Nintendo’s Indie World October 2026 showcase ran for about 20 minutes from 14:00 UTC (7am PT) on October 28 and announced 16 games for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. The headliners: Witchbrook now has a date (January 28, 2027), Sword of the Sea comes out on Switch 2 tomorrow (October 29), and Spirit Crossing from the Cozy Grove studio lands November 16. Four free demos also arrive later today. Everything below comes from Nintendo of America’s posts and the trailers’ own end cards, checked at 14:35 UTC.
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Indie World October 2026: everything announced (quick list)
- Witchbrook: January 28, 2027 (Switch 2 and Switch)
- Winds of Viridia: early 2027 (Switch 2), free demo later today
- City of None: 2027 (Switch 2 and Switch)
- Sword of the Sea: October 29, 2026 (Switch 2), out tomorrow
- Tenjutsu: 2027 (Switch 2)
- Threads of Time: summer 2027 (Switch 2 and Switch)
- R.E.P.O.: 2027 (Switch 2)
- Super Battle Golf: March 25, 2027 (Switch 2)
- Dumpster Gang: March 2027 (Switch 2)
- Haunted Paws: May 2027 (Switch 2 and Switch), free demo later today
- Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino: spring 2027 (Switch 2 and Switch)
- Slime Rancher 2: January 2027 (Switch 2)
- Spirit Crossing: November 16, 2026 (Switch 2 and Switch)
- My Arms Are Longer Now: March 11, 2027 (Switch 2 and Switch)
- Petal Runner: March 2027 (Switch 2 only), free demo later today
- RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition: November 10, 2026 (Switch 2), demo and pre-orders later today
Sword of the Sea surfs onto Switch 2 on October 29. Image: Giant Squid / Nintendo
All Indie World games: platforms, release dates and demos
| Game | Developer / publisher | Platforms | Release | Demo or out today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witchbrook | Chucklefish, Robotality | Switch 2, Switch | Jan 28, 2027 | No |
| Winds of Viridia | SharkJump | Switch 2 | Early 2027 | Free demo later today |
| City of None | Extremely OK Games | Switch 2, Switch | 2027 | No |
| Sword of the Sea | Giant Squid, Fictions | Switch 2 | Oct 29, 2026 | Out tomorrow |
| Tenjutsu | Deepnight Games, Devolver | Switch 2 | 2027 | No |
| Threads of Time | Riyo Games, Balor Games | Switch 2, Switch | Summer 2027 | No |
| R.E.P.O. | semiwork | Switch 2 | 2027 | No |
| Super Battle Golf | Brimstone, Oro Interactive | Switch 2 | Mar 25, 2027 | No |
| Dumpster Gang | Coyote House, Curve Games | Switch 2 | March 2027 | No |
| Haunted Paws | Lazy Flock | Switch 2, Switch | May 2027 | Free demo later today |
| Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino | Rias, room6 | Switch 2, Switch | Spring 2027 | No |
| Slime Rancher 2 | Monomi Park | Switch 2 | January 2027 | No |
| Spirit Crossing | Spry Fox | Switch 2, Switch (console exclusive) | Nov 16, 2026 | No |
| My Arms Are Longer Now | Toot Games, Jackbox Games | Switch 2, Switch | Mar 11, 2027 | No |
| Petal Runner | Nano Park Studios, iam8bit | Switch 2 (exclusive) | March 2027* | Free demo later today |
| RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition | Not named in Nintendo’s posts | Switch 2 | Nov 10, 2026 | Demo + pre-orders later today |
*Petal Runner: Nintendo of America’s post says March 28, 2027, but the trailer’s end card reads March 8, 2027. We’ll update this when Nintendo or iam8bit clears it up.
Prices: nobody announced a price during the show, and as of 14:35 UTC neither Nintendo nor the developers had posted one. That includes Sword of the Sea, which launches tomorrow. The order of games follows Nintendo Life’s live blog of the stream. The show ended on a montage of more games, and we’ll add any that Nintendo confirms.
Free demos you can play today
- Winds of Viridia (Switch 2): a free demo is “available later today”, according to Nintendo.
- Haunted Paws (Switch 2 and Switch): free demo later today. The trailer’s end card already says “Play demo now”.
- Petal Runner (Switch 2): the trailer says “demo available later today”.
- RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition (Switch 2): demo and pre-orders open later today, according to Nintendo.
There was no shadow-drop this time. The closest thing is Sword of the Sea, which arrives on the eShop tomorrow.
Worth your time if…
Witchbrook: you want a Stardew-style life sim set at a magic college. The trailer shows study sessions, inventory crafting, a coastal town and a flying car, and Chucklefish’s dev blogs cover dating your classmates.
Winds of Viridia: you like exploring interlinked paths with a companion (here a mothbug). Try the demo first.
City of None: you loved Celeste. One of Celeste’s co-creators is behind this darker game about a crumbling metropolis where powerful Barons feast on lost souls.
Sword of the Sea: you liked Abzû or Journey and want a beautiful sand-and-sea surfing adventure. It’s out tomorrow.
Spirit Crossing, from the makers of Cozy Grove, launches November 16. Image: Spry Fox / Nintendo
Tenjutsu: you want a gritty combat roguelike from the designer of Dead Cells, with a renegade yakuza lead.
Threads of Time: you miss time-travel JRPGs. It’s a turn-based RPG that jumps between eras, from dinosaurs to the far future.
R.E.P.O.: your friend group loves online co-op horror. You loot valuables as “semibots” and try not to break them.
Super Battle Golf: you want golf with sabotage. It’s a multiplayer party game where anything goes to finish first.
Dumpster Gang: you want 1-4 player co-op chaos. You play a raccoon pulling off missions while an Exterminator hunts you.
Haunted Paws: you like cute-but-spooky games. Two puppies explore a haunted mansion. Good for Halloween week with the demo.
Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino: you like atmospheric Japanese folklore horror. You light the way across a mysterious island while escaping the oni.
Slime Rancher 2: you or your kids played the first one. It’s the sequel to the slime-ranching hit, now with a Switch 2 release date.
Spirit Crossing: you want a cozy multiplayer life sim to play with friends. You glide through cloud islands and help lost spirits. On consoles it’s exclusive to Nintendo’s systems (Spry Fox is also releasing it on PC).
My Arms Are Longer Now: you like silly heists. You play a long-armed thief in this game from Toot Games and Jackbox Games.
Petal Runner: you like pixel art and delivery games. It’s a solarpunk open world on a motorbike, and the demo is out today.
RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition: you like Balatro-style combo chasing. It’s a roguelike deckbuilder built on a coin-pusher machine, where special coins and items trigger combos. Try the demo before the November 10 launch.
More Indie World and Switch coverage
Our Indie World start time and how to watch guide has the show details. This page is the full recap. For more cozy picks to play with friends, see our best cozy co-op games list. Spirit Crossing and RACCOIN both land in November, so they join our November 2026 release calendar. Sword of the Sea joins the new Switch 2 games this week.
What’s next
The first dates to watch are Sword of the Sea (October 29), RACCOIN (November 10) and Spirit Crossing (November 16). Watch for eShop listings with prices, and for the three demos going live later today. Nintendo usually posts a written recap on nintendo.com after the show. We’ll add prices, the Petal Runner date fix and any montage games once they’re official.
Sources: Nintendo of America on X (one post per game, linked in the table), the official trailers’ end cards, Nintendo Indie World showcase page, Nintendo Life live blog.
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Featured image: Chucklefish / Nintendo
