SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Putt-Putt Travels Through Time’, ‘Crumble’, Plus Today’s Other New Releases and Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for January 3rd, 2022. It’s our first article of the year, and as you might expect there isn’t a whole lot of news to go over. There are a handful of new games however, and we have summaries of each of them. There are also some new sales to look at, and we’ve got our lists of both those and the expiring sales of the day. Let’s kick off the year!

New Releases

Putt-Putt Travels Through Time ($14.99)

SwitchArcade Highlight!

Once upon a time, some cool people who worked at Lucasarts split off and started Humongous Entertainment. They kept right on making the point-and-click adventures they had been making at Lucasarts, but aimed them at a younger audience. They turned out to be very successful, at least for a while. Putt-Putt Travels Through Time is one of those games, originally released on computers in 1997. Again, I have to stress that this game is meant for kids, but it’s well-made enough that I think adults can still have a little fun with it. There’s even a bit of replay value due to the game rearranging some elements each time you start a new playthrough.

Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell ($14.99)

SwitchArcade Highlight!

Here’s another point-and-click adventure from the Humongous Entertainment library. This one is Freddi Fish’s third adventure, which sees the titular character trying to track down a missing conch shell of no small importance. Like Putt-Putt, this one mixes some things up on each new playthrough to add some replay value. Also like Putt-Putt, this is aimed at a younger set but is reasonably enjoyable for adults as well. A great game to play with your kids, if you’re looking for something in that milieu.

Biker Garage: Mechanic Simulator ($24.99)

Do you like Car Mechanic Simulator but wish it was all about motorbikes? Well, that’s what this is. Personally, I’ve exhausted what little enthusiasm I had for this kind of game a long time ago, but my research tells me that this is a rather solid example of the genre. There are fifteen different types of bikes to work on, an expandable garage, and you can even test the bikes out on a quarter-mile track. So yes, if you can’t get enough of these, here you are.

Crumble ($14.99)

This is alright. You play as a speedy little slime that has to zip through stages that are collapsing all around it. You can jump pretty well, and you can use your tongue to swing around. Play the campaign mode alone or dive into the party mode to play with a friend via local multiplayer. It can be a bit frustrating in places and the controls aren’t as tight as I would ideally prefer, but if you’re patient with it you’ll find Crumble to be a pretty good time.

Sorcerer Knights ($14.99)

A somewhat shabby beat-em-up with a medieval theme that you can play alone or with a friend in local multiplayer mode. This sells for five dollars on Steam and is currently on sale for half that price, so I’m not really sure what thinking is in charging fifteen on Switch. You can find a wide array of considerably better brawlers than this on the eShop for that price. Heck, you can grab the Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle in the same range and get several better games.

Underground Bundle: Dungeon Adventure and Miners Races ($2.99)

Two of Gametry’s template flips for one slightly lower price. I didn’t recommend them separately, and I don’t recommend them bundled.

Sales

(North American eShop, US Prices)

Not the most exciting bunch compared to the last couple of weeks, but it’s still better than the average weekend bunch. My personal picks would be Gemini Arms, Highrise Heroes, and Quell. The outbox has a fair bit of stuff in it, including discounts from Capcom, Marvelous, and more. Have a careful look through the expiring sales in particular, as I expect we may not see some of them again for quite some time.

Select New Games on Sale

Hyper Sentinel ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/6)
Silk ($1.99 from $12.99 until 1/6)
The Mystery of Woolley Mountain ($1.99 from $12.99 until 1/6)
Aloof ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/7)
Make a Killing ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
103 ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
The House of Da Vinci 2 ($5.99 from $9.99 until 1/9)
Gemini Arms ($7.59 from $9.49 until 1/13)
Tetra International Edition ($9.19 from $11.49 until 1/13)
Bake ‘n Switch ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/13)
Drink More Glurp ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/14)
Caveblazers ($2.99 from $14.99 until 1/14)
Brunch Club ($2.89 from $14.49 until 1/14)
Helheim Hassle ($1.99 from $19.99 until 1/14)
Scandal in the Spotlight ($17.49 from $24.99 until 1/14)

Kings of Paradise ($17.49 from $24.99 until 1/14)
Our Two Bedroom Story ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/14)
Love Letter from Thief X ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/14)
My Forged Wedding ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/14)
Her Love in the Force ($17.49 from $24.99 until 1/14)
Ayakashi Romance Reborn ($34.99 from $49.99 until 1/14)
Star-Crossed Myth ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/14)
Enchanted in the Moonlight ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/14)
Kissed by the Baddest Bidder ($12.49 from $24.99 until 1/14)
Horned Knight ($2.99 from $5.99 until 1/14)
Galactic Defence Squadron ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/15)
Omvorm ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/15)
Miner Warfare ($3.99 from $7.99 until 1/16)
Doom & Destiny ($5.99 from $11.99 until 1/16)
Doom & Destiny Advanced ($5.99 from $11.99 until 1/16)

Doom & Destiny Worlds ($13.99 from $19.99 until 1/16)
Beach Buggy Racing 2 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/17)
Road 3 Pack ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/17)
Bridge Builder Adventure ($2.99 from $14.99 until 1/17)
Tower Inferno ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/17)
Super Mombo Quest ($11.99 from $15.90 until 1/18)
Quell ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/18)
Swapperoo ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/18)
Highrise Heroes: Word Challenge ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/18)
Eufloria HD ($5.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Canceled! Super Puzzles Dream ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/21)
#Halloween, Puzzles Dream ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/21)
Snowball Collections Bubble ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/21)
Pirates: All Aboard! ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/21)
Sports & Wild Pinball ($8.99 from $14.99 until 1/21)
Classic Pool ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/21)

1912 Titanic Mystery ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Faircroft’s Antiques: ToT CE ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Ghost Elisa Cameron ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Kaptain Brawe: Brawe New World ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Zotrix Starglider ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Kingdom Tales ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Kingdom Tales 2 ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
The Last Days ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Myths of Orion: LftN ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Tales from the Dragon Mountain ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Tales from the Dragon Mountain 2 ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Caveman Tales ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
The Man With The Ivory Cane ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Fate of the Pharaoh ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Mary Kay Andrews: The Fixer Upper ($5.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)

Family Vacation: California ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Family Vacation 2: Road Trip ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Where Angels Cry ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
Where Angels Cry: TotF CE ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/21)
.cat Milk ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/22)
Ultimate Bumper Cars: Dodgems ($5.99 from $11.99 until 1/22)
Superpanda ($2.99 from $3.99 until 1/22)
Cartoon Tower Defense ($2.99 from $3.99 until 1/22)
Duo Zombies ($4.99 from $7.99 until 1/22)
Mind Scanners ($13.59 from $16.99 until 1/22)
Subsurface Circular ($2.99 from $5.99 until 1/22)
Quarantine Circular ($2.99 from $5.99 until 1/22)
LocO-SportS ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/22)
SkyScrappers ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/22)
Binaries ($2.07 from $12.99 until 1/22)
Sector 781 ($3.95 from $5.99 until 1/22)
Ultimate Racing 2D ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/22)
Orbitblazers ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/22)
Suicide Guy ($1.99 from $7.99 until 1/22)
Suicide Guy Sleepin Deeply ($1.99 from $5.99 until 1/22)

Sales Ending Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 4th

Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection ($44.99 from $59.99 until 1/4)
Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings ($2.69 from $17.99 until 1/4)
Akiba’s Trip: H&D ($19.49 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Animal Puzzle: Kids & Toddlers ($8.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Aperion Cyberstorm ($4.39 from $10.99 until 1/4)
Archery Club ($3.59 from $11.99 until 1/4)
ATV Drift & Tricks ($2.33 from $34.99 until 1/4)
Battleship ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Big Dipper ($2.49 from $4.99 until 1/4)
BurgerTime Party! ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Bus Driver Simulator ($2.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Can Androids Pray:Blue ($2.79 from $6.99 until 1/4)
Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Car Mechanic Manager ($2.19 from $3.99 until 1/4)
Cloudbase Prime ($1.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)

Clue: Classic Mystery Game ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Comic Coloring Book ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Connection Haunted Server Error ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/4)
Cooking Festival ($3.29 from $10.99 until 1/4)
Corpse Party ($17.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Corpse Party: Blood Drive ($11.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Croc’s World 3 ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/4)
Cuphead ($13.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Dancing Dreamer ($2.09 from $6.99 until 1/4)
Death Squared ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/4)
Demolish & Build 2018 ($2.24 from $14.99 until 1/4)
Detective Puz ($2.39 from $5.99 until 1/4)
Double Pug Switch ($2.19 from $5.49 until 1/4)
Doubles Hard ($2.39 from $5.99 until 1/4)
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)

Dungeon Shooting ($2.24 from $4.99 until 1/4)
Fate/EXTELLA Link ($24.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Fate/EXTELLA The Umbral Star ($19.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)
Forest Guardian ($3.49 from $10.99 until 1/4)
Freedom Finger ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/4)
Freedom Planet ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/4)
Gal Metal ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Gear.Club Unlimited 2 ($5.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)
GoFishing 3D ($4.49 from $14.99 until 1/4)
GUNKID 99 ($2.99 from $6.99 until 1/4)
Henchman Story ($7.49 from $14.99 until 1/4)
Heroland ($8.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Infernal Radiation ($2.69 from $8.99 until 1/4)
Into A Dream ($4.99 from $13.99 until 1/4)
Jurassic World Evolution CD ($23.99 from $59.99 until 1/4)

Knockout Home Fitness ($29.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)
KORG Gadget ($24.00 from $48.00 until 1/4)
Liberated ($3.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Little Bug ($4.99 from $12.99 until 1/4)
Marsupilami Hoobadventure ($23.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Mega Man 11 ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Mega Man Legacy Collection ($9.99 from $14.99 until 1/4)
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Mega Man X Legacy Collection ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Mega Man Zero/ZX Collection ($19.79 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Mega Party: A Tootuff Adventure ($5.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Merrily Perilly ($2.49 from $4.99 until 1/4)
Monster Hunter Generations Ult. ($15.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)
No More Heroes ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)

No More Heroes 2: DS ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Okami HD ($9.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Onimusha: Warlords ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Phoenix Wright: AA Trilogy ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Ploid ($1.99 from $2.99 until 1/4)
Ploid Saga ($1.99 from $11.99 until 1/4)
Poltergeist Crusader ($2.39 from $5.99 until 1/4)
Potion Party ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Press A to Party ($2.09 from $6.99 until 1/4)
Ramp Car Jumping ($3.14 from $10.49 until 1/4)
Reknum Cheri Dreamland ($1.99 from $6.99 until 1/4)
Resident Evil ($12.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Resident Evil 0 ($12.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Resident Evil 4 ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Resident Evil 5 ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)

Resident Evil 6 ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Resident Evil Revelations ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Resident Evil Revelations 2 ($7.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 CE ($11.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Sakuna: Of Rice & Ruin ($23.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)
Selma & the Wisp ($2.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Senran Kagura Peach Ball ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Senran Kagura Reflexions ($4.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Shadows ($2.39 from $7.99 until 1/4)
Shadows 2: Perfidia ($2.39 from $7.99 until 1/4)
Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle ($29.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)
Sheepo ($4.99 from $10.99 until 1/4)
Shinsekai Into the Depths ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Stealth ($1.99 from $4.99 until 1/4)
Story of Seasons: FoMT ($27.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)

Story of Seasons: PoOT ($29.99 from $39.99 until 1/4)
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection ($14.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
Strike! Ten Pin Bowling ($6.99 from $9.99 until 1/4)
Struggling ($5.99 from $14.99 until 1/4)
Swords & Sandals: Spartacus ($2.59 from $12.99 until 1/4)
Syberia 1 & 2 ($2.33 from $34.99 until 1/4)
Tactics V: Obsidian Brigade ($14.99 from $19.99 until 1/4)
Tank Mechanic Simulator ($2.69 from $17.99 until 1/4)
The Game of Life 2 ($23.99 from $29.99 until 1/4)
The Last Survey ($1.99 from $14.99 until 1/4)
West of Loathing ($6.05 from $11.00 until 1/4)
WoM Planar Conquest ($6.79 from $16.99 until 1/4)
Yesterday Origins ($1.99 from $14.90 until 1/4)

That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with… something. There aren’t any scheduled releases as far as I can see, and I can’t imagine there will be much news. Can we eat on sales alone? Probably not. Don’t worry, ol’ Shaun will think of something. I hope you all have a great Monday, and as always, thanks for reading!

Source: https://toucharcade.com/2022/01/03/switcharcade-round-up-putt-putt-travels-through-time-crumble-plus-todays-other-new-releases-and-sales/