5 popular Switch titles that you can play in your free time during Golden Week! Introducing games that are quick to enjoy and have good cost performance, such as “Exit 8” and “Ikki Danshi”

During long holidays like Golden Week, it's good to play a long, voluminous RPG, but it's also recommended to play a game that can be enjoyed in a short amount of time.

In this article, we will introduce 5 recently released titles that can be played in a short time.

All of them are perfect to play during your free time during Golden Week, so please watch until the end.

◆ 『Exit 8』
“Exit 8'' is a short walking simulator inspired by Japanese underground passages and liminal spaces.

Immediately after the start of the game, players who are trapped in an underground passageway that they have seen somewhere before are reminded of the four rules: “Don't miss an incident,'' “If you spot an incident, turn back immediately,'' and “If you can't find an incident, don't turn back.'' You will aim to escape from the underground passage by following the instructions “Go out from Exit 8.”

The underground passage is dotted with doors, security cameras, advertisements, old men, etc. If you carefully observe these anomalies and act according to the rules, you will be able to get from your starting point, Exit 0, to Exit 1. Repeating this, you aim for “Exit 8”, but the various abnormalities that are scattered around disrupt your senses and invite you to make the wrong choices, and as a result, you may end up returning to “Exit 0” even though you thought you were moving forward… .

The unpleasantness of looping without knowing the cause, the anxiety of not being able to find anything unusual, the live-action expressions using Unreal Engine 5, and the closed space of the underground passage combine to create a work with a unique sense of tension.

Recommended for those who want to experience the spookiness that can't be experienced from ghosts or zombies during a relaxing long vacation. Although it's called horror, it's not scary enough to make you tremble, so I think it's a work that even those who aren't into it can easily get into.

◆“Unity”
“Ikki Solidarity'' is a roguelite action game that supports cooperative play with up to 16 people and aims to avoid bullet hell, defeat enemies, and reach the magistrate's mansion. Based on the worldview of “Ikki'', which was released in arcades in 1985 and ported to Famicom and other devices, it is a work that combines a system that respects the gothic horror casual game “Vampire Survivor'' with roguelite elements. .

The goal of the game is for 16 players to unite and defeat the bosses in each area, as well as the final boss “Evil Magistrate.'' However, in multiplayer, players are divided into 4 groups of 4, and each team plays the game separately on the map. starts.

For this reason, each team will first mow down the attacking enemies, collect items that can be obtained from merchants that appear on the map, and strengthen their characters. However, as the game progresses, the enemies gradually become stronger, and the firepower of only one team will no longer be able to withstand them, so they will join up with other teams and aim for the ultimate goal of subjugating the “evil magistrate”.

There are a total of 16 playable characters. In multiplayer, each person will operate this one at a time so that there is no overlap. Each member of the team is assigned four roles: exploration, recovery, attack, and reinforcement, so it is important for all players to unite in order to conquer the game.

Chaos is inevitable when there are 16 players, but it's indescribably exciting to see the enemies melting away by working together.

If you haven't played it yet, please take this Golden Week opportunity to give it a try.

◆”Watermelon Game”
“Watermelon Game” is a puzzle game where you drop as many fruits as possible to fill a box. It's also a game with an unusual history, as it was developed by a company that develops projectors as an app for their products.

The game is simple: drop fruits one by one from above to fill the box and aim for a high score. Each fruit has a different score, and the bigger the fruit, the less likely it will overflow from the box, so in the end, the key is how to increase the number of “watermelons”. Also, if fruits of the same type are placed next to each other, they will combine with each other and grow into another fruit that is one size larger, so let's aim for a high score by referring to the “Ring of Evolution”.

The appeal of this work is its simple yet profound gameplay. You may think that all you have to do is drop the fruit so that they are adjacent to each other, but the fruit that you drop into the box will roll around, and as the fruit grows, there will be a “pop!'' impact that will cause other fruits to jump up and spill out of the box. . Contrary to what it looks like, things don't go as expected, which makes it addictive.

In addition to the easy-to-understand rules, this game has a casual gameplay that is attractive because each play time is short, about 5 minutes. The price is also reasonable at 240 yen (tax included), so please give it a try.

◆『Twilight Survivors』
“Twilight Survivors” is an action roguelite featuring cute 3D characters.

Set on the continent of Bondel, where night continues forever, players aim to survive until dawn while collecting coins to strengthen their characters and defeating attacking monsters. Like the previously introduced “Ikki Dange”, it is a “Vampire Survivor”-like game.

A feature of this work is that each of the nine playable characters has a unique weapon and skill tree called “Tenki''. The skill tree allows for a wide range of enhancements such as “increasing the number of projectiles'' and “reducing cooldowns.'' Additionally, as you acquire skills, you will be able to strengthen your unique weapons, allowing you to create unique characters.

Each stage takes about 15 minutes, and the overall difficulty to clear is neither too easy nor too difficult.

Characters are more customizable than Vampire Survivor, so depending on the stage, it may be easier to conquer some stages by making creative moves.

The price is 240 yen (tax included) for Switch, which is the same price range as “Watermelon Game''. This is a work that is especially recommended for those who want to enjoy games at a good value during Golden Week.

◆ “If I don’t eat sushi soon, I’ll die!” Universe”
“If I don’t eat sushi soon, I’m going to die!” “Universe'' is a jump action game in which a man who loves sushi so much that he will die if he doesn't keep eating it takes on a great sushi challenge in order to stop an evil ambition that plans to rewrite the concept of sushi! “If I don’t eat sushi soon, I’ll die!” released in December 2021. It's a sequel to “, but you can enjoy it without any problems even if you haven't played the previous game, so there's no problem! It's good to empty your head and enjoy! Don't think too much about it even if you make a mistake!

The game goals vary depending on the stage, such as “eating the specified number of pieces'', “eating all the red shellfish'', and “arriving at the goal point'', but basically, the goal is to run around the field and make sushi so that the “life gauge'' does not reach zero. It's as simple as continuing to eat! However, because there is a “skill” element that can strengthen the main character's actions, it is a deadly game with a high degree of freedom in strategy!

The main character's line delivery and high tension are unique, but if you're a player who feels the same way, you'll gradually get used to it! Also, the story is surprisingly well-written as a multiverse story, so by the time you finish it, you'll definitely love sushi too!

Also, this game was originally released on the developer's personal website and Steam, but when porting it to Nintendo Switch, 10 unique limited courses and difficulty change options have been added! Therefore, if you want to start playing now, we recommend the Switch version!

“Sushi! It's so delicious! You should reconsider!”

These are the five recommended games to play during Golden Week. All of them are unique and have received good reviews, so I hope you'll give them a try.