This week's European downloads - August 29 (Astral Chain, Vambrace and more)

Nintendo eShop (Switch)

Deadlings (ALL IN! GAMES) - €7.99/£7.19 (€7.19/£6.47 until September 10)
He has zero friends on his FaceTome account and no one to hang out with. So, in order to feel better he begins “Project Deadlings”. Death buys a factory where he can build his laboratory and begin training a massive army of zombie minions.

As the army of Deadlings grows, the mazes within the laboratory become deadlier, loaded with puzzles and death-defying traps. Each Deadling has its own unique abilities: Bonesack is agile – he can run and jump, Creep can climb on walls and ceilings, Lazybrain treads slowly but carefully, and Stencher ... well Stencher has gastric problems and can use his powerful gas clouds to fly.

Human: Fall Flat + Steam Level (Curve Digital) - €14.99/£14.99 (€7.49/£7.49 until September 10)
In Human: Fall Flat you play as Bob, the wobbly Human hero who keeps dreaming about surreal places filled with puzzles in which he’s yet to find the exit. These puzzles have multiple solutions and will challenge your creativity. Exploration and ingenuity are key and every option is welcome!

Eight-Minute Empire (Acram) - €14.99/£13.49 (€12.74/£11.46 until September 3)
Eight-Minute Empire, by Ryan Laukat, is a quick Civilization/Exploration game using card-driven area control.

In Eight-Minute Empire, 2-5 players take turns selecting a card from the six displayed. This card gives the player a resource, and also has an action which the player takes immediately. Actions help players take over the map, but the resources are worth points at the end of the game, so players have to balance the two aspects. Players spread across the map in order to collect points at the end of the game by having majority control in regions and continents.

ESport Manager (Ultimate Games) - €7.99/£7.19
eSport Manager is a game based on the idea of e-sports competitions, especially the most popular - FPS AND MOBA.

Create your dream team by selecting the players who suit you the best. Care for their constant development, train, sign advertising contracts and be active in social media. Thousands of fans aren’t going to come to you on their own, you have to work for it.

Hookbots (Tree Interactive) - €19.99/£19.99
Battle & challenge your human friends on this multiplayer robot party game: 52 ways to customize your bots & 14 game modes. From knights and dinosaurs, to bounty hunters and space warriors. Choose, customize and crush tons of different bots.

Boreal Blade (Frozenbyte) - €19.99/£17.99
Boreal Blade Demo (Frozenbyte) - Free
Boreal Blade is a team-based melee fighting game with a focus on player vs player combat. Boreal Blade combines reactionary and tactical gameplay with extraordinary freedom to variate your attacks and develop your unique fighting style.

The game features four distinctive fighting styles with the possibility to choose between one-handed and two-handed weapons, a shield and a weapon combo, long thrusting pole weapons and fighting unarmed. Players can even throw items during battle! Three armour classes with their strengths and weaknesses are also included to guarantee a varied, ever-alterable fighting experience. Arm yourself and prepare to dive into the battle!

AER Memories of Old (Daedalic GmbH) - €19.99/£17.99
The gods of old are forgotten, lost in the events that shattered the world, leaving only fragments of islands in the sky. This mystic world of endless skies, colorful islands and ancient ruins is in danger of falling into darkness. As one of the last few shapeshifters, you are sent on a pilgrimage to the Land of Gods. Uncover the secrets that will help save reality itself.

Whipseey and the Lost Atlas (Blowfish Studios) - €5.99/£4.99
In Whipseey and the Lost Atlas you play as Alex, a young boy whose curiosity has landed him in a world of trouble. After finding himself lost in a strange world and being transformed into a magical creature named Whipseey, he must to solve the mystery of the Lost Atlas to return to his original form and go back home.

Pantsu Hunter: Back to the 90s (Sometimes You) - €12.99/£11.69
Share a heart-to-heart talk, watch a movie together, take a bath, remove a computer virus, help a girl in a tough spot. Pantsu Hunter: Back to the 90s is an adventure game with point-n-click elements (with a risk of swift loss) that tells the story about a guy looking for love renovated in a nostalgic 80s and 90s anime style.

Kenji Kojima, a young and able enthusiast, leaves his home province to attend university in the capital. Without the help of his parents, it’s difficult to live and study, so he begins learning different occupations until he eventually becomes a true handyman. However, academic qualifications aren’t his priority in life - it’s finding true love! Can he eventually find his true love?

Grand Brix Shooter (Intragames) - €9.99/£8.99
Board the Brix Core, piloted by Prince Brix himself. Combine aircrafts in different ways to gain abilities and grab crystals to boost your firepower.

It'll take split-second decisions, expert control, and a bit of luck to survive this gauntlet. Can Prince Brix defeat the evil looming before him and save the world?

Damascus Gear Operation Osaka (ARC SYSTEM WORKS) - €18.99/£17.09
The goal of "Damascus Gear Operation Osaka" is to repay the hero's significant [debt] before the due date.

In the [Cosmopolis], GEAR pilots fight day and night in the [Arena] for large sums of Eyn(this world's currency). The hero will participate in the Arena as a Ranker, aiming to use the prize money to repay his debt.

Use [missions] to enhance your GEAR, and earn prize money in the [Arena] before the due date. If you don't make it by the due date…

OBAKEIDORO! (FREE STYLE) - €19.99/£16.99
A thrilling, heart-pounding struggle! Humans have 3 minutes to work together to get away from the Monster! Playing as the Monster, you'll have to utilize your skills to catch the Humans! Play Bogeyrun! online or offline with up to 4 players.

Agent A: A puzzle in disguise (YAK) - €12.99/£12.99
You play as Agent A in this stylish secret agent world full of retro futuristic contraptions, hidden gizmos, gadgets and clever logic based puzzles. But do be warned… Ruby La Rouge is no spy to be taken lightly! Explore a labyrinth of perplexing puzzles in this quirky game of cat and mouse that’ll have you wondering whether you’re the cat… or the mouse!!

Notice something strange or out of place? Making mental notes and observations (like a good secret agent) will aid you in solving tricky puzzles later on. As you explore Rubys secret hideout, collecting objects and using them cleverly is crucial in unlocking a trail of puzzles leading you ever closer to your target!

Bubsy: Paws on Fire! (UFO Entertainment) - €24.99/£22.49
From the developers of the BIT.TRIP series comes Bubsy: Paws on Fire!, the latest and greatest in bobcat-based gaming.

Oinker P. Hamm is determined to capture every animal in the universe for his “Amazootorium.” Bubsy, fearing mostly for himself, is just as determined to stop him. Two archrivals, stitched together by the cruel knitting needles of fate. No matter who emerges victorious, there is one thing we know for certain: There’s going to be a whole lot of yarn along the way.

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 Lite Version - Free
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 builds upon the highly popular DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE with enhanced graphics that will further immerse players into the largest and most detailed Dragon Ball world ever developed.

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 for Nintendo Switch includes Nintendo Switch specific features and a different way of playing with your friends locally and online.

Heavo Ho (Devolver Digital) - €9.99/£8.09
Heave Ho tasks up to four players with a simple goal – don’t fall to your death! Players will use their own two hands and the outstretched grip of their friends to grapple across each level on their way to victory. Grab one another’s hands, climb across dangling bodies, and swing your pals to safety in a wobbly, dangly mass of limbs.

Vambrace: Cold Soul (Headup Games) - €24.99/£19.99 (€22.49/£17.99 until September 5)
Vambrace: Cold Soul is a roguelike fantasy-adventure set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan your expeditions underground, then journey to the cursed city surface with your team of heroes. Wield unique powers, avoid dangerous traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat!

The King of Shades has cursed the great city of Icenaire. Now cast under a permanent blight of frost fall, its former residents have returned from the dead as mad Wraiths. Woefully outmatched the few refugees are forced into hiding as the King of Shades amasses an army of the undead above them. One fateful day, a mysterious stranger appears in the city with an enchanted vambrace…

Little Racer (ALL IN! GAMES) - €15.99/£14.39 (€14.39/£12.95 until September 10)
Little Racer is a dynamic racing game and a great adventure harking back to your childhood. Enjoy various tracks, avoid obstacles and speed for the win. Take the wheel, choose a kart and start the wild ride!

Simple controls allow you to get your kid and grandpa together in one exciting race! Use only two buttons to control the vehicle: one to go forward, the other to change the track. Watch out for the obstacles blocking your way! Avoid them, or you'll go off the road... just for a moment! Wait, did this yeti move?!

BQM -BlockQuest Maker- + Samurai Era (Wonderland Kazakiri) - €17.98/£16.48
Create & play! New dungeon RPG “BQM -Block Quest Maker” has come to Nintendo SWITCH!

BQM enables you to create your very own dungeon RPG, packed with puzzles and traps. Secret doors, falling rocks, strong mobs – challenge them all and level up.

Wilmot's Warehouse (Finji) - €13.99/£12.59
Wilmot's Warehouse is a puzzle game about keeping a warehouse running in tip-top shape. You play as Wilmot, a hard working warehouse employee tasked with pushing, sorting and stacking a variety of products. Over time more and more truckloads of these products will arrive, gradually filling up the warehouse. How you arrange them all is entirely up to you - organise by colour, type, the Dewey Decimal System, or some wild format that only you understand - it’s all good! Just remember where you put everything, because when the service hatch opens, you'll need to find the things people want quickly, in order to earn the coveted Performance Stars required for all manner of labour-saving upgrades.

Brunch Club (Yogscast) - €12.99/£11.99
Welcome to Brunch Club! A 1-4 player food fight frenzy, with a seasoning of pop culture. Work together to complete a selection of delicious challenges, but watch out, we didn't make this easy! Test your ability to remain calm in the kitchen with your friends and be prepared to try, try, and try again!

Invasion of Alien X - Earth in Crisis (DOUBLE DRIVE GAMES) - €9.99/£8.99
Aliens are on a terrifying Earth Invasion Tour!

Your mission: Fire artillery and protect the base from the enemy flagship... Repel the invaders. Deploy weapons batteries delivered by drones wisely, and you can win. The planet's fate is in your hands. Earthlings... The counteroffensive starts now!

Hopping girl KOHANE Jumping Kingdom: Princess of the Black Rabbit (D-O) - €17.99/£16.99
Hopping girl KOHANE is an action puzzle game that player operates Kohane who rides pogo-stick to aim for a goal.

Astral Chain (Nintendo, available August 30) - €59.99/£49.99
Master thrilling synergetic combat against an increasingly powerful alien invasion in ASTRAL CHAIN, an exciting new action-adventure from PlatinumGames, only on Nintendo Switch. Join an elite task force and work together with a special living weapon to solve cases and save mankind!

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors (ININ GAMES, available August 30) - €19.99/£16.99
The good old days of beat-‘em-up action are back – the Ninjas have returned!

In TAITO’s latest arcade action masterpiece you’ll slip into the role of one of five android ninjas and brawl your way through waves of enemy hordes in a dystopian future.

Over a total of eight levels, you’ll take on the tyrant Banglar and his henchmen either alone or - for the first time in the history of the series - with a friend. So settle into a night on the couch with your friends, and reminisce about the golden era of 90s co-op game evenings you know and love.

Root Letter: Last Answer (Pqube, available August 30) - €29.99/£24.99
The return of the best-selling interactive mystery visual novel! Follow in the footsteps of Aya Fumino, a school penfriend allegedly involved in a tragic murder 15 years ago. Explore the prefecture of Shimane, uncover clues, and use the letters you wrote to each other to track down her childhood friends for questioning. But perhaps these friends, now adults living a peaceful life, will not be eager to let their painful memories resurface…

FUZE4 Nintendo Switch (FUZE Technologies, available August 30) - €34.99/£29.99
FUZE4 Nintendo Switch is a coding application for Nintendo Switch. It has been designed and developed by a team of experienced gamers, programmers, artists and educators. The end result is a language ideally suited to coding games and apps for absolute beginners and seasoned programmers alike.

Legend of the Skyfish (Ratalaika Games, available August 30) - €7.99/£7.99
Legend of the Skyfish is a beautiful level-based adventure puzzler with a unique weapon and tool - a fishing pole!

Follow the intrepid Little Red Hook on her journey with the Moonwhale to defeat the monstrous Skyfish. Use your fishing pole as a weapon or a grappling hook, and upgrade it as you go. Legend of the Skyfish features beautiful hand-painted art, intricate action puzzles and unique enemies. Explore a huge world of 45 handcrafted levels and defeat giant bosses.

Headspun (Wales Interactive, available August 30) - €12.99/£9.99
Headspun is a FMV/Adventure hybrid set in Cortex; the world of Theo Kavinsky's broken brain.

After waking from a five week coma, Theo finds his life in disrepair. With no memory of the accident, it’s up to Ted and Teddy – the conscious and subconscious voices in his head – to work out what happened, and put his life back on track.

Headspun is a game about recovery, discovery, and the ongoing battle between logic and emotion.

Arcade Archives Pinball (HAMSTER, available August 30) - €6.99/£6.29

SpaceColorsRunner (Arach Games, available August 30) - €5.99
SpaceColorsRunner is an Arcade game in which you have to be extremly vigilant!

Cosmos, a distand galaxy, coloful planets and dangerous obstacles. You start the game with one of the top 10 starships in the galaxy. Be concentrated and fast enough to survive and achieve the best results. Collect galactic coins to expand your fleet with more machines.

Fifty Words by POWGI Demo (Lightwood Games) - Free
Fifty Words is a brand new word search puzzle. This time there’s no grid, no wrong letters and no list of words to find. Each puzzle just contains 50 intertwined words on a subject. As players discover the words, they paint them with a rainbow of vibrant highlights to create a unique piece of blended colour art.

As a less-challenging word search puzzle, the game is intended to be a relaxing experience of word exploration among a sea of colour. With a customisable palette, users can put their own stamp on the game and the end result of every puzzle is a piece of colour-blended art, unique to that player.

Automachef Demo (Team17, available August 30) - Free
It’s time to engineer tomorrow’s kitchen, today.

Plan. Position. Program: Design and build automated restaurants, then program them to run like well-oiled machines! Do you have a can-do attitude and the know-how to conquer the world of automated restaurants?

NBA 2K20 Demo (Take-Two Interactive, available August 30) - Free
NBA 2K has evolved into much more than a basketball simulation. 2K continues to redefine what’s possible in sports gaming with NBA 2K20, featuring best in class graphics & gameplay, ground breaking game modes, and unparalleled player control and customization. Plus, with its immersive open-world Neighbourhood, NBA 2K20 is a platform for gamers and ballers to come together and create what’s next in basketball culture.

Domiverse Demo (Haunted Tie, available September 1) - Free


Downloadable Content

Human: Fall Flat: Steam (Curve Digital) - Free
This brand-new core level is set in a steam-powered industrial environment, where new puzzles and mechanics revolve around making the abundant amounts of water vapour work for you. Start an industrial revolution, manipulate barrels, pipes, furnaces and more to make your way to the exit, and have your friends join you to play in two-player local co-op or up to eight-player online multiplayer.

Power Rangers: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid MMPR Lord Zedd Character Unlock (nWay) - €5.99/£5.39
This unlocks Lord Zedd, a full character, to be played in Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid.


Pre-orders

LEGO Jurassic World (WB Games) - €39.99/£34.99
Pre-Load ends 20/09/2019, 14:59 local time

Following the epic storylines of Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, and Jurassic World, LEGO Jurassic World™ allows players to relive and experience all four Jurassic films. Reimagined in LEGO form and now available on Nintendo Switch, the thrilling adventure allows fans to play through key moments and explore Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna.

Rest in Pieces (Itatake) - €7.99/£6.99 (€5.19/£4.54 until September 13)
Pre-Load ends 13/09/2019, 08:59 CEST

Please save all the poor souls that have been trapped in the dream demons porcelain nightmares.

Awake little Georgina from her evil clown dream, weaved of her worst fears. Help the drunken pirate Jack Parrot to vanquish the horrible sea monster Kraken. Save Father Lugosi from Count Draculas bloodthirsty fangs. Rest in Pieces includes many souls to save, and several frightening nightmares to wake up from.

Wuppo: Definitive Edition (Knuist and Perzik) - €14.99/£13.49 (€11.99/£10.79 until September 19)
Pre-Load ends 05/09/2019, 16:59 CEST

After losing its home, one lonely Wum must travel the length and width of the world to find a new place to live. From the metropolitan haven Popocity to the cavernous Bliekopolis, our Wum will discover magical places and encounter strange creatures. But this Wum is no traditional hero and only by using wit and charm can it succeed in this massive journey.

Wuppo is a two man passion project, with hand-drawn visuals, an extensive soundtrack and a huge world to explore.

Battle Supremacy - Ground Assault (Atypical Games) - €19.99
Pre-Load ends 04/09/2019, 23:59 CEST

Unleash Battle Supremacy, a WWII tank game with thrilling gameplay and showoff-worthy visuals. Explore a fully-interactive open world by land, air or sea.

Feast your eyes on amazing landscapes and landmarks: entire forests teeming with wildlife, sprawling real-world cities with tunnels and bridges, overrun by tanks, trains, warships; there are even fish in the water!

Fifty Words by POWGI (Lightwood Games) - €7.99/£6.99
Pre-Load ends 05/09/2019, 14:59 CEST

Fifty Words is a brand new word search puzzle. This time there’s no grid, no wrong letters and no list of words to find. Each puzzle just contains 50 intertwined words on a subject. As players discover the words, they paint them with a rainbow of vibrant highlights to create a unique piece of blended colour art.

As a less-challenging word search puzzle, the game is intended to be a relaxing experience of word exploration among a sea of colour. With a customisable palette, users can put their own stamp on the game and the end result of every puzzle is a piece of colour-blended art, unique to that player.

Gnomes Garden: Lost King (8Floor Games) - €8.79/£7.69
Pre-Load ends 05/09/2019, 15:59 CEST

The princess of our fairytale kingdom grew up and got married long ago. But one day, her beloved husband went hunting and didn’t come back. He disappeared with his whole retinue. Where did he go?

Go on an adventure through a world of secrets and mystical creatures in this exciting casual fantasy strategy game, Gnomes Garden.

Pocket Clothier (Kairosoft) - €10.00/£8.99
Pre-Load ends 05/09/2019, 00:59 CEST

Ever wanted to run your own clothing store? Now you can. Let your inner fashionista flower as you cultivate a quaint corner shop into a world-class super brand!

Position mannequins, run promotions, even set up an in-store crepe stand. Dream up other ways to stand out so that shoppers can't stay away!

AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES (Spike Chunsoft US, available August 30)
Pre-Load ends 20/09/2019, 14:59 CEST

In a near-future Tokyo, Special Agent Kaname Date is on the case of a mysterious serial killer. Date must investigate crime scenes as well as dreams on the hunt for clues.

Close to the Sun (Wired Productions, available August 30)
Pre-Load ends 28/10/2019, 23:59 local time

It’s 1897. Deep in international waters, the Helios stands still. Dark clouds loom overhead as unforgiving waves crash against the hull. Colossal effigies of gold, decorated with magnificent finery, stretch as far as the eye can see.

Born of Nikola Tesla’s vision, the Helios serves as a haven for the greatest scientific minds. An unbound utopia for research, independent from state and isolated from the gaze of society. Free to push the boundaries of matter and time.

Into the Dead 2 (Versus Evil, available August 30)
Into the Dead 2 Bundle (Versus Evil, available August 30)
Pre-Load ends 25/10/2019, 00:59 CEST


NBA 2K20 (Benelux Edition) (Take-Two Interactive, available August 30)
NBA 2K20 Legend Edition (Benelux Edition) (Take-Two Interactive, available August 30)
Pre-Load ends 05/09/2019, 23:59 local time

NBA 2K has evolved into much more than a basketball simulation. 2K continues to redefine what’s possible in sports gaming with NBA 2K20, featuring best in class graphics & gameplay, ground breaking game modes, and unparalleled player control and customization. Plus, with its immersive open-world Neighbourhood, NBA 2K20 is a platform for gamers and ballers to come together and create what’s next in basketball culture.

The NBA 2K20 Legend Edition includes the following digital items:
- 200,000 Virtual Currency
- 5,000 MyTEAM Points
- 50 MyCAREER Skill Boosts
- Expanded MyPLAYER Apparel Collection
- MyPLAYER Shoe Collection
- 10 MyTEAM League Packs (delivered one a week)
- 5 MyTEAM Heat Check Packs (delivered one a week beginning at the start of the NBA season)
- 10 Sapphire MyTEAM Cards

Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan (CollectorVision Games, available September 1)
Pre-Load ends 11/09/2019, 23:59 CEST