20 Hidden Indie Gems on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 - Nindie Spotlight
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KUNAI
Kunai was a title that left me excited but a bit uncertain from its PAX demo last year. I loved the look, and the abilit...
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
Oddly up until this year I'd only consistently heard good things about Shantae but I'd never had the chance to indulge f...
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Lonely Mountains: Downhill
If there was a major genre on Switch to argue may be the worst represented, whether AAA titles or indies, it could be sp...
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Unruly Heroes
Especially considering it’s pretty modest price Unruly Heroes is a rock-solid platformer that looks phenomenal and plays...
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Moonlighter
One part Zelda-esque combat and dungeon exploration and another part shop simulator Moonlighter is a title that looks gr...
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Inertial Drift

While some people prefer their racing to be a bit rough around the edges, banging around turns and defying any sense ...

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Centipede: Recharged
Taking classic arcade titles and trying to give them new life in the modern era tends to be a challenge, and I’ve defini...
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Cyber Hook
Having originally checked it out at PAX East last year, Cyber Hook was a title I was pretty eagerly waiting to see in it...
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Nexomon: Extinction
While there have been a few stabs at taking on Game Freak and the Big N’s mega-franchise they’ve tended to be at the hig...
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Super Tennis Blast
All in all for a budget-friendly price Super Tennis Blast delivers a very solid traditional tennis experience with a bit...
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Aggelos
Rocking great 16-bit-ish looks, some great chiptune tracks, and plenty of retro gaming feels Aggelos is definitely a tit...
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Pikuniku
If you’re interested to know anything at all about the story in the game you can check out the video, but as a whole I’d...
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Pang Adventures
I was thrilled last year when I played The Bug Butcher, a shooter with somewhat similar base mechanics, but a juiced up ...
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Hyper Sentinel
Where things get complicated, and nuanced, is in everything layered on top of that. You’ll have to constantly keep an ey...
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Late Shift
I must say that on pretty well all levels Late Shift is an amazing exercise in interactive storytelling. While I’d imagi...
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My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant

Once again the My Universe series delivers a more casual and kid-friendly take on games, this time with a restaurant ...

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Thunder Kid: Hunt for the Robot Emperor
When you’re dealing with budget games it can be difficult to set a fair bar for what to expect when you put them up agai...
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Black Widow: Recharged
As someone who, oddly, never actually played Black Widow back in the day, I want to be up front that unlike many classic...
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Five Dates
With the global pandemic just now reaching a full year since it was first discovered Five Dates is a bit of a quick turn...
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Beat Cop
All in all while it got off to a bit of a slow start, once I eased into my daily routine I found the game to be pretty f...
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