Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! (Strange Scaffold, 14th Sep, $19.99) – Your truck is magic and you now owe a soul debt to the buff isekai elf girl living in your head. Run over pedestrians as Truck-kun, make deliveries, and defeat the Skeleton King across two worlds in this chaotic run-based anime driving game! BUCKLE UP AND DRIVE FOR HER LIFE! Carissa Ward was all set to start her new job as the VP of marketing–until YOU hit her with your truck and transported her consciousness to a world of fantasy and magic! Rather than accept her fate, gathering a party and going on a journey of growth and self-discovery, Carissa uses all her knowledge of anime tropes and Japanese RPGs to find a different path: Unrepentant vehicular manslaughter.
Switch 1 eShop – New Releases
Aetherfall (Revulo Games, 18th Sep, $2.99) – Jump into the colorful world of Aetherfall – a 3D platformer packed with precise jumps, evolving mechanics, and challenges suspended high above the abyss. Explore a variety of levels, leap between floating platforms, collect coins, and use the environment to open new paths forward. Buttons, crates, moving obstacles, and new mechanics keep each stage fresh and introduce new ways to overcome challenges.
Arcade Archives KARNOV (HAMSTER, 10th Sep, $7.99) – “KARNOV” is an action game released by Data East in 1987. Defeat the Emperor of Darkness and reclaim the stolen treasures. KARNOV can attack by breathing fire from his mouth. Also, by making use of 9 different weapons (options), you can perform various actions such as increasing movement speed, creating a ladder, and flying through the air. What will happen when you defeat bosses and collect all the torn map pieces. . . ?
Artis Impact (Feuxon, 17th Sep, $18.99) – A fun turn-based RPG set in a future world of humans and AI. Play as Akane to explore vibrant locations, battle with simple yet fluid combat, and enjoy side quests full of charming surprises. With a playful, humorous style and clever details, this adventure is light, easy, and full of smiles.
Au Revoir (NUNTIUS GAMES, 17th Sep, $4.99) – AU REVOIR – 2071 In a future where immortality is a privilege of the wealthy, Au Revoir Ltd. dominates the market with synthetic brains capable of storing human consciousness. Sentinels are tasked with locating these minds and carrying out the recovery and transfer process into new bodies. Explore interactive environments, collect documents and clues, solve unique puzzles, and make decisions that influence the course of the story. Use your car to navigate different areas and interact with characters who hide more than they reveal.
BIRDCAGE (eastasiasoft, 23rd Sep, $14.99) – BIRDCAGE is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shoot’em up inspired by genre classics, blending gritty pixel art sprites with 2.5D backdrops and a pumping retro soundtrack! Blast through 6 unique stages of bullet hell mayhem, facing off against enemy swarms using multiple shot types and rechargeable specials.
Condo (Nicky Heijmen, 17th Sep, $1.99) – Condo is a quiet, short, and atmospheric first-person exploration game. You wander through an apartment complex at night, meet its residents, and uncover hidden stories. Playtime: ≈ 30 minutes. Finding all events unlocks an ending. No rush. No destination. ♥
Die in the Dungeon (HYPETRAIN DIGITAL, 17th Sep, $11.99) – Die in the Dungeon is a deck-building, turn-based roguelite game where your deck is not made out of cards, but DICE! In Die in the Dungeon, each dice represents a different action, from basic ones like attacking or healing to boosting other dice or copying their abilities. Improve the quality of your dice, combine them and acquire powerful relics to defeat the monsters that dwell in the dungeon! Find great synergies by combining dice with unique abilities to create powerful and bizarre decks!
Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko‘s Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD- (SQUARE ENIX, 9th Sep, $24.99) – Originally released only in Japan, the first entry in the Mystery Dungeon series and prequel to Torneko: The Last Hope is finally making its international debut! Packed with the challenge, tension, and rewarding gameplay of a classic roguelike adventure, this is a journey we’re excited for a new generation of players take on! “He’s Not a Hero. He’s a Merchant. And He’s Here to Close the Deal. ” Set after the events of DRAGON QUEST IV, this is the story of Torneko, a man who dreams of becoming the world’s greatest weapons merchant.
EGGCONSOLE DEEP DUNGEON II MSX (D4 Enterprise, 17th Sep, $7.34) – Released by Humming Bird Soft in 1988, this RPG takes place centuries after hero Ral defeated archfiend Ruu. As Ral’s descendant, you must embark on a quest to vanquish the resurrected Ruu. While inheriting its predecessor’s core systems—featuring turn-based command battles within 3D dungeons—this sequel expands the adventure from underground depths to the surface world. It also introduces 2D towns where players can shop and recover. Furthermore, multiple endings add rich replayability as you strive to uncover the true conclusion.
Flamecraft (Monster Couch, 17th Sep, $17.99) – Flamecraft is a cozy, turn-based strategy board game for 1 to 5 players. Become a Flamekeeper and help artisan dragons and shopkeepers delight the townspeople with their craft. Gather and manage resources, enhance the shops by casting enchantments, and become the Master of Flamecraft. Enter a cozy, vibrant world inhabited by dragons Flamecraft is set in a fantasy world, in which dragons and magic are part of the ordinary.
Flowstone Saga (Impact Gameworks, 10th Sep, $19.99) – Master a totally unique puzzle-battle system in this 16-bit, JRPG-inspired adventure featuring an epic story, charming characters, stunning pixel art, and epic music. Follow a grand story set in the mysterious Ocean’s End islands full of lost memories, ancient ruins, pirates, treasures, and frogs.
FOUNTAINS (Crunching Koalas, 17th Sep, $14.99) – The Fountain of Youth was hidden away. Nonetheless, it is fated that a Usurper will slay the Ageless and unearth it once more. FOUNTAINS is a soulslike action-RPG built around fighting your way through a maze-like interconnected, seamless world. You’ll take the role of a hooded stranger, recently imprisoned by a tyrannical regime. Will you escape and uncover the mysteries of this war-torn empire? Demanding, but fair combat Tight, responsive combat puts every tool and tactic in your arsenal to the test, rewarding precision and quick thinking.
Graveyard Keeper 2 (tinyBuild Games, 22nd Sep, $19.99) – You are the Grand Inquisitor now! Restore the town and lead your undead army into battle to save the realm from a zombie apocalypse. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper 2 – the sequel to the original, unhinged classic!
Homebound Plush (GAME NACIONAL, 17th Sep, $11.99) – Embark on a charming adventure with a teddy bear who was accidentally forgotten by a young boy during a move and must now set out on a journey to reunite with his owner. Run, jump, and explore vibrant pixel art levels, facing enemies and traveling through a variety of environments, including houses, gardens, and city streets. Collect special items along the way to aid your adventure. Each level features its own exciting boss battle. With precise controls, moderate challenges, and a cozy atmosphere, this is the perfect adventure for fans of classic 16-bit platformers. Test your skills through a fun and heartwarming journey filled with charm for players of all ages.
Jane Austen’s 8-bit Adventure (Nami Tentou, 17th Sep, $9.99) – Classic literature meets classic gaming in Jane Austen’s 8-bit Adventure! This 2D platformer stars Jane Austen herself, the beloved English novelist, who finds herself transported into an 8-bit video game. Explore 8-bit England, battle characters ripped straight from Austen’s novels, and defeat enemies the only way a proper author knows how — with a quill. Collect the scattered pages and restore Miss Austen’s books to the 8-bit library before it’s too late!
Lady Death Demonicron (Art Of Play, 11th Sep, $39.00) – All Lady Death wants is to mourn a fallen friend in peace. Then an infernal portal rips open and a throng of demon scum storms the cemetery gates. Little does Lady Death know, the most brutal battle of her undead life has just begun. Malevolent forces tear Lady Death from one realm to another. . . From the stinking pits of Hell, to an undead heavy metal festival, to a demonic dinosaur catastrophe, to a cannibalistic, industrial nightmare.
Maestro (Double Jack, 17th Sep, $34.99) – Maestro is an easy-to-learn hard-to-master rhythm game that turns you into an orchestra conductor. With precise Joy-Con motion controls, every gesture matters. You don’t just play the music: you conduct it. Explore a curated repertoire spanning movies and gaming soundtracks, classical and jazz music bringing together the most iconic works in music History. Conduct scores from Star Wars, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Attack on Titan and the timeless masterpieces of Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner, Vivaldi, and Duke Ellington.
Manalia Notes -A memory of innocence- (ImagawaSoft, 10th Sep, $4.00) – ■About This Game 2D Shoot ’em up meets Brick Breaker action! Avoid enemy fire, bounce back bullets, and fight your way through! Master unique skills and wave attacks to unleash powerful combos!
MONOWAVE (Phoenixx, 16th Sep, $8.99) – In MONOWAVE, embark on an exploratory adventure shaped by emotion, atmosphere and discovery. Play as Mono, a newborn Guardian destined to reunite scattered Emotions and restore balance to the world. Guide Mono through a series of evocative worlds, using observation and emotional awareness to overcome environmental challenges and connect with the world around them. Through thoughtful platforming, puzzle-driven progression and empathetic encounters with characters, uncover a heartfelt story that explores the complicated but meaningful ways different emotions manifest in our lives.
Mr. Sleepy Man (Devin Santi, 17th Sep, $19.99) – In Mr. Sleepy Man, you play as a sleepy guy who’s up way past his bedtime and out of control! The citizens of Bedtime Town don’t stand a chance! Make a mess of everything you find and turn the entire town against you! Mr. Sleepy Man features a fully expressive 3D platformer moveset. Jump, glide, and dive your way through interconnected levels that encourage exploration and experimentation. Interactivity is key! You can pick up and play with every item you find.
Paddle Paddle Paddle (Assemble Entertainment, 17th Sep, $4.99) – A brutally frustrating co-op boat adventure you probably won’t survive. But hey—at least you’ll look ridiculous trying. Grab your paddles (and your patience) and set out on a stupidly long, lava-surrounded parkour adventure. In Paddle Paddle Paddle, you and/or a deeply regretting friend must paddle your way through swinging axes, weird wind, evil slopes, and that one jump you’ll miss at least 27 times in a row . . . maybe more. At the end of the journey? A legendary, mysterious, possibly pointless prize awaits. Maybe. If you ever get there. Probably not.
Punch Monkey Revenge (Tashlik, 10th Sep, $10.49) – They took his favorite toy. They picked the wrong monkey. What was supposed to be the first day of school turns into an all-out rescue mission when a gang of bullies steals Punch Monkey’s most treasured possession. PUNCH MONKEY REVENGE is a stylish action adventure packed with slow-motion stunts, fast combos, cartoon chaos, and one very determined little primate. Slow down time in mid-air to dodge attacks, dive through danger, and pull off the perfect comeback. Chain together punches, kicks, spins, tumbles, and environmental attacks as you fight your way through classrooms, hallways, playgrounds, and more.
SENTO SURVIVOR : Slip, Grab, and Bathe in Glory! (ZOO Corporation, 23rd Sep, $9.99) – Slide too far, crash into your rivals, or get caught up in unexpected stage gimmicks. Anything can happen in this chaotic water-gun battle! Master the slippery bathhouse floors, blast your rivals with water guns, and fight your way to the ultimate honor: being first into the bath!
Shape Wars (Piotr Rochala, 17th Sep, $6.99) – Shape Wars is a fast-paced local multiplayer strategy game where geometric armies clash for dominance. Build your base, spawn units, upgrade your forces, and deploy devastating EMPs or pilot a Commander to turn the tide of battle. Play solo against cunning AI opponents or go head-to-head with up to 4 players in Free For All, Teams, or AI Teams mode. Capture resource points, upgrade damage and shields, and outmaneuver your rivals to be the last shape standing.
Sniper Dan (PQube, 17th Sep, $12.99) – Meet Dan. Dan has a sniper rifle. Don’t panic, he’s not here to harm anyone. Dan’s a professional and his job is fixing things. From a distance. With pinpoint accuracy and good intentions. Sniper Dan is a hidden object game unlike any other. Objects aren’t always well hidden and the solution involves shooting them. Each job follows a simple and highly respected method. Figure out the problem. Use the clues. HMM… Find the problem. Scope the area. AHA! Fix the problem. Shoot. WHEE!
Tap Monster Duel (GaniTani, 17th Sep, $9.99) – An adventure to find the ultimate legendary card hidden in the Wind Forest! The mysterious ‘Wind Forest’ where external cards do not work at all. Start with basic monster cards alongside your guide, ‘Kumira’, and build your ultimate deck! Collect and enhance monsters across four elemental attributes (Water, Fire, Wood, Iron) with unique character abilities, and overcome the trials of villains and guardian deities threatening the Wind Forest.
TCG Card Shop Simulator (OPNeon Games, 15th Sep, $19.99) – TCG Card Shop Simulator is a trading card shop simulation where you sell card booster packs to earn money and build your card shop business. Manage Your Shop: Design your own TCG shop. Organize shelves and card packs to make the customer shopping experience smooth and easy. ” Card Collection: Open the booster packs yourself and collect the cards. Find rare cards and sell them to make a fortune, or keep them to complete your card collection. Host Game: Set your card game format and fee, invite players to play card games in your shop.
The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas (Outright Games, 18th Sep, $39.99) – Every Who down in Who-ville is jingling, singing and celebrating. And guess who can’t wait to join them… the Grinch! Now, with a heart three sizes bigger, and a wish to show the Whos he’s changed, could the Grinch’s prize-winning tree be the perfect way to prove it?
The Posthumous Investigation (CriticalLeap, 17th Sep, $19.99) – Master the Time Loop: You have one day to solve the crime. Learn the schedules of 14 unique characters, spot their contradictions, and manipulate their routines. Keep your knowledge when the day resets and stay one step ahead of the killer.
The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival (Trailmark Games, 18th Sep, $19.99) – The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival challenges you to intense arcade brawling in the unforgiving world of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Play as iconic survivors Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Michonne, and unlockable Negan while fighting through walker-infested tunnels, devastated settlements, and hostile strongholds packed with explosive encounters. Face Alexandria’s most ruthless foes, the Saviors led by Negan, along with overwhelming waves of Walkers as you unleash crushing combos, signature weapon attacks, and devastating finishers in a relentless battle for survival.
Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic – the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (Alliance Arts, 9th Sep, $17.99) – Led by the original Touhou creator, ZUN, and a group of passionate creators, the beautiful bullet hell adventure gets a modern facelift with enhanced high-resolution graphics and rearranged music tracks composed by ZUN himself. Progress through the story with unlimited lives for a more accessible experience, or try classic gameplay for an authentic blast from the past with all original gameplay systems intact.
Tower of Dreams (Sour Lemon Studios, 17th Sep, $7.99) – Climb your way to the top of the tower in this vertical platformer roguelike! Take up the helm of Dream Knight, and use your sword to pogo off enemies and obstacles as you make your ascent. Discover powerful items that will greatly aid you in your quest, and unlock permanent upgrades as well as cosmetics between runs. No two attempts up the tower will be the same, with a random selection of hand-crafted levels, side areas, and items.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter (GungHo America, 17th Sep, $59.99) – Take Fate Into Your Own Hands After quelling the coup d’état that shook the Kingdom of Liberl, Estelle and Joshua have finally become senior bracers. However, on the eve of the Queen’s Birthday Festival, Joshua reveals the dark truth of his past before vanishing into the night, leaving only his brief farewell: “Goodbye, Estelle.” Armed with Joshua’s harmonica and an unshakable determination, Estelle embarks upon a continent-spanning quest to find her partner. During her journey, she must take on the sinister society of Ouroboros as it emerges from the shadows to plunge Liberl into utter chaos. The capital in flames. A colossal airship darkens the skies. The looming threat of the Shining Ring… Confronted with the greatest crisis in the history of Liberl, Estelle and her allies battle to find Joshua and untangle the web of intrigue and conspiracy woven by Ouroboros!
VTBattle It’s Not About Subscribers! It’s All About Power. (WataritamaStudio, 10th Sep, $9.00) – Build Your Team with Your Favorite VTubers! Over 350 VTubers from a wide range of genres—including game streamers, singers, ASMR creators, and illustrators—join the battle! Every VTuber featured in the game can be used as your protagonist. Choose your favorite VTuber and take on the challenge!
Gut Reaction: ‘Want that one, that one, that one…
We’re deep into silly season now, and there’s so much to choose from. I’ve got me eye on Maestro, the free Switch 2 update for Moomintroll, and Monowave, but then there’s Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko’s Mystery Dungeon, Trails in the Sky (never played a Trails, but would love to), Fountains, Sniper Dan (check out Steam Hype’s interview), and also Woodo, which I nuked from the list as it appeared last week, but is out now. Keep an eye out for our review of that.
Plus Fire Emblem, of course. How many hours in a week, again?
Gavin Lane
Editor, Nintendo Life
Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life
EXTRA EXTRA! Three discounted Switch eShop games to investigate this week…
None of the above floating your boat? Here’s a trio of intriguing old games on sale – not necessarily The Best™ or The Highest Scoring™, but Switch games that still deserve your attention, especially in a sale.
A Monster’s Expedition – $19.99 $5.99 until 6th October
An “open-world puzzle adventure” we didn’t manage to review back in 2021, I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. Our friends over at Push Square loved it, so it’s likely a winner on Switch.
Card Shark – $19.99 $2.99 until 6th October
A brilliant card game with WarioWare-like elements from indie dev Nerial, it’s an absolute steal for three bucks.
DOOM (not 2016) – $19.99 $3.99 until 26th September
Scully gave this an 8/10 when he reviewed it for us back in 2019 – a thoroughly appropriate and respectable score for Nerve Software’s original Unity port at launch. Since then, though, this thing was updated up the wazoo, and then full-on delisted and replaced with Nightdive’s updated ‘KEX’ version, the only version available now (and free to anyone who bought the original).
If you don’t own OG Doom on Switch… you really should.
What will you be downloading this week? (12 votes)
- Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
- Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Collection 0%
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- EA Sports FC 27 0%
- Arcade Archives 2 KARNOV 0%
- Banchou Tactics: Lion Heart 0%
- Console Archives NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION II 0%
- Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion 0%
- Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko’s Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD- (Switch 2)
- Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko’s Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD- (Switch 1) 0%
- Fading Echo 0%
- Graveyard Keeper 2 (Switch 2) 0%
- Graveyard Keeper 2 (Switch 1) 0%
- Maestro (Sqwitch 2)
- Maestro (Switch 1) 0%
- Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition 0%
- TCG Card Shop Simulator 0%
- The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival 0%
- Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic – the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil 0%
- Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic – the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (Switch 1) 0%
- Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
- Trinity Trigger DX 0%
- Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! 0%
- Aetherfall 0%
- Arcade Archives KARNOV 0%
- Artis Impact 0%
- Au Revoir 0%
- Birdcage 0%
- Condo 0%
- Die in the Dungeon 0%
- EGGCONSOLE Deep Dungeon II MSX 0%
- Flamecraft 0%
- Flowstone Saga 0%
- Fountains 0%
- Homebound Plush 0%
- Jane Austen’s 8-bit Adventure 0%
- Lady Death Demonicron 0%
- Manalia Notes -A memory of innocence- 0%
- Monowave 0%
- Mr. Sleepy Man 0%
- Paddle Paddle Paddle 0%
- Punch Monkey Revenge 0%
- SENTO SURVIVOR : Slip, Grab, and Bathe in Glory! 0%
- Shape Wars 0%
- Sniper Dan
- Tap Monster Duel 0%
- TCG Card Shop Simulator 0%
- The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas 0%
- The Posthumous Investigation 0%
- The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival 0%
- Tower of Dreams 0%
- VTBattle It’s Not About Subscribers! It’s All About Power. 0%
- Nothing for me this week
So that’s your lot for this week’s North American Nintendo Download. Drop a vote in the poll above, and comment below with your hot picks! Let us know if you like the discounted recommendations, too, and feel free to share your thoughts if you’ve played them already.
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Gavin first wrote for Nintendo Life in 2018 before joining the site full-time the following year, rising through the ranks to become Editor. He can currently be found squashed beneath a Switch backlog the size of Normandy.