Nintendo Indie World August Showcase Recap

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A surprise games showcase with some game drops!

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Well, at least this is only 15 minutes. As always, I’ll link to the showcase so you can check out all the trailers yourself.

The majority of games here don’t have a eShop listing yet, so I’ll just link to the Steam listing.

Mina the Hollower

Releasing October 31, 2025 | Demo Available

Descend into a frightful world of action-adventure in Mina the Hollower. Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Burrow beneath hazards and monsters, whip foes into oblivion, and gear up with an arsenal of sidearms and trinkets.

I’m so excited for Mina the Hollower! I contributed to the Kickstarter years ago and I’m so excited to finally being able to play it. I didn’t even want to play the demo. Though, now, I have to think whether to get a key for Switch or Steam…

Well Dweller

Coming 2026

Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer- a tiny bird armed with a matchstick- who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.

This one looked pretty cool.

Neverway

Coming 2026

After quitting her dead-end job, Fiona starts over on a farm and becomes the immortal herald of a dead god. Make friends, fight through horrors and pay your debt in this nightmarish life sim RPG.

Yeah, you already had me back in July with this being a horror farming sim. Hopefully we get a demo!

Herdling

Releasing August 21, 2025

Head out on a grand alpine expedition with a herd of loveable beasts, as you ascend a mountain path, encounter eerie dangers and surprising obstacles, and forge your way to the mystery at the summit.

Is This Seat Taken?

Available Now!

Window seat or aisle? Booth or table? Lone wolf or life of the party? In Is This Seat Taken?, your mission is to organize groups of people according to their preferences. It’s a cozy, no-pressure logic puzzle game where you’re in charge of who sits where.

I was not expecting this to be shadow dropped today! I mean, I knew this had a release window for August, but I was not expecting it to release today. I guess I should have guessed it after learning that some other games were releasing today.

Little Kitty, Big City

Content Update coming later 2015

Will you make your way home or will you explore what the big city has to offer first? I mean, getting home is obviously your main priority. Obviously. Well, it’s one of your priorities. Maybe more of a guideline… It’s definitely on your To-Do list somewhere! But first? Exploration!

Content Warning

Coming 2026

Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)

Was not expecting this to be releasing on Switch. Though, I don’t have anyone to play this with anyway haha.

BALL x PIT

Releasing October 15, 2025

BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.

Ultimate Sheep Raccoon

Coming Winter 2025

Ultimate Sheep Raccoon is a bike-racing party game where you and your friends build the course together. Add obstacles and dangerous traps, take the lead with power-ups, and race to the finish!

Glaciered

Coming Holiday 2025 | Switch 2 Only

Soar the seas at the end of time. 65 million years in the future, the world has frozen over, and the oceans have been sealed under a thick layer of ice. Become a Tuai—a species that evolved from birds—and protect the Everwinter in this futuristic underwater action game.

Winter Burrow

Coming Winter 2025

Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.

Undusted: Letters from the Past

Releasing sometime in October, 2025

Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics.

Tiny Bookshop

Available Now!

Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game.

Stock your Tiny Bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.

So excited for this one! I played the demo, loved it, and can’t wait to play the full game.

Caves of Qud

Coming Winter 2025

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations.

Strange Antiquities

Releasing September 17, 2025

Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

OPUS: Prism Peak

Coming Fall 2025

OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative-driven adventure game where you play a weary photographer who finds himself caught outside of reality. Using your old camera, you’ll explore an ethereal realm and its ties to the world you left behind, uncover its mysteries, and ultimately find your way home.

Go-Go Town!

Coming Spring 2026

Thank god you’re here Mayor – you’ve got LOTS of work to do! In this city building sim, you’re responsible for the layout, logistics optimisation, population growth – all whilst navigating the everyday chaos of infrastructure, worker management and dynamic challenges to make your dream town.

UFO 50

Available Now!

Explore a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot ’em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs! As you journey through the library, make connections and learn more about UFO Soft, the fictional 80s company behind the games, as well as their expansive shared universe that includes sequels and recurring characters.