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SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Skully’ Releases Today, Plus the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Hatsune Miku’, ‘Tangledeep’, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 4th, 2020. You know, I’m not going to fight the tide today. It’s a slow day, and there’s no two ways around that. We’ve got one new release to look at, and we’ll certainly do that. There are some new sales, and I’ve made the list. The outgoing sales are also here, because I’m nice that way. And that’s just the way things are today. So we get a bit of a shorter one this time, but worry not: the next few days have quite a few new releases on the schedule. Let’s go!

New Releases

Skully ($29.99)

Skully is an odd ball game. No, literally. You play as a rolling skull that has been reanimated with magical mud and given the task of solving the disputes of a very special family. At first it seems like Morph Ball: The 3D Platformer, but you’ll eventually unlock the ability to transform into three other forms. You’ll have to use all of your abilities to make it through the levels and gain your freedom. There are some performance issues in this Switch version of the game, but nothing so serious that the game isn’t playable. It’s certainly a different spin on the typical 3D platformer, if nothing else. I’ll be doing a review of this one soon, but so far the only real problem is the camera’s inability to keep up with ol’ Skully at times.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

Lots of new sales today, if nothing else. And some really good ones in there, too. Tangledeep is an awesome roguelike, and yes, I said ‘roguelike‘ and not ‘roguelite‘. I don’t throw that term around casually. Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Megamix is on sale, offering a jam-packed rhythm game experience that fans of the genre should check out. NIS America is running discounts on most of its games that weren’t on sale last week. Even the less exciting titles on the list aren’t the usual gang, so do have a look and see what catches your eye. As for the outbox, there are some really awesome games in there that may not be on sale again soon. The Touryst? Cool. Some of those Arcade Archives, especially Metal Slug X? Retro cool. Atelier Ryza? Adorable cool. Dig in and get those treasures, friends.

Select New Games on Sale

Tangledeep ($9.99 from $19.99 until 8/10)
Energy Invasion ($1.01 from $2.99 until 8/23)
One Eyed Kutkh ($1.69 from $4.99 until 8/23)
Spiral Splatter ($0.99 from $4.99 until 8/23)
The Long Reach ($2.99 from $14.99 until 8/16)
Alteric ($0.99 from $4.99 until 8/23)
Metropolis: Lux Obscura ($2.71 from $7.99 until 8/23)
Deep Ones ($1.69 from $4.99 until 8/23)
Cast of the Seven Godsends ($1.29 from $12.99 until 8/16)
Where Are My Friends? ($1.01 from $5.99 until 8/23)
Save the Ninja Clan ($0.99 from $4.99 until 8/23)
Grab the Bottle ($1.69 from $4.99 until 8/23)
Pato Box ($4.49 from $14.99 until 8/17)
State of Anarchy: MoM ($2.71 from $7.99 until 8/23)
SkyTime ($1.01 from $2.99 until 8/23)


Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA ($29.54 from $39.99 until 8/10)
Walking Vegetables: Radical ($1.94 from $12.99 until 8/16)
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 ($8.99 from $29.99 until 8/12)
Energy Cycle Edge ($0.99 from $4.99 until 8/23)
Elli ($5.99 from $14.99 until 8/17)
Planet RIX-13 ($1.69 from $4.99 until 8/23)
Awesome Pea ($2.03 from $5.99 until 8/23)
Crashbots ($3.39 from $9.99 until 8/23)
OVIVO ($2.37 from $6.99 until 8/23)
Grass Cutter – Mutated Lawns ($2.37 from $6.99 until 8/23)
Roof Rage ($7.49 from $14.99 until 8/10)
Neon City Riders ($14.99 from $19.99 until 8/17)
Spirit of the North ($17.49 from $24.99 until 8/16)
Jet Ski Rush ($0.99 from $3.99 until 8/24)
I and Me ($4.99 from $9.99 until 8/17)


League of Evil ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/17)
36 Fragments of Midnight ($1.64 from $2.99 until 8/17)
Squareboy vs Bullies: Arena ($2.49 from $4.99 until 8/17)
Plantera Deluxe ($2.74 from $4.99 until 8/17)
One More Dungeon ($4.39 from $7.99 until 8/17)
Twin Robots: Ultimate ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/17)
Midnight Deluxe ($2.49 from $4.99 until 8/17)
Devious Dungeon ($4.39 from $7.99 until 8/17)
InkSplosion ($2.49 from $4.99 until 8/17)
Super Destronaut DX ($2.99 from $4.99 until 8/17)
Nightmares from the Deep 2 ($1.49 from $14.99 until 8/24)
Tetra’s Escape ($2.99 from $4.99 until 8/17)
FullBlast ($3.59 from $5.99 until 8/17)
Jack N’ Jill DX ($2.99 from $4.99 until 8/17)
SkyScrappers ($0.99 from $9.99 until 8/24)


Shadow of Loot Box ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/17)
I Am The Hero ($5.99 from $14.99 until 8/17)
Heroes Trials ($3.59 from $5.99 until 8/17)
Access Denied ($2.99 from $4.99 until 8/17)
Daggerhood ($2.99 from $4.99 until 8/17)
Peasant Knight ($1.79 from $2.99 until 8/17)
Switch ‘N’ Shoot ($2.29 from $4.59 from 8/11)
Boot Hill Bounties ($11.24 from $14.99 until 8/18)
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle ($4.99 from $19.99 until 8/19)
Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory ($14.99 from $39.99 until 8/19)
The Lost Child ($14.99 from $49.99 until 8/19)
Langrisser I & II ($34.99 from $49.99 until 8/19)
Ys VII: Lacrimosa of DANA ($29.99 from $59.99 until 8/19)
La-Mulana ($9.99 from $14.99 until 8/19)
La-Mulana 2 ($18.74 from $24.99 until 8/19)


Disaster Report 4 ($44.99 from $59.99 until 8/19)
Touhou Gensou Wanderer ($19.99 from $49.99 until 8/19)
Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha ($29.99 from $39.99 until 8/19)
Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo ($29.99 from $39.99 until 8/19)
Kemono Heroes ($9.99 from $14.99 until 8/19)
Croc’s World ($0.99 from $4.99 until 8/25)
Jewel Fever 2 ($0.99 from $4.99 until 8/25)
Pacific Wings ($0.99 from $4.99 until 8/25)
Yellow Fins ($0.99 from $4.99 until 8/25)
Water Balloon Mania ($0.99 from $4.99 until 8/25)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 5th

ACA NEOGEO Aero Fighters 2 ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
ACA NEOGEO Art of Fighting ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
ACA NEOGEO Metal Slug X ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
ACA NEOGEO Puzzled ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
ACA NEOGEO World Heroes ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
Arcade Archives Armed F ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
Arcade Archives Atomic Robo-Kid ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
Arcade Archives Double Dragon ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
Arcade Archives Kid’s Horehore ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
Arcade Archives Terra Cresta ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
Art of Balance ($6.29 from $8.99 until 8/5)
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness ($36.59 from $59.99 until 8/5)
Blood & Guts Bundle ($6.74 from $44.99 until 8/5)


Bot Vice ($3.99 from $9.99 until 8/5)
Bridge Constructor Ultimate ($8.99 from $14.99 until 8/5)
Disease -Hidden Object- ($3.99 from $7.99 until 8/5)
Enchanting Mahjong Match ($2.49 from $4.99 until 8/5)
Escape Trick: 35 Fateful Enigmas ($9.79 from $19.99 until 8/5)
Fast RMX ($13.99 from $19.99 until 8/5)
Funghi Explosion ($9.99 from $19.99 until 8/5)
Heroes of the Monkey Tavern ($4.99 from $9.99 until 8/5)
Inner World – Last Wind Monk ($3.74 from $14.99 until 8/5)
MathLand ($5.39 from $5.99 until 8/5)
My Secret Pets! ($11.99 from $14.99 until 8/5)
Overlanders ($3.74 from $24.99 until 8/5)
Pub Encounter ($8.49 from $16.99 until 8/5)
Skelly Selest/Straimium Immortaly ($5.99 from $19.99 until 8/5)


Sunless Sea: Zubmariner ($13.99 from $19.99 until 8/5)
Super Rock Blasters! ($2.79 from $13.99 until 8/5)
Super Star Path ($1.99 from $4.99 until 8/5)
Syberia ($4.99 from $14.99 until 8/5)
Syberia 2 ($1.49 from $29.99 until 8/5)
Syberia 3 ($9.99 from $49.99 until 8/5)
Tennis ($2.39 from $7.99 until 8/5)
The Inner World ($2.99 from $11.99 until 8/5)
The Men of Yoshiwara ($7.49 from $14.99 until 8/5)
THE Number Puzzle ($2.49 from $4.99 until 8/5)
The Touryst ($13.99 from $19.99 until 8/5)
Tower of Time ($18.74 from $24.99 until 8/5)

That’s all for today, friends. Tomorrow will have at least a little bit of news, along with a few new releases to check out. Presumably there will also be some sales to look at, and I may have a review ready to roll as well. I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday, and as always, thanks for reading!