Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for January 12th, 2023. It’s more of a normal Thursday this week, with a good dozen or so new releases to look at. A few of them are very, very good. We’ve got summaries of all of them, plus the latest sales and expiring discounts for the day. There’s a lot to look at, so let’s get to it!

New Releases

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider ($16.99)

This one comes from the makers of Oniken, Odallus, and Blazing Chrome. If you’ve played any of those games, this probably has your attention already. It’s another side-scrolling action game, and it has vibes of things like Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, Strider, and more. Battle through eight awesome levels as a well-equipped cyber ninja, slicing and dicing whatever gets in your way. I’ll have a review of it soon, but I can already tell you that it’s very good.

Terror of Hemasaurus ($14.99)

If you like Rampage, you need to have your eyes on this game. It takes all the fun parts of that game and expands on them with bigger stages, more gameplay mechanics, and a ton more carnage. Up to four people can enjoy this one via local multiplayer, too. Punting an incoming car into a building to knock it down just might be a thing that never gets old. I should have a review of this one early next week, but it’s another game I feel very comfortable calling a full-on winner.

Breakers Collection ($19.99)

Visco Corporation’s cult favorite fighting game returns thanks to…