The August 2025 Nintendo Indie World Showcase has come to a close, and while it came and went without a Hollow Knight: Silksong release date, it still brought 15 minutes of other indie game announcements.
The presentation kicked off with a demo announcement for Yacht Club Games’ Mina the Hollower before showing new footage for other titles, such as Well Dweller, Content Warning on consoles, Glaciered, Herdling, and Neverway. While there were certainly plenty of highlights packed into its 15-minute runtime, there will no doubt be many let down by another Team Cherry no-show as they continue to wait for a Hollow Knight: Silksong release date.
Still, it’s clear indie gaming fans have more than a few games to look forward to in 2025 and 2026, even as the next Hollow Knight game remains under lock and key. You can see everything announced at the August 2025 Nintendo Indie World Showcase below.
Mina the Hollower Unearths New Switch and Switch 2 Demo
Yacht Club Games kicked off today’s presentation with a trailer for its new game, Mina the Hollower, revealing that a demo is available to play on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 starting today. You can dive into a brief look at the game ahead of its October 31, 2025, release date.
Well Dweller Trailer Reveals Crypt Custodian Dev’s Next Adventure
You’ll fire a slingshot, jump through hordes of bees, and battle giant, nightmarish creatures in Well Dweller, the next game from Crypt Custodian developer Kyle Thompson. Its new trailer shows off its Hollow Knight-inspired world and a release window of 2026.
Neverway Shows Off Gorgeous Pixel Art and 2026 Release Window
Fiona quits her job, starts over on a farm and becomes the immortal herald of a dead god. Fight and make friends in the life sim horror RPG #Neverway by @ColdBloodInc, coming to #NintendoSwitch in 2026! #IndieWorld pic.twitter.com/lj0QToYZfs
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 7, 2025
Neverway is a life-sim RPG co-created by the pixel artist behind Celeste, and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch sometime in 2026. A new trailer for Coldblood Inc. and Outersloth’s bleak new adventure showed off a few of the characters and locations Fiona will discover on her journey.
Herdling Locks Down August Release Date
The publishing team behind Firewatch and the developers behind the Far series have shown off a new trailer for Herdling, which is coming to Nintendo Switch August 21, 2025. Pre-orders will be available later today.
Is This Seat Taken? Trailer Reveals Wholesome Puzzler Is Out on Nintendo Switch Today
Is This Seat Taken? showed up for today’s August 2025 Nintendo Indie World Showcase with a trailer showing how it will let players on Switch drag and drop small shape friends with its cute puzzle gameplay. Wholesome Games Presents and Poti Poti Studio’s new game is out later today, so be sure to check out its new trailer before diving in for yourself.
Little Kitty, Big City’s City Gets Even Bigger With New Picture Purrfect Update
Explore new areas and create new mayhem in @LittleKittyGame! Meet new characters, snag hats, and get creative with photo mode features. Make your own kitty with options to adjust fur color, patterns, eyes, and more! #IndieWorld
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 7, 2025
Little Kitty, Big City: The Picture Purrfect… pic.twitter.com/h8W7zVzDSx
Double Dagger Studio made a surprise appearance at the Indie World Showcase to talk about its new update for Little Kitty, Big City. As shown in its new video, players will be able to enjoy a cat customizer, new areas and friends to meet, and more when the free Picture Purrfect update launches later this year.
Content Warning Jumps from PC to Switch and Switch 2
Get famous or die trying! In Content Warning by @LandfallGames, you’ll film scary stuff with friends to try and go viral. So, grab a friend and try out this co-op horror game when it comes to #NintendoSwitch and #NintendoSwitch2 in 2026! #IndieWorld pic.twitter.com/FQJP2pBq8V
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 7, 2025
Landfall Games’ viral co-op-centered horror game, Content Warning, will finally make the jump to consoles when it comes to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 sometime in 2026. A first look trailer shown during the Indie World Showcase today teased how players will be able to work together on their quest to become legendary content creators.
Ball x Pit Brings New Meaning to Brick-Breaking With Switch and Switch 2 Gameplay Trailer
Devolver Digital and Kenny Sun & Friends’ survival roguelike, Ball x Pit, has a new trailer that highlights its chaotic, brick-breaking action. You can see the new video above while we wait for its Switch release date come October 15, 2025, with a Switch 2 version set to follow sometime this fall.
Ultimate Sheep Raccoon Slides Onto Switch and Switch 2 This Holiday
Grab your friends and race through chaotic obstacle courses in Ultimate Sheep Raccoon by @ClevEndeavGames! In this bike-racing party game, you and your friends build the course together. Join the race when it comes to #NintendoSwitch and #NintendoSwitch2 this winter! #IndieWorld pic.twitter.com/zZxFVIfdXm
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 7, 2025
Clever Endeavor Games’ Ultimate Chicken Horse follow-up, the aptly named Ultimate Sheep Raccoon, is coming to Switch and Switch 2 holiday 2025. Its blink-and-you’ll-miss-it trailer came with a sneak peek at some of the antics you and your friends can enjoy when it launches later this year.
Glaciered Sends Players Swimming With Nintendo Switch 2 Console Exclusivity This Holiday
Soar through the frozen seas of Everwinter in this action-packed underwater epic, Glaciered.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 7, 2025
Coming to #NintendoSwitch2 as a timed console exclusive this winter! #IndieWorld pic.twitter.com/U2g9tTjju8
Studio Snowblind and Playism launched a new trailer for Glaciered, an underwater action-RPG that takes place 65 million years in the future. It comes to Switch 2 as a console exclusive this holiday season, but you can see how you’ll be able to level up and slay oceanic creatures in its new trailer above.
Nintendo Closes Its August 2025 Indie World Showcase With a Game-Filled Sizzle Reel
Nintendo loves to throw big announcements into its sizzle reels, and today’s Indie World Showcase is proof of that. Included in a short montage shown toward the end of today’s presentation were highlights that include Winter Burrow, OPUS: Prism Peak, Tiny Bookshop, and UFO 50. You can see a list of each indie game coming to Switch consoles, as well as their developers and release dates, in our list below.
- Winter Burrow - Noodlecake and Pine Creek Games (Winter 2025)
- Undusted: Letters from the Past - Toge Productions and 5minlab Corp. (October 2025)
- Tiny Bookshop - Skystone Games and neoludic games (Later Today)
- Caves of Qud - Kitfox Games and Freehold Games (Winter 2025)
- Strange Antiquities - Iceberg Interactive and Bad Viking (September 17, 2025, pre-orders available now)
- OPUS: Prism Peak - Shueisha Games and Sigono (Fall 2025)
- Go-Go Town! - Cult Games and Prideful Sloth (Spring 2026)
- UFO 50 - Mossmouth (Later Today)
Nintendo is now more than two months removed from the launch of the Switch 2, and it's doing its best to fill the new hybrid console's library with games to play. For a better look at some of the other titles coming to Switch 2, you can check out everything announced at the July 2025 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase.
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