Nintendo held Indie World on October 28: Witchbrook and Slime Rancher 2 received dates, all announcements
On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Nintendo held its latest Indie World Showcase, a short, about 15-minute presentation of indie games for the Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Switch. More than two dozen projects were shown: from long-awaited news about big names to demos available right today.
The most notable announcements
The main surprise was Witchbrook from Chucklefish - a “witchy” life simulator that has been awaited for several years. The game will be released on January 28, 2027 on Switch 2 and Switch, with support for online co-op play for up to four users.
Monomi Park's Slime Rancher 2 is coming to Switch 2 in January 2027 , bringing Rainbow Island, new slimes, and farming with a view of Beatrix's new home.
The popular cooperative horror REPO from semiwork has been announced for Switch 2 with a release in 2027 - with the physics of carrying fragile things and procedural level generation. And Tenjutsu from Devolver Digital and Deepnight Games (Dead Cells designer) is a top-down combat roguelike about the disorganization of crime syndicates, also in 2027 on Switch 2.
Other notable projects include the pixelated JRPG Threads of Time (summer 2027), the action game from co-creator Celeste City of None (2027) and the “fox in Japanese folklore” Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino (spring 2027).
Coming soon and right now
Tomorrow, October 29 , the meditative adventure Sword of the Sea from the Giant Squid studio, authors of ABZÛ and The Pathless, is coming to Switch 2. The cooperative life simulator Spirit Crossing from the creators of Cozy Grove will become a console exclusive for Switch 2 and Switch on November 16 . Coin pusher roguelike RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition will be released on Switch 2 on November 10th .
Immediately after the broadcast, free demos of four games appeared on eShop: the horror cooperative Haunted Paws , the pixelated open-world RPG Petal Runner , the mentioned RACCOIN and the action game Winds of Viridia . And panda pressure washer Bao Bao's Cozy Cleaning Services launched on Switch on the day of the show.
Source: mynintendonews.com