Following last week’s Nintendo Partner Direct, Nintendo returned today for an Indie World Showcase featuring 15 minutes of new indie game goodness, release dates, reveals, and more. There was a lot jam-packed into this 15-minute showcase so we’ve rounded up everything announced during it for quick access!
Below, we’ve listed everything shown during the showcase in sequential order.Â
Mina the Hollower
- New gameplay trailer, Switch demo available now
Well Dweller
- New dark fantasy metroidvania from Crypt Custodian, Islets team; Launching in 2026
Neverway
- Â Nightmarish life-sim RPG from a new studio co-founded by Celeste and Towerfall pixel artist, score from composer Disasterpeace (Fez, Hyper Light Drifter); Launching in 2026
Herdling
- An alpine herding adventure from the team behind the FAR series of games, published by Panic, the team behind Firewatch; Launching August 21.Â
Is This Seat Taken?Â
- A puzzle game about seating groups of shape people in a harmonious way; Out today.Â
Little Kitty, Big City
- Free content update arriving later this year with new cat customizer, new areas and friends, new skills, and additional camera mode features.Â
Content Warning
- The hit four-player horror PC game launches on Switch and Switch 2 sometime next year.Â
Ball x Pit
- The roguelite brick breaker from Devoler Digital launches October 15 on Switch, and sometime this Fall on Switch 2.Â
Ultimate Sheep Racoon
- Ultimate Sheep Racoon is the sequel to Ultimate Chicken Horse; Instead of platforming on foot, these animals have bikes.
Glaciered
- Play as a unique ancestor of a dinosaur in this aquatic RPG that features ranged and melee combat, lots of underwater sea creatures, and a unique experience system to level up; Launching this Holiday as a timed console exclusive on Switch 2.Â
Quick Hits
At the end of the showcase, Nintendo showed off a variety of games in a medley blitz of trailers. We’ll list each trailer below:
Winter Burrow – Launching This Winter
Undusted: Letters From The Past – Launching This October
Tiny Bookshop – Available Later Today
Caves of Qud – Launching This Winter
Strange Antiquities – Launching September 17
Opus: Prism Break – Launching This Fall
Go-Go Town – Launching Spring 2026
UFO 50 – Available Later Today
Demonschool – Launching September 3 (from Japanese Indie World Showcase)
And that’s everything revealed during today’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase!