incredibly easy game to recommend. Should you choose to fully indulge in all it has to offer, Eschatos will keep you busy for hours on end. Not that there was much doubt, but this Switch version of the game runs like a dream. Another superb addition to the system’s shoot-em-up library, and one that even genre newcomers may find digestible. -Shaun Musgrave

Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness ($14.99)

I enjoyed Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness just as much as the previous game, which is no mean feat to repeat. The only knock I can give on it is that it can get a little repetitive if you try to jam too much of it at once, but even that is almost completely alleviated by bringing a buddy or three with you. It’s an enjoyable, tense game with an outstanding presentation in all respects, and a game well-worth adding to your Nintendo Switch collection. Base defense doesn’t get much better than this. -Shaun Musgrave

So those are our picks for the best hidden games for the Nintendo Switch in 2022, but how about yours? Have you got a game you want to champion? If so, please comment below so we can all get in on that. And on behalf of myself and Mikhail, I hope you all can find some games to get in on with our list. Thanks for reading!

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 28th, 2022. I can’t remember the last time we had zero new releases on a weekday, but it’s been a long while. But worry not, dear readers. I have written a fairly lengthy review of Square Enix’s Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion so that you have something to savor. After that, there’s nothing to do but head into the new and expiring sales of the day. Yes, there were a few things not on sale. They are on sale now. Let’s get to it!

Reviews & Mini-Views

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion ($49.99)

Back in 2007 when Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII hit the PlayStation Portable, I could scarcely believe that ten years had passed since the release of the original Final Fantasy VII. And now as I sit here watching the credits roll on Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion (I will indulge those hyphens exactly once in this review), I find it even harder to grapple with the idea that it has been fifteen years since that time and a whopping quarter of a century since the release of the game it appended to. It’s enough to make a fellow downright existential.

But that’s appropriate, isn’t it? Final Fantasy VII‘s story deals a lot with such themes, and it’s no surprise that a prequel to that story also is neck-deep in it. The hero of this game is Zack, and anyone who has played Final Fantasy VII knows his ultimate fate. Cloud is also here, so you know that nonsense is going to be dealt with at some point. Aerith is here, allowing us to see her brief but beautiful romance with Zack that is barely mentioned in the main game. Sephiroth is here, and he spends most of the game in a fairly lucid state, though we know he won’t end the story that way. Other major characters include Zack’s superior Angeal and Sephiroth’s pal Genesis, and given they’re not in Final Fantasy VII we can assume they’re also not in for a smooth time in this game’s plot.

Assuming you’ve played the original and are here wondering about what’s new in this Reunion version, let’s quickly go over that. First of all, the thing you can spot with your own peepers: the graphics have been significantly overhauled. The 3D models of both characters and backgrounds have been redone with more of those lovely polygons that we’re all rather fond of, and everything is in crispy HD resolution. The UI has been redone, too. Looks sharp. Every line is voiced now, though the original cast has been replaced with Final Fantasy VII Remake actors where applicable. This may or may not have been a good idea. The soundtrack has been arranged, and that is generally more successful.

The combat system has also seen a number of tweaks, some small and some bigger, to make everything flow better and give the player a bit more agency. You can now stock your Limit Breaks to use when you see fit, and the new Ability Gauge system gives you a means of countering the powerful attacks that bosses like to toss out. The camera is a little easier to grapple with, and you can skip the sequences the DMW likes to kick out mid-combat when you hit certain jackpots. On a more micro level, attacks seem to come out faster, movement is a bit snappier, and things are overall more exciting as a result. In a lot of ways, Reunion is a game changer.

With that said, the heart beating in the chest of Crisis Core Reunion is still very much that of the 2007 PlayStation Portable game, with everything that comes with it. The Nintendo DS may have unexpectedly rocketed into the stratosphere with its broadly appealing software library, but the PlayStation Portable had raised a considerable audience of its own at this point, largely buoyed by the meteoric success of Capcom’s Monster Hunter games. And lessons were learned from Monster Hunter, resulting in a very distinct flavor of game I like to call PSP Core. And Crisis Core is PSP Core to its very bones. Oh, you’re in new clothes. You’ve got a new ‘do. But I see you, buddy. You can take the boy out of Gongaga, but you can’t take the Gongaga out of the boy.

The PlayStation Portable had a lot in common with the Nintendo Switch. It was just powerful enough to try to keep up with the big-pants consoles, but not powerful enough to smoothly pull it off. The more it tried to fight that, the worse the results tended to be. Monster Hunter helped developers find the sweet spot: smaller, more compact experiences with the polygons saved on smaller areas invested in making everything look as nice as possible. It was not only better for the hardware capabilities, it suited portable play well. Got a few minutes? Do a little mission. Got more time? Tackle a bunch.

This essentially is how Crisis Core works. Just add in some lengthy cutscenes here and there because, well, Final Fantasy. Don’t expect a standard RPG at all. There is some exploration, but it’s not a significant part of the game. There are only a few areas that go beyond being largely linear locations that funnel you from one fight to another. The game wants you to be able to wrap things up before you hit your station. So you run around some small areas, you do a handful of fights, and that’s that. Lots of optional stuff to take on, too. Just in case you don’t have time for the big cutscenes. The battles take place in confined arenas and are largely action-based, but with lots of little timers and things that keep you from going all Dante on your foes.

Wrapped around all these little mini-missions is a story. Sometimes it is very good. Sometimes it is very stupid. There’s really two things going on here, and they dovetail with each other now and then before finally smashing up against each other in one of the game’s climaxes. You’ve got Zack’s story of finding his feet as a SOLDIER, meeting and cultivating a romance with Aerith, and his ultimate end at the hands of you-know-who. This story pretty much rules. It has that rich sense of dread that comes with every prequel involving characters who you know are going to bite it. And its finale does not disappoint. It combines gameplay mechanics and the narrative in a way that hits you right in your cry-muscles. Utterly magnificent stuff that significantly adds to the lore of Final Fantasy VII.

Then there’s the plot with Genesis, the character that Tetsuya Nomura shoe-horned into the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII project while he was crushing on Japanese pop star/space vampire Gackt. Genesis sucks. His whole storyline sucks. He’s the worst kind of retconned nonsense, and his presence makes this game and Final Fantasy VII as a whole worse. He cheapens Sephiroth’s character and arc, and he has a penchant for slipping into insufferably long monologues. A giant cornball whose only redeeming quality is the satisfaction you’ll feel when you drop the blade of your sword on his gorgeous feather-haired head. His obnoxious presence isn’t enough to ruin the whole affair for me, but I can’t say the same for everyone I know who played this game. Oh well! Not much a remake is going to do about that.

Anyway, don’t be fooled by the sheen, especially with how shiny this Reunion version is. Crisis Core is a pretty game, but it’s a very basic one at its core. This is not a knock on the game, but I’ve noticed people who come into it expecting something bigger come away disappointed. This is a game that was almost perfectly built for the small chunks of time people tend to sink into portable play, and I think that makes this Switch version a fantastic way to experience it. The big-pants console versions will give you better visuals, but the Switch version holds its own just fine. Maybe dock it for the last bit, but otherwise this is a nice game to digest in bits between the bigger things in life. Come into it remembering this is a PSP-butt PSP game and you’ll be fine. You’ll want to suffocate Genesis with a pillow, but you’ll survive. Expect a full-on RPG experience, and not even that astounding ending will save it for you.

Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion is a spiffy remake of a game that is very evocative of its time and place. As long as you keep that context in mind, you’ll likely have a really good time with it. The story has its ups and downs but the likeable protagonist and fantastic ending make it worth the weaker bits. This Switch port is quite good, and that makes it easier to enjoy the game portably, as was originally intended. A knock-down-the-door must-have this is not, but those who want to dig deeper into the world of Final Fantasy VII will find no better alternative.

SwitchArcade Score: 4/5

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

It’s not like WB Games titles going on sale is a new or unusual thing, but here you go. Some of the DLC for LEGO Star Wars is at a new low, at least. Over in the outbox, a few hot sales on things like Green Hell and Panzer Dragoon Remake are coming to a close. Check both lists and ponder your purchases carefully.

Select New Games on Sale

Bit Orchard: Animal Valley ($1.99 from $6.99 until 1/2)
It’s Kooky ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/3)
Fluffy Horde ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/3)
Chalk Gardens ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/3)
Monument ($1.99 from $7.00 until 1/3)
Little Bug ($1.99 from $12.99 until 1/3)
Colsword ($1.99 from $4.00 until 1/3)
Raiders of the Lost Island ($6.49 from $12.99 until 1/6)
Stellar Interface Deluxe ($3.19 from $15.98 until 1/9)
Jetboy ($2.09 from $5.99 until 1/10)
Return to Shironagasu Island ($4.19 from $6.99 until 1/10)
Artifact Adventure Gaiden DX ($5.99 from $9.99 until 1/10)
World for Two ($8.39 from $13.99 until 1/10)
Unreal Life ($13.79 from $22.99 until 1/10)
Hyperlight Ultimate ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/16)

Mortal Kombat 11 ($9.99 from $49.99 until 1/16)
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate DLC ($9.99 from $49.99 until 1/16)
Scribblenauts Showdown ($3.99 from $39.99 until 1/16)
Cars 3: Driven to Win ($5.99 from $39.99 until 1/16)
LEGO Ninjago Movie Game ($7.49 form $49.99 until 1/16)
LEGO DC Super-Villains ($5.99 from $59.99 until 1/16)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 ($2.99 from $29.99 until 1/16)
LEGO Star Wars: TSS Galactic Edition ($39.99 from $79.99 until 1/16)
LEGO The Incredibles ($8.99 from $59.99 until 1/16)
LEGO Worlds ($5.99 from $29.99 until 1/16)
Football Drama ($7.99 from $9.99 until 1/16)
Cube Life: Island Survival ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/17)
Color Zen Kids ($3.19 from $3.99 until 1/17)
Pixel Action Heroes ($3.99 from $4.99 until 1/17)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, Thursday, December 29th

Alchemist Simulator ($6.12 from $12.49 until 12/29)
Ancient Islands ($6.12 from $12.49 until 12/29)
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance ($23.99 from $29.99 until 12/29)
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II ($23.99 from $29.99 until 12/29)
Barbearian ($2.99 from $11.99 until 12/29)
Bastion ($2.99 from $14.99 until 12/29)
Chef’s Tail ($4.02 from $11.49 until 12/29)
Cooking Simulator ($1.99 from $19.99 until 12/29)
Destropolis ($1.99 from $5.99 until 12/29)
Evil Tonight ($12.74 from $14.99 until 12/29)
Green Hell ($2.49 from $24.99 until 12/29)

Hades ($12.49 from $24.99 until 12/29)
Invirium ($1.99 from $7.99 until 12/29)
Overcooked All You Can Eat ($19.99 from $39.99 until 12/29)
Panzer Dragoon Remake ($2.49 from $24.99 until 12/29)
Sherlock Holmes & THotB ($9.09 from $12.99 until 12/29)
Super Mombo Quest ($5.99 from $15.90 until 12/29)
The First Tree ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/29)
The TakeOver ($2.99 from $19.99 until 12/29)
Thief Simulator ($1.99 from $19.99 until 12/29)
WarriOrb ($2.00 from $12.99 until 12/29)

That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with a handful of new releases, though significantly fewer than we usually see on a Thursday. We’ll also have some sales to look at, and that may well be it. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday, and as always, thanks for reading!

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 27th, 2022. In today’s article, I finally bang out a few reviews I have been working on over the holidays. River City Girls 2, Mortal Shell, Panda Punch, and The Tale of Clouds and Wind get evaluated today. After that, we have a bunch of dubious new releases to look at, plus some new and expiring sales. Let’s go!

Reviews & Mini-Views

River City Girls 2 ($39.99)

Some sequels completely change things up, recontextualizing the series and taking things in a bold, new direction. That’s not the kind of sequel River City Girls 2 is. No, this is the more usual kind of sequel. That stuff you liked in the first game? It’s here, and there’s more of it. The stuff you didn’t like? Some of it fixed. Some of it isn’t. If you liked the first game, you’ll like this one. If you didn’t? I somewhat doubt this one will hit you any better. Unless your very specific problem with the first game was a lack of online play. That one is fixed.

Anyway, Sabu finds out about the girls did to his daughter and, more importantly, his criminal empire in the first game. He’s mad so he breaks out of prison and proceeds to make the girls’ lives hell in the pettiest possible ways. The girls ultimately decide to solve the problem the way they usually do, and this time they have some extra help. You’ll visit a variety of locations, most of which will be very familiar if you played the first game. You’ll also learn a variety of moves, most of which will be very familiar if you played the first game. You’ll fight a number of different enemies. most of… well, you get it. There’s a story reason for the recycling, but there’s unquestionably a lot of it.

Still, there is enough new stuff here to keep you entertained, and the new characters help a lot with that. Misako and Kyoko are fun heroes, and following their cartoonish rampage is just as enjoyable here as it was in the first game. Riki, Kunio, Marian, and Provie don’t add much to the story but they do give you some gameplay variety that is quite welcome. Just like in the first game, you can level up your stats and expand your arsenal by buying things from shops, and leveling up all six characters will keep you playing long past the credits.

I wasn’t as keen on the first game as some were, and I find myself feeling the same way about this game. I’m not in love with the way combat flows, and I’m not a big fan of the way WayForward sets up their boss battles in general. Too much waiting around, and the bosses take way too many hits to go down. It’s not bad or anything, but compared to how games like Streets of Rage 4 and Shredder’s Revenge flow with the minute-to-minute action, River City Girls 2 comes up short for me. It doesn’t help that the game’s technical performance is even worse than the Switch version of the first game. There are areas and situations where the framerate dips get too obvious to ignore.

River City Girls 2 is more River City Girls, with all the good and bad that implies. The expanded playable roster and some minor gameplay tweaks are appreciated, along with the ability to play with others online, but so much here is the same that you probably don’t even need to read a review to know if you’ll like it or not. Want another reason to stomp around River City with Misako and Kyoko? Here it is. Looking for the next great brawler after Shredder’s Revenge? You’ll have to keep waiting.

SwitchArcade Score: 3.5/5

Panda Punch ($4.99)

Panda Punch has an idea, and it basically translates to punching around boxes to press down switches and serve as platforms. And to the game’s credit, it does a decent enough job with that. It looks okay, it plays okay, the level designs are amusing enough. It does what you want a five dollar Switch platformer to do, more or less. The levels just kind of roll into each other, giving the feeling of a large interconnected world, but it’s actually fairly linear on the whole.

Panda Punch is one of those games where you can spend an evening picking your way through it and have a fun enough time doing so, only to find your brain has almost entirely deleted the experience from your memories by the next morning. For the meager price it’s asking, I suppose that’s acceptable. Nothing I’d recommend rushing out and buying, but you could do a lot worse with your time and money than picking this up and bashing around some crates.

SwitchArcade Score: 3.5/5

Mortal Shell ($29.99)

You know, I don’t think Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 are coming to the Nintendo Switch. Just a hunch. With that in mind, Souls fans who want to play something of the sort on their Switch consoles have to look elsewhere. I suspect the makers of Mortal Shell would like this to be the elsewhere those fans look, because this game really is nakedly paying homage to Dark Souls. There are a couple of extra gimmicks that involve inhabiting the bodies of fallen warriors and hardening yourself up to tank a hit, but by and large this is the Diet Pepsi version of Dark Souls. It’s a little clunkier, a lot less inventive, and you can’t help but wish you were playing the real thing instead.

Mortal Shell makes a decent transition to the Switch, and if there are Dark Souls fans out there who only own a Switch, need something else in the same vein, and don’t mind dropping a decent chunk of change, this might scratch the itch. Outside of that particular scenario, things get shakier. It doesn’t drop the ball in any serious ways, but there are lots of little things that add up to a game that just doesn’t feel as good to play as the game it wants to evoke. Worth a shot for the Souls faithful, but others should probably stick to the real thing.

SwitchArcade Score: 3.5/5

The Tale of Clouds and Wind (QUByte Classics) ($7.99)

QUByte has plucked another game from Piko’s library, this time the Taiwanese Mega Drive beat-em-up that sometimes goes under the name Water Margin but here is called The Tale of Clouds and Wind. It’s based on the classic Chinese novel, the same one that Konami’s Suikoden series drew inspiration from. Not that that is really important or anything, as you’ll just be walking from left to right beating the stuffing out of people. You can choose between three characters and play alone or with a friend via local multiplayer. It’s an okay game, nothing great, but it suffers from the same input lag QUByte’s other retro rereleases do.

The Tale of Clouds and Wind is a serviceable 16-bit beat-em-up, but not much more than that. Add in some emulation issues that result in control lag, and you’ve got something that can get the job done if needed but probably shouldn’t be relied on for such a task. Given the assortment of Capcom beat-em-ups available at a cheaper price on Switch, it’s hard to recommend this to any but those on the hunt for something less common to play from this era.

SwitchArcade Score: 3/5

New Releases

Xanchuchamel ($5.99)

This is a puzzle platformer whose main gimmick involves moving around blocks and other platforms to make your way through each stage. There are fifty stages in total set across five different worlds. As far as games with five-dollar Switch platformer energy go, this seems like it’s on the better end of things. Enough that I don’t even mind that it’s a touch higher than a fiver.

WRC Generations – The Official Game ($39.99)

Well hey, another WRC game. It seems to have enjoyed decent reviews on other platforms, but the last couple of releases in this series on Switch have suffered greatly in the transition. Still, if you enjoyed the previous game in the series on our little hybrid platform, you’ll probably be able to deal with whatever has been sacrificed here. That aside, this one has even more content than the last one so you’ll be racing away for quite some time.

Everybody’s Home Run Derby ($5.00)

This is exactly what it looks like, and nothing more. Just a simple home run derby game for up to four players via local multiplayer. There are a variety of characters to choose from. Yes, that’s about it.

Grabitoons! ($7.99)

Here’s a party game with fifteen different mini-games that can be enjoyed by up to four players in local multiplayer. The gimmick seems to be the over-sized grabby hands your characters have. You can unlock extra customization bits, which is about usual for this sort of thing. It can’t be played in handheld mode, so presumably you’ll need the motion control stuff for this one.

Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Klondike Solitaire ($6.99)

The second in the Otoko Cross line brings the titular Pretty Boys to a game of Klondike Solitaire. Play some solitaire and unlock some new outfits for the boys. That’s really all there is to it, so if that sounds like your jam then here you go.

Boxer ($9.99)

Aw heck, it’s Sabec. It’s another no-frills affair from this publisher, setting you against seven different boxers. It doesn’t look very fancy, and given Sabec’s track record it probably doesn’t play very fancy either.

Cryght ($1.50)

A buck-fifty and it sure looks like it. This game has more than one hundred and thirty stages, and you’re tasked with reaching the crystal however you can on each of them. It’s not short on rough edges, but I suppose you don’t have to get much out of it to get your money’s worth.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

What a difference a day makes. I suppose there isn’t much left to put on sale at this point. The highlight today is the new low price on Darkest Dungeon, so if you’re interested in the game and somehow held out this long, here’s your shot. Over in the outbox, fans of first-person shooters will want to strongly consider DUSK before its latest sale wraps up. Check those lists!

Select New Games on Sale

Darkest Dungeon ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/3)
Darkest Dungeon AE ($9.99 from $39.99 until 1/3)
Peace, Death! 2 ($1.99 from $5.00 until 1/8)
Evoland Legendary Edition ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/9)
SNIPER Hunter Scope ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/9)
Aviary Attorney: DE ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/9)
The Big Con: GotY Edition ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/9)
Fantasy Blacksmith ($7.49 from $9.99 until 1/10)
Ampersat ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/10)
Moonrise Fall ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/10)
Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/10)
Pumpkin Jack ($11.99 from $29.99 until 1/16)

Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield ($4.79 from $11.99 until 1/16)
Dungeons 3 ($35.99 from $39.99 until 1/16)
Matchpoint Tennis Championships ($44.99 from $49.99 until 1/16)
Blackguards 2 ($3.74 from $14.99 until 1/16)
Wildcat Gun Machine ($3.74 from $14.99 until 1/16)
Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes ($3.74 from $14.99 until 1/16)
LEGO Bricktales ($26.99 from $29.99 until 1/16)
Destrobots ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/16)
Jet Kave Adventure ($1.99 from $19.99 until 1/16)
Knights & Guns EE ($1.99 from $16.49 until 1/16)
Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia ($1.99 from $5.49 until 1/16)
Space Commander War & Trade ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/16)
Warplanes WW2 Dogfight ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/16)
Burger Chef Tycoon PE ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/16)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 28th

Aery Dreamscape ($3.99 from $9.99 until 12/28)
Aery Last Day on Earth ($3.99 from $9.99 until 12/28)
Aery Little Bird Adventure ($2.79 from $6.99 until 12/28)
Cardaclysm Shards of the Four ($3.74 from $14.99 until 12/28)
Creepy Tale ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/28)
Dead by Daylight ($11.99 from $29.99 until 12/28)
Dead by Daylight Ultimate ($41.99 from $69.99 until 12/28)
Death Park 2 ($2.79 from $6.99 until 12/28)
DUSK ($14.99 from $19.99 until 12/28)
Flying Hero X ($3.99 from $9.99 until 12/28)
Football Manager 2023 Touch ($40.49 from $44.99 until 12/28)
From Heaven to Earth ($3.99 from $9.99 until 12/28)
Gigapocalypse ($5.99 from $9.99 until 12/28)
House Builder ($11.24 from $14.99 until 12/28)
Murder Diaries 2 ($3.99 from $9.99 until 12/28)

One Last Memory ($3.99 from $9.99 until 12/28)
Rigid Force Redux ($5.99 from $19.99 until 12/28)
Run Sausage Run ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/28)
Sausage Wars ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/28)
Slime-san ($3.59 from $11.99 until 12/28)
Splatter ($1.99 from $4.98 until 12/28)
Super Rebellion ($2.00 from $7.00 until 12/28)
Tanky Tanks ($2.39 from $5.99 until 12/28)
Truberbrook ($5.99 from $29.99 until 12/28)
Vambrace: Cold Soul ($4.99 from $24.99 until 12/28)
Windscape ($3.99 from $19.99 until 12/28)

That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with more reviews, more sales, and perhaps some new releases and news. It depends on what happens between now and then. I hope you all have a great Tuesday, and as always, thanks for reading!

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 26th, 2022. Whatever plans I had for today’s article went right out the window thanks to Christmas stuff and roughly a billion new sales popping up over the weekend. I’ve got the new releases that hit since Friday for you to look at, plus a massive yet somehow largely curated list of sales. And that is pretty much it! But that’s not bad for Boxing Day, right? Right. Let’s go!

New Releases

Sports Story ($14.99)

The long-awaited follow-up to Golf Story hit late last week, bringing a variety of sports mashed up with RPG mechanics for your playing pleasure. Golf, tennis, BMX, cricket, fishing, and more are here. Unlock them, play them, meet a wild array of wacky characters, and prove you’ve got what it takes to rise to the top of the sporting world in this athletic adventure.

Pixel Cup Soccer – Ultimate Edition ($16.99)

If you like the more arcade-style takes on sports, you may want to take a look at Pixel Cup Soccer. Play alone and dive into the Career Mode, or play with up to eight players via local multiplayer in a variety of modes. There are a lot of low-tier soccer games on the eShop, and that can make it hard to tell what is good or not at a glance. Trust me when I say that this is one of the good ones.

Moorhuhn Pirates – Crazy Chicken Pirates ($6.99)

This is one of the traditional-style Moorhuhn games, which is to say it’s a shooting gallery. Shoot all the chicken pirates and try to rack up the points. Nothing too fancy, but it’s amusing enough thanks to its goofy sense of humor. A reasonable price point sure doesn’t hurt.

Cats Puzzle ($9.99)

Another one of these weak puzzle games. Just rearrange the squares to set the picture right. Like a jigsaw puzzle but no jig. Yes, I used that line before. If these publishers can recycle games, I can recycle descriptions.

Street Drag Racing Car Driving Simulator 2022 Games ($4.99)

Another garbage game from Midnight Works with another garbage word salad title. It’s a poor racing game that doesn’t even have button controls because the developer couldn’t be bothered to add them to this low-effort port. Throw it in the bin.

Supreme Car Race on Highway Simulator – Ultimate Driving Games Poly Experience ($1.99)

And here is some junk from INSTAMARKETINGANDGAME, also with a title that is SEO word salad. It’s just a lane-based auto-runner. Collect coins, unlock more cars, and enjoy the richness of gameplay that a virtually unmodified Unity Asset Store template gets you. Touch controls only, because… well, you know why. At least it’s only two bucks, but that could also get you a tasty Snickers bar. Choose wisely.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

There are, not fooling, more than fifteen-hundred new sales on the eShop since we last spoke. I can not and will not list them all, so consider this list heavily curated. Despite my efforts in that regard, this still ended up being a ridiculous list of games. Check the eShop to see if anything else you were interested in is on sale. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Select New Games on Sale

Cuphead & Delicious Last Course ($19.70 from $26.99 until 1/2)
Perfect Gold ($5.59 from $7.99 until 1/2)
Madorica Real Estate 2 ($14.99 from $18.99 until 1/2)
Spacewing War ($4.19 from $6.99 until 1/2)
Axiom Verge 1&2 Bundle ($23.98 from $39.98 until 1/2)
Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Sim ($14.39 from $17.99 until 1/2)
Rogue Explorer ($3.19 from $7.99 until 1/2)
Horatio Goes Snowboarding ($4.19 from $6.99 until 1/2)
Star Trek Prodigy Supernova ($29.99 from $49.99 until 1/2)
Blossom’s Bloom Boutique ($7.49 from $9.99 until 1/2)
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School ($25.49 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Guild of Darksteel ($3.74 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Valfaris ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/2)
The Magister ($2.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Super Blood Hockey ($2.24 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Nongunz DE ($3.74 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Snakeybus ($2.99 from $11.99 until 1/2)
Astalon Tears of the Earth ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Happy Game ($7.22 from $13.13 until 1/2)
Griftlands ($10.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling ($9.99 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Into the Dead 2 ($8.74 from $34.99 until 1/2)
Empire of Angels IV ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Yaga ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Override 2: Super Mech League ($4.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)

Loop Hero ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Cris Tales ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Sockventure ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Rise of the Third Power ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Amazing Chicken Adventures ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Life in Willowdale: Farm Adv. ($29.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
My Friend Peppa Pig ($19.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
PJ Masks Heroes of the Night ($15.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
The Pinball Wizard ($6.39 from $7.99 until 1/2)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers RoS ($15.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Gems of Magic: Lost Family ($2.49 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Lost Ruins ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
UnMetal ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Soul Axiom Rebooted ($5.84 from $12.99 until 1/2)
Hitchhiker A Mystery Game ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Creaks ($5.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Remothered Broken Porcelain ($4.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Fuga: Melodies of Steel ($23.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Fuga: Melodies of Steel DE ($35.99 from $59.99 until 1/2)
Golem Gates ($3.74 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Verlet Swing ($2.24 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Nefarious ($2.24 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Fall of Light DE ($2.24 from $14.99 until 1/2)
LOL Surprise! Born to Travel ($27.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Salaryman Shi ($3.74 from $4.99 until 1/2)
Pinball FX3 Indy Jones Pinball DLC ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Warp Frontier ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Shishi: Timeless Prelude ($6.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
I Hate Running Backwards ($2.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
The Red Strings Club ($4.94 from $14.99 until 1/2)

Gato Roboto ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/2)
Cryogear ($6.36 from $19.89 until 1/2)
The Swords of Ditto ($4.94 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Disjunction ($5.43 from $15.99 until 1/2)
Imp of the Sun ($13.39 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Star Hunter DX ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
KeyWe ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Ultimate Chicken Horse ($6.74 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Love Esquire ($17.49 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Spectrum ($1.99 from $11.99 until 1/2)
Pipe Push Paradise ($1.99 from $10.99 until 1/2)
A Musical Story ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Shovel Knight Dig ($22.49 from $24.99 until 1/2)
CoComelon: Play with JJ ($23.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Cyber Complex ($4.79 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Sunblaze ($2.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Steel Rain ($4.79 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Wilmot’s Warehouse ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
DreamWorks Dragons LotNR ($29.99 from $49.99 until 1/2)
Yuoni ($10.39 from $15.99 until 1/2)
Circus Electrique ($13.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Ocean’s Heart ($8.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Vzerthos: Heir of Thunder ($4.24 from $4.99 until 1/2)
Cleo A Pirate’s Tale ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Splash Cars ($4.19 from $6.99 until 1/2)
Pretty Girls Panic Plus ($2.99 from $5.99 until 1/2)
Macrotis A Mother’s Journey ($4.79 from $11.99 until 1/2)
Spelunky ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
The Jackbox Party Pack 7 ($17.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Drunken Fist 2 Zombie Hangover ($5.59 from $7.99 until 1/2)

Mothmen 1966 ($5.84 from $8.99 until 1/2)
Space Moth Lunar Edition ($3.19 from $7.99 until 1/2)
Huntdown ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Kitiara Fables ($10.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Kitiara Fables DE ($13.74 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Space Warlord Organ Trading Sim ($13.39 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Take Off Flight Simulator ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Light Fairytale Episode 1 ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Rick Henderson ($5.59 from $7.99 until 1/2)
PAW Patrol: Grand Prix ($34.99 from $49.99 until 1/2)
Ghost Song ($15.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Pilgrims ($3.74 from $4.99 until 1/2)
Mutropolis ($15.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Youropa ($11.24 from $14.99 until 1/2)
An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs ($15.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Potion Permit ($17.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader ($23.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Shutter Nyan EE ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Railgrade ($15.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
tERRORbane ($11.99 from $15.99 until 1/2)
Pnevmo-Capsula ($2.49 from $4.99 until 1/2)
Maggie the Magnet ($3.49 from $4.99 until 1/2)
Goat Simulator The GOATY ($5.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories ($3.74 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Garbage Pail Kids ($7.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Nexomon ($5.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Nexomon + Extinction Complete ($21.24 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Arcade Spirits ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Arcade Spirits New Challengers ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Evergate ($3.29 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls? ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)

Metal Max Xeno Reborn ($29.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Murder by Numbers ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Skully ($4.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist ($19.99 from $24.99 until 1/2)
OneShot World Machine Edition ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break ($4.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Young Souls ($16.20 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Frogun ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Frogun Deluxe Edition ($17.49 from $24.99 until 1/2)
In Sound Mind ($4.99 from $34.99 until 1/2)
Wintermoor Tactics Club ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
The Kids We Were ($8.95 from $15.99 until 1/2)
Oxide Room 104 ($9.99 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Timothy vs the Aliens ($3.39 from $16.99 until 1/2)
Lotus Reverie First Nexus ($3.99 from $15.99 until 1/2)
Regular Factory Escape Room ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Pathfinder WotR Cloud Vers. ($29.99 from $49.99 until 1/2)
The Witch’s House MV ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Otoko Cross Mahjong Solitaire ($4.89 from $6.99 until 1/2)
Roundguard ($6.59 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Freshly Frosted ($7.49 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Tamashii ($1.99 from $11.99 until 1/2)
#Funtime ($3.44 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Cozy Grove ($8.93 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Cardpocalypse ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Super Bullet Break ($16.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Cat Quest II ($2.24 from $14.99 until 1/2)
DC League of Super-Pets ($15.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Tormented Souls ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Songbird Symphony ($2.03 from $16.99 until 1/2)

Bustafellows ($21.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Maglam Lord ($25.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Maglam Lord DE ($38.99 from $59.99 until 1/2)
Root Film ($15.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Signs of the Sojourner ($6.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Unto the End ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Bugsnax ($9.99 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Tunnel of Doom ($6.99 from $13.99 until 1/2)
Alan Wake Remastered ($22.49 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Glass Masquerade ($1.99 from $11.99 until 1/2)
Glass Masquerade 2 ($1.99 from $11.99 until 1/2)
Severed Steel ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Shikhondo Soul Eater ($2.09 from $13.99 until 1/2)
For The Warp ($8.99 from $17.99 until 1/2)
Sam & Max Bundle ($22.49 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Demon’s Tilt ($5.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Wind Peaks ($5.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Relicta ($1.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Signalis ($17.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
My Little Pony Maretime Bay Adv. ($19.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Windbound ($1.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Like No Other: TLotTB ($5.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Falling Out ($11.24 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Space Otter Charlie ($6.74 from $14.99 until 1/2)
PC Building Simulator ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Mars Horizon ($6.59 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Fracter ($2.30 from $6.99 until 1/2)
Telling Lies ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
The Walking Zombie 2 ($8.39 from $11.99 until 1/2)

ARK Dinosaur Discovery ($7.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
ARK Ultimate Survivor Edition ($39.99 from $49.99 until 1/2)
DreamWorks Spirit LBA ($11.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Trollhunters DoA ($9.99 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Ice Age Scrat’s Adventure ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Quest Hunter ($7.49 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Trifox ($13.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Gigantosaurus The Game ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Adrian’s Tale ($12.00 from $15.00 until 1/2)
The Ambassador FT ($3.44 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Deleveled ($2.29 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Transformers Battlegrounds ($7.49 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Gravity Runner ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Mundaun ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Nekopara Vol 4 ($8.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Saturnalia ($15.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Coffin Dodgers ($3.24 from $12.99 until 1/2)
Grindstone ($8.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
JoJo Siwa Worldwide Party ($23.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Bratz: Flaunt Your Fashion ($23.99 from $39.99 until 1/2)
Afterparty ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Henchman Story ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Swoon! Earth Escape ($23.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Deru the Art of Cooperation ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Chicken Police ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
Ion Fury ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark ($8.99 from $29.99 until 1/2)
Black Future ’88 ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
One Hand Clapping ($9.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Out of Line ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Silt ($10.04 from $14.99 until 1/2)

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows ($5.99 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Labyrinth Legend ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Sheepo ($3.29 from $10.99 until 1/2)
Button City ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/2)
MacGuffin’s Curse ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Risk System ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Frost ($1.99 from $12.99 until 1/2)
Straimium Immortaly ($1.99 from $11.99 until 1/2)
Blacksea Odyssey ($1.99 from $12.99 until 1/2)
Super Squidlit ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Beat Souls ($5.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Hidden Through Time ($3.19 from $7.99 until 1/2)
War Party ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
About an Elf ($5.99 from $11.99 until 1/2)
Reverie Knights Tactics ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/2)
Yum Yum Line ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/2)
Guns Gore and Cannoli ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/2)
Guns Gore and Cannoli 2 ($5.19 from $12.99 until 1/2)
Best Day Ever ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/2)
Drizzlepath: Deja Vu ($3.49 from $6.99 until 1/2)
Farm Manager 2022 ($4.79 from $15.99 until 1/4)
The Vampires ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/4)
Aquarist ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Lost Dream: Memories ($2.49 from $4.99 until 1/4)
Mr Prepper ($4.64 from $15.49 until 1/4)
Moonlight ($1.99 from $3.99 until 1/4)
Mad Experiments Escape Room ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Gunslingers & Zombies ($2.69 from $8.99 until 1/4)
Pink Explorer ($2.49 from $4.99 until 1/4)
Magma ($1.99 from $2.49 until 1/4)

Voodoo Detective ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/5)
Off and On Again ($5.60 from $14.00 until 1/6)
Hardcore Mecha ($14.99 from $24.99 until 1/6)
Finding Paradise ($10.79 from $11.99 until 1/6)
Hell Blasters ($5.99 from $14.99 until 1/7)
Rite ($4.19 from $6.99 until 1/7)
Atari Mania ($16.49 from $24.99 until 1/7)
Yars Recharged ($7.99 from $9.99 until 1/7)
Gravitar Recharged ($6.66 from $9.99 until 1/7)
Corpse Factory ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/7)
Needy Streamer Overload ($15.99 from $19.99 until 1/7)
The Legend of Tianding ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/9)
R-Type Final 2 ($19.99 from $39.99 until 1/9)
Taito Milestones ($19.99 from $39.99 until 1/9)
G-Darius HD ($11.99 from $29.99 until 1/9)
Extinction Eclipse ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/9)
The Closed Circle ($7.69 from $10.99 until 1/9)
TLoH: Trails of Cold Steel IV ($29.99 from $59.99 until 1/9)
The Silver Case 2425 ($23.99 from $39.99 until 1/9)
Hazel Sky ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/9)
Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha ($17.99 from $39.99 until 1/9)
Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo ($17.99 from $39.99 until 1/9)
The Caligula Effect 2 ($29.99 from $49.99 until 1/9)
Monark ($39.99 from $59.99 until 1/9)
Escape String ($3.49 from $6.99 until 1/10)
Railways ($2.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Legend of the Skyfish ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/13)
Truck Simulator 3 ($9.74 from $12.99 until 1/13)
Reminiscence in the Night ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Twin Robots UE ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/13)

I and Me ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Devious Dungeon ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/13)
Devious Dungeon 2 ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/13)
One More Dungeon ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/13)
I Am The Hero ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Super Onion Boy 2 ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
OMNO ($4.79 from $15.99 until 1/13)
Glitchhikers The Spaces Between ($9.09 from $12.99 until 1/13)
Takorita Meets Fries ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Loopindex ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Within the Blade ($4.39 from $10.99 until 1/13)
Super Destronaut DX-2 ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Ravensword Shadowlands ($2.79 from $6.99 until 1/13)
Pinkman+ ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Sakura Angels ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Would You Like to Run an Idol Cafe 2 ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Sumatra: Fate of Yandi ($2.79 from $6.99 until 1/13)
Sun Wukong vs Robot ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Rabisco+ ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Fingun ($2.49 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Citizen Sleeper ($13.99 from $19.99 until 1/13)
Kraken Academy ($7.19 from $17.99 until 1/13)
Suzerain ($7.19 from $17.99 until 1/13)
Detective Case & Clown Bot ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/13)
Tip Top: Don’t Fall ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Thunderflash ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Virtuous Western ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
The Prince of Landis ($3.19 from $7.99 until 1/13)
The Song Out of Space ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
4×4 Offroad Driver ($6.49 from $12.99 until 1/13)

Trails & Traces: TToTT ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/13)
Two Parsecs from Earth ($2.39 from $7.99 until 1/13)
Jet Set Knights ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
How to Take Off Your Mask ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/13)
Reflection of Mine ($2.39 from $7.99 until 1/13)
The Language of Love ($3.59 from $11.99 until 1/13)
Even the Ocean ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/13)
Paw Paw Paw ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Shinrai: Broken Beyond Despair ($5.99 from $14.99 until 1/13)
Roommates ($5.99 from $19.99 until 1/13)
Magi Trials ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Apple Slash ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
One Escape ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Donuts’n’Justice ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
A Little Lily Princess ($5.99 from $14.99 until 1/13)
C14 Dating ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/13)
Heal: Console Edition ($2.79 from $6.99 until 1/13)
Bone Marrow ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
One-Eyed Lee & the Dinner Party ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Bouncy Bullets 2 ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Mages & Treasures ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Kansei: The Second Turn HD ($3.19 from $7.99 until 1/13)
More Dark ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Forgotten Hill Disillusion ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Gardener’s Path ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Freddy Spaghetti ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Cross the Moon ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Gutwhale ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)

Dreaming Sarah ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Nicole ($5.69 from $18.99 until 1/13)
Thy Sword ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Strawberry Vinegar ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Infestor ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Witch College Bundle ($6.02 from $8.99 until 1/13)
Tales of Djungarian Hamster ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Kinduo ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
LoveChoice ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Crystal Goddess ($4.01 from $5.99 until 1/13)
Night Lights ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Don’t Touch This Button ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Dojoran ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Sakura Swim Club ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Sakura MMO ($6.69 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Sakura MMO 2 ($6.69 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Sakura MMO 3 ($6.69 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Barry the Bunny ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/13)
Guard Duty ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Spacejacked ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/13)
Devious Dungeon Collection ($2.59 from $12.99 until 1/13)
Shadow of Loot Box ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/13)
Cats Puzzle ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/14)
Adventure Field 4 ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/15)
Project Knight 2: DoS ($3.59 from $8.99 until 1/15)
West Water ($4.39 from $10.99 until 1/15)
Demon Hunter: Ascendance ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/15)
Demon Hunter: RoL ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/15)
Demon Hunter: Revelation ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/15)
Lost Grimoires Stolen Kingdom ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/15)
Lost Grimoires 2: SoM ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/15)
Lost Grimoires 3 TFW ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/15)
Paper Cut Mansion ($15.99 from $19.99 until 1/15)
WorldWide Flight Simulator ($17.49 from $24.99 until 1/15)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 27th

Arise: A Simple Story ($4.99 from $19.99 until 12/27)
Aspire: Ina’s Tale ($1.99 from $12.99 until 12/27)
Badland: GotY Edition ($1.99 from $5.99 until 12/27)
Beautiful Desolation ($1.99 from $19.99 until 12/27)
BioShock: The Collection ($9.99 from $49.99 until 12/27)
Blazing Beaks ($1.99 from $14.99 until 12/27)
Borderlands Legendary Collection ($9.99 from $49.99 until 12/27)
Carnival Games ($7.99 from $39.99 until 12/27)
Dex ($1.99 from $19.99 until 12/27)
Gamedec: Definitive Edition ($11.99 from $29.99 until 12/27)
Golf Club Wasteland ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/27)
L.A. Noire ($24.99 from $49.99 until 12/27)
LEGO City Undercover ($5.99 from $29.99 until 12/27)
LEGO DC Super-Villains Deluxe ($7.49 from $74.99 until 12/27)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes ($9.99 from $39.99 until 12/27)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe ($4.49 from $44.99 until 12/27)
LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga ($29.99 from $59.99 until 12/27)
LOUD ($3.99 from $11.99 until 12/27)
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate ($11.99 from $59.99 until 12/27)
NBA 2K23 ($23.99 from $59.99 until 12/27)
New Tales from the Borderlands DE ($29.99 from $49.99 until 12/27)
Purrs in Heaven ($1.99 from $6.99 until 12/27)
Rally Rock ‘N Racing ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/27)
Sid Meier’s Civ VI Anthology ($24.49 from $69.99 until 12/27)
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI ($5.99 from $29.99 until 12/27)
Splatter: Zombiecalypse Now ($3.99 from $7.99 until 12/27)
Sudoku Zenkai ($3.24 from $4.99 until 12/27)
The Hong Kong Massacre ($1.99 from $19.99 until 12/27)
What Lies in the Multiverse ($1.99 from $14.99 until 12/27)
WWE 2K Battlegrounds ($7.99 from $39.99 until 12/27)
WWE 2K Battlegrounds Deluxe ($9.99 from $49.99 until 12/27)

That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with some reviews, some new releases, and hopefully not too many more sales. Maybe some news? We’ll see. I hope you all have a great Monday, and as always, thanks for reading!

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 23rd, 2022. It’s the last pre-Christmas edition, and while I’m sure we’ll see a couple more indie games shadow-dropping today (probably one very big one), I’ll have to catch up on them later. I’ll be all nestled in bed by the time you read this, potentially dreaming of sugar plums? I don’t know. Anyway, summaries of all those new games I know of. A big list of new sales. Some expiring sales. That’s the bunch. Let’s jingle some bells!

New Releases

Melatonin ($14.99)

This is a rhythm game with twenty different levels to play, each one presenting its own dream-inspired challenge. The visuals have a very distinct look to them, and if you’re looking for something after the story is finished there are unlockable Challenge Modes and Mash-Ups, plus a level editor and Practice Mode. Mikhail’s been playing this one and tells me it has Rhythm Heaven vibes, and those are good vibes to be having. He’ll have a review for us sooner or later.

Hyper Gunsport ($24.99)

I’m sure the Stadia software line-up needs to introduction to anyone, given how wildly successful the console was. We’ve all played its many hits to exhaustion, but now that the system is winding down, what do do about some of those exclusives? Necrosoft’s Gunsport will at least live on through this sequel, Hyper Gunsport. It’s kind of like volleyball, but with guns. Up to four players can join in via local multiplayer, and it’s extremely fun. If you like playing over-the-top sports games with your friends or family, you might want to give this a look.

Astronomical Club For Queers ($9.99)

A rather simple adventure game with a premise well-described by its title. After a flood, a civet named Louie is staying at a friend’s house. Other friends gather at the house and together they listen to a podcast and wait for the approaching Halley’s Comet. A short and sweet tale about friendship and understanding, in case you need something like that today.

Risk Your Life to Get Your Dinner Back -Nyanzou Action Game- ($1.00)

That may well be one of the most compelling titles I’ve ever seen on a video game. We can all understand the pangs of hunger from an empty stomach, and the feelings of rage and frustration if our hard-earned sustenance is absconded with by some base fiend. If we cannot recover our food, we will certainly die. Thus, a certain amount of risk for the sake of recovering our valuable caloric intake is warranted. Thought-provoking stuff. Shame the title is attached to a rather shabby three-stage auto-runner. Well, it’s a buck. You get what you pay for.

Roller Katz: BF – Episode 1 ($4.99)

I can’t really make heads or tails of this one. You’re skating through a 3D world and can do a variety of tricks. You can also attack enemies and explore various paths. Judging by the episodic title and the low price, I’m guessing this isn’t very long. But I really can’t say for sure as I haven’t played it and don’t see a lot of information online about it. Proceed with caution.

Truck Simulator 3 ($12.99)

BoomHits has another driving game, and it’s the publisher’s third kick at its Truck Simulator series in particular. Pretty much the usual thing from these folks, with ten vehicles to drive, some decent-sized spaces to drive in, and a bunch of missions to complete. It will likely be deeply discounted within weeks.

Zombie Survival ($3.99)

Well hey, at least it’s a little different from Cooking & Publishing’s usual template. This one is a very brief visual novel style thing where you make your choices and uncover twenty different endings with four different characters. Probably not very good, going on this publisher’s history.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

This is but a selection of the games on sale today, as you’ll find many more deals from Capcom, Idea Factory, the Pixel Game Maker Series, and others if you go looking. For now, check the list of new sales here to see what’s notable and hitting new low prices. There’s also the weekend outbox, but there isn’t much in there.

Select New Games on Sale

Football Manager 2023 Touch ($40.49 from $44.99 until 12/28)
Barbearian ($2.99 from $11.99 until 12/29)
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance ($23.99 from $29.99 until 12/29)
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II ($23.99 from $29.99 until 12/29)
Shotgun Farmers ($6.99 from $9.99 until 12/30)
Star Drives ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/30)
Gravity Light ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/30)
Cat Go! Ultimate Challenge ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/30)
Innocence Island ($7.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
Break Thru The Wall ($2.99 from $5.99 until 1/1)
Magician’s Chase ($4.49 from $8.99 until 1/1)
Hell’s High Harmonizers ($5.99 from $11.99 until 1/1)
Super Shadow Break Showdown ($6.49 from $12.99 until 1/1)
Writhe ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Bear’s Restaurant ($9.09 from $12.99 until 1/5)

Dusk Diver 2 ($39.99 from $49.99 until 1/5)
Flying Neko Delivery ($16.99 from $19.99 until 1/5)
Capcom Arcade Stadium 1+2+3 DLC ($19.99 from $39.99 until 1/5)
Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium DLC ($29.99 from $39.99 until 1/5)
Capcom Fighting Bundle ($38.99 from $59.99 until 1/5)
Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak ($39.99 from $69.99 until 1/5)
Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection ($34.99 from $59.99 until 1/5)
Resident Evil 4 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/5)
Sumire ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/5)
Sky Rogue ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/5)
The Battle of Polytopia ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/5)
There is No Game: Wrong Dimension ($7.79 from $12.99 until 1/6)
Can Androids Survive ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/6)
Cellular Harvest ($3.19 from $7.99 until 1/6)
UnderMine ($6.99 from $19.99 until 1/6)

Dire Vengeance ($11.24 from $14.99 until 1/6)
Dire Vengeance Deluxe ($14.99 until $19.99 until 1/6)
Negative Nancy ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/6)
Clan O’Conall & Crown of Stag ($3.74 from $7.49 until 1/6)
A Robot Named Fight ($1.99 from $12.99 until 1/6)
Mystic Vale ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/6)
The Falconeer: Warrior Edition ($11.99 from $29.99 until 1/6)
Lunistice ($4.24 from $4.99 until 1/6)
Dungeons of Dreadrock ($2.99 from $10.00 until 1/7)
Sudocats ($1.99 from $2.99 until 1/9)
Hot Lap League Deluxe Edition ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/9)
PGMS Angel’s Blood ($7.99 from $9.99 until 1/10)
Fishing Paradiso ($12.74 from $14.99 until 1/11)
Taco Tom 2 ($2.99 from $5.99 until 1/11)
Nowhere Girl ($2.99 from $6.99 until 1/11)
Cronostase Electric Collection ($3.99 from $7.99 until 1/11)

Starlight Shores ($5.99 from $11.99 until 1/11)
Dual Brain Complete Edition ($18.89 from $26.99 until 1/11)
The Pizza Delivery Boy Who Saved… ($2.99 from $5.99 until 1/11)
GemaBoy Zero Origins ($4.93 from $12.34 until 1/12)
Valis: Fantasm Soldier Collection ($31.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Eight Dragons ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/12)
Reknum DX ($2.00 from $4.99 until 1/12)
Car+Toon Race: Rally Valley Champion ($7.69 from $10.99 until 1/12)
Dead or School ($8.99 from $29.99 until 1/12)
Puzzle Battler! Mirai ($5.59 from $7.99 until 1/12)
Animus ($2.47 from $7.99 until 1/12)
Animus: Harbinger ($2.47 from $7.99 until 1/12)
Animus: Revenant ($7.12 from $22.99 until 1/12)
MiniGolf Tour ($2.74 from $10.99 until 1/12)
Hell Pie ($18.74 from $24.99 until 1/12)

Cape’s Escape Game 2.5th Room ($2.00 from $4.90 until 1/12)
Cape’s Escape Game 4th Room ($3.00 from $9.80 until 1/12)
Cape’s Escape Game 5th Room ($3.00 from $9.80 until 1/12)
Space Revenge ($2.74 from $10.99 until 1/12)
The Future You’ve Been Dreaming Of ($10.79 from $17.99 until 1/12)
Exodemon ($3.24 from $123.99 until 1/12)
Dead Rain: New Zombie Virus ($7.69 from $10.99 until 1/12)
Haunted Dawn: Zombie Apocalypse ($4.64 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Counter Recon: The First Mission ($4.64 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Counter Recon 2: The New War ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Counter Delta: Bullet Rain ($6.44 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Haunted Zombie School ($6.44 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Bunker Life ($13.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Space Genesis ($6.44 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Modern War: Tank Battle ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)

Zombie is Planting ($4.72 from $10.99 until 1/12)
Demong Hunter ($2.47 from $7.99 until 1/12)
Counter Crossline Crime War ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Redden: 100denarii ($3.43 from $7.99 until 1/12)
Bullet Battle Evolution ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Girls Tank Battle ($3.29 from $10.99 until 1/12)
Space Stella The Unknown Planet ($6.44 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Dungeon Limbus ($4.64 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Evil Inside ($3.24 from $12.99 until 1/12)
Dark Water: Slime Invader ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Last 4 Alive: Escape from Zombies ($4.72 from $10.99 until 1/12)
World War: Tank Battle ($6.44 from $14.99 until 1/12)
World Class Champion Soccer ($7.69 from $10.99 until 1/12)
Liberated ($2.99 from $19.99 until 1/12)
Liberated: Enhanced Edition ($5.99 from $19.99 until 1/12)

Robo Revenge Squad ($8.00 from $20.00 until 1/12)
Monmusu Gladiator ($4.79 from $5.99 until 1/12)
Labyrinth of the Chaka King ($2.10 from $7.00 until 1/12)
Decay of Logos ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/12)
Giga Wrecker Alt. ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/12)
Holy Potatoes! What The Hell?! ($3.75 from $15.00 until 1/12)
Hello Kitty Kruisers ($7.48 from $29.95 until 1/12)
RICO ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/12)
An American Werewolf in LA ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/12)

Sales Ending This Weekend

Animal Drifters ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/24)
Cyborg Invasion Shooter 3 ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/24)
Haustoria ($1.99 from $12.99 until 12/25)
The Outbound Ghost ($19.99 from $24.99 until 12/25)
Wuppo: Definitive Edition ($1.99 from $14.99 until 12/25)

That’s all for today and this week, friends. I’ll be back on Boxing Day with whatever there happens to be, plus some reviews. I’ll also be rolling out some of our end of year content soon, so do keep your eyes open for that. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a great holiday weekend, and as always, thanks for reading!

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 22nd, 2022. In today’s article, we’ve once again got several new releases to check out. There were a couple of solid shadow drops, but there isn’t a whole lot very exciting beyond that. We’ll go through everything anyway, because that’s what we do. After that, we have an assortment of new sales to look at along with a few expiring ones. Let’s get jolly!

New Releases

Sail Forth ($19.99)

Who’s up for a high seas adventure? Sail Forth sure looks like a cool one, too. Explore a huge ocean, discover various islands and their inhabitants, and build your fleet of ships as you pursue loot and and solve mysteries. This one looks to have a lot of elements packed into it, and I’m hoping to dive in deep for a full review soon.

Sonority ($19.99)

Esther embarks on a quest to help out her friend, but unlike other adventurers she isn’t packing a sword and shield. No, Esther has brought her pan flute with her. And it’s a lucky thing she did, as it turns out all of the puzzles in this game involve music. You’ll have to use your musical ear (oh well that’s me out) or symbols (oh thank goodness, I am saved) to arrange the musical notes in the correct order to make your way forward. It certainly has a gimmick to call its own, but I’d have to put my hands on the game to tell you how well it works.

Arcade Archives Metal Hawk ($7.99)

This 1988 Namco release is another interesting variant on the shooter genre. You pilot a helicopter and need to make your away around maps destroying various targets. You can change your elevation, which is accompanied by a scaling effect. The arcade cabinet was produced in very limited numbers and it never had any home ports before now, so this is a rather nice rarity.

Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival ($29.99)

Another horse game, and I’d imagine this is rather similar to the previous Windstorm release. Build your archery and riding skills and take part in fifteen quests set at the Kaltenbach estate, or just ride around and explore as you like. Fans of Windstorm or just general horse lovers will probably find things to like here.

Grappling Dash ($9.99)

EpiXR finds yet another way to trot out its Aery engine, this time with a grappling hook theme. Use your handy grapple gun to move from point to point in several large stages, sniffing out secrets as you go. You can only grapple on to crystals at set positions, so it isn’t quite as freeform as you might think. Well, I’m sure some people will dig it.

Popplings ($5.99)

This is a competitive puzzle game that seems to be throwing back to early 90s PC games visually. This is an aesthetic that I am sure appeals to some folks, but it doesn’t do a lot for me. Anyway, it looks to be a fairly conventional spin on a color matching game, with you shooting pieces from the bottom of the well and trying to clear pieces. It has local multiplayer support in addition to its story mode, plus a puzzle editor mode that allows you to make your own. Could be fun.

A Maiden Astrologer Divines the Future ($8.70)

Here’s another visual novel, this one about a maiden astrologer who gets swept up a series of events after she is visited by a girl named Maki. The game description in the eShop doesn’t give me much confidence about the quality of the localization here, which is becoming a bit of a problem with these lower-cost visual novel releases of late.

Kawaii Slime Arena ($5.99)

This is a, er, modest arena shooter where you play as an anime girl who has to shoot slimes. There are a number of different weapons you can unlock and use, among other power-ups and equipment that can be earned. Probably not going to win any Keighleys anytime soon, but I’m sure some people will have at least a bit of fun with it.

Words in Word ($9.99)

Yes, that’s a word game alright. Find the words in the words. There are more than a thousand words to find words in, which is a lot of words. And yet here I am struggling to find words to describe this. It offers a local co-op multiplayer mode so you can bring in a friend to look for words while you’re looking for words in words.

Drone Race Simulator Pilot Flight School Airplane Games Jet 2023 ($4.99)

Another piece of Purple Monkey Dishwasher garbage from VG Games, the publisher who has never ever heard of Midnight Works. Race some drones. I recommend saving your fiver for almost anything else. Anything.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

Lots of interesting things already popping up, including sales on Sol Cresta, Little Noah, Sophstar, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, and some of Hamster’s ACA NEOGEO releases. There’s even a little sale on recent release Tactics Ogre: Reborn, as a treat. It’s a pretty big list, so take your time going through it. There will be more tomorrow.

Select New Games on Sale

Residual ($7.99 from $19.99 until 12/30)
Longhead ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/1)
Casino Golf ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/1)
Once Upon a Time on Halloween ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/1)
Fashion Friends ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/6)
Steam: Rails to Riches ($5.99 from $19.99 until 1/6)
C.A.R.L. ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/6)
Ender Lilies QotK ($14.99 from $24.99 until 1/6)
fault -StP- Lightkravte ($14.39 from $17.99 until 1/6)
Filmechanism ($13.99 from $19.99 until 1/6)
Gemstone Keeper ($4.49 from $8.99 until 1/6)
Super UFO Fighter ($8.99 from $11.99 until 1/6)
Touhou Luna Nights ($12.59 from $17.99 until 1/6)
Cloud Gardens ($10.79 from $17.99 until 1/6)
Sophstar ($10.39 from $12.99 until 1/7)

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/7)
Power Rangers: BftG Super Edition ($24.99 from $49.99 until 1/7)
The Midnight Sanctuary ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/7)
Tiny Metal ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/7)
Heidelberg 1693 ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/7)
Five Nights at Freddy’s HW Bundle ($17.49 from $34.99 until 1/7)
Necrosphere Deluxe ($2.39 from $7.99 until 1/7)
Chiki-Chiki Boxy Racers ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/7)
BATTLOON ($2.09 form $6.99 until 1/7)
Tokyo Dark: Remembrance ($5.99 from $19.99 until 1/7)
Tactics Ogre: Reborn ($42.49 from $49.99 until 1/7)
Sol Cresta ($27.19 from $39.99 until 1/7)
Sol Cresta Dramatic Edition ($33.99 from $49.99 until 1/7)
Little Noah Scion of Paradise ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/7)

Little Noah Scion of Paradise SE ($13.99 from $19.99 until 1/7)
Brigandine: TLoR ($24.99 from $49.99 until 1/7)
The Wonderful 101 Remastered ($17.99 from $39.99 until 1/7)
ACA NEOGEO Shock Troopers 2nd ($3.99 from $7.99 until 1/7)
ACA NEOGEO King of the Monsters ($3.99 from $7.99 until 1/7)
ACA NEOGEO The King of Fighters 2002 ($3.99 from $7.99 until 1/7)
ACA NEOGEO World Heroes Perfect ($3.99 from $7.99 until 1/7)
ACA NEOGEO Big Tournament Golf ($3.99 from $7.99 until 1/7)
Tetra ($5.74 from $11.49 until 1/9)
Raging Blasters ($7.35 from $14.70 until 1/9)
Gemini Arms ($4.74 from $9.49 until 1/9)
Missile Dancer ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Assault ChaingunS KM ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Super Zangyura ($13.99 from $19.99 until 1/10)
VasterClaws 3: DotGW ($21.00 from $30.00 until 1/10)

Vazial Saga XX ($23.80 from $34.00 until 1/10)
ZombieVital DG ($10.00 from $14.30 until 1/10)
Flying Girl Striker ($10.50 from $15.00 until 1/10)
Little Bit War ($9.50 from $13.71 until 1/10)
Dariusburst CS Core ($26.99 from $29.99 until 1/11)
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/11)
Ping Pong Arcade ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/11)
Slaycation Paradise ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/11)
Buildings Have Feelings Too ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/11)
Cloudpunk ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/11)
Ambition of the Slimes ($2.50 from $5.00 until 1/11)
Witch & Hero ($2.49 from $4.99 until 1/11)
Witch & Hero 2 ($2.49 from $4.99 until 1/11)
Transiruby ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/11)
Kamiko ($2.49 from $4.99 until 1/11)

Fairune Collection ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/11)
Ninja Striker ($1.99 from $3.99 until 1/11)
Slime Tactics ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/11)
Captain StarONE ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/11)
Dungeonoid ($2.09 from $6.99 until 1/11)
Super Metboy! ($5.99 from $9.99 until 1/11)
Alchemic Dungeons DX ($3.99 from $7.99 until 1/11)
SubaraCity ($2.50 from $5.00 until 1/11)
Lanota ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/11)
Timelie ($5.99 from $19.99 until 1/11)
Aragami Shadow Edition ($7.49 from $29.99 until 1/11)
The Lightbringer ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/11)
Monster Harvest ($5.99 from $19.99 until 1/11)
Shirone: The Dragon Girl ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/11)
VOEZ ($12.50 from $25.00 until 1/11)

DEEMO ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/11)
Goodbye World ($10.79 from $11.99 until 1/11)
Cytus Alpha ($24.99 from $49.99 until 1/11)
Time on Frog Island ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/11)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX ($6.79 from $19.99 until 1/11)
Ponpu ($2.99 from $14.99 until 1/11)
Sparklite ($4.99 from $24.99 until 1/11)
Deathrun TV ($5.09 from $14.99 until 1/11)
Stranded Sails EotCI ($6.24 from $24.99 until 1/11)
Curious Cases ($3.49 from $4.99 until 1/11)
The Experiment: Escape Room ($2.79 from $3.99 until 1/11)
Escape First ($3.49 from $4.99 until 1/11)
Escape First 2 ($3.49 from $4.99 until 1/11)
Escape First 3 ($3.49 from $4.99 until 1/11)
Escape 2088 ($2.80 from $4.00 until 1/11)
Headbangers in Holiday Hell ($4.79 from $5.99 until 1/11)

Final Vendetta ($12.47 from $24.95 until 1/12)
Battle Axe ($7.49 from $29.99 until 1/12)
Overrogue ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Justice Chronicles ($8.99 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Citizens Unite: Earth x Space ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/12)
Legend of Ixtona ($10.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)
Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/12)
RPGolf Legends ($17.99 from $29.99 until 1/12)
My Brother Ate My Pudding! ($2.99 from $4.99 until 1/12)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl ($9.99 from $49.99 until 1/12)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers ($5.99 from $29.99 until 1/12)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 ($9.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 ($19.99 from $49.99 until 1/12)
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3 TE ($23.99 from $59.99 until 1/12)

GI Joe Operation Blackout ($9.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
GI Joe Operation Blackout DE ($9.99 from $49.99 until 1/12)
NERF Legends ($9.99 from $49.99 until 1/12)
NERF Legends DD ($11.99 from $59.99 until 1/12)
Zombieland Double Tap Road Trip ($3.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Cobra Kai: Karate Kid Saga ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising ($19.99 from $49.99 until 1/12)
Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising NE ($23.99 from $59.99 until 1/12)
Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx ($19.99 from $49.99 until 1/12)
Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx SE ($23.99 from $59.99 until 1/12)
Little League World Series 2022 ($19.99 from $49.99 until 1/12)
NHRA Championship ($19.99 from $49.99 until 1/12)
NHRA Championship Deluxe ($23.99 from $59.99 until 1/12)
NHRA Championship Ultimate ($27.99 from $79.99 until 1/12)
Cartoon Network Battle Crashers ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/12)
The Bass Fishing ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)
The Table Game ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/12)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, Friday, December 23rd

Area 86 ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/23)
City Wars: Tokyo Reign ($6.49 from $12.99 until 12/23)
Construction Site Driver 2 ($7.79 from $12.99 until 12/23)
Haiku, the Robot ($14.99 from $19.99 until 12/23)
Revertia ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/23)
Sakura Succubus 6 ($7.99 from $9.99 until 12/23)

That’s all for today, friends. I’ll be back tomorrow for the last pre-Christmas drop and whatever sales come in. I hope you all have a great Thursday, and as always, thanks for reading!

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 21st, 2022. Yesterday was a bit packed, but today is quiet like most Wednesdays. Probably busier than the average Wednesday, mind you. Five new releases to check out, plus some new sales. My day job is a bit busy today, so that’s really all there is to it. A quiet day isn’t so bad sometimes, of course. Let’s get to it!

New Releases

The Punchuin ($14.99)

A 2D action-adventure game starring a penguin who punches. Punchuin, you see. Explore the mountain, upgrade your penguin’s abilities, explore branching paths, and find lots of treasure. You can play alone or pull in a friend for some local co-op fun. It looks really nice but I haven’t had a chance to go hands-on with this game yet, so looks are all I can comment on.

The Captain ($19.99)

Here’s the bad news: malevolent forces are on their way to the Earth to destroy it. The good news: you have exactly what is needed to put a stop to their machinations. The worst news: you’re lost on the opposite side of the galaxy with very few resources. If you don’t make it back to Earth in time, that’s the end. How you do that is up to you. You’ll have plenty of choices to make in this oddball hybrid of adventure game, turn-based strategy, and resource management. This is a well-liked game on other platforms and I’ve little doubt it will also find a following on the Switch.

Headbangers in Holiday Hell ($5.99)

You’re a heavy metal-loving weirdo who has ended up on Santa’s naughty list, and instead of just ignoring you he has sent his minions after you to teach you a lesson. This is a top-down roguelite twin stick shooter with a Christmas/heavy metal theme, which I will admit I have not seen on the eShop before. It follows the usual rules, with a variety of weapons, procedurally generated levels, and lots of enemies to blast. Certainly a different sort of holiday game, if nothing else.

Package Inc ($4.99)

A bit of a simulation game and a bit of a puzzle game, Package Inc challenges you to build a delivery system for an expanding city by connecting hubs and destinations in an efficient manner. It vaguely reminds me of games like Mini Metro, and that’s not a bad thing. It has a nice visual style, too. All for a fiver? Pretty good. Pretty, pretty good. It’s also available on mobile if you want to save a few bucks or prefer that platform for your puzzle-sim needs.

Heaven’s Door ($3.99)

Cooking & Publishing, notorious merchants of trash games, have another bag of refuse for the eShop pile. This is the exact same template they always use, where you have to answer a series of questions, then repeat your answers without making a mistake. This time the framing is that you are at the gates of heaven and are being judged by some ugly-butt clip art angel.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

Some new sales on EA games, Ubisoft games, Koei Tecmo games, and a few others. Samurai Warriors 5 and Atelier Sophie 2 would be my picks, but you do you. Check the lists carefully but keep some money in the wallet as we’re going to see more releases and sales in the next couple days.

Select New Games on Sale

Super Mega Baseball 3 ($13.49 from $44.99 until 1/3)
Lost in Random ($5.99 from $29.99 until 1/3)
Fe ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/3)
Plants vs Zombies VfN Complete ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/3)
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/3)
Tangle Tower ($4.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Rogue Star Rescue ($9.89 from $14.99 until 1/4)
Legendary Fishing ($4.49 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Wheel of Fortune ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Trivial Pursuit Live 2 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Family Feud ($9.89 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Jeopardy! ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Just Dance 2023 Ultimate ($50.99 from $84.99 until 1/4)
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope ($44.99 from $59.99 until 1/4)
Rabbids: Party of Legends ($19.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)

Scott Pilgrim vs The World ($4.94 from $14.99 until 1/4)
Starlink Battle for Atlas ($11.99 from $59.99 until 1/4)
Immortals Fenyx Rising ($14.99 from $59.99 until 1/4)
Assassin’s Creed Ezio Collection ($19.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)
Assassin’s Creed Rebel Collection ($14.79 from $39.99 until 1/4)
Hazelnut Hex ($2.39 from $7.99 until 1/6)
Life of Fly 2 ($k3.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Evasion From Hell ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Murder Diaries 3 ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Aery Sky Castle ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Aery A New Frontier ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Temple of Horror ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Techno Tanks ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/9)
Antarctica 88 ($2.39 from $5.99 until 1/9)
One Last Memory Reimagined ($3.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)

Atelier Ryza ($29.99 from $59.99 until 1/10)
Atelier Ryza 2 ($29.99 from $59.99 until 1/10)
Atelier Sophie 2 ($41.99 from $59.99 until 1/10)
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX ($20.99 from $29.99 until 1/10)
Samurai Warriors 5 ($35.99 from $59.99 until 1/10)
Samurai Warriors 5 Digital Deluxe ($53.99 from $89.99 until 1/10)
Plan B from Outer Space ($2.99 from $14.99 until 1/10)
CASE: Animatronics ($4.59 from $19.99 until 1/10)
CASE 2: Animatronics Survival ($4.59 from $19.99 until 1/10)
Persephone ($2.00 from $8.00 until 1/10)
Unichrome: 1-Bit Unicorn Adv ($9.99 from $14.99 until 1/10)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, Thursday, December 22nd

As Far As The Eye ($4.99 from $24.99 until 12/22)
Banners of Ruin ($8.00 from $19.99 until 12/22)
Bite the Bullet ($2.99 from $14.99 until 12/22)
Defend the Rook ($3.59 from $17.99 until 12/22)
Dungeon Village ($7.00 from $14.00 until 12/22)
Game Dev Story ($7.00 from $14.00 until 12/22)
Gas Station Simulator ($13.99 from $19.99 until 12/22)
Kuukiyomi Consider It ($2.49 from $4.99 until 12/22)
Monkey Barrels ($7.49 from $14.99 until 12/22)
Railway Empire ($19.99 from $39.99 until 12/22)
Restless Soul ($9.74 from $14.99 until 12/22)
Station Manager ($7.00 from $14.00 until 12/22)
Suicide Guy Collection ($2.96 from $10.99 until 12/22)
The House of the Dead Remake ($19.99 from $24.99 until 12/22)
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion ($5.99 from $14.99 until 12/22)

That’s all for today, friends. Tomorrow is Thursday, so we should have a decent plate of new games to look at. And we’ll do just that, as we always do. Beyond that we’ll have some new sales to look at along with any big news that rolls in. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday, and as always, thanks for reading!