It’s Monday and that means it’s time to check out the next round of downloadable delights heading to the eShop this Thursday in Europe. This week is jam-packed, with new Sonic for the 3DS, new Steamworld for the Wii U, some great DLC, discounts, and plenty more besides.
Check out the full list below and let us know which games will be on your playlist this week.
Wii U eShop
- SteamWorld Heist (Image & Form, €19.99 / £14.99) – this follow-up to the 2013 3DS game adopts a different, turn-based approach. This steampunk world is set in space and delivers a lengthy campaign full of strategy, weapons and hats – robot hats. Available from 30th September.
- Soul Axiom (Wales Interactive, €14.99 / £11.99 or €12.74 / £10.19 until 15th October for those that have the Nindies@Home demo) – this first-person, action-adventure game is set in the same world as Master Reboot, with new characters, story and game mechanics. You play as an unknown protagonist who must solve puzzles in order to unlock the story of your character.
- Quest of Dungeons (Upfall Studios, €8.99 / £7.99 or free if you own the 3DS version on the same Nintendo Network ID) – this turn-based, dungeon-crawling game has four character classes as you tackle randomly generated dungeons to loot treasures and boost your abilities. There’s also permadeath, boss encounters and multiple difficulty levels to add to this game’s potential.
- SDK Spriter (HullBreach Studios, €12.50 / £10.50 or €10.00 / £8.40 if you own SDK Paint on the same Nintendo Network ID) – this creation tool is all about creating retro video game assets, including sprite sheets, tile sets, maps and full level, all sharable on Miiverse and the SDK Spriter website. Watch our review soon.
Wii U DLC
- FAST Racing NEO: NEO Future Pack (Shin’en Multimedia,€4.99 / £4.20) – This will include eight new tracks, ten new vehicles and 18 new music tracks; we’ll check this out and share some impressions. Available from 30th September.
- SteamWorld Heist: The Outsider (Image & Form, €4.99 / £4.49) – Available from 30th September.
SteamWorld Heist – Hatbox: Hatful Eight + 2 (Image & Form, €1.99 / £1.79) – Available from 1st October. - SteamWorld Heist – Hatbox: Three 4 Free (Image & Form, free) – Available from 2nd October.
Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts
- BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Gaijin Games, €5.99 / £4.99 until 3rd October, normally €11.99 / £9.99)
- Gravity Badgers (Wales Interactive, €2.49 / £2.49 until 29th October, normally €4.99 / £4.99)
- Bit Dungeon+ (Dolores Entertainment, €4.00 / £3.60 until 6th October, normally €4.99 / £4.99)
- Dual Core (Gray Fin Studios, €6.99 / £5.99 until 13th October, normally €9.99 / £8.99)
- Midnight 2 (Petite Games, €1.59 / £1.43 until 20th October, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
- 99Seconds (EnjoyUp Games, €1.49 / £1.34 until 27th October, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
- Darts Up (EnjoyUp Games, €1.49 / £1.34 until 27th October, normally €2.49 / £2.29)
- Rock ‘N Racing Off Road (EnjoyUp Games, €2.99 / £2.69 until 27th October, normally €5.99 / £5.39)
- Run Run and Die (EnjoyUp Games, €1.99 / £1.79 until 27th October, normally €3.99 / £3.59)
- Hot Rod Racer (ZeNfA Productions, €1.49 / £1.34 until 27th October, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
- ZaciSa: Defense of the Crayon Dimensions! (ZeNfA Productions, €1.49 / £1.14 until 27th October, normally €2.99 / £2.29)
- Epic Dumpster Bear (Log Games, €3.89 / £2.99 until 27th October, normally €6.49 / £4.99)
Nintendo Selects eShop Permanent Discounts (from 30th September)
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, €24.99 / £19.99, previously €39.99 / £34.99)
- Mario Party 10 (Nintendo, €24.99 / £19.99, previously €39.99 / £34.99)
- Pikmin 3 (Nintendo, €24.99 / £19.99, previously €49.99 / £39.99 )
- Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo, €24.99 / £19.99, previously €59.99 / £49.99 )
3DS eShop
- River City: Tokyo Rumble (Natsume, €29.99 / £24.99) – Natsume bring this Japan-centric title to the west. This modern-day take on the classic side-scrolling genre brings traditional gameplay plus minigames including a free-for-all arena brawler and a dodgeball game.
- Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (Inti Creates, €11.69 / £9.99 until 5th October, normally €12.99 / £11.10) – this sequel to the acclaimed eShop release includes more action platforming, once again playing as Gunvolt who locks his gun on enemies before using his electric field to attack. Watch for our review soon.
- Ninja Usagimaru – The Mysterious Karakuri Castle (Aksys Games, €5.99 / £5.00) – this block-puzzle game promises more than 60 levels, in a Japanese-style setting, with ninjas of course.
- Quest of Dungeons (Upfall Studios, €8.99 / £7.99 or free if you own the Wii U version on the same Nintendo Network ID) – the same dungeon-crawling game as the Wii U release this week, with a portable version that also includes StreetPass.
- Noah’s Cradle (CIRCLE Entertainment, €4.99 / £3.99) – this action flying game brings comes with six levels and a very interesting, sic-fi-esque backstory.
3DS Retail Downloads
- Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (SEGA, €39.99 / £34.99) – this sequel attempts to give the Sonic Boom name another chance, as Sonic and friends have the ability to switch between fire and ice elements. Available from 30th September.
3DS DLC
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice: Special Episode (Capcom, €5.99 / £5.39)
3DS eShop Temporary Discounts
- Art of Balance TOUCH! (Shin’en Multimedia, €5.20 / £4.70 until 20th October, normally €6.99 / £6.29)
- Epic Word Search Collection (Lightwood Games, €5.99 / £4.49 until 6th October, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
- Epic Word Search Collection 2 (Lightwood Games, €5.99 / £4.49 until 6th October, normally €7.99 / £5.99)
- Demon King Box (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.39 until 20th October, normally €3.99 / £3.19)
- Parking Star 3D (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.69 until 20th October, normally €2.99 / £2.49)
- Quell Reflect (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.39 until 20th October, normally €3.99 / £3.19)
- Football Up Online (EnjoyUp Games, €1.99 / £1.79 until 27th October, normally €3.99 / £3.59)
- Crazy Construction (Joindots, €5.59 / £3.99 until 6th October, normally €6.99 / £4.99)
- Alien on the Run (Joindots, €3.99 / £3.35 until 6th October, normally €4.99 / £4.19)
3DS HOME Themes
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Herbert Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Icke Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Klinsy Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Kuito Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Litty Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Mari Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Rudy Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Sola Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Urken Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – Zizou Theme (CIRCLE Entertainment, €0.99 / £0.99)
- Encave II Theme (Bergsala, €1.99 / £1.79)
- Encave III (Bergsala, €1.99 / £1.79)
- Shantae Beach (Bozon, €1.99 / £1.79)