Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for April 26th, 2023. In today’s article, we’ve got a little slice of news to check out before we head into the new releases of the day. There are a handful of them, keeping up the recent heightened pace of games hitting the eShop. We’ll summarize all of them, and then head into those juicy lists of new and expiring sales that everyone seems to get a kick out of. Let’s go!
News
‘Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed’ Is Now Available
Well, Xenoblade Chronicles fans probably don’t need this reminder, but just in case: the final wave of Xenoblade Chronicles 3′s Expansion Pass is now available. Future Redeemed probably isn’t going to be as big as Torna: The Golden Country was for Xenoblade Chronicles 2, but it certainly looks like the beefiest bit of DLC content so far. Lots of interesting surprises, and you can have a few of them spoiled by watching that video above. Or you can just buy the Expansion Pass, download the content, and enjoy it yourself.
New Releases
Aliens: Fireteam Elite ($29.99)
Just to be very clear, this is a Cloud game. You have to be able to stream it if you want to play it. It’s an online-focused game anyway, so it might be less of an issue here. You can play cooperatively with up to two players or have AI fill in the vacant seats as needed. You’ll be exploring a planet and dealing with the, well, complications that will appear. I mean Xenomorphs. Lots of them. As with most Cloud versions on the Switch, I’d generally advise you play this elsewhere if you can. But if you must play it here, make sure you try the demo first to make sure your connection can handle it.
Neko Rescue Tale ($4.99)
A very straightforward platformer starring a cat trying to rescue its friend. There are sixty stages to play, and the stage themes are drawn from the four seasons. Serious five-dollar Switch platformer energy here, and for once one of these is actually five dollars. I like the cute look, even if it’s all a bit too familiar in every aspect. Still, it might be what you’re craving.
The Excrawlers ($7.99)
This is a roguelite action-RPG and it seems fairly by-the-numbers as these kinds of things go. Kill enemies, gain experience, level up, customize your build, battle big boss monsters, and so on. Reviews over on Steam seem to be favorable if not overwhelmingly so. I feel like we have so many really great games of this sort on the Switch already that the world isn’t really begging for more, but if you in particular are hoping to add one to your collection, this might not be the worst pick.
Desta: The Memories Between ($18.99)
ustwo’s Netflix mobile turn-based puzzler makes its way to the Nintendo Switch, and as you would expect from the developer it’s absolutely gorgeous. The idea here is that you’re resolving past trauma by tossing around balls in dreams. You know, it’s easier to understand by playing it than by reading an explanation. It’s pretty, it has a nice little narrative to it, and for better or worse it’s a little more mechanically intense than Monument Valley. Personally, I’d give it a try on mobile first if you have a Netflix subscription just to make sure you like it.
Mangavania ($4.99)
An affordable action-platformer. Despite the name, its Metroidvania credentials are dubious. It’s a stage-based affair with a bit of exploration within each stage, but ultimately it’s quite linear. I also find its manga credentials in doubt, but what can you do? For the low price it’s asking you may end up enjoying it anyway.
Droid Trivia ($19.99)
A trivia game with a bizarre theme that up to four players can enjoy via local multiplayer. There are around eight hundred questions spread across fifteen different categories, plus four different types of rounds. I’m going to be honest, I think that’s a little thin for a trivia game at this price point. But maybe you’ve been pining for a trivia game that looks like it was barfed out of the 1990s? If so, here you go.
Sales
(North American eShop, US Prices)
Next week is Golden Week here in Japan, which is a series of holidays that merge to form a sort of Voltron of holidays. That means a lot of sales from Japanese developers and publishers will be rolling out in the coming days, and today’s inbox appears to be part of that. Some good stuff in here, and I’ll go ahead and call out a few titles I’d recommend: Sol Cresta, Filmechanism, NeverAwake, and Little Noah: Scion of Paradise. The outbox sees the end of the indie sale that kicked off last week, and it’s massive. Sift through as you will and see if there’s anything you want to grab.
Select New Games on Sale
Monument ($1.99 from $7.00 until 5/2)
Colsword ($1.99 from $4.00 until 5/2)
SnowRunner ($23.99 from $39.99 until 5/6)
Black Bird ($13.29 from $18.99 until 5/8)
Mon Amour ($6.29 from $8.99 until 5/8)
moon ($13.29 from $18.99 until 5/8)
Dandy Dungeon Brave Yamada ($13.29 from $18.99 until 5/8)
Buried Stars ($13.49 from $44.99 until 5/9)
Jump King ($6.49 from $12.99 until 5/10)
Battle Brothers A TBT RPG ($14.99 from $29.99 until 5/10)
Sol Cresta ($27.19 from $39.99 until 5/11)
The Wonderful 101 ($17.99 from $39.99 until 5/11)
Rascal Fight ($8.99 from $11.99 until 5/11)
Necrobarista: Final Pour ($16.49 from $21.99 until 5/11)
Chinese Parents ($9.74 from $12.99 until 5/11)
fault milestone two side above ($7.49 from $14.99 until 5/11)
Gensokyo Defenders Plus ($2.09 from $6.99 until 5/11)
Gensou Skydrift ($7.19 from $23.99 until 5/11)
Christmas Tina ($20.24 from $26.99 until 5/11)
fault StP Lightkravte ($10.79 from $17.99 until 5/11)
Azure Reflections ($12.49 from $24.99 until 5/11)
Touhou Hyouibana ($24.49 from $34.99 until 5/11)
Filmechanism ($13.99 from $19.99 until 5/11)
Touhou Genso Wanderer LL R ($22.49 from $44.99 until 5/11)
Keen: One Girl Army ($1.99 from $4.99 until 5/11)
Kubinashi Recollection ($7.19 from $11.99 until 5/11)
Super UFO Fighter ($8.39 from $11.99 until 5/11)
Touhou Luna Nights ($14.39 from $17.99 until 5/11)
Gensokyo Defenders ($5.99 from $19.99 until 5/11)
NeverAwake ($19.99 from $24.99 until 5/11)
ONI: Road to be the Mightiest ($22.49 from $29.99 until 5/11)
Pronty ($13.49 from $14.99 until 5/11)
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise ($8.99 from $14.99 until 5/11)
Marchen Forest ($10.49 from $34.99 until 5/11)
Wing of Darkness ($5.99 from $29.99 until 5/11)
Touhou Gouyoku Ibun($25.19 from $27.99 until 5/11)
LUNA The Shadow Dust ($14.99 from $19.99 until 5/11)
Rhythm Fighter ($12.74 from $16.99 until 5/11)
Dying: Reborn ($7.49 from $9.99 until 5/11)
Shio ($9.74 from $12.99 until 5/11)
Urban Trial Tricky ($2.99 from $14.99 until 5/16)
Brawlout ($7.99 from $19.99 until 5/16)
Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings ($2.69 from $17.99 until 5/16)
Sales Ending Tomorrow, Thursday, April 27th
198X ($6.69 from $9.99 until 4/27)
7 Days to End with You ($9.59 from $11.99 until 4/27)
9 Monkeys of Shaolin ($3.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
A Boy and His Blob ($9.74 from $14.99 until 4/27)
A Hat in Time ($14.99 from $29.99 until 4/27)
A Monster’s Expedition ($12.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
A Short Hike ($5.19 from $7.99 until 4/27)
Adam’s Venture Origins ($3.99 from $39.99 until 4/27)
Agent Intercept ($12.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Ages of Mages The Last Keeper ($3.59 from $11.99 until 4/27)
Airoheart ($14.99 from $39.99 until 4/27)
Alchemist Adventure ($7.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Alwa’s Legacy ($8.99 from $17.99 until 4/27)
Ash of Gods Redemption ($3.99 form $19.99 until 4/27)
Astalon Tears of the Earth ($11.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 ($23.99 from $29.99 until 4/27)
Battlezone Gold Edition ($10.49 from $34.99 until 4/27)
Beacon Pines ($14.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Bear and Breakfast ($15.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery ($9.74 from $12.99 until 4/27)
Blazing Chrome ($6.79 from $16.99 until 4/27)
Blind Fate: Edo no Yami ($17.49 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Bonfire Peaks ($12.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Bot Gaiden ($10.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Breakers Collection ($14.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Brick Breaker Ball Shooter ($2.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Broken Sword 5 Serpent’s Curse ($2.99 from $29.99 until 4/27)
Bunny Park ($12.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Capybara Madness ($2.79 from $6.99 until 4/27)
Card Shark ($11.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Castle Morihisa ($4.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Cathedral ($7.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Celeste ($4.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Chained Echoes ($21.24 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Charon’s Staircase ($19.99 from $34.99 until 4/27)
Choju Giga Wars ($1.99 from $6.99 until 4/27)
Chompy Chomp Chomp Party ($4.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Cleo A Pirate’s Tale ($7.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Clunky Hero ($10.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Creaks ($4.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Crimzon Clover: World Explosion ($11.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Crossing Souls ($2.24 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Cubers: Arena ($3.74 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Cult of the Lamb ($16.24 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Cuphead ($13.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Date Night Bowling ($4.99 form $9.99 until 4/27)
Dicey Dungeons ($4.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Disc Room ($7.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
DobbyxEscape: Spooky Adventure ($2.99 from $3.99 until 4/27)
Dollhouse ($3.99 from $29.99 until 4/27)
Downwell ($2.00 from $2.99 until 4/27)
Dragon Fury ($12.49 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Drift King ($5.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Ducky Quacky ($1.99 from $4.99 until 4/27)
Dyadic ($5.59 from $6.99 until 4/27)
Epic Dumpster Bear 2: HWBW ($1.99 from $4.99 until 4/27)
Exit the Gungeon ($4.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Extinction Eclipse ($2.49 from $9.99 until 4/27)
FINALSWORD DE ($10.19 from $16.99 until 4/27)
Fire Tonight ($2.99 from $5.99 until 4/27)
Flinthook ($5.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Floppy Knights ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Forager ($6.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Forest Camp Story ($8.40 from $14.00 until 4/27)
Freshly Frosted ($6.59 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Game Dev Story ($7.00 from $14.00 until 4/27)
Garbage Pail Kids ($6.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
GC: Luminous Avenger iX 2 ($16.24 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Get A Grip Chip ($6.49 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Golf Story ($4.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Gotta Protectors Cart of Darkness ($10.04 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Grimvalor ($3.89 from $12.99 until 4/27)
Hades ($12.49 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing ($1.99 from $5.99 until 4/27)
Happy Game ($6.56 from $13.13 until 4/27)
Hollow Knight ($7.50 from $15.00 until 4/27)
Home Run High ($7.00 from $14.00 until 4/27)
I Hate Running Backwards ($2.24 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Into the Dark ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Islets ($14.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
ITTA ($5.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
JankBrain ($1.99 from $4.99 until 4/27)
Jet Lancer ($5.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Kattish ($1.99 from $4.99 until 4/27)
Kaze & the Wild Masks ($4.99 from $29.99 until 4/27)
Kentucky Route Zero TV Edition ($14.99 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Kindergarten Buddy Edition ($15.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
LA-MULANA 2 ($9.99 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Land of Screens ($2.99 from $5.99 until 4/27)
Legal Dungeon ($4.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Lemon Cake ($23.99 form $29.99 until 4/27)
Like No Other: TLotTB ($8.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Lone Ruin ($10.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Lost in Play ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
LumbearJack ($8.70 from $12.99 until 4/27)
Lumines Remastered ($4.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Lunistice ($3.99 from $4.99 until 4/27)
Madorica Real Estate ($7.40 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Madorica Real Estate 2 ($12.49 from $18.99 until 4/27)
Martian Panic ($9.99 from $39.99 until 4/27)
Memorrha ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Monorail Stories ($9.89 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Monster Crown ($9.99 from $29.99 until 4/27)
Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak ($39.99 from $59.99 until 4/27)
Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Deluxe ($49.99 from $69.99 until 4/27)
Monstrum ($3.99 from $29.99 until 4/27)
Motif ($1.99 from $2.99 until 4/27)
Mystic Pillars ($2.09 from $6.99 until 4/27)
Neon White ($19.99 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Nobody Saves the World ($14.99 from $24.99 until 4/27)
NUTS ($6.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Ocean’s Heart ($7.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Olija ($5.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
OneShot Wold Machine Edition ($11.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Parkasaurus ($17.49 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Pilgrims ($3.49 from $6.99 until 4/27)
Pixel Cup Soccer UE ($11.89 from $16.99 until 4/27)
Pocket Academy ($8.40 from $14.00 until 4/27)
Popplings ($4.49 from $5.99 until 4/27)
Potato Flowers in Full Bloom ($12.59 from $17.99 until 4/27)
Prodeus ($19.99 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Real Farm: Premium Edition ($4.99 from $39.99 until 4/27)
Redeemer: EE ($2.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Remains ($4.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Research & Destroy ($8.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Resolution ($5.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Retro Machina ($7.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Rival Megagun ($6.74 form $14.99 until 4/27)
Rogue Legacy 2 ($21.24 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Roller Drama ($11.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Sail Forth ($15.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Saint Kotar ($19.99 from $34.99 until 4/27)
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space ($13.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Samurai Bringer ($6.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Saturnalia ($13.39 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Sayonara Wild Hearts ($7.79 from $12.99 until 4/27)
Shovel Knight Dig ($18.74 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove ($19.99 from $39.99 until 4/27)
Skate City ($7.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Skullgirls 2nd Encore ($6.24 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Slay the Spire ($9.99 from $24.99 until 4/27)
Slipstream ($4.49 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Sniper Elite 4 ($13.59 from $39.99 until 4/27)
Some Distant Memory ($3.24 from $12.99 until 4/27)
Sonority ($14.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Soundfall ($10.49 from $29.99 until 4/27)
Spelunky ($4.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
Spelunky 2 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Spitlings ($4.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Splash Cars ($3.49 from $6.99 until 4/27)
Sports Story ($13.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Star Wars Republic Commando ($7.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Strange Brigade ($10.49 from $34.99 until 4/27)
Summer Catchers ($4.19 from $11.99 until 4/27)
Super Woden GP ($8.39 from $11.99 until 4/27)
Supraland ($11.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Sushi Bar Express ($9.99 from $29.99 until 4/27)
Swoon Earth Escape ($14.99 from $29.99 until 4/27)
Swords & Souls: Neverseen ($5.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight ($11.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Temtem ($35.99 from $44.99 until 4/27)
TerraTech: PE ($34.64 from $49.49 until 4/27)
tERRORbane ($7.99 from $15.99 until 4/27)
Tetris Effect: Connected ($19.99 from $39.99 until 4/27)
The Alto Collection ($4.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
The Artful Escape ($11.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
The Crackpet Show ($11.89 from $16.99 until 4/27)
The Darkest Tales ($13.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
The Eyes of Ara ($3.74 from $14.99 until 4/27)
The Last Friend ($6.74 from $14.99 until 4/27)
The Longest Road on Earth ($3.99 from $9.99 until 4/27)
The Messenger ($7.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
The Pathless ($27.99 from $39.99 until 4/27)
The Sealed Ampoule ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
The Shadow You ($2.49 form $9.99 until 4/27)
The Spirit and the Mouse ($15.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes ($22.49 from $24.99 until 4/27)
The Walking Dead Final Season ($7.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
The Witch’s House MV ($10.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Thief of Thieves Season One ($3.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge ($19.99 from $24.99 until 4/27)
TOEM ($6.79 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Touhou Gensou Wanderer Reloaded ($9.99 from $49.99 until 4/27)
Tropical Resort Story ($8.40 from $14.00 until 4/27)
Undertale ($10.04 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Unpacking ($13.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Unsighted ($11.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Vagante ($6.74 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Vengeful Guardian Moonrider ($13.59 from $16.99 until 4/27)
Vernal Edge ($17.59 from $21.99 until 4/27)
Warhammer 40k Shootas Blood & Teef ($14.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Where Cards Fall ($9.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Wind Peaks ($8.99 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Wizorb ($1.99 from $4.99 until 4/27)
Wolfstride ($7.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Wonder Boy the Dragon’s Trap ($7.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Youropa ($7.49 from $14.99 until 4/27)
Ys Origin ($7.99 from $19.99 until 4/27)
Zombie Army 4: Dead War ($16.99 from $49.99 until 4/27)
Zombie Army Trilogy ($11.89 from $34.99 until 4/27)
Zombie Watch ($7.809 from $12.00 until 4/27)
That’s all for today, friends. Swing back tomorrow because it is Thursday and the eShop hungers for new release blood. More than twenty games will be hitting the shop tomorrow, and I’m the only one stupid enough to summarize all of them. We’ll also have some new sales to check out, I’m sure. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday, and as always, thanks for reading!
