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Everwarder Will Arrive On Nintendo Switch Later This Month

After having already been released for nearly a year, Everwarder will finally make its way over to the Nintendo Switch next week

Indie game developer QLate and co-publishers Paras Games and indie.io have confirmed the Nintendo Switch launch date for Everwarder. The game has already been out since last February, as they have put a different kind of twist on the tower defense genre. Now Switch players will get to play it when it arrives on January 29, 2026. With the news comes a new trailer, which you can check out here.

Everwarder

Set in a world beset by darkness, players take on the role of a magical guardian tasked with pushing back the dark with dazzling neon lights and spawned defenders, protecting the life of a trapped spirit. The crystal containing the spirit is the nexus of defense – all is lost if it falls to the endless stream of enemies coming from the darkness. Players need to set up defensive lines, spawning defenders using energy collected from fallen foes and expanding the crystal network to clear the map and uncover secrets waiting beneath the black.

However, instead of the usual system of static defenses, Everwarder gives players full freedom of movement to explore the map and face the enemies head-on. The challenge lies not in optimizing the layout of defenses, but rather responding to the changing situation and controlling the flow of enemies: The faster the darkness is destroyed by the light, the faster the enemies spawn. Going too fast risks overwhelming the defenders, while going too slow bottlenecks the ability to explore.

This dynamic lies at the heart of the game, ensuring that every run is unique. Coupled with random spawning of abilities, artifacts, and other assets throughout each playthrough, players will be constantly challenged to improve their strategy and encouraged to boldly experiment. Failure is simply another step forward: Every run unlocks new opportunities in future runs thanks to the persistent progression system, where players spend hard-earned resources to upgrade units, unlock new artifacts, and acquire other upgrades that will change their future runs and make them more resilient in their valiant stand against the darkness.

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