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Everything Announced During Today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase

by Wesley LeBlanc on Aug 07, 2025 at 09:11 AM

Following last week's Nintendo Partner Direct, Nintendo returned today for an Indie World Showcase featuring 15 minutes of new indie game goodness, release dates, reveals, and more. There was a lot jam-packed into this 15-minute showcase so we've rounded up everything announced during it for quick access!

Everything Announced During The July 2025 Nintendo Indie World Showcase

Below, we've listed everything shown during the showcase in sequential order. 

Mina the Hollower

  • New gameplay trailer, Switch demo available now

Well Dweller

  • New dark fantasy metroidvania from Crypt Custodian, Islets team; Launching in 2026

Neverway

  •  Nightmarish life-sim RPG from a new studio co-founded by Celeste and Towerfall pixel artist, score from composer Disasterpeace (Fez, Hyper Light Drifter); Launching in 2026

Herdling

  • An alpine herding adventure from the team behind the FAR series of games, published by Panic, the team behind Firewatch; Launching August 21. 

Is This Seat Taken? 

  • A puzzle game about seating groups of shape people in a harmonious way; Out today. 

Little Kitty, Big City

  • Free content update arriving later this year with new cat customizer, new areas and friends, new skills, and additional camera mode features. 

Content Warning

  • The hit four-player horror PC game launches on Switch and Switch 2 sometime next year. 

Ball x Pit

  • The roguelite brick breaker from Devoler Digital launches October 15 on Switch, and sometime this Fall on Switch 2. 

Ultimate Sheep Racoon

  • Ultimate Sheep Racoon is the sequel to Ultimate Chicken Horse; Instead of platforming on foot, these animals have bikes.

Glaciered

  • Play as a unique ancestor of a dinosaur in this aquatic RPG that features ranged and melee combat, lots of underwater sea creatures, and a unique experience system to level up; Launching this Holiday as a timed console exclusive on Switch 2. 

Quick Hits

At the end of the showcase, Nintendo showed off a variety of games in a medley blitz of trailers. We'll list each trailer below:

Winter Burrow – Launching This Winter

Undusted: Letters From The Past – Launching This October

Tiny Bookshop – Available Later Today

Caves of Qud – Launching This Winter

Strange Antiquities – Launching September 17

Opus: Prism Break – Launching This Fall

Go-Go Town – Launching Spring 2026

UFO 50 – Available Later Today

Demonschool – Launching September 3 (from Japanese Indie World Showcase)


And that's everything revealed during today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase!

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Switch, PC
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Release Date:
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Release Date:
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Release Date:
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Release Date:
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Release Date:
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PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC
Release Date:
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Well Dweller

Platform:
Switch, PC
Release Date:
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