Sisters Royale (Nintendo Switch)

The Switch shmup library keeps getting deeper, and this one belongs in it. Sisters Royale on Nintendo Switch is a Strictly Limited Games exclusive, individually numbered and limited to 2,500 copies worldwide. Alfa System, the team behind Castle of Shikigami, broke a twelve-year silence with this one, delivering a bullet hell where five sisters wage war over an angel named Yashin.

It's absurd, it's fun, and it plays like the developers never left. The Tension Bonus System is the real hook here, rewarding you with escalating score multipliers for skating close to enemy fire. The Powershot System adds another layer, transforming your standard attacks into heavy hits when the tension peaks.

At 2,500 copies, this is the most accessible Sisters Royale release in physical form, but "accessible" is relative when we're talking about a limited run that won't see a reprint. A numbered Switch cartridge from a storied shmup developer. Your collection already has a spot waiting for it.