Best Indie Games Coming to the Nintendo Switch in May 2019

April was packed full of triple I indie games on the Nintendo Switch. This month the pace hasn’t slowed down, though these indies might be less known then the likes of Cuphead, which came out last month!

May 2nd

Duck Game

Developers: Landon Podbielski

Price: $12.99

This game is quackers!

Play with up to three friends in co-op or online as you blast each other off the map. With a wide range of weapons, there’s always some way to get one over your rivals. Oh, and did I mention you play as ducks?

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

Venture Kid

Developer: Snikkabo

Price: $10.00

You play as unsuspecting hero Andy, tasked with taking down evil scientist Dr. Teklov. Fight him over 9 action packed levels on this retro inspired platformer.

Venture Kid is published by FDG Entertainment. If you have another game of theirs in your Nintendo Switch library, you’ll get 25% Venture Kid. So if you own games like Blossom Tales, Oceanhorn or Monster Boy, you’ll get a big saving on Venture Kid!

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

Va-11 Hall-A

Developers: Sukeban Games

Price: $14.99

Described by the game’s developer as a ‘cyberpunk bartender game mixed with a graphic novel’, Va-11 Hall-A hits Switch on May 2nd.

Part of being a good bartender is listening to your customers’ woes, gossip and dreams and making them drinks to reflect those emotions. In Va-11 Hall-A it’s no different. However, with its dystopian world, the locals there need something much stronger to drink!

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

The Swords of Ditto: Mormo’s Curse

Developer: Onebitbeyond

Price: $14.99

The Swords of Ditto is a rouge-like action RPG where every run is unique. The rooms in the game are all hand crafted but randomly pieced together for each run.

Plus, with your previous character’s actions carrying over into your new character’s life, it makes the world of The Swords of Ditto feel alive. And the cute, bright artstyle means playing the game will be a joy to look at!

The Swords of Ditto is actually I game I’ve been hoping for for a while. I wrote about it way back when in this post.

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

May 3rd

Shadows of Adam

Developers/ Publishers CIRCLE Ent

Price: $14.99

One for all you JRPG fans out there!

A JRPG for the modern era, Shadows of Adam is a tale of a sleepy village with a darkness looming over it. The hero of the village Orazio has been gone for 10 years, leaving his son and adopted daughter to fight back the darkness and uncover the secret of their Father’s dissapperance.

From the Nintendo eshop description.

‘Shadows of Adam is a creative, humorous and exciting take on the 16-bit JRPG era, but with its own twists and style for the modern day gamer. Fast-paced battles, gorgeous graphics, an awesome soundtrack and the convenience to save anywhere you like make it tough to resist! Whether playing on the TV or in handheld mode, the game’s glorious pixels will immerse you in the adventure and its memorable scenes.’

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

Black Paradox

Developer: Digerati

Price: $14.99

Black Paradox is a hyper stylised shoot ’em up with rouge like mechanics. You play as the Black Paradox, an infamous bounty hunter. Your job is to search the galaxy far and wide for your targets and take them down in bullet hell-like battles.

With beautiful pixel graphics and a synth-wave soundtrack, this might tickle some of your nostalgia for OG shooters.

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

Shakedown Hawaii May 7th

Developers: Vblank Entertainment

Price: $19.99

From the developers of Retro City Rampage comes Shakedown Hawaii, an open world, 16-bit shooter with even more chaos and carnage.

Your job is to legitimise your business on the Hawaiian Islands by any means necessary. Guests scared off by bad hotel reviews? Well go and destroy the review sites’s servers. Drug dealers lowering house prices? Time to take them out!

Shakedown Hawaii reminds me a lot of the original GTA games. So if you like causing carnage and want a crime story with a lot of humour, then Shakedown Hawaii might be for you!

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

Sniper Elite V2 Remastered May 14th

Developer: Rebellion

Price: $44.09 This was the price on the Nintendo eshop not a typo!

The classic stealth game Sniper Elite V2 has been remastered for the Nintendo Switch. Caught between two armies in World War II, stealth is key. Infiltrate enemy camps and take out targets quickly and quietly. Or don’t- go in all guns blazing. It’s really up to you how to play Sniper Elite.

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

Little Friends: Dogs + Cats May 27th

Developers/ Publishers: Sold Out

Price: $49.99

Do you ever get an itch for Nintendogs? Well if you do, publishers Sold Out are here to scratch behind your ear with Little Friends: Dogs + Cats.

Feed them, play with them and even take them out for walks. The time for a virtual pet is now! Quick, before Nintendo brings Nintendogs to the Switch!

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

Crystal Crisis May 28th

Developer/ Publisher: Nicalis

Price: $29.99

All of your favourite Nicalis characters are in one place! From Cave Story to The Binding of Isaac, if you’re a fan of Nicalis games, one of your favourite characters will be in this game!

From Nintendo eshop description:

‘An all-star cast of heroes has gathered to test their mettle in Crystal Crisis, a cute and chaotic new color-matching combat game! Crystal Crisis is presented like a one-on-one fighting game, but instead of kicking and punching, players attack by arranging colorful falling crystals and clearing them from the screen. It’s the ultimate puzzle battle throwdown!’

Here’s the game’s Nintendo eshop bio.

Super Meat Boy Forever

Developer: Team Meat

Price: ??

We don’t actually know when Super Meat Boy Forever is coming to the Switch. The release window was slated as ‘April’ but was delayed last month, as developers Team Meat didn’t want to kill themselves by crunching to get the game out by April. Suggesting, perhaps that the game will come out in May instead.

What we do know is that Super Meat Boy Forever is a sequel to the frustrating, pixel-perfect platformer Super Meat Boy. This time around though, Dr. Fetus has kidnapped Meat Boy and Bandage Girl’s child. What we also know is that the game is now an endless runner with a combat combo mechanic to make platforming that little bit more difficult!

What indie games are you going to be picking up this month? Are there any you think I’ve missed off the list?

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