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Nintendo Download: 2nd April (North America)
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America brings a variety of new games to the eShop. Titles include Super Meat Boy 3D, Darwin's Paradox!, Content Warning, Haste, and People of Note, alongside several game bundles and other individual releases across multiple genres.
Next Week on Xbox: New Games for March 30 to April 4
This weekly feature highlights new games arriving on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass between March 30 and April 4. The upcoming releases include a variety of genres such as action platformers, co-op horror, RPGs, and puzzle games.
Just Deserts Arrives On Console With Romance, Routine And An Alien Threat
Just Deserts, a game blending visual novel storytelling, dating sim elements, and light strategy with an alien invasion theme, has been released on consoles including Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Developed by Vifth Floor and published by Ratalaika Games, the title focuses on time management, relationship building, and turn-based combat.
Just Deserts, a sci-fi action dating sim, heading to Nintendo Switch
Ratalaika Games will publish Vifth Floor's sci-fi action dating sim, Just Deserts, on Nintendo Switch on March 27, 2026, for $9.99. Players will protect a city from aliens while romancing heroines, featuring turn-based combat and multiple romantic endings.
Next Week on Xbox: New Games for March 23 to 27
Xbox has announced a slate of new games launching between March 23 and March 27 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Titles include "Life is Strange: Reunion," "Absolum," "RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic," and "Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection," among many others. Several of these titles will also be available on Game Pass.
Adventurous Slime – A Retro Platformer Starring A Very Squishy Hero
Adventurous Slime, a retro-inspired platformer developed by lightUP and published by Ratalaika Games, is now available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. The game features classic platforming mechanics, branching paths, and a pixel-art style, tasking players with controlling a brave slime to defeat the villain Lord Old Skull and restore peace to a magical kingdom.
Nintendo Download: 12th March (North America)
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America brings a wide variety of new games to the eShop. Titles include WWE 2K26, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE, and numerous other indie titles across various genres.
Adventurous Slime hitting Nintendo Switch this week
Ratalaika Games and lightUp are releasing Adventurous Slime on Nintendo Switch this Friday, March 13. The game is a mini Metroidvania where players control a slime on a quest to defeat Lord Old Skull.
Next Week on Xbox: New Games for March 9 to 13
This weekly feature highlights new game releases for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC between March 9 and 13. The lineup includes titles across various genres such as horror, RPG, sports, puzzle, and platformer, with several optimized for Xbox Series X|S and available on Xbox Game Pass.
Escape The Shadows In Soulshard
Soulshard, a 2D puzzle platformer developed by Nibb Games and published by Ratalaika Games, has launched for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Priced at £4.99, the game challenges players to guide a soul through a dark realm using six core mechanics across 30 levels, with options for both solo and local co-op play.
Puzzle-action game "Piggly Pagly Boom" comes to Switch Oct. 3rd, 2025
Ratalaika Games and 9Ratones announced that the puzzle-action game Piggly Pagly Boom will be released on Nintendo Switch on October 3rd, 2025, for $6. Players must shoot down wild fireballs using a hookshot and collect power-ups before time runs out.
Psycho Dream Switch Review
Psycho Dream, originally released in Japan in 1992, has been ported to the Nintendo Switch by Ratalaika Games. Despite being marketed as a hidden Japanese gem, the game is considered mediocre with a low Famitsu score and mixed player reception. The review concludes that the game is not recommended due to its uninspired gameplay and questionable porting practices.
