Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the very last SwitchArcade Round-Up of 2023. I wish I could say we’re going out with a bang, but it’s another fairly quiet day today. With that said, there are two good games hitting the eShop today alongside some more dubious efforts, and I’ll take that given how the last couple of days went. We’ll summarize those new games, then head into the new sales for the day and the expiring discounts for the long weekend. We’ll also have the final top ten games of 2023 going out today in a separate article, so do look for that. Let’s wrap things up!
New Releases
Monster Loves You Too! ($14.99)
Oh hey, it’s a sequel to Monster Loves You. That’s cool. This is a choice-based game where you have to manage your three resources carefully so that you have what you need to take your desired actions. You’re a monster who has been captured and thrown in a dangerous city full of other creatures. Using your Brains, Guts, and Flesh you need to find a way to escape, thrive, or survive. Each of the aforementioned traits are represented as numerical values that you can accumulate and spend as you play. Don’t squander them or you won’t have them when you truly need them. Plenty of interesting characters to meet and outcomes to stumble upon. If you liked the first one, this is an easy recommendation.
Chico and the Magic Orchards DX ($4.99)
This is a cute homage to Game Boy puzzle games, and it reminds me most of all of Mole Mania. You’re a chipmunk who is transported to a magical land full of giant walnuts. Look on the bright side: you’re going to have a lot of food for the winter if you can pull this off. Roll the giant walnuts around to solve puzzles and make your way home. I like this one a lot, and if you enjoy puzzlers I think you’ll enjoy it too.
Kumamon Run ($5.00)
The only reason I’m not putting this mediocre port of a mediocre mobile game into the bin today is out of respect for Kumamon and the people of Kumamoto prefecture. You can find better auto-runners than this on any App Store and keep five bucks in your pocket. Kumamon, you need to watch what your agent is signing you up for.
The Bin Bunch
Battlefront Trench Warriors: Ops of Warfare ($11.99)
The Gardener Simulator – Plant, Grow, Decorate, Build Sim ($13.99)
Ultimate Moto Bike Simulator ($16.99)
Hilm ($1.00)
Wizard Hunter: The End of the Magic World ($6.99)
Nathan Jones and the Empty Century ($4.99)
Sales
(North American eShop, US Prices)
Well. The Kids We Were, DREDGE, and The Oregon Trail are pretty good? Quite a lot in that outbox, let me see if any of it strikes me in a particular way. Arcade Paradise is a good get, and there’s always something fun in the NISA sales if you haven’t already filled your boots. Take a look through both lists and see if you want to make any last-minute purchases for the year.
Select New Sales
The Kids We Were ($7.99 from $15.99 until 1/6)
Alpha Particle ($6.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Casual Challenge Players’ Club ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/9)
Color Pals ($2.99 from $4.99 until 1/9)
Betomis ($3.49 from $4.99 until 1/9)
Ball laB II ($3.49 from $4.99 until 1/9)
Alive Paint ($3.49 from $4.99 until 1/9)
Otoko Cross: Mahjong Solitaire ($3.49 from $6.99 until 1/9)
Shape Suitable ($1.99 from $8.99 until 1/9)
Magic Exposure: Yuri Visual Novel ($2.99 from $4.99 until 1/9)
Terraformers ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/11)
Solitaire Collection ($3.34 from $7.43 until 1/11)
Backgammon Pro ($3.99 from $7.99 until 1/11)
Akaiito HD Remaster ($7.20 from $11.99 until 1/11)
Aoishiro HD Remaster ($7.20 from $11.99 until 1/11)
Metro Simulator ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/12)
Professional Construction The Simulation ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Pineview Drive ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/12)
Mountain Rescue Simulator ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Joe’s Diner ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/12)
Firefighters: Airport Heroes ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Firefighters: Airport Fire Department ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Professional Farmer ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Firefighters: The Simulation ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Space Blaze ($5.99 from $29.99 until 1/12)
Airport Simulator: Day & Night ($6.99 from $34.99 until 1/12)
TheNightfall ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Professional Farmer: American Dream ($7.99 from $39.99 until 1/12)
Forestry – The Simulation ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/12)
Thunder Ray ($9.74 from $14.99 until 1/17)
Depth of Extinction ($2.69 from $14.99 until 1/17)
Ugly ($13.39 from $19.99 until 1/18)
The Oregon Trail ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/18)
Dredge Deluxe Edition ($20.24 from $26.99 until 1/18)
Bot Vice ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/18)
Super Star Path ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/18)
Sales Ending This Holiday Weekend
CounterAttack: Uprising ($8.99 from $14.99 until 12/30)
Agatha Christie Collection ($11.99 from $29.99 until 1/1)
Alfred Hitchcok Vertigo ($5.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
Animal Kart Racer 2 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
Arcade Paradise ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
Arkanoid: Eternal Battle ($2.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
art of rally ($13.74 from $24.99 until 1/1)
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles ($14.99 from $24.99 until 1/1)
Boyfriend Dungeon ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
Cabela’s The Hunt: CE ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/1)
Cricket 22 ($19.99 from $49.99 until 1/1)
CRYMACHINA ($47.99 from $59.99 until 1/1)
Disgaea 7 Complete Edition ($87.99 from $109.99 until 1/1)
Earthen Dragon ($4.00 from $9.90 until 1/1)
Elta7 ($3.09 from $15.49 until 1/1)
Everdream Valley ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/1)
Figment 1 + Figment 2 ($15.99 from $39.99 until 1/1)
GigaBash ($21.24 from $24.99 until 1/1)
Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands ($10.49 from $34.99 until 1/1)
Hamster on Rails ($11.99 from $14.99 until 1/1)
Heart Chain Kitty: All Screwed Up ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/1)
Hellboy Web of Wyrd ($18.74 from $24.99 until 1/1)
Hidden Gems: Volume One ($3.49 from $6.99 until 1/1)
Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch ($15.99 from $39.99 until 1/1)
Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars ($9.99 from $39.99 until 1/1)
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief ($19.99 from $39.99 until 1/1)
Kind Heart Defenders ($3.19 from $3.99 until 1/1)
Kittengumi: The Sakaboto’s Thief ($7.49 from $9.99 until 1/1)
Lifeslide ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/1)
Light Fingers ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
Little Friends: Puppy Island ($23.99 from $39.99 until 1/1)
Mad Rat Dead ($23.99 from $39.99 until 1/1)
Metamorphosis ($1.99 from $24.99 until 1/1)
Murder Mystery Machine ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/1)
My Universe: Cooking Star Restaurant ($2.99 from $29.99 until 1/1)
My Universe: Fashion Boutique ($2.49 from $24.99 until 1/1)
Operate Now: Hospital ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/1)
Pupperazzi ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
Railbound ($8.99 from $12.99 until 1/1)
Sandream ($4.99 from $24.99 until 1/1)
Shooting Star Island ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/1)
Silt ($6.89 from $14.99 until 1/1)
Sixtar Gate: Startrail ($19.99 from $24.99 until 1/1)
Smurfs Kart ($15.99 from $39.99 until 1/1)
Survivor Castaway Island ($20.99 from $29.99 until 1/1)
Syberia ($1.99 from $12.99 until 1/1)
Tape: Unveil the Memories ($8.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
The Gardens Between ($2.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
The Last Worker ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
The Long Gate ($3.74 from $14.99 until 1/1)
The Quest for Excalibur: Puy du Fou ($8.99 from $29.99 until 1/1)
The Smurfs 2 ($27.99 from $39.99 until 1/1)
Tin Hearts ($17.99 from $29.99 until 1/1)
Tiny Troopers: Global Ops ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/1)
TLoH: Trails into Reverie ($44.99 from $59.99 until 1/1)
TT Isle of Man RotE 3 ($19.99 from $49.99 until 1/1)
Vampire: TM – Shadows of New York ($2.59 from $12.99 until 1/1)
WRC Collection ($9.99 from $99.99 until 1/1)
Yum Yum Cookstar ($11.99 from $29.99 until 1/1)
Zumba Garden ($1.99 from $2.99 until 1/1)
Ahh, I get to say the thing! That’s all for today, this week, this month, and this year, friends. It’s been a roller coaster ride for me in 2023, and the last few months in particular have been pretty bad. But I’m still here, and that will do for me. The sheer amount of great games this year has been mind-boggling, too. Not just on the Nintendo Switch, but across all platforms. I want to take this time to once again thank you, dear readers, for reading these articles. You’re all great, and we couldn’t do what we do without your support. See you next year!
