Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for December 1st, 2021. Wow, that’s almost the whole year done now. December awaits, and in the world of gaming that means the wild season of new releases is winding down. Still, we’ve got one decent game to look at today along with a new bundle. There’s also a bit of news to look about our old reliable buddy Dead Cells, and some new sales to dig into. Let’s go!
News
‘Dead Cells: The Queen & The Sea’ Paid DLC Announced
Now that the Everyone is Here update for Dead Cells is available, developer Motion Twin has announced the next update players can look forward to. This time it’s a paid DLC called The Queen & The Sea. It will sell for $4.99 and is said to contain two new biomes and a new alternate final boss. Those that do will be treated to a new ending. The Queen & The Sea will contain some other stuff which the developer will elaborate on soon. The DLC is tentatively planned for an early 2022 release, and presumably a more specific release date will be part of the aforementioned elaboration.
New Releases
Iridium ($11.99)
Rather obviously an homage to the classic computer shooter Uridium, Iridium is a fast and furious shooter. It involves a lot of high speed turns, an array of weapon systems that can be upgraded, and plenty of alien invaders to blast away. There are twenty-four multidirectional stages set across six worlds to play, with some wildly huge enemy ships you take apart piece by piece Uridium-style serving as the end-cap to each world. There aren’t very many shoot-em-ups like this on the Switch, and it’s fairly well-executed. Fans of the genre should give it a look.
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered + Valkyria Chronicles 4 Bundle ($39.99)
Exactly what it says on the tin. You get the two Valkyria Chronicles games released on Switch in one handy bundle. You’ll save ten dollars versus buying them separately at their normal prices, but do keep in mind that the individual releases sometimes go on sale. Make sure you check what everything is selling for at any given moment as you may find greater savings going non-bundle. Both of these games are great, of course. If you like turn-based tactical RPGs and you haven’t played this series, you really should.
Sales
(North American eShop, US Prices)
Ah, the wake of a massive sale. Always so calm, but you can usually find one or two good games that decided to avoid the crowd. This time, it’s Xeno Crisis. Rarely on sale and a completely awesome twin-stick shooter, it’s a steal for ten bucks. As for the outbox, there are a few things worth mentioning. Demons of Asteborg is relatively new and we don’t know what its sale pattern will be, but you may want to pick it up just in case it’s one of those infrequent discounters. The Procession to Cavalry is hilarious and while its discount isn’t the deepest, any excuse to grab it is a good one. Check those lists, as ever.
Select New Games on Sale
Xeno Crisis ($9.99 from $19.99 until 12/7)
Perfect Traffic Simulator ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/7)
Fantasy Tower Defense ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/7)
The Legend of Ninja ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/7)
Fall Gummies ($1.99 from $7.99 until 12/7)
Royal Tower Defense ($1.99 from $7.99 until 12/7)
Among Pipes ($1.99 from $7.99 until 12/7)
Gangsta Paradise ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/7)
Colorfall ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/7)
Fantasy Checkers ($1.99 from $7.99 until 12/7)
Checkers for Kids ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/7)
AnimaLudo ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/7)
Zoo Dentist ($1.99 from $9.99 until 12/7)
Lost Words: Beyond the Page ($7.49 from $14.99 until 12/7)
Curved Space ($9.99 from $19.99 until 12/7)
Override Mech City Brawl ($7.49 from $29.99 until 12/7)
Trine: Ultimate Collection ($9.99 from $49.99 until 12/7)
Bargain Hunter ($8.74 from $12.49 until 12/10)
Time Tenshi ($10.49 from $14.99 until 12/10)
Dead by Daylight ($14.99 from $29.99 until 12/15)
Polyroll ($2.09 from $5.99 until 12/20)
Depth of Extinction ($5.24 from $14.99 until 12/20)
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders ($13.49 from $29.99 until 12/21)
The Bluecoats North & South ($13.49 from $29.99 until 12/21)
Professor Rubik’s Brain Fitness ($8.99 from $29.99 until 12/21)
Day and Night ($4.99 from $19.99 until 12/21)
Sales Ending Tomorrow, Thursday, December 2nd
1979 Revolution: Black Friday ($2.99 from $11.99 until 12/2)
64.0 ($1.99 from $2.99 until 12/2)
AngerForce: Reloaded ($6.99 from $9.99 until 12/2)
Apsulov: End of Gods ($25.49 from $29.99 until 12/2)
Aquatic Adv. of the Last Human ($3.89 from $12.99 until 12/2)
Arrog ($2.79 from $3.99 until 12/2)
Bleed ($3.59 from $11.99 until 12/2)
Bleed 2 ($4.49 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Candleman ($9.99 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Castle on the Coast ($13.49 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Catch ‘Em! Goldfish Scooping ($1.99 from $7.99 until 12/2)
Crowdy Farm Rush ($1.99 from $5.99 until 12/2)
Cruel Bands Career ($2.79 from $3.99 until 12/2)
Dangerous Relationship ($7.49 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Demon’s Tilt ($9.99 from $19.99 until 12/2)
Demons of Asteborg ($11.99 from $17.99 until 12/2)
Destiny’s Princess ($7.49 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Devil Slayer Raksasi ($9.99 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Disease Hidden Object ($5.35 from $7.99 until 12/2)
Don’t Give Up: A Cynical Tale ($4.99 from $9.99 until 12/2)
Duel on Board ($5.59 from $7.99 until 12/2)
Earth Defense Force World Brothers ($29.99 from $59.99 until 12/2)
Enchanting Mahjong Match ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/2)
Fantasy Friends ($1.99 from $19.99 until 12/2)
Funghi Explosion ($9.99 from $19.99 until 12/2)
Gakuen Club ($16.74 from $24.99 until 12/2)
Ghost Sync ($13.49 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Glass Masquerade ($3.59 from $11.99 until 12/2)
Glass Masquerade 2 ($5.99 from $11.99 until 12/2)
Gleamlight ($3.99 from $19.99 until 12/2)
Heaven Dust ($3.99 from $7.99 until 12/2)
Island Farmer ($2.39 from $2.99 until 12/2)
Knock ‘Em Down! Bowling ($2.09 from $14.99 until 12/2)
MONOBOT ($11.69 from $12.99 until 12/2)
My Butler ($4.99 from $9.99 until 12/2)
My Secret Pets! ($7.49 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Never Breakup ($6.99 from $9.99 until 12/2)
Office Lovers ($7.49 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Omega Strike ($4.49 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Pool BILLIARD ($1.99 from $7.99 until 12/2)
Pub Encounter ($8.49 from $16.99 until 12/2)
Rainbocorns ($6.49 from $12.99 until 12/2)
Reversi Let’s Go ($3.49 from $4.99 until 12/2)
Secrets of Me ($7.49 from $14.99 until 12/2)
SELF ($3.49 from $6.99 until 12/2)
Shikhondo Soul Eater ($4.19 from $13.99 until 12/2)
Signs of the Sojourner ($14.99 from $19.99 until 12/2)
Sudoku Universe ($3.49 from $6.99 until 12/2)
Sunless Sea: Zubmariner ($11.99 from $19.99 until 12/2)
Super Kickers League Ultimate ($2.49 from $24.99 until 12/2)
Tamashii ($5.99 from $11.99 until 12/2)
Tennis ($1.99 from $7.99 until 12/2)
The Amazing Shinsengumi ($4.19 from $11.99 until 12/2)
The Charming Empire ($16.74 from $24.99 until 12/2)
The Kids We Were ($12.79 from $15.99 until 12/2)
THE Number Puzzle ($1.99 from $4.99 until 12/2)
The Procession to Cavalry ($11.24 from $14.99 until 12/2)
Tower of Time ($16.24 from $24.99 until 12/2)
Treachery in Beatdown City ($8.99 from $19.99 until 12/2)
Uncanny Valley ($2.49 from $9.99 until 12/2)
Underhero ($10.19 from $16.99 until 12/2)
Unto the End ($17.49 from $24.99 until 12/2)
Wenjia ($3.99 from $7.99 until 12/2)
That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with a whole bunch of new releases as usual, including titles like Castle on the Coast, MONOBOT, and Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! among many others. We’ll have summaries of all of them, like we always do. There will also be the usual lists of incoming and outgoing sales for you to consider. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday, and as always, thanks for reading!
