Ten Hype Switch Games Out This Week (Dec 6-Dec 10)

Looking for a new game to expand your gaming itch? We here at Nintendo Link got you covered with a brand new list for a brand new week! This week, we’re here to count down the ten must-have Switch games out this week that you shouldn’t skip out on and explore what makes them stand out from the crowd! Some you might recognize, some you might not, but they all have a unique experience to offer.

If you like lists like these and want to catch up on some of November’s previous releases, be sure to check out our last list to see what strikes your fancy! And if you want to know how to get some of these games in different regions safe and easy, well, here’s your solution!

With that out of the way, let’s count down the ten hype Switch games out this week.

Beyond A Steel Sky – $39.99 (Dec 7)

From Charles Cecil, creator of the Broken Sword series, and with art direction by legendary comic book artist Dave Gibbons, comes Beyond a Steel Sky, the long-awaited sequel to the cult classic Beneath a Steel Sky. You play as Robert Foster, who must save a child that has been abducted in a brutal attack. You have vowed to bring him home, but the trail has led you from your community of desert wasteland dwellers to Union City, one of the last remaining mega-cities in a ravaged and unstable world, a utopia where people live happily under the surveillance and control of a benign AI. But is it all really what it seems?

Dive headfirst into a dramatic, humorous, and action-packed cyberpunk thriller when Beyond A Steel Sky arrives on Nintendo Switch on December 7!

Ever Forward – $14.99 (Dec 7)

Dive into an epic adventure puzzle game in Ever Forward and follow the story of Maya, a young girl lost in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. She must confront her despair alone on her journey of discovery to unlock her broken memories and unravel the secrets of the world. Players will need to use their observational skills to solve multiple puzzles, some of which have multiple ways of being completed to fit different kinds of thinkers, all while exploring a vast, futuristic world with a soothing pastel art style and a range of movement mechanics.

Discover yourself in Ever Forward, launching on Nintendo Switch on December 7!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! – $59.99 (Dec 7)

It’s time to d-d-d-d-d-d-d-duel! Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! is a turn-based card game set in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS anime, and it is finally arriving on the Nintendo Switch in English! Following the “Rush Duel” rule invented by the main character Yuga Ohdo, enjoy an original story featuring characters from the anime and even some familiar faces such as Yuga and Luke during your adventure. Explore the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS and get into a battle with characters from the anime with the use of the 350 cards available in the game, and even play in local or online play to battle with your friends or with people around the world!

Step into the battleground, draw your cards, and aim for victory when Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! finally arrives on the Nintendo Switch on December 7!

LOVE 3 – $9.99 (Dec 7)

LOVE 3 is a precision platformer where you must control fiveEight, a lone survivor searching for others in a mechanical, apocalyptic world. You must engage in challenging obstacles, discover hidden secrets, and try to find hope within the hopeless, and whatever you find will influence the ending. Experience pick-up-and-play precision in 25 hand-crafted levels where you can set your own checkpoints and number of lives, all while enjoying a new soundtrack from composer James Bennett with original music for each level. It even includes every level from LOVE, LOVE 2: kuso, and LOVE Remastered in addition to the original 42-track soundtrack!

Don’t miss your chance to own this awesome platforming experience when LOVE 3 arrives on Nintendo Switch on December 7!

Life is Strange: True Colors – $59.99 (Dec 7)

The truth will hurt… Experience a bold new era of the award-winning Life is Strange series with an all-new playable lead character and a thrilling mystery to solve. Alex Chen has long suppressed her ‘curse’ – the supernatural ability to experience, absorb, and manipulate the strong emotions of others – which she sees as blazing, colored auras, and sees it as a part of herself that she must hide from the world for the better. But when her brother dies in a so-called accident, she must embrace her volatile power to find the truth – and uncover the dark secrets buried by a small town.

The next chapter in the world of Life is Strange is here, arriving on Nintendo Switch on December 7!

Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space – $19.99 (Dec 8)

In this remastered version of Telltale’s second season of the episodic Sam & Max titles, dive back into the wonderfully insane world of your favorite six-foot canine detective with a nose for justice and his hyperkinetic rabbity-thing partner with a taste for mayhem! Together, they’re the Freelance Police—an irreverent comedy duo whose esoteric crime-fighting style has been entertaining comic book and video game fans for more than thirty years. In this five-episode collection of interconnected cases, Sam & Max are back on the crime beat in a showdown with Santa Claus, a race to subdue a giant volcano, and a faceoff with a Eurotrash vampire. But things – somehow – get even weirder. How, you may ask?

Well, hop back into the DeSoto for another hilarious outing with the best (maybe) crime-fighting duo once again, and find out when Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space launches onto Nintendo Switch on December 8!

Loop Hero – $13.49*/£12.14* (Dec 9)

In Loop Hero, the adventure never ends – literally! Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for your brave hero, and recover and equip powerful loot for each class and expand the survivors’ camp to reinforce each adventure through each loop. Unlock new classes, new cards, perks, and devious guardians on your quest to shatter this endless cycle of despair.

Only you can save break the cycle in this award-winning RPG adventure when Loop Hero finally arrives on the Nintendo Switch on December 9!

Wytchwood – $19.99 (Dec 9)

Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in an expressive land of gothic fables and fairy tales. As the mysterious old witch of the woods, you must explore a strange countryside to collect magical ingredients, brew sorcerous enchantments, and pass your twisted judgment upon a capricious cast of characters and creatures. After all, how will they ever learn if you don’t teach them the moral of the story?

Brew, craft, and mystify when Wytchwood arrives on Nintendo Switch on December 9!

Monster Rancher 1&2 DX – $29.99 (Dec 9)

Enjoy the worlds of Monster Rancher and Monster Rancher 2 in an all-new light! With brand new DX features added to the original game, you can enjoy new perks, like save slots being available from the beginning, the ability to freeze up to 20 monsters, exclusive monsters from different countries (Monster Rancher 2), and so much more! Raise, train, and battle your monsters just like in the original, and compete against monsters trained by other players to develop them to their full potential.

A world of adventure awaits when Monster Rancher 1&2 DX arrives on Nintendo Switch on December 9!

A YEAR OF SPRINGS – $4.99 (Dec 10)

Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami in A YEAR OF SPRINGS, a visual novel trilogy about three friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong. Visit the hot springs with Haru, a young and anxious trans woman who just wants to enjoy herself on a trip with Manami but doesn’t want to cause any trouble; spend a week as Erika, a well-meaning ex-delinquent who runs into more issues than expected when planning a spa day for Haru; or help sheltered university student Manami think about what friendship and romance mean to her as she spends a day with Haru, Erika, and her boyfriend.

Find your story when A YEAR OF SPRINGS arrives on Nintendo Switch December 10!

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And those were ten hype Switch games out this week! Thank you for stopping by Nintendo Link for all of your Switch release news and updates. What do you think of this week’s offerings? Will you be picking anything up? Let us know in the comments below!