Everything Announced At Indie World October 2026

Published Oct 28, 2026, 10:03 AM EDT Josh Coulson is an editor at TheGamer covering breaking news on everything from colorful platformers to the latest Lego sets. Primarily a news writer since 2018, Josh has covered just about every major game from the past decade. Now an editor, their focus has shifted to being the leading affiliate expert at the site, building relationships between TheGamer and global brands including Mattel, Funko, and The Pokemon Company. There are levels to Nintendo Directs. You have the first-party showcase, during which its biggest in-house games are revealed and shown off. There are also Partner Directs where third-party studios putting their games on Nintendo consoles have the opportunity to reveal they have games coming to Switch and Switch 2 too. Today's presentation is neither of those things. Indie World is, as the name implies, an offshoot of Nintendo's Directs where the focus is on independently made games. Nintendo has become a platform on which indie games can thrive, particularly during the Switch era, and today's Indie World will reveal which indie games are coming soon to its consoles. Everything shown off, including when the games will be coming to Switch and Switch 2 if revealed, can be found below. Everything Revealed During Today's Indie World Witchbrook The highly-anticipated Witchbrook gets a January 28, 2027 release date. Winds Of Viridia Winds of Viridia launches on Nintendo Switch systems in early 2027. City Of None One of the creators of Celeste is on the team behind this intriguing pixel art adventure. Sword Of The Sea Sword of the Sea's PlayStation console exclusivity ends tomorrow, October 29, when it launches on Switch 2. Ten Jutsu More blocky pixel-based goodness coming our way in 2027 courtesy of the beat 'em up-looking Ten Jutsu. Threads Of Time Something for RPG fans here, particularly of the 2D variety, via Threads of Time, coming to Switch and Switch 2 next year. Dumpster Gang My game of the show so far, Dumpster Gang. A for player co-op game where you're diving through trash as a gang of friendly raccoons. Super Battle Golf The co-op section of the showcase continues with Super Battle Golf, coming to Switch 2 on March 25, 2027. Repo Repo continues the trend of putting the most popular co-op games on PC from the past few years on Switch 2, launching next year. Haunted Paws Haunted Paws quickly stealing the crown for game of the showcase so far from Dumpster Gang. A spooky game where you go exploring with a friend, and you're both adorable little dogs. Releasing in May 2027. Kitsune: The Journey Of Adashino Something a little different up next as we were shown a surprisingly long look at Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino. Launching on Switch 2 Spring 2027. Slime Rancher 2 Slime Rancher 2 was a surprising one to see here. Not because I wasn't expecting it to come to Switch 2, but because I would have bet my life on it already being available there. Releasing on the platform in January 2027. Spirit Crossing An ambitious and great-looking life sim MMO called Spirit Crossing followed after Slime Rancher. One of those games that looks like it has pulled inspiration from all over the place. It will be a console exclusive to Nintendo systems. My Arms Are Longer Now The best indie games are the weird one. Enter My Arms Are Longer Now. A game with someone who has very long arms that looks a lot like it was inspired by Thank Goodness You're Here. Releasing on Switch and Switch 2 March 11, 2027. ​​​​​​​Petal Runner Petal Runner releases on Switch 2 on March 8, 2027. A game that has the same art style as early Pokemon titles, but with features and a story that will seemingly run pretty deep. ​​​​​​​Raccoin Another big PC release coming to Switch 2: Raccoin. The coin-pusher roguelike that has had players hooked on its mechanics for months. Releasing November 10, 2026, with a demo available today. ​​​​​​​Tanuki: Pon's Summer Ride around making deliveries in the Switch 2 edition of Tanuki: Pon's Summer, arriving on the latest Nintendo console on the same day as Raccoin - November 10, 2026. Finding Polka Finding Polka is an isometric puzzle platformer with an incredibly unique art style coming to both the Switch and Switch 2 in Spring 2027. ​​​​​​​Floor Plan: Slap Out Of It You ever just want to walk around slapping whatever you like? Well, I've got good news for you. Floor Plan: Slap Out Of It lets you do exactly that, and it's getting a Switch 2 edition next Spring. Lost And Found Co. Lost and Found Co. is also getting a Switch 2 edition, just with a slightly more vague early 2027 release window for now. An overlooked title that uses a gorgeous art style and is a ton of fun. 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