{"id":120162,"date":"2020-11-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/feature_nintendo_life_eshop_selects_-_october_2020"},"modified":"2020-11-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T12:00:00","slug":"feature-nintendo-life-eshop-selects-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/11\/01\/feature-nintendo-life-eshop-selects-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects – October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another month has flown by with another bunch of quality games launching on Switch eShop in October, including an eccentric little game which managed to earn a coveted 10\/10 score from this very website.<\/p>\n

These awards aim to celebrate the best of Nintendo’s digital store, giving some love and attention to the games that could so easily be missed in the Switch’s ever-growing library.<\/p>\n

So, let’s get started. Here are the best Switch eShop games of October 2020!<\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions:<\/h3>\n

While these titles didn’t quite make our top three this month, they’re still certainly worth checking out.<\/p>\n

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\"Pumpkin\"Pumpkin<\/a><\/p>\n
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Publisher: <\/span>Headup Games<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Nicolas Meyssonnier<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>23rd Oct 2020 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 23rd Oct 2020 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In third place we have a seasonal surprise that warmed our cockles as the nights get colder. Pumpkin Jack<\/a><\/strong>‘s confident platforming and mischievous spirit won us over, and we highlighted its slick controls and combat mechanics in our review<\/a>. As a debut title from developer Nicolas Meyssonnier, it’s a particularly impressive treat and the perfect spooky game to enjoy at this time of year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"ScourgeBringer\"ScourgeBringer<\/a><\/p>\n
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Publisher: <\/span>Plug In Digital<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Flying Oak<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>21st Oct 2020 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 21st Oct 2020 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A roguelite delight from Flying Oak Games, ScourgeBringer<\/a><\/strong> does very well to invoke the likes of Dead Cells<\/a><\/strong> and Hyper Light Drifter<\/a><\/strong> and come off brilliantly in comparison to those classics. We called it “a wonderfully slick and addictive roguelite adventure” in our review<\/a>, with fantastic performance and a gorgeous graphical style. It’s another addition to the roster of brilliant run-based games<\/a> on Switch, and this particular one struck a chord with enough of Team NL to make it to number two on our monthly list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Horace\"Horace<\/a><\/p>\n
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Publisher: <\/span>505 Games<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Paul Helman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>21st Oct 2020 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 21st Oct 2020 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Was there ever any doubt? The latest entrant into the hallowed ‘NL10’ club is Horace<\/a><\/strong>, a quirky narrative-based platformer which defies easy categorisation. The game is filled with heartfelt nods and winks to video game history and features loads of mini-game homages to games past in amongst its tight, world-twisting platforming and touching story. Following on from A Short Hike<\/a><\/strong> in August, and Hades<\/a><\/strong> in September, this is incredibly the third month in a row<\/em> we’ve awarded a 10\/10<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nintendo Life going soft, you think? It’s probably got more to do with all the great video games coming out. The world might be in a tough spot right now, but life’s pretty good when it comes to video games!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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< Nintendo Life eShop Selects – September 2020<\/a><\/p>\n

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How we decide our eShop Selects top three:<\/strong> As we reach the end of every month, the Nintendo Life staff vote on their favourite titles from a list of games selected by the editorial team. To qualify for this list, these games must have been released primarily as a digital Nintendo Switch eShop title in that particular month, and must have been reviewed on Nintendo Life; we select the qualifying games based on their review scores.<\/p>\n

Staff are then asked to vote for three games that they think deserve to sit right at the very top of that list; first choice gets 3 points, second choice gets 2 points, and third choice gets 1 point. These votes are then tallied to create a top three list, with the overall winner taking that month’s top prize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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