Popular Games by Curve Digital
Curve Digital / Studio Size Five Games
- 11th Oct 2018 (UK/EU)
- 11th Oct 2018 (NA)
Curve Digital / Lucky Mountain Games
- 10th Sep 2020 (UK/EU)
- 10th Sep 2020 (NA)
Smoke And Sacrifice Switch eShop
Curve Digital / Solar Sail Games
- 31st May 2018 (UK/EU)
- 31st May 2018 (NA)
Curve Digital / Infinite State Games
- 12th Apr 2018 (UK/EU)
- 12th Apr 2018 (NA)
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels Switch
Curve Digital / Kuju Entertainment
- 21st Nov 2019 (UK/EU)
- 21st Nov 2019 (NA)
Motorsport Manager for Nintendo Switch Switch eShop
Curve Digital / Playsport Games
- 14th Mar 2019 (UK/EU)
- 14th Mar 2019 (NA)
The Flame in the Flood Switch eShop
Curve Digital / The Molasses Flood
- 12th Oct 2017 (UK/EU)
- 12th Oct 2017 (NA)
Reviews of Curve Digital Games
Mini Review Pumped BMX Pro (Switch) - Bland, Forgettable Biking
Flat tyre
This game was originally covered as part of our Nindie Round Up series that sought to give coverage to a wider breadth of Switch eShop games beyond our standard reviews. In an effort to make our impressions easier to find, we're presenting the original text below in our mini-review format. Pumped BMX Pro is an arcade sports game and,...
Review Embr (Switch) - A Spark Of Co-Op Potential, But Never Catches Fire On Switch
In the line of fire
At first blush Muse Games' Embr put us in mind of riotous slapstick comedy titles such as Overcooked and Tarsier Games' excellent The Stretchers. This is a bright and colourful multiplayer-focused mess of firefighting carnage that also presents itself as a wry satirical take on the state of 21st Century capitalism. It's got the...
Mini Review Space Crew (Switch) - Bomber Crew's Sequel Takes Us To The Future
Aiming For The Stars
It’s been two years since Bomber Crew landed on Switch and at the time, we thought quite highly of it. Developed by Runner Duck, it successfully mixed a real-time management simulation with strategy, taking place in a World War 2 setting. It was quite surprising then to see a sequel putting us in charge of an intergalactic...
It's hip to be square
When you’ve made a game that pays homage to early polygonal racing games and you want to release it on the Switch, you’d better be certain it’s a good one. After all, considering the Switch has actual Virtua Racing on it, when you come at the king, you best not miss. The upstarts with the sheer gall to step onto the...
Review Peaky Blinders: Mastermind (Switch) - An Addictive, Time-Bending Puzzler, Once It Gets Going
In like Finn
We're big fans of Futurlab here at Nintendo Life, with the studio's 2018 shoot 'em up Velocity 2X easily one of the very best offerings in its genre that's currently available on Switch, and so, when we heard the developer was taking the Peaky Blinders licence and turning it into a top-down puzzle game we were definitely ever-so...
Review Narcos: Rise Of The Cartels (Switch) - An XCOM-Style Outing That Doesn't Live Up To The Show
Plata o plomo?
Remember when licensed games used to be all the rage? A generation ago, practically every film worth its salt had a tie-in video game, and while there were the occasional good ones – GoldenEye 007 anyone? – for the most part, they were a cheap and forgettable way to boost your Gamerscore while simultaneously filling up the shelves...
Latest Curve Digital News
Monday13th Jun 2022
News Shoot Pink Aliens With Your Co-Op Friends In Neon-Cartoon Game 'From Space'
Ulla!
The only thing worse than aliens invading Earth is if those aliens are pink. Don't they know that pink stains are really hard to get out of clothes? How thoughtless of them. In From Space, a post-apocalyptic co-op (or solo) action-shooter, you'll be tasked with sending these laundry-ruining aliens to whatever their version of hell is, with...
Monday23rd Aug 2021
News 'Embr', An Online Co-op Firefighter, Lands On Switch Next Month
Join an "emergency services revolution"
Muse Games' Embr, a frantic multiplayer offering that sees teams of players rush into burning buildings to fight fires, save lives and salvage loot, has been in early access on PC since back in May of 2020. Now the developer has confirmed an official release date for the full game and it's arriving on Switch,...
Friday26th Mar 2021
News Curve Digital's Frenetic Firefighting Multiplayer Embr Lights Up Nintendo Switch This Summer
Featuring crossplay functionality
Publisher Curve Digital has announced Muse Games will be releasing its local and online multiplayer game, Embr, on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms this summer. It's described as a comedic take on the fire fighting, the gig economy and courier services, that charges you and your friends with coming...
Monday15th Mar 2021
News From The Designer Of Goat Simulator, Just Die Already Offers "Old People Mayhem"
And it's coming to Switch soon
We're no strangers to dark comedy in gaming, but even before release, Just Die Already is pushing that boat even further. Having seen a successful demo on PC last year, DoubleMoose and Curve Digital have just revealed its now coming to Switch through a new trailer. Bringing in Goat Simulator designer Armin Ibrisagic,...
Sunday10th Jan 2021
News Hotshot Racing Looks Like It's Getting A Physical Release On Nintendo Switch
Start your engines!
It seems retailers have once again confirmed a physical release ahead of the official announcement. This time it's for the Curve Digital and Lucky Mountain Games' title, Hotshot Racing. This physical release was first spotted in November last year. According to listings on Amazon and Best Buy, a hard copy of this retro-inspired...
Thursday10th Sep 2020
News Hotshot Racing Will Receive Free Post-Launch Content - New Tracks, Modes And More
"Coming soon"
If you love arcade style racers like Winning Run, Virtua Racing, Hard Drivin', Daytona USA, Burnout, Out Run, and even Split/Second, Hotshot Racing might be your kind of game. When it does finally speed onto the Nintendo Switch this week, it'll come with entirely free post-launch content. The game's publisher made this announcement...
Monday31st Aug 2020
News Curve Digital Launches Strategic Survival Sim Space Crew On Switch This October
A follow-up to Bomber Crew
After being revealed at the Future Games Show in June, the strategic survival flight sim Space Crew has locked in a launch date for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. During Gamescom 2020, the publisher Curve Digital confirmed its next release would be taking off on 15th October. Alongside this announcement...
Sunday14th Jun 2020
News Bomber Crew Gets An Epic Sci-Fi Sequel Set In Space
Blast off later this year
The flight management simulator Bomber Crew will be getting a follow-up, this time in space. Yep, during the Future Games Show, Runner Duck Games announced Space Crew would be landing on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms in September this year. It'll be once again published by Curve Digital. The
Friday12th Jun 2020
News Hotshot Racing Gets Delayed Until Summer 2020
New footage released to make up for it
Curve Digital has revealed that Hotshot Racing – which was supposed to arrive this month – has been delayed until Summer 2020. Formerly known as Apex Racing and created as a tribute to classic Sega arcade racers, Hotshot Racing is being held back so the teams at Lucky Mountain Games and Sumo Digital can...
Thursday24th Oct 2019
News Narcos: Rise Of The Cartels Nabs A November Release Date On Switch
Alert! XCOM invoked!
Previously announced for Fall 2019, Curve Digital has confirmed that turn-based tactical combat game Narcos: Rise of the Cartels will launch on Switch and other platforms on 21st November. Based on the mega hit Netflix show which dramatises the story of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and other key players in the birth of a...
Thursday3rd Oct 2019
News A Knight's Quest Brings 3D Zelda-Style Adventuring To Switch Next Week
Link-like
Another day, another game invoking the hallowed name of Hyrule's highness. Still, take a look at the trailer above and it's hard to think of any other comparison. Launching on 10th October and coming from new Toronto-based developer Sky 9 Games (with the help of d3t), A Knight's Quest follows the exploits of Rusty as he journeys through...
Wednesday11th Sep 2019
News Curve Digital Reveals A Knight's Quest, A New "Zelda Like Adventure" Coming To Switch
A modern take on the classics
Fancy a new Zelda-like game while you wait for Nintendo to release the next big one? Then A Knight's Quest might be the game for you. Apart from being compared to Link's outings, it's a described as a modern take on classic adventures of old that's said to be funny, fresh and genuinely breathtaking. It's being...
Friday1st Mar 2019
News Motorsport Manager Speeds Onto Switch This Month
Build, customise and lead your very own team
There aren't really any ultra-realistic motorsport offerings available on the Nintendo Switch. Each one that has been touted as the real deal has often run out of gas before reaching the finish line. Motorsport Manager by Playsport Games and Curve Digital takes a different completely different route...
Thursday10th Jan 2019
News Pumped BMX Pro Tricks Its Way Onto The Switch Next Month
Extreme!
It’s been an extreme week of announcements for Switch owners in more ways than one. Following on from Roll7's OlliOlli: Switch Stance reveal for Nintendo’s hybrid platform, Curve Digital and Yeah Us! Games has now unveiled Pumped BMX Pro (the sequel to Pumped BMX+) will also be arriving next month. Pumped BMX Pro
Tuesday8th Jan 2019
News Get Ready For A Skate Session When OlliOlli: Switch Stance Arrives Next Month
Two games for the price of one
The skateboarding genre was once a video game powerhouse with series like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and EA's SKATE churning out new entries on a regular basis. Since the glory days, Roll7's OlliOlli titles have arguably been the best skateboarding video game action we've seen. According to Eurogamer, the talented...
Thursday8th Nov 2018
News When Ski Lifts Go Wrong Is An Extreme Puzzle Physic Construction Game Due Out On Switch In 2019
Slippery slope
Curve Digital is bringing Hugecalf Studios' extreme take on the puzzle physic construction genre to the Nintendo Switch in early 2019. When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is basically the cooler version of Poly Bridge, in more ways than one. Previously known as Carried Away, the title requires you to guide passengers and riders from one side of...
Thursday20th Sep 2018
Feature Velocity 2X Dev Opens Up About Publishing Woes And Chances Of A Sequel
"We need to make it happen"
Side-scrolling shooter hybrid Velocity 2X comes to the Nintendo Switch this week, after receiving critical acclaim when it was initially released back in 2014. Things took an interesting turn last month, however, as developer FuturLab suddenly became very vocal and honest about their publishing struggles in a series of...
Monday20th Aug 2018
News Publishers Are Refusing To Sign Velocity 2X Sequel, Dev Asks For Switch Players' Support
Millions of downloads not enough
FuturLab, the developer of Velocity 2X, has shared an interesting look into its recent struggles surrounding the franchise, asking for the help of Switch players in the process. In a Twitter thread, FuturLab has revealed that it has secretly been working on a new game for years, calling it "the bells and whistles...
Tuesday27th Mar 2018
News Rogue Aces Is Cleared For Take-Off On Switch This April
Roger that
Curve Digital is teaming up with Infinite State Games to publish Rogue Aces on the Switch eShop next month. Showcasing procedurally generated levels, Rogue Aces is also coming to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. All three versions launch on April 12th, costing £9.99/€12.99/$12.99. Here's a wee helping of PR:...
Wednesday14th Mar 2018
News The Flame In The Flood Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch
Get it before it's gone!
The Nintendo Switch eShop has played host to many fantastic digital only games, though this obviously hasn’t pleased everybody. Some Switch owners prefer their games to be physical whenever possible, whether it be for collection purposes or for a sense of security in having a hard copy that you can own. Wherever you stand...
Tuesday6th Mar 2018
News Switch Is A "Fantastic Platform" For Indie Developers, Says Curve Digital
"The Switch community is absolutely thriving"
The Switch's incredible commercial performance has not only given Nintendo a much-needed boost; it has also created opportunities for publishers and developers of all shapes and sizes, too. The console's eShop is packed with indie titles and we're seeing a number of those getting released in...
Tuesday6th Feb 2018
News Hand-Illustrated Survival RPG 'Smoke And Sacrifice' Coming To Switch Soon
Explore ecological fantasia and themes of motherhood!
The onslaught of quality eShop games for Nintendo Switch continues with Smoke And Sacrifice, which is being published by Curve Digital and has been developed by London-based independent studio, Solar Sail Games. In the game players assume the role of Sachi, a young mother on a quest to...
Tuesday22nd Aug 2017
News Bomber Crew Will Be Making A Big Explosion On Switch Soon
Bombs away!
Curve Digital have announced today that they will be publishing Bomber Crew in conjunction with developer Runner Duck Games. Bomber Crew is a simulation game about managing a WW2-era bomber and its crew, which will be coming to the Switch eShop at some point following the Steam launch on 19th October. Players will be tasked...
Monday14th Aug 2017
News Curve Digital Confirms Two Games for the Switch eShop
More good stuff on the way
Curve Digital was quite active in its support for the Wii U and 3DS eShop, particularly the former. It published the likes of Thomas Was Alone and OlliOlli on Nintendo hardware, and has now confirmed two games that it's bringing to the Switch. Below are trailers and some official game descriptions for these. The Flame in...
Thursday7th Jan 2016
News Catalis Group Acquires Curve Digital To Create "Major New British Games Publisher"
Former Eidos man Dominic Wheatley is bullish about the move
British publisher and developer Curve Digital - the company behind titles like Hydroventure: Spin Cycle and Stealth Inc. 2 - has been acquired by The Catalis Group, a move which effectively creates a massive new force in British games publishing. The Catalis Group - which includes Kuju...
Monday12th Oct 2015
Super Nindie Maker Curve Digital's P-Switcheroo and Déja Boo
Throwing a curveball
As you may have seen by now, we really want you all to share Super Mario Maker levels with each other; to achieve that we've set up a special level sharing page with some neat features - just for you. We're also teaming up with some 'Nindies' to share some levels from established and highly respected developers such as Image...
Thursday17th Sep 2015
Hands On Popping Wheelies In Pumped BMX+
Becoming the raddest & baddest
Curve Digital is a publisher and developer that rarely fails to impress, and when we were invited down to its HQ to play a new title it's bringing to the Wii U we couldn't refuse. Pumped BMX+ is a game not dissimilar to OlliOlli, a previous title from Curve, the difference being that this time not only are you riding...
Tuesday8th Sep 2015
News Pumped BMX+ is Tricking Its Way to Wii U Soon
The latest title published by Curve Digital
Curve Digital has been a strong supporter of the eShop, with plenty of titles on Wii U and also OlliOlli on the 3DS. The studio is keeping up that support with its latest multi-platform release - Pumped BMX+. Originally developed by Yeah Us! - a one-man indie studio - this is a title that draws much of...
Monday7th Sep 2015
Nintendo Download 10th September (Europe)
Super Mario Maker! The Swindle! Hatsune Miku! Etrian Mystery Dungeon! More!
Another week begins and brings with it news of the upcoming European Nintendo Download Update, and this time around there's plenty to look forward to. One of the year's biggest retail releases on Wii U is joined by a much-anticipated download release published by Curve...
Friday31st Jul 2015
News Puzzle Platformer Hue Bringing Some Much-Needed Colour To The Wii U eShop Next Year
Colour me excited
UK publisher Curve Digital has confirmed that it is bringing indie title Hue to consoles early next year. A unique puzzle platformer which allows you to shift the colour of the level to overcome traps and hazards, Hue has already gained a lot of attention on the indie dev circuit. Here's what Fiddlesticks Creative Director Henry...
Monday20th Jul 2015
News Nova-111 Is A Unique Strategy Puzzle Title From Two Former PixelJunk Developers
Curve Digital is publishing on Wii U eShop
Curve Digital has confirmed that it will be bringing Funktronic Labs' Nova-111 to the Wii U eShop. Founded by two former Q-Games (the studio behind the PixelJunk series, Star Fox Command, Star Fox 64 3D) staffers - Eddie Lee and Kalin - Nova-111 is a unique fusion of real time strategy and turn-based...
Thursday25th Jun 2015
News The Swindle is Sneaking Closer to a Wii U eShop Release
Will come after PS4 and Xbox One, though
The Swindle looks set to be the next Curve Digital-published release heading to the Wii U eShop. Developed by Size Five games, it's a "platforming, action and stealth game set in a Victorian Steampunk world" with procedurally generated levels. It's not far from release, too, though unfortunately the Wii U...
Friday5th Jun 2015
News Curve Is Bringing RageSquid's Action Henk To The Wii U eShop
It figures
Curve Digital has revealed that it is bringing RageSquid's PC title Action Henk to consoles this Summer. The game features a wacky action figure who loves nothing more than racing across various environments in the quickest time possible. You'll be able to run, jump and butt-slide across 70 different levels, with the objective of shaving...
Tuesday2nd Jun 2015
Feature Humble Nindie Bundle - The Developer's Perspective
"I won't pretend I saw it coming, but it does make sense"
Humble Bundle is long established as a service that groups together games, eBooks and music into affordable packages, for which you pay what you want and determine how much money goes to the creators, Humble itself and a chosen charity. It's in gaming circles that it's best known, is hugely...
Friday29th May 2015
Pleased with Humble Nindie Bundle progress
Curve Digital was a relatively late bloomer on the Wii U eShop, making its break onto the store in Autumn / Fall 2014 - notably, though, it arrived with a rapid sequence of releases comprised of ports and the timed-exclusive Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones. While Curve is still a developer, much of its...
Thursday28th May 2015
News Curve Digital Discounts Wii U Titles By 50% in Europe
As some compensation for the lack of a Humble Nindie Bundle
Since the Humble Nindie Bundle prompted some grumbling about its Americas-only availability, gamers in other regions such as Europe have simply had to gaze on enviously at the deal on offer. Curve Digital, which has three games in the promotion, has therefore launched discounts on some of...
Friday1st May 2015
News Classic Arcade Shooter Ultratron Is Inserting Credits On May 14th
Twin-stick Robotron homage launching on the Wii U eShop soon
Curve Digital has confirmed that Puppygames's Ultratron is launching on the Wii U eShop on May 14th. A loving tribute to arcade shooters like Robotron and Smash TV, Ultratron is a twin-stick blaster with a retro-futuristic soundtrack and "slick, stylised graphics." It even has a filter...
Wednesday1st Apr 2015
News Curve Digital Hints At A Possible Appearance In The Upcoming Nintendo Direct
Let the speculation begin
Curve Digital, responsible for the recently released Wii U and 3DS eShop cross-buy title, OlliOlli, has hinted it will make an appearance at some point during the upcoming Nintendo Direct. Given the success of OlliOlli, and the studio’s previous experience with Nintendo’s digital platforms releasing titles such as
Friday20th Mar 2015
Interview Dan Marshall on The Swindle, Cancellation and Its Rebirth
"Here we are thirteen months later and it's expanded"
The Swindle is planned for the Wii U eShop this Summer, and it brings an interesting blend of action, platforming, strategy and humour. With a steampunk aesthetic, procedurally generated levels, its combination of styles and design approaches left us impressed in our first impressions. When...
Monday16th Mar 2015
"There's always something exciting about games on a console"
The Swindle is planned for release on the Wii U eShop this Summer, and it brings an interesting blend of action, platforming, strategy and humour. With a steampunk aesthetic, procedurally generated levels, its combination of styles and design approaches left us impressed in our first...
Thursday12th Mar 2015
News The Man Behind Fluidity And Stealth Inc Discusses Leaving Curve Digital And Future Plans
"I want my future titles to be on everything, and that includes Wii U"
Jonathan "Bidds" Biddle is leaving Curve Digital to head up his own indie studio, called onebitbeyond. Biddle was employed as Curve's Design Director and is the brains behind series such as Fluidity (also known as Hydroventure) And Stealth Inc. This isn't the end of Biddle's...
Wednesday11th Mar 2015
News Nintendo's Implementation of Cross-Buy is Surprisingly Generous
Buy one, get many free
Owners of PlayStation consoles and Vita handhelds have long been accustomed to the luxury of cross-buy titles; you buy one version of the game and you get to play on your other devices gratis. That's a good deal and no mistake. It's taken Nintendo a little while to embrace the concept for themselves – presumably because the...
Thursday5th Mar 2015
News Curve Digital is Bringing the Eye-Catching Four Sided Fantasy to Wii U in 2016
Playing with perceptions
During this week's GDC 2015 event Nintendo unveiled a host of upcoming eShop games on Wii U and 3DS, reminding us all that its policies in supporting download developers - Nindies - are continuing to bring notable rewards. Those titles shown off are all coming this year, but Curve Digital (also at GDC) has announced a title...
Monday2nd Mar 2015
First Impressions Contemplating the Long Con in The Swindle
Steampunk hijinks
The Swindle is primarily the work of Dan Marshall and some close colleagues through Size Five Games, but due to the efforts of UK publisher Curve Digital has rapidly changed up from being another intriguing PC release to plotting a multi-platform arrival. The inclusion of the Wii U eShop is promising, as this is shaping up to be a...
Friday27th Feb 2015
Preview Hitting the Rails With OlliOlli on Wii U and 3DS
Totally sick, dude (is that right, ed?)
As a chubby thirty year old with the athleticism of a sloth and the cool-factor of a professional chess player, your humble writer will never be seen on a skateboard down at the local skateboarding-park-thingy. That's a reality of life, but video games are all about fantasy, so it's possible for even the least...
News OlliOlli Arrives on Wii U and 3DS Next Week, Cross-Buy Confirmed in All Regions
As it was on PSN
OlliOlli is the next eShop release from publisher Curve Digital, bringing Roll7's excellent title to Nintendo gamers. With attractive pixel-based visuals and addictive gameplay this could certainly be an attractive option, and the good news is that this will arrive on 5th March with Cross-Buy in both Europe and North America, making...
