Indie World highlights new Switch titles and Port Quest

A look at this week’s indie game news from Nintendo’s Indie World to fresh PC and mobile ports.

Indie World Highlights New Switch Lineup and Port Quest Initiative

This week Nintendo showcased a slate of indie titles headed to Switch and Switch 2. UFO 50 appeared on the Switch eShop after its PC release, while Is This Seat Taken? arrived on Steam, iOS and Android. Ball x Pit, a Breakout inspired roguelite, is set for October. Mina the Hollower, from the team behind Shovel Knight, will release on Switch and Switch 2 the same day as its Halloween Steam launch. Neverway, a creepy life sim from a studio led by Celeste artist Pedro Medeiros and Murder Engine creator Isadora Sophia, lands on Switch and Steam in 2026. Caves of Qud is headed to Switch as a console exclusive later this year, a sign of long form games finding new homes on Nintendo hardware.

The lineup shows how indie games now ride a cross platform tide, with Switch acting as a hub for both new ideas and existing favorites. Port Quest, a collaboration between industry groups, aims to help developers bring games to mobile, signaling a growing push to monetize indie projects beyond PC and console. At the same time the roster blends comfort games with bold twists, from deckbuilder mechanics in Ritual of Raven to cat museum puzzles in Kimchi, underscoring the variety that keeps players curious.

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The week makes clear that small studios can keep shaping the future of play by pairing craft with audience timing.