Capcom's Apollo Justice trilogy joins Hitman: Blood Money — as both arrive on the Nintendo Switch this week. Let's look at all upcoming Switch games.
🛍 Monday, January 22 — Sunday, January 28
Last week saw the likes of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and Nintendo's revamped take on Another Code land on the Switch. The next seven days are pretty busy on the eShop too, with over 30 games arriving on the hybrid console.
The full list of all upcoming Switch games can be found below, but the standout highlights this week are the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy and the improved take on Hitman: Blood Money which sees the 'Reprisal' port come to Nintendo's machine.
You'll find a short description of each upcoming game below, along with a link out to more details (such as screenshots and trailers).
Oh, and if you want to snag a physical copy of Apollo Justice, here's the link you need.
Right, let's get to it!
🗓 Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games:
Tuesday, January 23
- Lil' Guardsman — A fun looking 'deduction' adventure in which you play as a 12-year old kid covering your dad's shift at a guard shed. Fantasy theme, with a comedic streak.
- Neptuna: Sisters vs Sisters — 3D action RPG in which you play as 'Godess Candidates'.
- The Legend of Steel Empire — This is a port of a 90s aerial arcade game in which you have to 'restore peace in a steam punk world'.
Wednesday, January 24
- Oops, I Said Yes?! — This is a visual novel about an unfortunate drunken wedding and what follows as a result. M for mature.
- PuzzlePet: Feed Your Cat — Cat-themed puzzle game. The screenshots here don't really give much away.
- Saga of the Moon Priestess — A budget-friendly action RPG that looks like Link's Awakening on the Game Boy Color in terms of visuals.
- 📦 Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes — 2D fighting action game with online. Jan 25 in U.S. (Japanese physical release)
Thursday, January 25
- Anomaly Agent — I reckon this 2D cyberpunk-themed action-platformer is worth a look. Looks pretty stylish.
- 📦 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy — Capcom's courtroom adventures. There's 16 episodes of cases to work through here all in one package. No objections here. (Physical release)
- Arcade Tycoon — A 'build your own arcade' isometric management sim. The visuals are giving me strong Habbo Hotel vibes.
- Boaty Tanks 2 — 3D arcade-style naval combat game.
- Chip's Challenge — 1989 'brain-busting' puzzler with over 140 levels returns, with some modern touches.
- Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil — You play as a priest in this story-focused horror game. M for mature.
- Egg Console Yokai Tantei PC-8801 — This action game was released back in 1984, it's now back on the digital shelves.
- Evil Nun: The Broken Mask — A stealth horror game set in a creepy summer camp. M for mature.
- Fantasy Blacksmith Shop Simulator — Craft swords, daggers, and more.
- Fastest Finger First! 3 Hint Quiz — General knowledge quiz game where speed is the name of the game.
- Hidden Through Time 2: Myths and Magic — A cute 2D hidden object game, this time with a magic theme.
- Hitman: Blood Money - Reprisal — Stealth contract killing with Agent 47. This 'Reprisal' version is "an artful redesign of a stealth-action classic" that's said to have been "expertly adapted" for the Switch. M for mature.
- 🎮 Jett Rider — A 2D shooter action game about jetpacking across the planet Gravos.
- Kobolok — A horror game based on an Eastern European fairytale.
- Post-Apocalyptic Old Man — Budget 2D action game.
- Rescue! Dropkick on my Devil!! — Looks like a mobile port of some puzzle anime game.
- Selling Souls — A walking sim with a 'tale of terror' to tell. In other news, I'll sell you my conscience for 4.50.
- Starward Rogue — Bullet hell twin-stick shooter.
- Sweets Drop — Ah, a Suika-like puzzler.
- UFO: Henfield — A surreal point and click puzzle adventure.
Friday, January 26
- Brain Memory Training Academy — This one has nothing to do with the Dr.
- Dead Tomb — A point and click adventure with all the classic stylings. This is set in 1300BC Egypt.
- Negligee — Lingerie shop visual novel. M for mature.
- SciFi Racer Simulator — Wipeout meets podracing.
- The Adventures of Panzer: Legacy Collection — Two game bundle of story-driven action platformers.
Saturday, January 27
- Counter Shooter Strike Zone — Questionably named tactical shooter. M for mature.
- Monster Truck Freestyle — Budget driving game. Already available in U.S.
Ok, that's a wrap for this week! Do you like the look of any of the upcoming releases? Let us know in the comments below, it's free to sign up for an account to have your say.
All dates listed above are EU & US unless noted.
A 📦 box emoji means a physical release is also available. A 🎮 controller emoji means there is a demo available on the eShop.
Release data is sourced in collaboration with Switch Scores.
This list of upcoming Nintendo Switch games first appeared in Issue 366 of Switch Weekly — Chris Brandrick's freeNintendo newsletter.
