The Switch is getting its first R-rated games

During today’s weekly eShop update, something curious popped up in the Coming Soon section — the Switch’s very first R-rated games. Hollow, by Polish developer Forever Entertainment, is an action/first-person shooter set in the confines of a mining ship orbiting Jupiter, where presumably no-one can hear you scream. This Is The Police, by famed developer THQ Nordic, is real-time strategy game centred around Jack Boyd, a police chief who’s being forced into early retirement by a corrupt mayor.

Nintendo consoles are often considered to be more kid-friendly by some, but this isn’t the first time Nintendo systems have gotten the adults-only treatment — in fact, Australia’s very first R18+ game on any platform was a Wii U game. Hollow seems to be pretty spooky, and the eShop page lists Blood and Gore, Horror Themes, Nudity, and Supernatural Themes as the reasons for its R18+ rating; This Is The Police is restricted to 18+ for references to sexual violence and sex scenes. There’s no release date or price set yet for either game but we’ll be sure to update you when we know.

(Update: This Is The Police is listed for a physical release on the 30th of September at a price point of $39.95 at EB Games, though details of its release on the eShop are still unknown.) 

You can read Hollow’s description below, or scroll to the bottom of the page to watch the trailer.

“I never cared about this ship…I just…wanted to find myself. I had to. Something deep in my brain – deep in my very soul – clawed at me, struggling to make sense of everything. But the sad truth is that it never could. I never could. I still can’t remember who I am.”

Hello, prospective crew member! Welcome to Shakhter-One, the first space mining ship to gather resources from the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter! Shakhter-One provides mass quantities of supplies to a resource-starved Earth. Thanks to Shakhter-One, we no longer have to depend on coal or oil! Still not sold on making Shakhter-One your new home?

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“I don’t even know if this has happened before. Me, here, telling this same, exact story. …Surely not. I would remember that… Right?”

Shakhter-One offers a fresh start among the stars! On Shakhter-One, everybody is important! Everybody is employed! All children have an equal start! We’re confident you’ll see that Shakhter-One is the perfect place to begin your family’s future!

“The only thing that I can truly be sure of is the constant, pervading feeling I have deep inside. I’m empty. I’m hollow.”

In “Hollow,” you are one of the pilots that transports precious resource cargo from the mining ship Shakhter-One down to Earth. One day you wake up in an emergency capsule drifting near the facility. You don’t remember who you are, or how you got out there… All you can remember is an autopilot docking code for capsule dock NR 6.

When you dock with Shakhter-One, it is clear that something has gone horribly wrong. The crew is missing and the entire facility is dealing with catastrophic power issues. As you start to uncover the ship’s terrifying secrets, Shakhter-One threatens to take your identity, your sanity, and – ultimately – your life.

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The worst evil is the one that knows us better than we know ourselves.
The worst nightmare is the one borne in our past, emotions, fears, and pain.

Note: This trailer is from 2016, and does not reflect the updated status of the game coming to Switch. As such, the “Coming 2017” release date in the video cannot be considered to apply for the Switch version.