Nintendo Switch eShop Update Will Bring Sora and More To The Platform This Week

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 14, 2021

News: The final addition to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster arrives this week along with a plethora of other games to try out.

A new update is upon us in the Nintendo Switch eShop and it is bringing a lot of games with it. This week will bring four featured games to the Switch, as well as one very important piece of DLC that everyone has been looking forward to getting their hands on. In addition to that, there are over 40 other new games to look at to see what you want to pick up. Every game that you see listed below is available right now unless otherwise noted.

Sora from Kingdom Hearts Arrives in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - October 18

The iconic Keyblade wielder will be the final DLC fighter added to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game on Oct. 18, completing an extraordinary, nearly three-year journey of new fighters across video game history joining the game’s roster. Challenger Pack 11 contains Sora as a playable fighter, the new Hollow Bastion stage, and a selection of music tracks from the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Challenger Pack 11 is part of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass Vol. 2, which can be purchased for a suggested retail price of $29.99 and also includes Min Min from the ARMS game, Steve & Alex from Minecraft, Sephiroth from the Final Fantasy series, Pyra/Mythra from the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 game and Kazuya from the Tekken franchise. Challenger Pack 11 can also be purchased separately for $5.99.

Dying Light: Platinum Edition - Available October 19

Now you can enjoy Dying Light to the fullest with the richest version of the acclaimed, open-world, zombie survival game. Containing four pieces of DLC and 17 skin bundles, Dying Light: Platinum Edition brings together everything you need to explore all the post-apocalyptic world has to offer. Rove an infected world where only the strongest will make it. Master your combat skills to fight monsters of all kinds, both human and the undead. Parkour across roofs, craft weapons and help other survivors while you’re confronting your own nightmares. Drive across Harran as you spread carnage in your buggy, face and survive Bozak’s trials, explore new quarantine zones, and enjoy plenty of new skins and weapons.

The Jackbox Party Pack 8

The eighth installment of the beloved Jackbox Party Pack franchise is here. Five hilarious new games will energize your next game night, holiday party, or video call. No extra controllers are needed – players use their phones or tablets to play along. Got a bigger group? Play with up to 10 players and up to 10,000 audience members.

The Good Life - Available October 15

Having accepted a request from The Morning Bell newspaper to “uncover the mystery of a small English town,” Naomi Hayward finds herself in Rainy Woods, far from her home in New York. Upon beginning her investigation, Naomi – camera in hand – soon discovers an inexplicable phenomenon in which the townspeople transform into cats and dogs as night falls. Then, just as she’s looking into that mystery, a murder occurs... Join her as she attempts to reveal the truth about Rainy Woods.

Subnautica + Subnautica: Below Zero

Combining the award-winning game Subnautica with its sequel, Subnautica: Below Zero, this Nintendo Switch exclusive allows players to fully immerse themselves in the full mystery surrounding the water world of planet 4546B. Craft equipment, pilot submarines, and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, and cave systems – all while trying to survive in both hostile water zones and frozen terrain.

In addition to those games, the following titles will also be arriving over the course of the next week:

A Little Golf Journey

Aeon Must Die!

Aliens Drive Me Crazy

Ancient Stories: Gods of Egypt - Available October 15

Angry Alligator - Available October 19

Arcade Archives The Genji and the Heike Clans

BATS: Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad - Available October 20

Bonito Days

Damn Dolls

Driving World: Italian Job

Dungeon Encounters

Duo Zombies - Available October 19

Evil Tonight

Extreme Race - Available October 16

Fight of Animals: Arena

Gleylancer - Available October 15

Henchman Story

Hextones

Inspector Waffles

Lego Marvel Super Heroes

Mercenaries Series Bundle

Mon Amour

My Little Ramenbar

Nira

Puzzle 9 - Available October 15

Red Ronin

Regency Solitaire - Available October 19

Robot Car War: Transform Battle Machines

Ruin Raiders

Sheepo - Available October 20

Slice of Life

Spectacular Sparky - Available October 20

Star Drives

Sweets Swap Classic

Tears of Avia

The Bear And The Admiral

The Caligula Effect 2 - Available October 19

The Sundew

Waifu Discovered 2: Medieval Fantasy

Wild & Horror Pinball - Available October 15

Youtubers Life 2 - Available October 19

Zumania - Magic Casual Puzzle

Which of these games do you plan to pick up over the course of the next week? Tell us in the comment section below.