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Nintendo Switch 1 games released in Dec 2018

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Snapshot

• Total releases: In Dec 2018, there were 98 releases for the Switch 1.
• Common category: The most common category in Dec 2018 was Puzzle, with 18 releases.
• % of year to date: Dec 2018 includes 9.24% of the total Switch 1 releases in 2018.
• Low quality: In Dec 2018, there were 4 low quality releases - 4.08% of the total releases this month.

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Top rated: Dec 2018

The highest rated releases this month, with 3 reviews or more.

Arena fighting

#1

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

9.24

Puzzle

#2

Gris

9.00

Interactive story

#2

Firewatch

9.00

Metroidvania

#4

Guacamelee! 2

8.92

Metroidvania

#5

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

8.65

Interactive story

#6

Quarantine Circular

8.50

Action RPG

#7

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends

8.36

Tower defense

#8

Kingdom: Two Crowns

8.31

Roguelike

#9

Everspace: Stellar Edition

8.19

RPG

#10

Sega Ages Phantasy Star

8.17

Physics simulator

#11

Katamari Damacy Reroll

8.04

Shooting

#12

Aaero: Complete Edition

8.01

Buy:

Action-adventure

#13

Omensight: Definitive Edition

7.88

Metroidvania

#14

Sundered: Eldritch Edition

7.82

Shoot 'em up

#15

Horizon Shift '81

7.77

Puzzle

#16

Conduct Together!

7.63

RPG

#16

Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX

7.63

Buy:

Puzzle

#18

Starman

7.50

Twin-stick shooter

#19

Rock Boshers DX: Director's Cut

7.44

Lifestyle

#20

Fitness Boxing

7.40

Matching puzzle

#21

ACA NeoGeo Puzzle Bobble

7.33

Buy:

Management

#21

Clouds & Sheep 2

7.33

Puzzle

#23

Donut County

7.14

Shoot 'em up

#24

Blue Rider

7.08

Metroidvania

#25

Hunter's Legacy: Purrfect Edition

7.07

Puzzle

#26

Koloro

7.00

Arena shooter

#26

Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded

7.00

Puzzle

#28

Cake Laboratory

6.90

Platformer (2D)

#29

Rain World

6.83

Point and click

#30

Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure

6.79

Party

#31

Catastronauts

6.67

Puzzle

#32

Samsara: Deluxe Edition

6.50

Runner

#32

Odium to the Core

6.50

Twin-stick shooter

#32

Mech Rage

6.50

RPG

#32

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX

6.50

Puzzle

#36

Beholder: Complete Edition

6.42

Roguelike

#37

Mana Spark

6.40

Runner

#38

Razed

6.38

Party

#38

Super Treasure Arena

6.38

City building

#38

Sheltered

6.38

Puzzle

#41

Solar Flux

6.30

Platformer (2D)

#42

Job the Leprechaun

6.20

Horror

#43

Uncanny Valley

6.17

Horror

#44

Viviette

5.86

Arena shooter

#45

Wondershot

5.83

RPG

#45

Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX

5.83

Rally racing and off-road

#47

V-Rally 4

5.71

Puzzle

#48

Energy Cycle Edge

5.67

City building

#49

Venture Towns

5.63

Racing

#50

Gear.Club Unlimited 2

5.59

Hidden gems: Dec 2018

These games have 1 or 2 ratings, so don't yet have ranks. We strongly recommend reading the reviews before buying!

Longstory

8.50

Mahjong Solitaire Refresh

8.50

Son of a Witch

8.50

ACA NeoGeo Twinkle Star Sprites

8.30

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Mad Age & This Guy

8.00

Arcade Archives Donkey Kong Jr.

7.50

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Overdriven Reloaded: Special Edition

7.50

City Builder

7.20

Funghi Puzzle Funghi Explosion

7.00

Arcade Archives Double Dragon II The Revenge

7.00

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Dynamite Fishing - World Games

7.00

Battery Jam

7.00

Leopoldo Manquiseil

6.50

Awe

6.50

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Mind: Path to Thalamus

6.50

Carcassonne

6.00

The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human

6.00

The Keep

5.50

Almightree: The Last Dreamer

5.00

Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story

4.50

Ivanych vs Eared Beast

3.00

Diggerman

1.00

Who's publishing?

These companies published 1 or more games for the Switch 1 in Dec 2018.

Publisher	Games this month
Hamster	7
Koei Tecmo	4
Nacon	4
QubicGames	3
BadLand Publishing	2
D3 Publisher	2
Digerati	2
HandyGames	2
Nintendo	2
PQube	2
AbsoDev	1
Adult Swim Games	1
Akupara Games	1
Annapurna Interactive	1
Ant Workshop	1
Artifex Mundi	1
Atomicom	1
Bandai Namco Entertainment	1
Beatshapers	1
Bigosaur	1
Bloom Digital Media	1
BoomBox	1
Campo Santo	1
Carlos Coronado	1
Cinemax	1
Code Mystics	1
Cowcat	1
Curve Digital	1
Devolver Digital	1
Drageus Games	1
DrinkBox Studios	1
Dya Games	1
eastasiasoft	1
FDG Entertainment	1
Firebrand Games	1
Forever Entertainment	1
FrontView Studio	1
Funbox Media	1
GrimTalin	1
Halseo	1
Headup Games	1
Higgs Games	1
Inertiasoft	1
Itl	1
JanduSoft	1
Kairosoft	1
Kemco	1
Lienzo	1
Mad Mimic	1
Mana Spark	1
Marker	1
Microids	1
Nada Studio	1
Northplay	1
Onteca	1
PLiCy	1
Raw Fury	1
Rockfish Games	1
S2 Entertainment	1
Sega	1
SimFabric	1
Skobbejak Games	1
Sometimes You	1
Spearhead Games	1
Sunsoft	1
Team17	1
Tendokore	1
Thunder Lotus Games	1
Tikipod	1
tinyBuild Games	1
TOMAGameStudio	1
Twin Sails (Asmodee Digital)	1
Wastelands	1
West Coast Software	1

Games

There were 94 games released in Dec 2018 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
1st Dec	Rock Boshers DX: Director's Cut		Twin-stick shooter	Tikipod		7.44
3rd Dec	Battery Jam		Arena shooter	Halseo	1/3
3rd Dec	Demetrios: The BIG Cynical Adventure		Point and click	Cowcat		6.79
4th Dec	Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX		RPG	Koei Tecmo		6.50
4th Dec	Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX		RPG	Koei Tecmo		7.63
4th Dec	Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX		RPG	Koei Tecmo		5.83
4th Dec	Gear.Club Unlimited 2		Racing	Microids		5.59
4th Dec	Monica e a Guarda dos Coelhos		Tower defense	Mad Mimic
4th Dec	Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom		Metroidvania	FDG Entertainment		8.65
5th Dec	Energy Cycle Edge		Puzzle	Sometimes You		5.67
5th Dec	Son of a Witch		Roguelike	Bigosaur	1/3
6th Dec	ACA NeoGeo Twinkle Star Sprites		Shoot 'em up	Hamster	1/3
6th Dec	Arcade Archives Double Dragon II The Revenge		Beat 'em up	Hamster	1/3
6th Dec	Beholder: Complete Edition		Puzzle	Curve Digital		6.42
6th Dec	Carcassonne		Board and Tabletop	Twin Sails (Asmodee Digital)	2/3
6th Dec	Conduct Together!		Puzzle	Northplay		7.63
6th Dec	Ivanych vs Eared Beast		Runner	Beatshapers	1/3
6th Dec	Longstory		Visual novel	Bloom Digital Media	2/3
7th Dec	'n Verlore Verstand		Adventure	Skobbejak Games
7th Dec	Hello Neighbor Hide and Seek		Stealth	tinyBuild Games		3.50
7th Dec	Katamari Damacy Reroll		Physics simulator	Bandai Namco Entertainment		8.04
7th Dec	Santa Tracker		Educational	Onteca
7th Dec	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate		Arena fighting	Nintendo		9.24
8th Dec	Quarantine Circular		Interactive story	Ant Workshop		8.50
10th Dec	Guacamelee! 2		Metroidvania	DrinkBox Studios		8.92
11th Dec	Desert Child		Racing	Akupara Games		4.50
11th Dec	Everspace: Stellar Edition		Roguelike	Rockfish Games		8.19
11th Dec	Kingdom: Two Crowns		Tower defense	Raw Fury		8.31
11th Dec	Solar Flux		Puzzle	Firebrand Games		6.30
13th Dec	ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug 5		Run-and-gun	Hamster
13th Dec	Almightree: The Last Dreamer		Puzzle	West Coast Software	1/3
13th Dec	Arcade Archives Athena		Beat 'em up	Hamster
13th Dec	Blue Rider		Shoot 'em up	eastasiasoft		7.08
13th Dec	Gris		Puzzle	Devolver Digital		9.00
13th Dec	Hunter's Legacy: Purrfect Edition		Metroidvania	Lienzo		7.07
13th Dec	Omensight: Definitive Edition		Action-adventure	Spearhead Games		7.88
13th Dec	Sega Ages Phantasy Star		RPG	Sega		8.17
13th Dec	Starman		Puzzle	Nada Studio		7.50
13th Dec	V-Rally 4		Rally racing and off-road	Nacon		5.71
14th Dec	Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story		Shoot 'em up	AbsoDev	2/3
17th Dec	Bring Them Home		Puzzle	Higgs Games
17th Dec	City Builder		City building	BoomBox	1/3
17th Dec	Firewatch		Interactive story	Campo Santo		9.00
17th Dec	Hardway Party		Arcade	Wastelands		5.33
17th Dec	Nippon Marathon		Party	PQube		5.56
18th Dec	Donut County		Puzzle	Annapurna Interactive		7.14
18th Dec	Sheltered		City building	Team17		6.38
19th Dec	Dreamwalker		Puzzle	Code Mystics
19th Dec	Razed		Runner	PQube		6.38
20th Dec	ACA NeoGeo Puzzle Bobble		Matching puzzle	Hamster		7.33
20th Dec	Awe		Puzzle	BadLand Publishing	2/3
20th Dec	Chronus Arc		RPG	Kemco		4.67
20th Dec	Funghi Puzzle Funghi Explosion		Matching puzzle	D3 Publisher	1/3
20th Dec	Guess the Character		Board and Tabletop	JanduSoft
20th Dec	Horizon Shift '81		Shoot 'em up	Funbox Media		7.77
20th Dec	Kingmaker: Rise to the Throne		Point and click	Artifex Mundi
20th Dec	Leopoldo Manquiseil		Platformer (2D)	BadLand Publishing	2/3
20th Dec	Nightshade		Visual novel	D3 Publisher
20th Dec	Revertia		Puzzle	PLiCy
20th Dec	Viviette		Horror	Dya Games		5.86
21st Dec	Arcade Archives Donkey Kong Jr.		Platformer (2D)	Hamster	1/3
21st Dec	Clouds & Sheep 2		Management	HandyGames		7.33
21st Dec	Dynamite Fishing - World Games		Arcade	HandyGames	1/3
21st Dec	Fitness Boxing		Lifestyle	Nintendo		7.40
21st Dec	Sundered: Eldritch Edition		Metroidvania	Thunder Lotus Games		7.82
22nd Dec	Koloro		Puzzle	QubicGames		7.00
22nd Dec	Mana Spark		Roguelike	Mana Spark		6.40
22nd Dec	Wondershot		Arena shooter	QubicGames		5.83
23rd Dec	Aaero: Complete Edition		Shooting	S2 Entertainment		8.01
23rd Dec	Mech Rage		Twin-stick shooter	Drageus Games		6.50
24th Dec	Brick Breaker		Brick breaking	Nacon
24th Dec	Cake Laboratory		Puzzle	GrimTalin		6.90
24th Dec	Catastronauts		Party	Inertiasoft		6.67
24th Dec	Diggerman		Arcade	Forever Entertainment	1/3
24th Dec	JCB Pioneer: Mars		Survival	Atomicom		3.83
24th Dec	Mad Age & This Guy		Puzzle	SimFabric	1/3
24th Dec	Mahjong Solitaire Refresh		Board and Tabletop	Sunsoft	1/3
24th Dec	My Little Riding Champion		Simulation	Nacon
24th Dec	Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded		Arena shooter	QubicGames		7.00
24th Dec	Super Treasure Arena		Party	Headup Games		6.38
24th Dec	Tetraminos		Falling blocks puzzle	Nacon
24th Dec	The Keep		Dungeon crawler	Cinemax	2/3
25th Dec	Odium to the Core		Runner	Tendokore		6.50
25th Dec	The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human		Metroidvania	Digerati	1/3
25th Dec	Uncanny Valley		Horror	Digerati		6.17
27th Dec	ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters 2002		One-on-one fighting	Hamster
27th Dec	Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends		Action RPG	Koei Tecmo		8.36
27th Dec	Job the Leprechaun		Platformer (2D)	FrontView Studio		6.20
27th Dec	Mentori Puzzle		Puzzle	Itl
27th Dec	Mind: Path to Thalamus		Puzzle	Carlos Coronado	1/3
27th Dec	Rain World		Platformer (2D)	Adult Swim Games		6.83
27th Dec	Venture Towns		City building	Kairosoft		5.63
31st Dec	Overdriven Reloaded: Special Edition		Shoot 'em up	TOMAGameStudio	1/3
31st Dec	Samsara: Deluxe Edition		Puzzle	Marker		6.50

Games (Low quality)

There were 4 low quality games released in Dec 2018 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
6th Dec	Ultimate Runner	Low quality	Runner	Treva Entertainment
21st Dec	Jewel Fever 2	Low quality	Matching puzzle	Sprakelsoft
24th Dec	Animus: Stand Alone	Low quality	Action RPG	Troooze	1/3
25th Dec	Abyss	Low quality	Action-adventure	EnjoyUp Games	1/3

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