Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for January 3rd, 2019. It’s Thursday today, and that means there are a bunch of new releases to look at. Luckily for me, the news is still a little quiet, so I can get right to the summaries of each new arrival. Are there any gems in the mix" We’ll just have to see, won’t we" Let’s make like the last human and dive in!
New Releases
Unicornicopia ($4.99)

This is an endless runner with some mini-games to mix things up and a virtual pet framing. It says it’s aimed at the younger set, so I’m not going to judge it too harshly. But unless you are really, really, seriously into unicorns, I can’t imagine wanting to part with five dollars for something like this. Maybe you are really, really, seriously into unicorns though, so I’m not going to judge you too harshly, either. The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human ($12.99)

An exploratory action-adventure game that takes place entirely underwater, The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human is more or less what it says on the tin. There are enough of those at this point that you could call it a sub-sub-genre if you want to be cheeky about things. It has been out on other platforms for a couple of years now, and it seems to have gotten decent reviews from a number of outlets. All of my favorite underwater exploration games are not on Switch, so if you are like me and enjoy such things, you might want to give this one ...