Snake Pass was one of our most anticipated indie games for the Switch in the weeks before the system's launch. With a charming art style and a unique take on the platforming genre Snake Pass seemed to be the perfect game to complement Breath of the Wild and the other launch window games. In addition to its obvious charms, Snake Pass was also notable in being the first game to bring the Unreal Engine 4 to the Switch and was able to launch simultaneously with all of the other major platforms in spite of the particularly short window in which it was ported. The developers were kind enough to supply us with a review code to spend some time with the game a day early, so here are our initial impressions of and challenges we had with the game.
It seems like every day now, there's at least one game out there that is being given away for free, not that this is a thing to complain about.
Neil writes: "We may be well into May, but multiple delays to the release of the very biggest titles has seen many look to get their gaming fix from other avenues, with independent games on a rise, and that backlog of shame being given a good going over. But there is always room on those hard drives for us to consider further additions to our Xbox libraries, and once more the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale is one of the very best ways of getting new games added in, for a very low outlay. That is no different with the latest sale and the one running between the 5th-11th May 2020 provides some very interesting options for those gaming on both Xbox One and Xbox 360."
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Drawful 2, Night in the Woods, Pikuniku, Revenge of the Bird King, Runner3, Snake Pass, and more.
