‘Castaway’, ‘Elrentaros Wanderings’, Plus Right this moment’s Different Releases, Information, and Gross sales – TouchArcade

Whats up mild readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Spherical-Up for August sixteenth, 2024. It’s the top of one other week, and we’ve received a number of video games to check out as we sweep issues up. However first, we dip into somewhat information, as a deal with. After that, we undergo the brand new releases in our traditional style, then wrap all of it up with the lists of latest gross sales and expiring reductions. Let’s get to the weekend!

Information

Seize a ‘Splatoon 3’ Theme within the Newest ‘Tetris 99’ Maximus Cup

Hey, it’s Maximus Cup time once more! The theme this time round is Splatoon 3, or slightly the Growth Go content material if we have to be very particular. And we should. The foundations are all the identical as traditional. The occasion runs from… a number of hours in the past to the top of this weekend, and you’ve got that a lot time to earn 100 occasion factors by taking part in. Do you have to pull off that Herculean process, you’ll be capable to maintain the theme and use it at your leisure. Or bury it in a pile together with your different unlocked themes whilst you maintain utilizing the traditional Recreation Boy one. Your name.

Choose New Releases

Elrentaros Wanderings ($39.99)

I had actually excessive hopes for this RPG, given it was coming from a brand new staff headed by the creator of Rune Manufacturing unit. I want I may say Elrentaros Wanderings lived as much as these hopes, however it’s… undoubtedly not there. I’ll be doing a overview quickly and I’m nonetheless organizing my ideas, however it’s a tough sport to suggest from what I’ve skilled to date. It feels just like the developer didn’t have the price range to fulfill its ambitions, and needed to skinny out the broth means an excessive amount of because of this. It’s a really grindy affair and there simply isn’t a lot right here to make that grind satisfying.

Castaway ($7.99)

I imply, Nintendo needed to approve this itself, so if it doesn’t care then I received’t. This can be a comparatively quick action-adventure sport that’s taking some apparent cues from The Legend of Zelda, with the Recreation Boy video games specifically nearly actually serving as the principle visible reference. The value is low sufficient to take a punt on it if it appears to be like fascinating to you, and I’ll possible be doing simply that since I haven’t had an opportunity to play it but myself.

Farewell North ($23.99)

This can be a sport the place you play as a border collie that’s on an journey with its human to attempt to restore coloration to an archipelago impressed by these of Scotland. As you go, you’ll unlock recollections and hints as to what occurred to empty the colour from this world, and whereas I haven’t performed this one I’ve a really unhealthy feeling that the ending is a kind of ones the place you’ll want a field of tissues. Our pal Mikhail will probably be providing up a overview of it as quickly as he can.

The Sirena Expedition ($5.99)

A brief little one-hour journey right down to the underside of the Mariana Trench the place a mysterious facility exists. What’s its objective? Who constructed it? Can you discover the solutions to those questions? Do you wish to? A little bit of a horror-tinged puzzle platformer with an fascinating low-res vibe. May be well worth the plunge.

Rewind or Die ($11.99)

A horrific comedy? Comedic horror? It’s a sport the place you play as a video rental retailer clerk within the Nineteen Nineties, and whereas whether or not or not you’re even alleged to be there at present is an unanswered query, it’s a truth that you simply’ll must take care of doing all of your job whereas a serial killer is on the unfastened. Tough puzzles, excessive gore, a number of endings, and an essential lesson for these dealing with tape-based media: rewind… or die.

Mute Crimson DX ($14.99)

This can be a precision platformer the place you play as a ninja who has to avoid wasting his metropolis from monsters. You’ll must run and bounce your means by means of 9 worlds, exhibiting off your strikes in opposition to a wide range of traps, enemies, and executives. There are some secrets and techniques to search out alongside the way in which as nicely, supplied you might have the talents to uncover them. If you happen to like this style, it is a superb sport. It’s robust, however satisfying.

Flip to Mine ($9.99)

Go do some house mining on this puzzle sport. Acquire the crystals and attempt to destroy enemy drones earlier than they get you first. This can be a fairly uncommon sport mechanically talking, as you’re generally guiding your miners as if it was a real-time technique sport. Puzzle sport followers on the lookout for one thing completely different from the norm would possibly take pleasure in what it has to supply. Not unhealthy!

Homicide Is Recreation Over: Streaming Loss of life ($4.99)

Right here’s a follow-up to the Homicide Is Recreation Over thriller journey, this time placing you on the case of a social media star who died below mysterious circumstances in a distant seaside village. However after all, nothing is ever so simple as it appears. Search the village, interview suspects, discover the clues, and check out to determine what actually went on. Somebody is responsible, and it’s as much as you to cease them earlier than they’ve the prospect to do it once more.

Gross sales

(North American eShop, US Costs)

Certain, some enjoyable gross sales in there. You possibly can undergo and see what strikes your fancy, as there are plenty of oddball video games within the checklist. Not a lot within the weekend outbox, however Snufkin and Egglia are uncommon sufficient reductions at this level that you simply would possibly wish to think about them.

Choose New Gross sales

Hearth ($11.99 from $14.99 till 8/23)
Sally Face ($8.99 from $14.99 till 8/23)
Naruto Final Ninja Storm Trilogy ($13.99 from $39.99 till 8/26)
Namco Museum ($4.79 from $29.99 till 8/26)
Overboss ($13.49 from $14.99 till 8/29)
Tremendous Sean 007 ($2.49 from $9.99 till 8/29)
Operation Metal ($5.99 from $9.99 till 8/29)
Satay Store Tycoon ($3.74 from $14.99 till 8/29)
April’s Diary ($3.74 from $14.99 till 8/29)
Crashout Xtreme ($2.49 from $9.99 till 8/29)
Pogo Joins the Circus ($2.49 from $9.99 till 8/29)
A Cat & His Boy ($1.99 from $2.99 till 8/29)
Spy Bros. ($4.79 from $7.99 till 8/29)
Midnight Battle Specific ($11.99 from $19.99 till 8/30)
Surmount ($9.89 from $14.99 till 8/30)

Mineko’s Evening Market ($13.99 from $19.99 till 8/30)
Thunder Ray ($7.49 from $14.99 till 8/30)
#BLUD ($19.99 from $24.99 till 8/30)
The Final Employee ($3.99 from $19.99 till 8/30)
Roxy Raccoon’s Pinball Panic ($6.99 from $9.99 till 8/30)
Forager ($6.99 from $19.99 till 8/30)
Slay the Spire ($8.49 from $24.99 till 8/30)
Moonscars ($13.99 from $19.99 till 8/30)
House Mercenary Protection Drive ($3.49 from $4.99 till 8/30)
Unpacking ($9.99 from $19.99 till 8/30)
Void Bastards ($8.99 from $29.99 till 8/30)
Enter Digiton: Coronary heart of Corruption ($2.39 from $7.99 till 8/30)
Supraland ($9.99 from $19.99 till 8/30)

Empire of Angels IV ($6.79 from $19.99 till 8/30)
Alpha Particle ($3.39 from $9.99 till 8/30)
Hell Effectively ($2.49 from $4.99 till 8/30)
eighth Millennium: WAtPG ($7.49 from $29.99 till 8/30)
Tremendous Woden GP ($5.99 from $11.99 till 8/30)
The Final Dragon Slayer ($3.74 from $14.99 till 8/30)
Hopping Lady Kohane EX ($16.74 from $24.99 till 9/4)
Evil God Korone ($3.35 from $3.95 till 9/5)
Yggdra Union: WNFA ($19.99 from $24.99 till 9/5)
Cat Quest II ($3.74 from $14.99 till 9/5)
The Sinking Metropolis ($5.99 from $49.99 till 9/5)
Mother Hid My Recreation! ($2.49 from $4.99 till 9/5)
Mother Hid My Recreation! 2 ($2.49 from $4.99 till 9/5)
My Brother Ate My Pudding! ($2.49 from $4.99 till 9/5)
Cover & Dance! ($2.49 from $4.99 till 9/5)

Eldgear ($12.99 from $19.99 till 9/5)
Fairy Parts ($8.99 from $14.99 till 9/5)
Genso Chronicles ($9.74 from $14.99 till 9/5)
Tremendous Toy Automobiles Offroad ($3.99 from $19.99 till 9/5)
Gibbon: Past the Bushes ($1.99 from $14.99 till 9/5)
Port Royale 4 ($17.49 from $49.99 till 9/5)
Magical Drop VI ($14.99 from $29.99 till 9/5)
Burst Hero ($5.99 from $11.99 till 9/5)

Gross sales Ending This Weekend

BIT.TRIP Assortment ($2.49 from $9.99 till 8/17)
Bug & Search ($11.99 from $14.99 till 8/17)
Luna & Monsters Tower Protection ($2.56 from $12.99 till 8/17)
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley ($16.99 from $19.99 till 8/17)
Flip to Mine ($7.99 from $9.99 till 8/17)
Why Pizza? ($2.49 from $4.99 till 8/17)
Blood Strains: Magicians’ Chase2 ($8.39 from $11.99 till 8/18)
Egglia Rebirth ($13.99 from $19.99 till 8/18)
The Hole ($13.99 from $19.99 till 8/18)
Venba ($9.74 from $14.99 till 8/18)

That’s all for at present and this week, associates. We’ll be again subsequent week with extra new releases, extra gross sales, extra opinions, and a few information. It looks as if the hotly-anticipated storm that was alleged to hit at present has modified course, in order that’s good. One fewer excuse to remain inside taking part in video video games, however I’ll determine one thing else out. I hope you all have an excellent weekend, and as at all times, thanks for studying!