Snake Pass
The Switch icon for Snake Pass has undergone a few transformations. Initially, the icon was the snake and the words “Snake Pass” in the corner. Not the best, but a decent icon. However, for some reason, the creators thought to change it to what you see above. The snake is way too big in this icon, and it makes the entire thing look like a phone app. Thankfully, I wasn’t the only one to think that way. After hearing the outcry, the devs decided to change the icon back to its original format.
SteamWorld Dig 2
The picture above was tweeted out by Image and Form, the developers of SteamWorld Dig 2, days before the game launched on Switch. The internet was not happy. This icon is just so plain. It does nothing to convey what Steamworld Dig 2 is all about! Plus, like the second icon for Snake Pass, it looks like something you’d find on a mobile phone.
SteamWorld Dig 2 has a beautiful, vibrant cel-shaded art style. It was disappointing to not see that conveyed in the Switch icon. Image and Form begrudgingly changed the icon to something more presentable after the game launched. Now players get a nice picture of Dot and Finn digging away in an underground mine.
Lego Worlds
When I saw the Lego Worlds Switch icon for the first time, I was very confused. For a moment, I thought I had accidentally bought Minecraft. The icon was just a blue riverbed and two green hills. It was pretty in a simplistic way, but where were the words?
A good Switch icon needs the name of the game it represents. Luckily, the Lego Worlds Switch icon did not stay this way for very long. Now it has a giant Lego figure on it, a few more details that are clearly Lego pieces, and the title centered in blocky text for easy identification. Much better!
Kingdom: New Lands
This may be the worst Switch icon. It looks like a mobile app, features a terrible color palette, forgets to include the name of the game, and does NOTHING to convey what the game is actually about. This icon is just ugly, and it’s the reason why Kingdom: New Lands is no longer on my Switch. I’ve only got 12 tiles on the home page. Either look pretty or don’t get played.
Conga Master Party!
Conga Master Party! brings some nice color to their Switch icon. So the game is slightly better than Kingdom: New Lands in the that regard. Doesn’t excuse the fact that the name is not on the icon (which is a shame because the game has a really cool art style for the name) and, once again, the icon looks like a phone app. The Switch icon for Conga Master Party! looks like some deranged DLC for Angry Birds, and that’s not okay.
Conga Master Party! is fun. It’s kooky with bright colors and groovy music, and none of that comes through in the game’s icon. It’s a real shame. I want to play the game with my friends, as it’s a great party couch co-op, but I’m not going to allow my Switch dashboard to appear ugly. The game just has to go (until its icon is fixed).
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