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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Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes
While I’ll open by admitting that, in general, any game with the word Pinball in the title gets my attention, in the cas...
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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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The Legend of Tianding

While there have been quite a number of side-scrolling action/brawlers this year, for the most part they’ve bee...

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PAC-MAN MUSEUM+

Having grown up spending far too much time and money in the arcades of old, the Pac-Man series is near and dear to my...

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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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Coromon

The distance between honoring a game (trying to build on what made people love it and hoping to create something a li...

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Lamentum
I’m sad to say that more often than not, on the Switch, games pushing “horror” in some way have struggled and failed in ...
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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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Lost in Play
Terrific animation, solid voice acting, and a light but fun puzzle adventure style make this a solid treat
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GoNNER

I'm not gonna lie, GoNNER gets off to a very rough start and it a true roguelike in that it is frustrating and ha...

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Cat Cafe Manager
When it comes to things like business sims there’s a tendency, once you’ve played enough, for them to feel a bit indisti...
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Dino Galaxy Tennis
With the general lack of sports games in the indie space on the Switch you can bet any new titles making an appearance w...
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Stick Fight: The Game
Oh how perilous the eShop is in the budget category, filled with games that look like they could be promising but with m...
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Dead End Job
As a huge fan of twin-stick roguelike shooters, and with plenty of excellent ones already on the Switch, my interest is ...
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Jurassic World Aftermath Collection
Captures the suspense of trying to escape from lethal dinosaurs using your wits and technology rather than guns
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NeuroVoider

While the lack of a clear audio or visual cue for this both forces you to try to keep an eye on your health gauge con...

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BROK the InvestiGator
Mixing together multiple genre feels results in a less traditional take on a point-and-click adventure
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Pit one army of floppy units against another, battling it out from afar, or up-close if you want to be involved
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