20 Hidden Indie Gems on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 - Nindie Spotlight
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Temtem
There's finally a legit upstart contender for the monster-collecting throne...
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The Wild at Heart
Sometimes all you need to get excited about a title are a few evocative words, commonly referred to as an “elevator pitc...
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UNSIGHTED
Unsighted is interesting to me, in part because at just a casual glance, or even just a very short play session, I belie...
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Carto
Having played so many of them, unfortunately the first thing I assume I’ll see when approaching any sort of puzzle game ...
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Kingdom Rush
While one of the sequels in the series has already been released on the system (Frontiers), the OG Kingdom Rush has now ...
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PHOGS!

While I love great challenging roguelikes and other titles geared towards the hardcore set I’ll fladly admit th...

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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

While there have been a great number of LucasArts-esque point-and-click adventure titles on Switch, not all of them h...

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Flynn: Son of Crimson
There’s something to be said for games that know what they want to be, even if not necessarily revolutionary in any part...
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Wildfire
Stealth-oriented games have never typically made for my favorite experiences but there are times when the mechanic is ei...
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Kingdom Rush Origins
Finally the last unreleased version of the Kingdom Rush franchise is on the Switch, and Origins also happens to be my pe...
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Kingdom Rush Frontiers
If you’re going to bring a tower defense title over from the mobile space the Kingdom Rush series is absolutely the one ...
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Forager
When footage of this game was originally shown as part of one of the Nindie Directs any fan of Stardew Valley would have...
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Pic-a-Pix Pieces
Central to the experience are two elements. First, rather than being stuck with only filling in black pixels on a white ...
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Prodeus
Delivers the old-school looks and thrills of the Doom generation with some smart tweaks but inconsistent level design
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Kingdom: New Lands

This is a game that’s very hard to categorize but Strategy seems to be the best banner to put Kingdom under. St...

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Smoke And Sacrifice
This survival title has a mix of a main storyline driving your progress and some challenging survival play as well. You'...
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Pic-a-Pix Deluxe
With regards to downsides there’s not generally too much to the game and its gameplay so the concerns are limited. One p...
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Ring of Pain
With a variety of titles proving that the tight and challenging strategy of a roguelike can make for compelling play it’...
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Spirit of the North

When I go to PAX I tend to book my days to the brim with appointments but that doesn’t mean I lose the opportun...

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Manual Samuel
What story there is over the handful of hours you’ll play tends to be odd as well, but the strange characters and the ev...
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