The Game Awards 2022 are finally here. As well as crowning the most incredible games of the year, it also offers a glimpse of upcoming games. As has been the trend for the last half decade and especially since 2020, every game event seems to have turned into another chance for companies and studios to share their upcoming projects with the world. The Games Awards were no different, with phase after phase of exciting announcements for 2023 and beyond.
Nintendo didn’t miss the opportunity to get in on the action either, as many game studios revealed what they’ve been working on for the mighty handheld console. With some first-party info, third-party game announcements, and a whole host of indie creations making their way to the console; The question asked is: What will the next big year bring for the Switch?
Not all games listed are exclusive to Switch; However, they will appear on console during their upcoming release schedule.
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7/7 Among Us: Hide N Seek
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Among Us: Hide N Seek
is available now.
Between usthe party game about betrayal and teamwork returns in its new expansion Hide and seek. This mode draws players back into the game and takes their experience to a whole new level. A whole boatload of new cosmetics and pets are also available.
Hide and seek has the killer hunt down the crew members in sight, chasing them down and killing them one at a time without the stealth normally associated with it. There is no need to avoid arrest if all the witnesses are killed first.
6/7 Dead Cells DLC: Return to Castlevania
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Dead Cells DLC: Return to Castlevania
will appear in the first quarter of 2023.
Motion Twin is releasing a new DLC set for her dead cells play with Return to Castlevania again in the first quarter of 2023Vamp-her play with the retro gothic pixel art that many people on the series loved. The decapitated one shown in the trailer gets his butt presented by Alucard and Belmont before landing at the foot of Dracula’s throne.
With a new location, The Castle, reminiscent of something from Stoker’s dreams, players can explore the grounds and floors rumored to be filled to the brim with monsters inspired by the classic 2D setting and game, according to to which it is named. It will give players access to new ones Castlevania Guns, music and a fresh storyline to boot. It’s a game you have to get your teeth into.
5/7 earthblade
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earthblade
will be released in 2024.
Extremely OK Games Ltd., the company that brought people Celeste (an impressive platformer), returns with earthblade, A new pixelated platform action explorer that follows a horned protagonist as she explores the vast vistas of interconnected caves and platforms to find mystical mirrors dotted throughout the lush and dangerous land.
Release is planned for 2024. Players follow Névoa, a child of destiny who returns to Earth after her long journey to battle enemies and unravel the mystery behind the strange lands.
4/7 Hellboy: Web of the Wyrd
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Hellboy: Web of the Wyrd
does not have a release date later than December 2022.
The rough-handed villain returns in a dark, cartoon-style action-adventure game. Not much is known about the game yet; However, it is described as having third-party rogue-like attributes.
Developed by Upstream Arcade, with narrative crafted by Dark Horse Comics and creator Mike Mignola, it’s sure to deliver one hell of an experience. Players will follow Hellboy as he explores the grounds and inner workings of the Butterfly House, a nexus for the crazy, wonderful, and unfortunate eager to escape the non-Euclidean style of their prisons.
3/7 hades 2
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hades 2
is in production and has no firm release date as of December 2022.
Supergiant Games released Hades on the Nintendo Switch in 2018 to commercial and critical acclaim. The Greek roguelike boasted a motley cast of charming characters and a pantheon of parental issues that Zagreus had to wade through in his many journeys to the surface. These ended in a father-son spat and splat (depending on who was victorious).
In the sequel, players will explore beyond the underworld through the immortal Princess Melinoë, who is on a quest to defeat the Titans with the Olympians in her corner. With bigger goals than her brother Zagreus, Melinoë uses magic on her journey to defeat the forces that threaten to stop her and the player from completing their perilous journey.
2/7 Fire Emblem Engage DLC: Expansion Pass
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Fire Emblem Engage DLC: Wave 1 of the Expansion Pass
will be released with the base game on January 20, 2023.
Engage Fire Emblem maybe not even outside; However, Nintendo has already announced its DLC expansion pass for it includes four new waves of content which will be released with the game on January 20, 2023.
Future DLC waves include:
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characters
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article
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Accesories
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Additional story scenarios
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class types
Release dates for anything beyond wave 1 have not yet been confirmed. However, it can be expected that they will be established gradually over the course of the year.
1/7 Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
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Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
will be released on March 17, 2023.
Platinum Games expands the world of bayonet in her new game Cereza and the lost demon. A departure from its usual genre, this is a storybook-adventure style game with a whimsical art style that belies the seemingly dark story and magical tale beneath.
Before Bayonetta swung her guns, there was Cereza, a young girl and soon-to-be witch who must travel to a forbidden forest to save her mother. Along the way, she will gain new powers and gain control of an infernal demon, Cheshire, that the people of Viola will know in bayonet 3
