Nintendo Switch: 6 exciting new releases in December

The gaming year 2022 is coming to an end, but anyone who thinks that the sounds of Silent Night also mean a quiet end to the new year when it comes to new releases is wrong.

With Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Need for Speed: Unbound and The Callisto Protocol, three more potential blockbusters will be released tomorrow, December 2nd, shortly before the end of the year. But because they don’t all end up on the Nintendo Switch, we have them for you some exciting games selected for the hybrid console, which will also celebrate their debut in December.

Nintendo Switch: These 6 games are making it to consoles in December

After we presented you with exciting new products on the Nintendo Switch in November, there will be new games again in December. With the Pokemon Crimson & Purple, which was released on November 18th, the Japanese game developer ignited the last first-party bombshell of the year, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other interesting titles in the starting blocks.

Friends of the well-maintained indie scene in particular should at least take a closer look at what else is rolling out on the Nintendo Switch during the pre-Christmas period – between gingerbread and Christmas goose, smaller game snacks are easier to digest anyway. Therefore you will find below six selected new releases in December:

Encryption – December 1st

Over a year after its original release on PC, the acclaimed card game Inscryption finally makes it to the Nintendo Switch. As of today, the mysterious work of Pony Island developer Daniel Mullins is available on the hybrid console, where it also unfolds its sinister pull on card fans.

Because Inscryption is better the less you know about the game, avoid potential spoilers and even watching the trailer if the basic concept of a sinister roguelike deck builder already intrigues you enough. Just this much: In Inscryption, nothing is what it seems!

• Genre: Card game, roguelike
• Game mode: single player
• Developer: Daniel Mullins Games
• Price: 19.99 euros

Railbound – December 1st

Engine drivers and puzzle fans should take a look at Railbound, out today. The cute puzzle journey follows a pair of dogs who want to circle the globe. But because, as is well known, a lot can go wrong on train journeys, you have to grab the two faithful four-legged friends under the paws

In more than 150 puzzles you have to place, remove, connect and separate rails in order to pave the way for the puffing locomotives. Accidents can be avoided with railway barriers and long distances can be covered in next to no time with tunnels, so that the dream of a trip around the world can also come true for the dog couple.

• Genre: puzzle
• Game mode: single player
• Developer: afterburn
• Price: 12.99 euros

Samurai Maiden – December 8th

From December 8th, Samurai Maiden will travel back in time to 15th-century Japan, more precisely to the Sengoku period. That’s where the young woman Tsumugi Tamaori has ended up and she suddenly finds herself between hordes of monsters and the historical warlord Oda Nobunaga.

Luckily, Tsumugi soon discovers her talent as a swordsman and gets help from Iyo, Hagane and Komimi, who are skilled weapons specialists and offer advice and support. Support that Tsumugi can really use on her trip in the past: Because not only undead skeleton soldiers stand in her way, but also the demon king himself.

• Genre: Hack and Slash, Action RPG
• Game mode: single player
• Developer: SHADE Inc.
• Price: 59.99 euros

Dragon Quest Treasures – December 9th

It remains Japanese, but instead of a brand new brand we are turning to a well-known representative: With Dragon Quest Treasures, a new offshoot of the popular role-playing series will be released on December 9th, which lets you slip into the roles of the siblings Erik and Mida and into the foreign land of Draconia shifted.

A lot of fearsome monsters are waiting there, but also many sparkling treasures. It’s good that the siblings know how to befriend the local creatures and involve them in their treasure hunt. When you’re not digging for gold and jewels or dueling with hostile monsters in real-time battles, it’s time to expand your own base.

• Genre: role playing game
• Game mode: single player
• Developer: Square Enix
• Price: 59.99 euros

Lil Gator Game – December 14th

If you prefer a manageable island instead of the vastness of Draconia and have already felt at home with A Short Hike, you could find pre-Christmas relaxation with Lil Gator Game. The eponymous alligator may have plenty of pranks on his mind, but you don’t have to rush into anything as you explore his island at a leisurely pace.

You can stumble over hill and dale at your own pace, help the local animals with their everyday problems and explore the island’s valleys and mountains as you please. With a practical sweatshirt glider and a sliding board, locomotion is the focus.

• Genre: Adventure
• Game mode: single player
• Developer: MegaWobble
• Price: 19.50 euros

More new releases for the Nintendo Switch in December

Of course, the six games selected above are only a small selection of highlights, and if you delve into the depths of the eShop, you will stumble across other interesting new releases in the last month of the year. For example:

Of course, the games listed above are no longer eligible for this year’s Game Awards, but with Elden Ring and God of War Ragnark we should still be able to expect an exciting neck-and-neck race. If you’re more interested in our take on the best games of the year, starting today through December 20th, we’re crowning a new title every day at 12pm.