For its latest Arcade Archives release, Hamster has announced Labyrinth Runner. The game will be available tomorrow, January 22, for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
Labyrinth Runner, which came out in 1988, was originally made by Konami. The shooter has players going on a mission to rescue the kidnapped Princess Papaya.
Here’s an official overview:
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is set to receive a demo on Nintendo Switch 2 in just a couple of days. Nintendo Switch 2 players can grab it on January 22, SEGA has confirmed.
The demo for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties will let players experience both sides of the package. As of now we’re waiting on further details.
SEGA has provided the following information:
Nintendo just announced a big update for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD with version 1.1.0.
There’s a lot that’s new here, including Dixie Kong and a Turbo Attack mode. Elsewhere, for Nintendo Switch 2 players, the game supports GameChat, improved resolution, and faster load times.
The full rundown is as follows:
Focus Entertainment and Douze Dixièmes have put out a launch trailer for MIO: Memories in Orbit. This week, the handcrafted Metroidvania adventure landed on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
Today, DevilishGames and Making Enemies announced Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence for Nintendo Switch. A release is planned for the first half of 2026.
Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure game. It features William, a young writer in search of inspiration, who enters an abbey shrouded in silence.
Further details can be found in the following rundown:
Please Be Happy, which previously came to the Nintendo eShop, is now receiving a physical release on Nintendo Switch. It will be available on March 27, 2026.
Funbox Media will be distributing the title at retail for the first time. Only a standard version will be offered for the visual novel.
IO Interactive has announced that Hitman World of Assassination will receive a cross-progression system on February 3. The feature will allow players who own the game on multiple platforms to carry over their progress and continue playing from the same point, no matter which system they choose.
Once enabled, progression will be stored online and shared across all supported platforms linked to an IOI Account. Cross-progression uses a primary account model, meaning players will select one platform profile as their main progression, with all other linked platforms syncing to it.
Love Eternal now has a release date, and it isn’t too far away. The horror platformer about escaping the domain of a selfish god launches on February 19, 2026.
Love Eternal was previously announced for Nintendo Switch in 2024. It was originally planned for last year, but ended up seeing a delay.
Those that need a refresher on the project can read the following overview:
Announced today, Rubato is on the way to Nintendo Switch. We have a confirmed release date of March 20, 2026.
Rubato is a side-scrolling action platformer that’s intended to be an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre. You’ll play as a frog and use your tongue to navigate open Metroidvania-like areas.
Additional information can be found in the following overview:
The Arcade Crew and Sleepy Mill Studio intend to release Drop Duchy: Complete Edition on Nintendo Switch, the two sides announced today. It’ll be out sometime this spring.
Drop Duchy: Complete Edition is a hybrid rogue-lite game in which players use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources and recruit troops to fight against armies. This new version of the game contains all additional content shipped thus far.
Here’s some additional information:
