While I was playing Cat Survivors, I was convinced it was actually the same game as Catlord that I’d played a year or two ago. I mean, they’re both cat-based Survivors games that were peanuts on the eShop. Turns out they’re not the same game.

Catlord was a freebie from No Gravity Games, and although it does have a cat and is a Survivors game, it plays somewhat differently. Firstly, it’s harder. Secondly, you have a jump button that you can use to either jump over baddies or stomp them. Then there’s a shield which you turn on and off when you want (although it has a usage bar so you can’t leave it on). Oh, and you don’t have many powerups – just balls and superballs.

So yeah, it’s a different game, it’s not as good, and somehow I still got some enjoyment out of it.

Dice People is a stand-out game in that Game Nacional bundle. It’s a bit better put together, but also, it seems to be a unique type of game. Unless there’s another similar one I’ve not heard of – you tell me.

You buy dice people, each of which are wizards or fighters or whatever and so attack in different ways. You then “roll” them into a playfield, which plays out a bit like a Tower Defence game as baddies swarm the screen. I think, but I’m not entirely sure, but the number on the dice determines your strength or HP or both or something. Kill baddies and they leave items and money.

You use the money to buy more dice people, and the items to unlock millions of things on the skill tree. Or rather, Massive Skill Grid. You can increase probabilities, strength, obtained item quantities, and so on here, making the next round a bit easier. Eventually you unlock enough and progress far enough to take on a boss, after which you’ve completed the game.

It’s surprisingly addictive, and more fun than I’ve made it out to appear, I assure you.

There was a ridiculous bundle deal on the Switch eShop last week where you could get 21 games for 89p. Of course, they’re not going to be good games, are they? In fact, I already had several of them from a similar bundle last year so knew the quality I was going to be getting.

That said, they’re not all shovelware. So much of the eShop is full of terrible games that are clones of “real” games and have similar names in order to trick you like “Battlefields: Duty of Call” or “GTA: Car Theft Hero” or whatever. They are Bad Games and you Must Not Buy Them. No, these ones are from what I assume is a Spanish publisher called Game Nacional and the main reason they’re not great is because they’re just unpolished or a bit lacking rather than scams.

Turns out, then, that although it’s a bit wonky and generic, Cat Survivors is a playable enough Survivors-like. You’re a cat and automatically attack and, well, you already know how to play these games. Sure, other games do this better, but – apart from sometimes getting so overpowered it’s impossible to die – Cat Survivors is perfectly fine. And for 89/21p, you can’t complain too much.