As part of IGN’s Summer Game Fest and Summer of Gaming, Wholesome Direct took place on June 11, 2022, with about 100 game trailers and announcements, all themed on the trend of “healthy games”. We’ve seen games about frogs, cats, bears, witches, and mail delivery, but which ones will come to Switch, you wonder?
(Also, if you missed Wholesome Direct, you can watch it again here!)
Here is a list of all the Wholesome Direct games coming to Nintendo Switch, with brief descriptions of the developers and windows or release dates, if any!
Note: Some of these games are only advertised for “consoles”, or “planned” for consoles, or simply “point” to consoles … but we’ve assumed that it includes Switch, so keep in mind that maybe not all for Switch!)
Game Lil Gator
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Explore an island built with love and full of areas to discover, friends to make and joy. Each area of the island offers unique missions and characters to get to know. Slide down the mountain tops and get close to the Theater Troupe kids, move the stick sword through the woods with Prep students or find the ‘Cool Kids’ at Creaklands. With so many more areas to explore, you may not know who you can meet!
Release Date: 2022
Mail time
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It’s mail time! As a newly formed Mail Scout, pack up, pick up these letters and deliver them to Grumblewood Grove! The forest animals are looking forward to seeing your mushroom hat in this cozy lightweight cottagecore platform adventure!
Release Date: Q4 2022
Super Mini Mart
Our little game Super Mini Mart has a Steam page 🥳
If you like: 🤗 Sincere interactions📈 Management🛒 Shopping 🍪 Filling cookie aisles🎨 Cake delicacy
So consider giving us a wish list 🙏👉 Steam: pic.twitter.com/webZbtaVOp
– Super Mini Mart: Wish List Now! 🛒📃 (@Super_Mini_Mart) May 25, 2022
Super Mini Mart is a cozy version of the management genre with a charming 3D aesthetic and a cast of endearing characters. Store, oversee and manage store activities in a relaxed environment, befriend the locals and turn these unique bargain hunters into lifelong loyal customers!
Release Date: TBA
Visit
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Fly, glide and glide across the vast Pacific Ocean like Toroa, the northern royal albatross. Discover the hidden wonders of the sea and the sky on your epic journey home with the help of the Maori wind god, Tāwhirimātea.
Release Date: TBA
LumbearJack
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In LumbearJack, players will put on the bright yellow straps of Jack the Bear as he grabs his trusted ax to reclaim the forest from the greedy EVIL Inc. that they are polluting the forest without a single thought for its residents. Jack will cut down machines, buildings and garbage (all in the name of recycling) as he advances through the woods to retrieve it.
Release Date: June 11, 2022
Frozen finish
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Put conveyor belts to solve puzzles in the most adorable donut factory in the world! A dozen dazzling donut dilemmas await you in this sweet cake world with twelve different donut shapes, from gelatin-filled sticks to maple bars, pumpkins, stars and more.
Release Date: Available now
Mika and the Witch Mountain
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Mika and the Witch Mountain follows the witch apprentice Mika on a fantastic adventure for most adults. To complete her training, Mika must help the people of the village who live at the bottom of the mountain, bringing them packages to their magic broom.
Release Date: 2022
A walk with Yiayia
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A Walk with Yiayia is a light adventure / visual novel game about taking your Greek grandmother for a walk after losing confidence in a horrible fall. Connect through engaging conversations, explore a relaxing environment, and complete micro-quizzes in this thoughtful, bite-sized adventure.
Release Date: TBA
Chicken trip
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Play as an adorable chicken in this relaxing platform game. Jump, climb and solve puzzles to find the answer to the ultimate question the chicken can ask.
Release Date: Q4 2022
Clef puzzle
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Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical Celtic island where his family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets and experience a love story between siblings, and something else, if you are willing to delve deeper …
Release Date: Q2 2023
Go to page 2 to see more Wholesome Direct 2022 games! You’re not even a quarter of the end!