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Everything announced and all the trailers from Nintendo Indie World Showcase for August 2021

<p class="">Here are all the trailers and news from the Indie World Showcase for August 2021, including Boyfriend Dungeon, Eastward and Axion Verge 2.</p>

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At 2 AM AEST this morning, Nintendo aired a Nintendo Direct – Indie World Showcase, and it’s packed with massive announcements, release dates and shadow drops. 

Here are all the trailers and news from the Indie World Showcase.


Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

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Carrying the Jet Set Radio torch is Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, a game skateboarding, wall-running, tagging and boss-battles. 

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is coming to Nintendo Switch & PC in 2022.


TOEM

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TOEM is a puzzle photography game in the vein of Pokemon Snap. I previewed it on PC earlier this year, and you can read that here — the long-short was that I really enjoyed what I played. 

TOEM is releasing on Nintendo Switch & PC later this year. 


Loop Hero

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Loop Hero is a dungeon crawler in which you build your deck of cards and battle monsters in a never-ending loop. 

After releasing on PC earlier this year, Loop Hero will now come to Nintendo Switch later this year. 


Far: Changing Tides

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You’ll be able to explore the end of the world above and below the ocean in Far: Changing Tides when it releases for Nintendo Switch early in 2022.


Necrobarista: Final Pour

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Meet and greet the dead in a Melbourne cafe in Necrobarista: Final Pour, an expanded edition with remasted visuals, new content and a bonus gameplay mode.

Necrobarista: Final Pour is out now for Nintendo Switch.


Garden Story

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Work to bring a broken community back together as the Guardian of The Grove in Garden Story. 

Garden Story is out now on Nintendo Switch & PC. 


Boyfriend Dungeon

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Date your weapons and explore dungeons. We’ve been waiting a while, but it’s finally here.

Boyfriend Dungeon is out now for Nintendo Switch and PC.


Axiom Verge 2

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The sequel to the critically adored Axiom Verge lets you switch between two different worlds as you battle monsters and work to save the world.

Axiom Verge 2 is out now for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PC.


Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon

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A puzzle/brick breaking game may not have been the next Shovel Knight sequel you wanted, but it still looks pretty fun.

Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon is releasing on Nintendo Switch later this year. 


ISLANDERS: Console Edition

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This minimalist strategy game is about building cities on colourful islands with a simple UI and building mechanics. 

Following its PC release, ISLANDERS: Console Edition is out now for Nintendo Switch and PS4. A PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S release is following on August 26th.


Metal Slug Tactics

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The tactics spin-off of the Metal Slug franchise is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2022, and it looks very cool.


Tetris Effect: Connected

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Tetris Effect: Connected makes its way to the Nintendo Switch on October 8th. 


ASTRONEER

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Space dances, basis, dune buggy races and more were showcased in the trailer for Astroneer, which is coming soon to Nintendo Switch following its release on PS4, Xbox One and PC.


Hundred Days: Winemaking Simulator

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After its initial release on Google Stadia, WHundred Days, the winemaking simulator is releasing on Nintendo Switch in 2022.


Slime Rancher: Plortable Edition

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Capture slime and keep the farm clean and tidy on the go now as Slime Rancher: Plortable Edition is out now for Nintendo Switch.


Lumbear Jack

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You play as a bear, who is a lumbar jack—they’re out to save the environment by recycling man-made objects and cleaning up the park. 

Lumbear Jack is releasing on Nintendo Switch and PC in 2022. 


Curious Expedition 2

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Explore procedurally-generated worlds in this narrative roguelike and make friends with dinosaur-like creatures and more. 

Curious Expedition 2 is available now on Nintendo Switch and PC. A PlayStation and Xbox release is coming later in the year.


Gang Beasts

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Duke it out in Gang Beasts, which is making its way to Nintendo Switch later this year.


Eastward

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We haven’t seen anything on Eastward for over a year, and now we know the cyberpunk-ish adventure action game will be released very soon.

Eastward will be launching on Nintendo Switch on September 16th.


That’s everything from this mornings showcase. If you’d like to watch the entire Indie World Showcase, the video is below.

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Let me know your favourite announcement or trailer from the showcase in the comment section below.

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