Nintendo Indie World Showcase October 2026: Every Game and Announcement

Nintendo held a new Indie World Showcase on October 28, 2026, revealing and updating 23 indie games headed to Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch through 2027. The lineup ranged from the witch-school life sim Witchbrook and Spry Fox’s collaborative MMO Spirit Crossing to the co-op horror game R.E.P.O., the roguelike brawler Tenjutsu, and the delightfully chaotic RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition.

The information below comes from Nintendo’s official Indie World presentation and the trailers published by Nintendo of America. Here is every game and announcement from the October 2026 showcase, including platforms, release dates, demos, multiplayer details, and notable Nintendo Switch 2 features.

Available today, free demos, and what’s next

• Available now: Bao Bao’s Cozy Cleaning Services launched for Nintendo Switch on October 28.
• Free demos available now: Haunted Paws, Petal Runner, RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition, and Winds of Viridia.
• Coming tomorrow: Sword of the Sea launches for Nintendo Switch 2 on October 29.

City of None

City of None is a 2027 action-puzzle platforming adventure for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch from Extremely OK Games and Noel and Liam Berry. One of the co-creators of Celeste is behind the project, which follows a journey through a city populated by strange spirits, beasts, and robots.

The city is divided into five sectors, each with its own environments, playstyles, and four-color palette. Platforming and puzzle-solving are joined by fast combat and equipment upgrades.

Dumpster Gang

Curve Games and Coyote House Games are bringing Dumpster Gang to Nintendo Switch 2 in March 2027. Up to four players become raccoons that raid dumpsters, steal junk, and complete missions in a chaotic online co-op sandbox while an exterminator tries to catch them.

Recovered junk can be used to customize the gang’s hideout. The Nintendo Switch 2 version supports Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, while GameShare works locally and online through GameChat.

Haunted Paws

Haunted Paws is a two-player co-op adventure from LazyFlock in which customizable puppies explore a haunted mansion, solve puzzles, and encounter supernatural characters and creatures. It is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch in May 2027.

Players can team up online or play local co-op, including through GameShare. A free demo became available on October 28, offering an early look at the mansion and the puppy customization system.

Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino

Published by room6, Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino is a 3D action-adventure inspired by Japanese folklore. A fox girl and her frog companion explore a mysterious island, using light gathered from shrines to reveal hidden paths while oni demons stalk them.

The atmospheric adventure is scheduled for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch in spring 2027.

My Arms Are Longer Now

My Arms Are Longer Now turns an absurdly long arm into the main tool of a comedy heist game. Developed by Toot Games and published by Jackbox Games, it asks players to snake that arm through vents, windows, and other tight spaces to steal objects as a detective narrates the crimes.

The arm itself can be customized, and the game’s 48 characters are voiced by Australian comedians. It launches for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch on March 11, 2027.

Petal Runner

Nano Park Studios and iam8bit Presents will release Petal Runner as a Nintendo Switch 2 console exclusive on March 8, 2027. The retro pixel-art open-world RPG takes place in a solarpunk setting and follows Cali and sidekick Kira through a coming-of-age story.

Players travel by motorcycle and take on courier work while exploring the world. A free demo arrived on October 28.

RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition

Playstack and Doraccoon’s RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition brings its coin-pusher roguelike setup to Nintendo Switch 2 on November 10, 2026. Special coins and item combinations build score-driven combos, while eight playable characters offer themed coin sets and distinct playstyles.

The Nintendo Switch 2 release includes an exclusive arcade cabinet skin and Joy-Con 2 mouse support. A free demo is available now.

R.E.P.O.

R.E.P.O. is semiwork’s online co-op horror game about extracting valuable objects from dangerous, procedurally generated locations. Physics affect both the items being carried and the way a team navigates each run, making careful coordination as important as escaping the creatures inside.

The co-op horror game is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027.

Slime Rancher 2

Monomi Park’s Slime Rancher 2 continues Beatrix LeBeau’s adventure on Rainbow Island, where players collect new slimes and resources, build a ranch, and investigate ancient technology. Farming, exploration, and the series’ colorful creature management remain at the center of the sequel.

Slime Rancher 2 launches for Nintendo Switch 2 in January 2027.

Spirit Crossing

Spry Fox, the studio behind Cozy Grove, will launch Spirit Crossing as a console exclusive for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch on November 16, 2026. The collaborative life-sim MMO places players in a community shared by humans, spirits, and bears.

Players can build homes, customize their characters, and work together against magical storms. Its persistent social world makes cooperation part of both everyday life and the larger threats facing the community.

Super Battle Golf

Super Battle Golf from Oro Interactive and Brimstone is a competitive multiplayer golf game in which everyone plays at the same time. Weapons and power-ups turn each hole into a scramble rather than a traditional turn-based round.

Up to eight players can compete with cross-platform multiplayer when the game launches for Nintendo Switch 2 on March 25, 2027.

Sword of the Sea

Giant Squid, the studio behind ABZÛ and The Pathless, brings Sword of the Sea to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 29, 2026. The atmospheric traversal adventure equips the player with a magical Hoversword used to surf across sand, glaciers, and seas.

The journey leads through the Necropolis as the player attempts to restore a lost ocean. Its release is the nearest follow-up to the showcase, arriving one day after the presentation.

Tenjutsu

Devolver Digital and Deepnight Games revealed more of Tenjutsu, a top-down roguelike brawler from the designer of Dead Cells. Players enter Secret Garden City to dismantle competing crime syndicates through fast melee combat, weapons, and martial arts.

The order in which syndicates are attacked is up to the player, adding strategic consequences to the structure of each run. Tenjutsu arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027.

Threads of Time

Threads of Time is a turn-based RPG from Riyo Games and Balor Games built around a party whose members come from different historical eras. Its time-travel story is presented with pixel-infused visuals and a soundtrack featuring more than 100 original songs.

The RPG is scheduled for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch in summer 2027.

Winds of Viridia

Newly revealed by Shark Jump, Winds of Viridia begins with its protagonist awakening from a seed and setting out to restore the civilization of Viridia. Traversal combines running, sliding, grappling, and aerial movement, with a Mothbug companion joining the journey.

The soundtrack features music by Kevin Penkin and Christopher Larkin. Winds of Viridia is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in early 2027, and a free demo is available now.

Witchbrook

Chucklefish’s witch-themed life simulation Witchbrook launches for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch on January 28, 2027. Set in the seaside town of Mossport, it lets players attend Witchbrook College while balancing friendships, romance, exploration, classes, and other life-sim systems.

The adventure supports online play for up to four players, allowing friends to share life in Mossport rather than studying magic alone.

Additional games in the Indie World montage

Nintendo also included seven more games in the showcase montage. They span cozy co-op, hidden-object puzzles, snowboarding, and a free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade.

Bao Bao’s Cozy Cleaning Services

Destroyer Doggo’s cozy cleaning game stars a panda and can be played solo or in online co-op for up to four players. Its soundtrack contains more than 50 original songs. Bao Bao’s Cozy Cleaning Services launched for Nintendo Switch on October 28, 2026.

Everything is Crab

Secret Mode and Odd Dreams Digital’s animal evolutionary roguelite follows Darwin, a blue blob with access to more than 140 evolutions and specializations. Everything is Crab comes to Nintendo Switch on January 26, 2027, alongside a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition with enhanced performance and Joy-Con 2 mouse controls. Nintendo Switch owners can upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 version for free.

Finding Polka

PARCO GAMES and lidlocks are bringing the hand-drawn interactive adventure Finding Polka to Nintendo Switch in spring 2027. Its ballpoint-pen art follows Frendy as she searches for a dog resembling her former pet, Polka. The Nintendo Switch release includes an additional DLC stage.

Floor Plan: Slap Out Of It!

Turbo Button’s comedy escape-room adventure takes place inside an impossible office tower packed with interactive environments and puzzles. Floor Plan: Slap Out Of It! launches for Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Nintendo Switch in spring 2027.

HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate

Acclaim and Wabisabi Games are channeling Y2K-era extreme sports games in HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate. It features real-world-inspired courses, tricks, combo systems, and cosmetic customization, plus four-player local split-screen and online play for up to eight players. GameShare is supported on Nintendo Switch 2, where the game launches in early 2027.

Lost and Found Co.

Bit Egg’s hand-drawn hidden-object adventure is a timed console exclusive launching on November 10, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Nintendo Switch. The Nintendo Switch 2 version supports Joy-Con 2 mouse controls and motion aiming, while local co-op accommodates up to four players with GameShare support.

TANUKI: Pon’s Summer

CRITICAL REFLEX and Denkiworks’ cozy life-sim adventure stars Pon, a tanuki who works at a post office and travels by BMX. Players deliver packages, compete in sports, build relationships, and try to restore a shrine before the Great Tanuki Festival. It launches for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch on November 10, 2026.

Nintendo Indie World October 2026 release dates

• Available now / October 2026: Bao Bao’s Cozy Cleaning Services (October 28); Sword of the Sea (October 29).
• November 2026: RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition, Lost and Found Co., and TANUKI: Pon’s Summer (November 10); Spirit Crossing (November 16).
• January 2027: Slime Rancher 2 (January); Everything is Crab (January 26); Witchbrook (January 28).
• March 2027: Petal Runner (March 8); My Arms Are Longer Now (March 11); Super Battle Golf (March 25); Dumpster Gang (March).
• Spring 2027: Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino, Finding Polka, and Floor Plan: Slap Out Of It!.
• Summer 2027: Threads of Time.
• Early 2027: Winds of Viridia and HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate.
• Other 2027 releases: City of None, R.E.P.O., and Tenjutsu.

Which game from the October 2026 Indie World Showcase are you most interested in playing?