Nintendo Indie World October 2026: Every Game Announced

Image: Chucklefish


Nintendo's second Indie World showcase of 2026 aired on October 28, and it packed 23 indie games into roughly 15 minutes for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. The headline is the one fans have waited years for: Chucklefish's witch life sim Witchbrook finally has a release date, January 28, 2027. Almost as immediate is Sword of the Sea, which reaches Switch 2 on October 29, while Bao Bao's Cozy Cleaning Services launched on the eShop the same day as the show, and four more games got free demos at once.

Key Takeaways

  • Nintendo's Indie World showcase aired October 28, 2026, with 23 games for Switch 2 and Switch in about 15 minutes.
  • Witchbrook finally has a date: January 28, 2027, for Switch and Switch 2, with up to four players online.
  • Sword of the Sea from the makers of ABZÛ lands on Switch 2 on October 29, 2026.
  • Bao Bao's Cozy Cleaning Services launched on the eShop the day of the show; demos for Haunted Paws, Petal Runner, RACCOIN and Winds of Viridia dropped the same day.
  • Spirit Crossing, from the makers of Cozy Grove, arrives November 16, 2026, as a console exclusive on Switch and Switch 2.
  • November 10 is the next big date, with RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition and Tanuki: Pon's Summer both landing that day.

What was the biggest announcement of Indie World October 2026?

Witchbrook was the biggest announcement, because Chucklefish's long-delayed witch life sim opened the show with a confirmed release date of January 28, 2027, for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, ending years of waiting for fans since its original reveal trailer.

Witchbrook puts players in the role of the newest witch at Witchbrook College in the seaside town of Mossport. Classes, exams, friendships, romance, seasonal events and magical studies fill the routine, and up to four players can attend classes, brew potions and cast spells together online. The game has been delayed more than once, which is why a firm date, rather than another window, is the story here: for everyone who has kept it on a wishlist since the first trailer, January 28 is now a date to plan around rather than hope for.

Which Indie World games can you play right now?

Image: Giant Squid


One game launched the day of the show and four more got free demos, so the showcase was not only about the future: Bao Bao's Cozy Cleaning Services is out now on Switch and Switch 2, and demos for Haunted Paws, Petal Runner, RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition and Winds of Viridia all landed on the eShop the same day.

Bao Bao's Cozy Cleaning Services is the show's true shadow drop: a panda pressure-washing game, with pixelated pandas carrying water tanks on their backs, that went live on the eShop during the presentation. The demos cover very different tastes. Haunted Paws is a paranormal co-op puppy adventure in which two dogs search for their missing human. Petal Runner is a Game Boy-inspired retro RPG about life and loss, set in a solarpunk open world where a motorcycle courier delivers digital pets. RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition is a coin-pusher roguelike with Switch 2 mouse controls. Winds of Viridia is a bright action-adventure about exploration, beasts and secret areas, with a mothbug companion and rideable air currents. And the wait for the next full release is barely a day: Sword of the Sea, Giant Squid's surfing adventure from the studio behind ABZÛ and Journey, reaches Switch 2 on October 29, with players riding a hover-sword over desolate plains and restoring the land to life.

What is coming to Switch 2 in November 2026?

Image: Spry Fox


November is the showcase's busiest month, with two games landing on November 10 and a console exclusive on November 16: RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition and Tanuki: Pon's Summer arrive November 10, and Spirit Crossing follows on November 16 for Switch and Switch 2.

RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition is the new edition of the coin-pusher roguelike, with mouse controls on Switch 2 and its demo already live. Tanuki: Pon's Summer is a cozy life-sim adventure starring Pon, a tanuki who works at a post office, travels by BMX, delivers packages, competes in sports and builds relationships. Spirit Crossing is the month's biggest swing: from the makers of Cozy Grove, it is a multiplayer home-building game set above the clouds, where players build a home, help spirits and cross paths with other players, and it is a console exclusive on Switch and Switch 2. Nexorift's Switch 2 November 2026 games roundup already had the month looking crowded; these three make it busier still.

What are the biggest 2027 dates from the showcase?

January opens the 2027 slate with Slime Rancher 2 in January, Everything Is Crab on January 26 and Witchbrook on January 28, before a March run of Petal Runner on March 8, My Arms Are Longer Now on March 11, Super Battle Golf on March 25 and Dumpster Gang in March, with Haunted Paws following in May.

Slime Rancher 2 brings Monomi Park's slime-wrangling sequel to Switch 2, with Beatrix LeBeau back on Rainbow Island. Everything Is Crab is a Switch 2 edition built on the joke that every living thing eventually evolves into a crab. March is the showcase's silliest month: Petal Runner's cozy solarpunk deliveries, My Arms Are Longer Now, a 2D stealth-comedy about piloting a disgustingly long, boneless arm, Super Battle Golf's multiplayer golfing with fairway sabotage, and Dumpster Gang's chaotic raccoon heists. Haunted Paws lands in May 2027 as a full game after its demo. Beyond those firm dates, the rest of 2027 fills out in windows: Threads of Time in summer 2027, Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino, Finding Polka and Floor Plan: Slap Out of It! in spring 2027, Winds of Viridia, HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate and Lost and Found Co. in early 2027, and City of None, R.E.P.O. and Tenjutsu at some point in 2027.

What else stood out from the 23 games?

Co-op was the showcase's through-line, with R.E.P.O.'s six-player horror looting, Dumpster Gang's raccoon heists and Super Battle Golf's sabotage golf all built for groups, alongside two notable solo swings in City of None and Threads of Time, plus a snowboarding closer.

R.E.P.O., semiwork's online co-op horror game, brings up to six players together to loot valuables as semibots on Switch 2 in 2027, after taking PC players by surprise earlier this year. City of None is a platforming adventure from one of the co-creators of Celeste, coming to Switch consoles in 2027. Threads of Time is an RPG inspired by the classics, in which players journey through the ages, recruit allies from multiple eras and try to stop a threat to all of time, landing on Switch and Switch 2 in summer 2027. Tenjutsu, a gritty, fast-paced combat roguelike, also lands on Switch 2 in 2027, and HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate closed the show with Y2K-era snowboarding on Switch 2 in early 2027. It follows a busy Switch 2 autumn that already saw Minecraft's Switch 2 edition arrive on October 27. For Switch 2 owners, the message of the show is plain: the indie pipeline into 2027 is already full, and the next few months alone bring a shadow drop, four demos and a console exclusive.

Frequently asked questions

When did the Nintendo Indie World showcase air?

October 28, 2026, on Nintendo's YouTube channel, running roughly 15 minutes with 23 games for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.

When does Witchbrook come out?

January 28, 2027, for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, with online multiplayer for up to four players.

Which Indie World games can I play today?

Bao Bao's Cozy Cleaning Services launched on the eShop the day of the show, and free demos for Haunted Paws, Petal Runner, RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition and Winds of Viridia are available now. Sword of the Sea follows on Switch 2 on October 29.

Is Spirit Crossing exclusive to Nintendo consoles?

Yes, among consoles: Spirit Crossing launches November 16, 2026, for Switch and Switch 2 as a console exclusive.

What is the next big date after the showcase?

November 10, 2026, when RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition and Tanuki: Pon's Summer both launch, followed by Spirit Crossing on November 16.

Sources: Nintendo (Indie World Showcase, October 28, 2026); GameSpot; Siliconera; Kotaku; Nintendo Wire; TheGamer.

Images: Chucklefish (Witchbrook), Giant Squid (Sword of the Sea), Spry Fox (Spirit Crossing).

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