Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for October 25th, 2019. The best laid plans of mice and men, my friends. While I thought I’d have some extra time today, a massive list of new discounts (nearly 150 games!) and a broken phone that needed to be replaced meant I didn’t have much room to spare for anything other than the essentials. So please enjoy another day of new release summaries and an exhaustive list of new discounts. We’ll be back to normal business on Monday. Let’s go!
New Releases
The Legend of Dark Witch ($6.99)

SwitchArcade Highlight!
This is a fun little Mega Man-style 2D action game that I originally played on the Nintendo 3DS. This new version has some spiffed-up new graphics and a few other little odds and ends, but at its core it remains the same game it always was. It features a cool Gradius-like power-up system along with the typical set-up of getting a new weapon after beating a boss. As games inspired by Capcom’s Blue Bomber go, this is one of the best in my opinion. Easily worth seven bucks if you haven’t played it before. THOTH ($4.99)

SwitchArcade Highlight!
THOTH is a twin-stick shooter with an abstract aesthetic and a memorable soundtrack. It’s also extremely tough, as to make any real progress you have clear at least four levels. The main gameplay gimmick here is that you move faster when you’re not shooting, so you shouldn’t just lean on the trigger at all times. Th...