Toronto Games Highlight Latest Nindies Sale
/ Stephen CraneNintendo is celebrating the new year with a sale, and a couple of Toronto games are involved.
- Severed from Drinkbox Studios
- Graceful Explosion Machine from Vertex Pop
- Bleed from Ian Campbell
- Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime from Asteroid Base
It's the #NindiesNewYearSale and Severed is 33% off on Switch this week! Check out all nine indie Switch games on sale: https://t.co/JwcFiFZk6Z pic.twitter.com/5kjvx0xImu
— DrinkBox Studios (@DrinkBoxStudios) January 8, 2018
You can also check out an AMA where all the developers involved answered questions from the fans - including Vertex Pop saying they were thinking of a sequel or DLC on GEM, but are instead moving onto something new.
Happy New Year!
— Asteroid Base (@AsteroidBase) January 8, 2018
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is now 33% OFF ($9.99) on #NintendoSwitch along with a bunch of other cool games in the #NindiesNewYearSale
Check it out: https://t.co/5MPiKyawes pic.twitter.com/JezVMnFpvP
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