40 games are coming to the Nintendo Switch this week

Here's a look at what games are coming to the Nintendo Switch over the next seven days.

🛍 Monday, April 24 — Sunday, April 30

Last week saw the Advance Wars remake arrive on the Nintendo Switch along with around 25 other games, and this week is another busy one with close to 40 titles hitting the Nintendo eShop — including a new Picross title from Jupiter.

We've gone through all of the games arriving over the course of the next seven days — there's a list below with a short description of each one, along with a link to where you can find more information, including screenshots and trailers.

All dates are EU and US unless noted. Release data is sourced via Switch Scores. 📦 📦A cardboard box emoji denotes a physical release is also available. 🎮 A controller emoji means a demo is available.

Want to know what games are landing on Switch this week?
The full list is below.

🗓 Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games:

Monday, April 24

Smile for Me — An interesting looking point and click adventure set in a rather abstract world.

Tuesday, April 25

Afterimage — Hand-drawn 2D fantasy action adventure with fast-paced combat and non-linear levels.
DoraKone — A visual novel with three endings.
Drop: System Breach — Hacking simulator puzzle. Get in, get the job done, get out.
📦 Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord — A comedic tactical RPG 'romp'. (Physical release.)
Magical Drop VI — Japanese arcade puzzler with online.

Wednesday, April 26

🎮 Aliens: Fireteam Elite — 2021 Xenomorph shooter comes to Switch - online connection required. (M for mature.)
Bramble: The Mountain King — A "gripping and unsettling" Nordic fable adventure. (M for mature.)
Convenience Stories — Kairosoft business sim. (April 27 in U.S)
Desta: The Memories Between — A 'heartfelt' dreamy turn-based strategy game from the team behind Monument Valley.
Mangavania — Budget-friendly 2D platformer with a Downwell-esque visual style.
Neko Rescue Tale — Catty pixel art side-scrolling platformer.
The Excrawlers — Top-down dungeon action-RPG slasher.

Thursday, April 27

44 Minutes in Nightmare — 3D roguelike stealth horror where everything is randomly generated.
Ash of Gods: The Way — A medieval looking turn-based story-driven tactical card game with hand crafted battles.
Contraptions 2 — Cartoony physics-based puzzler.
Cyber Neon Bundle — Two action games in one. A twin stick shooter, and an endless racing game.
Gematombe — Arcade action-puzzle VS game with a Greek mythology feel.
Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf — Fantasy tactical sim RPG — gives me Fire Emblem vibes.
📦 Mugen Souls — Anime-style turn-based JRPG. M for mature. (Physical release.)
Ninja Smasher! — Retro style platform action game.
Omega Strikers — A free 3v3 arena 'footbrawler'.
🎮 Picross S9 — Jupiter rarely miss with their excellent nonogram/picross puzzle collections.
Roomie Romance — Visual novel. M for mature.
Ship Graveyard Simulator — Explore old ships for valuables. Bit niche.
📦 Spooky Spirit Shooting Gallery — Carnival party game for three. (Physical release.)
Super Alloy Ranger — 2D side-scrolling action game.
Super Trunko Go — A 'challenging' 3D top down shooter.
The Creepy Syndrome — Psychological anthology horror with four stories.
Velocity Noodle — Deliver Noodles in this fast 2D platformer.

Friday, April 28

Chernobyl: Origins — Set at the Nuclear power plant back in 1986. Solve puzzles in this 'quest game' with psychological horror elements. M for mature.
Dig Deep — Strategy sim about digging, deep.
Dormitory Love — Rom-com visual novel set in Tokyo with full voice acting.
Magic Pen Tracing Book — Educational app for learning to write.
Minabo — A curious looking social sim where you "walk the path of life while your turnip grows and thrives (or not) in its social relationships".
Nuclear Blaze — 2D action. You play as a firefighter air-dropped into a mysterious burning facility.
Piano for Kids — A beginners app for learning Piano.
The Companion — Story-driven 3D adventure puzzler featuring a fox.
Varney Lake — Interactive 'choose your own adventure' with puzzles to solve.