Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 15th, 2023. I’m looking at the plate in front of me, and it occurs to me that I should have saved one or two of those reviews just in case today ended up a little slow. And slow it is, friends. Slow it is. There isn’t much going on news-wise, there are only a couple of new releases to talk about, and the lists of sales aren’t terribly big. Well, that’s how it goes sometimes. I could try to stretch things out, but let’s just call it a quick one for today and take solace in the fact that tomorrow should be a big fellow. Let’s get to what we’ve got!
New Releases
Pocket Witch ($4.99)
Well, you can probably sort out what kind of game this is just from looking at that screenshot. Another precision platformer with tiny sprites and lots of spikes. Run, jump, air dash, grab keys, and get to the exits. Not a whole lot more to talk about with this one. I suppose it’s leaning on the spooky theme to help it stand out. Will it work? Well, it’s something.
Dream of Tiny Snow ($11.99)
This is a trilogy of short visual novels. They’re all little science fiction stories with a romantic theme, and they don’t seem like the kind of stories that have happy endings. No real choices to make here as near as I can tell, so you’re really just along for the ride of the narrative.
Sales
(North American eShop, US Prices)
Alright, the main thing on the menu today is a new low price for the rarely on sale Portal Companion Collection. A lot of game for a little price, and they’re rather nicely-done ports. Bustafellows is having a wild sale, and the usual EA games are discounted as well. Over in the outbox, a lot of sales are wrapping up. Nothing I’m going to jump up and down about, but it’s probably worth scanning through.
Select New Games on Sale
Demolish & Build Classic ($10.49 from $14.99 until 2/22)
Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021 ($13.99 from $19.99 until 2/22)
Back to Brother ($3.14 from $4.49 until 2/22)
Lost Dream Stars ($3.49 from $4.99 until 2/22)
Aquarist ($2.99 from $9.99 until 2/22)
Lost Dream: Memories ($1.99 from $4.99 until 2/22)
Farm Manager 2022 ($4.79 from $15.99 until 2/22)
Pink Explorer ($1.99 from $4.99 until 2/22)
Sacred Valley ($1.99 from $4.99 until 2/22)
Mad Experiments: Escape Room ($2.99 from $9.99 until 2/22)
Grand Hike ($2.49 from $4.99 until 2/22)
Haven ($9.99 from $24.99 until 2/24)
Furi ($6.99 from $19.99 until 2/24)
Furi: Onnamusha DLC ($3.49 from $6.99 until 2/24)
Furi: Modore Edition ($9.99 from $24.99 until 2/24)
Bustafellows ($19.99 from $39.99 until 2/27)
It Takes Two ($29.99 from $39.99 until 2/28)
Lost in Random ($5.99 from $29.99 until 2/28)
Fe ($4.99 from $19.99 until 2/28)
Plants vs Zombies BfN Complete ($5.99 from $39.99 until 2/28)
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit ($7.99 from $39.99 until 2/28)
Burnout Paradise Remastered ($9.89 from $29.99 until 2/28)
Unravel Two ($4.99 from $19.99 until 2/28)
Portal Companion Collection ($11.99 from $19.99 until 3/1)
Children of Silentown ($14.99 from $19.99 until 3/7)
Sales Ending Tomorrow, Thursday, February 16th
#Funtime ($3.27 from $14.99 until 2/16)
1993 Shenandoah ($8.70 from $12.99 until 2/16)
A Juggler’s Tale ($7.19 from $17.99 until 2/16)
A Long Way Down ($2.24 from $14.99 until 2/16)
Absolute Tactics: DoM ($19.99 from $24.99 until 2/16)
Aeolis Tournament ($2.24 from $14.99 until 2/16)
Aery A Journey Beyond Time ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Agony ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Armed to the Gears ($2.39 from $11.99 until 2/16)
Barbero ($2.49 from $4.99 until 2/16)
Cooking Simulator ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Coromon ($11.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Danger Scavenger ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Dark Deity ($9.99 from $24.99 until 2/16)
Deleveled ($2.18 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Dino Galaxy Tennis ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water ($29.99 from $39.99 until 2/16)
Fatal Frame: MoBW Deluxe Edition ($41.24 from $54.99 until 2/16)
Fracter ($2.22 from $6.99 until 2/16)
Freshly Frosted ($7.09 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Godstrike ($4.94 from $14.99 until 2/16)
Green Hell ($2.49 from $24.99 until 2/16)
Hollow 2 ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Hot Shot Burn ($2.24 from $14.99 until 2/16)
Jetboard Joust ($2.49 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Kardboard Kings: Card Shop Sim ($15.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Kholat ($2.09 from $14.99 until 2/16)
Loud ($1.99 from $11.99 until 2/16)
Mars Base ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Monster Boy & Cursed Kingdom ($13.99 from $39.99 until 2/16)
Monster Hunter Rise ($19.99 from $39.99 until 2/16)
Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak ($39.99 from $69.99 until 2/16)
Neurodeck ($2.79 from $13.99 until 2/16)
Orbital Bullet ($11.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Panzer Dragoon Remake ($2.49 from $24.99 until 2/16)
Pawn of the Dead ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Phantom Doctrine ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Pixboy ($1.99 from $4.99 until 2/16)
Relic Hunters Zero Remix ($6.49 from $12.99 until 2/16)
Rise Eterna ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Roundguard ($6.36 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Sail Forth ($16.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Sinless ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Smashroom ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Soulblight ($3.74 from $14.99 until 2/16)
Space Otter Charlie ($6.57 from $14.99 until 2/16)
Spinch ($7.49 from $14.99 until 2/16)
SpyHack ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Stitchy in Tooki Trouble ($2.59 from $12.99 until 2/16)
Tennis Open 2020 ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/16)
The Ambassador FT ($3.27 from $14.99 until 2/16)
Thief Simulator ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Train Station Renovation ($2.84 from $18.99 until 2/16)
Ultimate ADOM CoC ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Ultimate Fishing Simulator ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/16)
Virus: The Outbreak ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/16)
Wax Museum ($2.49 from $4.99 until 2/16)
XEL ($7.59 from $18.99 until 2/16)
That’s all for today, friends. Tomorrow is Thursday, and it’s looking like a fairly full plate of new releases to look at. We’ll have summaries of all of them, plus whatever new sales and major news roll in during the next twenty-four hours. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday, and as always, thanks for reading!