FromChicorytoOmori, it was a pretty colorful cavalcade of games
Nintendodebuteda new Indie World Showcase this morning, spotlighting the independent games coming to the system this December and into the new year. It was a lineup that was filled with surprises, new footage, and of course, some surprise “available later today” announcements.
Opening the show wasSea of Stars, the classically-styled RPG fromThe Messengerdeveloper Sabotage Studio. It’s got a great look, some good ol’ RPG combat, and features some music from Yasunori Mitsuda ofChrono TriggerandChrono Crossfame. It’s aiming for a holiday 2022 launch.
In the games that followed, there were some dates laid out for indies across the coming months.OlliOlli Worldlocked in a Jul 31, 2025 launch date for its skateboarding world, andRiver City Girls 2has a window of Summer 2022. A few new surprises showed up, like point-and-click mystery throwbackLoco Motiveand the seemingly heartbreaking musical adventureAfter Love EP, both targeting the summer of 2022.
On the “out today” front, a few games will be available sometime today on the Nintendo Switch. The headliner isChicory: A Colorful Tale, a wonderful game that seems very well suited for the Switch.Dungeon Munchieslooks like a cool dungeon crawler with a focus on cooking your enemies to make yourself stronger. Puzzle gameTimeliegets both a demo and a launch today, and board game collectionLet’s Play! Oink Gamesalso hits the Switch today.
Finally, closing the show out isOmori, the beautiful and haunting RPG from Omocat LLC that became something of a cult hit around the end of last year. It certainly comes bearing a content warning, but if you’re looking for an RPG that doesn’t feel like any other RPG you’ve played in recent memory, it seems well-suited to the task.Omoriwill hit Switch in spring 2022.
Here’s a list of everything shown during today’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase for December 2021, with release dates or windows:
