Hello light readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August nineteenth, 2022. In at the moment’s article, we’ve acquired the remainder of the releases for the week to take a look at. There’s nothing tremendous thrilling within the bunch, however there are a number of video games which may catch your eye in the event you’ve acquired an curiosity of their respective genres. We’ve acquired summaries of all of them that can assist you make your buying choices. Speaking of spending cash, we even have the standard lists of latest gross sales and expiring reductions. Let’s get into it, we could?

New Releases

Strike Buster Prototype ($6.99)

Yeah, that is fairly enjoyable. It’s a type of twin-stick arena-based shooter, although I suppose some would possibly evaluate it to issues like Vampire Survivors within the present day and age. Several characters to select from and plenty of neat weapons and pick-ups to utilize. You need to construct up huge combos if you wish to make it wherever, and the higher you’re at that, the extra upgrades and life pick-ups you’ll have coming your approach. Not dangerous in any respect.

Arenas Of Tanks ($4.99)

Another tackle the outdated Atari Combat tank battles, however it not less than seems like an honest one. It’s a single-player sport and designs itself round that, with bigger phases that scroll and boss battles to have interaction in. There are 5 completely different arenas, and 5 completely different aims to select from. As you play, you’ll earn factors which you can commerce to recruit extra pleasant tanks. I imply, in the event you like this sort of factor, it seems first rate sufficient for a fiver.

Timberman: The Big Adventure ($4.99)

Timberman takes a break from chopping down timber to go on a platforming journey on this sport. You can play alone or deliver alongside a pal (as Mr. Bear) in native multiplayer co-op. Timberman has quite a lot of skills so as to add some spice to the platforming, and the unique sport appears to make an look as a minigame. Looks like an amusing five-dollar Switch platformer if that’s the dish you’re craving.

Laboratory Rat Escape Simulator Pro ($4.99)

I can’t make heads or tails of this sport. It talks about procedurally generated mazes and such, however solely one of many display pictures within the eShop description reveals something like that. The sport additionally actually desires you to know that it has a clock characteristic. Since I can’t determine what sort of sport it’s and I might slightly spend my fiver in direction of one other Arcade Archives title, I can’t say far more about this sport. So I received’t.

Train Ride Simulator ($9.99)

Choose from ten several types of trains, select a railroad, and revel in driving your prepare by means of California. Strikes me as a little bit of a low-rent tackle issues like Densha de Go, however I suppose there aren’t so many prepare driving video games on the Switch that followers of such endeavors can afford to be choosy. It doesn’t seem as if this acquired a really sunny reception on different platforms, however possibly it is going to discover extra of an viewers right here.

Super Gravity Ball ($9.99)

This nifty little puzzler sees you guiding a inexperienced sphere by means of phases full of tough hazards and obstacles. You have the power to govern gravity in quite a lot of methods that can assist you get by means of, however you possibly can solely use every approach as soon as per stage, and solely within the order they’re listed on the high of the display. You have to determine the place and when to make use of them to be able to succeed. A slightly intelligent sport.

Pipes Puzzle Casual Arcade ($9.99)

More or much less Pipe Dream or Gunpey with a distinct theme utilized. You must rotate the blocks and place them such that they join in a series. There are a number of additional wrinkles to this one, notably some enemies that you’ll want to hold at bay. There are two completely different modes to play as properly. I’ve had my fill of this sort of sport until it brings some actually nice concepts to the desk, however in the event you’re extra open-hearted to pipe puzzles than I’m, it’s possible you’ll need to examine additional.

Organic Engine ($0.99)

Looks like RandomSpin Games isn’t completed beating this explicit useless horse. This is actually equivalent to the earlier Engine video games from this writer, however with a organic horror theme. That means it’s an idle tapper or cow clicker or no matter we’re calling these issues today. One of the screenshots within the eShop itemizing has a outstanding “Trophy Earned!” badge within the nook of the display, and I think about that’s precisely why these video games exist within the broad sense. As for why they exist on Switch… I do not know.

Romantic Date: The Perfect Boy ($3.99)

Speaking of beating a useless template, right here’s Cooking & Publishing with one other sport that asks you a bunch of questions, then asks them once more to see in the event you give the identical solutions. If you do, you’ll get a pleasant ending. If you don’t, you received’t. The theme right here is that you’re on a date with a good-looking anime boy. Complete drivel, however not less than it isn’t plagiarism. As far as I can inform, anyway.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

Some attention-grabbing video games hitting new low costs at the moment embrace Mayhem Brawler, Gamedec, OPUS: Echo of Starsong, and Transiruby. The newest Game Trial for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers is Pokken Tournament DX, and as traditional the acquisition value has been discounted throughout that interval. There isn’t a lot within the outbox price getting fussy about, however do yourselves a favor and take a look at these lists with your individual peepers to verify Shaun isn’t main you astray.

Select New Games on Sale

Embracelet ($2.39 from $11.99 till 8/25)
Milkmaid of the Milky Way ($2.39 from $5.99 till 8/25)
Axiom Verge ($9.99 from $19.99 till 8/25)
Darkest Dungeon ($8.49 from $24.99 till 8/26)
Darkest Dungeon: Ancestral Edition ($13.59 from $39.99 till 8/26)
Writhe ($3.99 from $9.99 till 8/26)
Mayhem Brawler ($11.99 from $19.99 till 8/26)
Dragon Ball FighterZ ($9.59 from $59.99 till 8/29)
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot ($29.99 from $59.99 till 8/29)
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 ($7.49 from $49.99 till 8/29)
Wuppo Definitive Edition ($2.99 from $14.99 till 8/29)
Gamedec ($14.99 from $29.99 till 8/30)
OPUS: Echo of Starsong FBE ($18.74 from $24.99 till 9/1)
OPUS: Rocket of Whispers ($6.74 from $8.99 till 9/1)
OPUS: The Day We Found Earth ($3.75 from $5.00 till 9/1)

Witch & Hero ($2.49 from $4.99 till 9/1)
Witch & Hero 2 ($2.49 from $4.99 till 9/1)
KAMIKO ($2.49 from $4.99 till 9/1)
Fairune Collection ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/1)
Transiruby ($11.99 from $14.99 till 9/1)
Ninja Striker! ($1.99 from $3.99 till 9/1)
Alchemic Dungeons DX ($3.99 from $7.99 till 9/1)
Lanota ($7.49 from $14.99 till 9/1)
Super Metboy! ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/1)
Monkey Barrels ($7.49 from $14.99 till 9/1)
SubaraCity ($2.50 from $5.00 till 9/1)
Ambition of the Slimes ($2.50 from $5.00 till 9/1)
Slime Tactics ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/1)
Can Androids Pray:Blue ($3.49 from $6.99 till 9/1)
Can Androids Survive ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/1)

Pokken Tournament DX ($41.99 from $59.99 till 9/1)
Vaporum: Lockdown ($10.99 from $21.99 till 9/2)
Fillit ($2.79 from $7.99 till 9/2)
McDROID ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/2)
Aery: Vikings ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/5)
Aery: A New Frontier ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/5)
Labyrinth of the Chaka King ($4.90 from $7.00 till 9/8)
Exertus: Redux ($2.19 from $4.39 till 9/8)
Tropico 6 ($24.99 from $49.99 till 9/8)
Goetia 2 ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/8)
Port Royale 4 ($29.99 from $49.99 till 9/8)
Railway Empire ($19.99 from $39.99 till 9/8)
Incredible Mandy ($5.99 from $14.99 till 9/8)
A Dark Room ($2.79 from $6.99 till 9/8)

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers ($27.99 from $39.99 till 9/8)
The Bass Fishing ($9.74 from $14.99 till 9/8)
The Table Game ($8.99 from $14.99 till 9/8)
The Number Puzzle ($1.99 from $4.99 till 9/8)
Omega Labyrinth Life DE ($29.59 from $79.99 till 9/8)
Shakedown Hawaii ($9.99 from $19.99 till 9/8)
Space Commander War & Trade ($4.99 from $9.99 till 9/8)
Sherlock Holmes: C&P ($14.99 from $29.99 till 9/8)

Sales Ending This Weekend

Crazy BMX World ($1.99 from $3.00 till 8/20)
Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy ($4.99 from $9.99 till 8/20)
Dinosaur Fossil Puzzles ($3.00 from $5.00 till 8/20)
Fighting Fantasy Legends ($4.99 from $9.99 till 8/20)
Labyrinth of the Witch ($7.49 from $14.99 till 8/20)
Menseki Genius ($3.00 from $5.00 till 8/20)
Menseki: Area Maze Puzzles ($3.00 from $5.00 till 8/20)
Mystic Vale ($2.19 from $21.99 till 8/20)
Prehistoric Life Puzzles ($3.00 from $5.00 till 8/20)
Red Colony ($4.19 from $6.99 till 8/20)
Red Colony 2 ($4.19 from $6.99 till 8/20)
Red Colony 3 ($4.19 from $6.99 till 8/20)
S.U.M. Slay Uncool Monsters ($2.09 from $5.99 till 8/20)
Talisman Digital Edition ($1.99 from $1.99 till 8/20)
The Last Survey ($1.99 from $14.99 till 8/20)

This Strange Realm of Mine ($2.07 from $12.99 till 8/20)
Clutter IX: Clutter IXtreme ($4.99 from $9.99 till 8/21)
Crysis Remastered Trilogy ($32.49 from $49.99 till 8/21)
Faircroft’s Antiques: TFC ($4.99 from $9.99 till 8/21)
Fightro ($2.39 from $7.49 till 8/21)
I Love Finding Critters ($6.99 from $9.99 till 8/21)
I Love Finding More Cats ($6.99 from $9.99 till 8/21)
INSIDE ($1.99 from $19.99 till 8/21)
Jewel Match Twilight Solitaire ($3.99 from $9.99 till 8/21)
LIMBO ($1.99 from $9.99 till 8/21)
Puzzle & Dragons ($1.99 from $4.37 till 8/21)
Sakura in Gameland ($2.54 from $2.99 till 8/21)
Shipwreck Escape ($3.99 from $9.99 till 8/21)
SpelunKing: The Mine Match ($3.99 from $9.99 till 8/21)
Threaded ($4.99 from $9.99 till 8/21)

That’s all for at the moment and this week, buddies. We’ll be again subsequent week with some evaluations, some information, some gross sales, and lots of new video games. The traditional unfold, actually. As for me, I’ll be spending the weekend taking part in some upcoming video games for evaluation functions and in addition celebrating the birthday of a member of the family. I hope you all have a improbable weekend, and as all the time, thanks for studying!