The Definitive Top 100 Indie Games on Nintendo Switch

Showing 51 to 100 of 100 total entries

PICROSS S GENESIS & Master System edition

If you’re a puzzle gaming fan, you’re probably well-acquainted with the Picross franchise. While the S se...

Unravel Two

Charming design and smart puzzles that require some creative adaptation make this a great title to share with someone else

Horizon Chase Turbo

Oh, to go back to the arcades, hearing the sound of quarters being dispensed from the bill changer, and diving into s...

SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition

With multiple skill levels available SteamWorld Heist is a game that anyone, from a tactical strategy newbie to a griz...

Neva

Another visual feast of an adventure, though not as successful as its older sibling GRIS

Nuclear Blaze

A creative take on a puzzle platforming adventure that’s challenging but fair, and has plenty of secrets to discover along the way

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

If you don’t mind the sometimes glacial pacing of the adventure aspects, the art and story here are top-tier within the space

Blanc

This mesmerizing adventure in black and white is both accessible and brilliant for sharing with a friend or tackling solo

Chained Echoes

This single-developer passion project sets a standard for how the classic 16-bit JRPG can still be improved upon

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Far more than a mere collection of well-known games, Atari 50 sets the standard for chronicling the history of an icon

LEGO® Bricktales

Finally, a LEGO game that truly captures the essence of both its creative and functional play in digital form

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

While I’ve played indie games with a pretty wide variety of styles and levels of quality since the launch of th...

Overcooked! All You Can Eat

Possibly one of the best games to challenge and entertain determined groups either locally or online in this generati...

Hotshot Racing

With its low-poly look coming straight out of classic Sega arcade titles like Daytona Racing we have Hotshot Racing, and...

WHAT THE GOLF?

Bless the indie devs that are determined to just completely go off in left field and do something unique. What the Go...

Untitled Goose Game

Bless indie developers and their ability to come up with weird concepts for gameplay that you probably never considered ...

Flipping Death

Whenever you talk about classic adventure titles there's roughly a standing assumption that they'll bog down at some poi...

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

While it is certainly playable, enjoyable, and challenging as a single-player game where Lovers really shines is in p...

SteamWorld Dig 2

Widely, and quite deservedly, regarded as the best one of the best early indie games on the Switch (though perhaps St...

Nice Day for Fishing

While it took almost the entire Switch generation to arrive, I’m happy there’s finally a decent fishing game on the console… and an RPG at that!

Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo

Smart adventure mechanics, puzzles, and a load of heart make this a relaxed and memorable journey

Sacre Bleu

A precision platformer with a unique feel, as well as plenty of combat tricks up its sleeve that make for fun improvisation

Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Charming, family-friendly, full of exploration and discovery, and absolutely a chill good time all around for the right crowd

PICO PARK 2

Whether locally or online, this co-op title for up to 8 players may seem simple, but keeps changing things up to stay interesting

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

The final wild ride with the odd duo, though with a different central gag in the form of Max’s psychic powers

Cat Quest III

Take to the seas for an action RPG adventure, whether solo or with a friend, with plenty of assorted cat puns and fun

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

A smart, and simply different, mix of puzzle and RPG elements that feels fresh

Anomaly Agent

A side-scrolling beat-em-up / platformer with some retro flair, great moves, and some surprises

Vampire Survivors

This addictive mix of dodge-em-up and roguelike sensibilities has many imitators but clearly stands as the best in the space

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

Absolutely one of the most original games I’ve played recently, this story-driven affair swings for the fences and somewhat gets there

Circuit Superstars

A love letter to fans of old-school arcade racing with a decent amount of variety in handling across loads of vehicles

Teslagrad Remastered

Taking the masterfully-made original to spruce it up a little and add some additional challenges makes a great game better

Shatter Remastered Deluxe

If you’ve been looking for the best brick breaker on the Switch, look no further… this is it

SpiderHeck

Frantic multiplayer action you can enjoy online or with friends in co-op or competitive modes

Midnight Fight Express

If you’ve ever dreamt of a beat-em-up that would effectively flow and feel like John Wick this gets really close

Temtem

There's finally a legit upstart contender for the monster-collecting throne...

LOUD: My Road to Fame

Oh how I love it when great music and rhythm games show up pretty well unannounced to blow me away. While I do wish t...

The Jackbox Party Starter

While there aren’t any new games included in this pack, you could definitely consider it a bit of an All-Star p...

Citizen Sleeper

As regulars probably know well by now, I don’t tend to be a fan of visual novels and even sometimes struggle wi...

DYSMANTLE

While I’ve been able to be objective about survival games in order to attempt to give them an appropriately fair shake r...

Dawn of the Monsters

Well damn, who knew that within a two week span I’d play two very different titles on Switch that have the beat-em-up ge...

A Musical Story

I’ve truly enjoyed the diverse set of indie titles that have come to the Switch under the category of rhythm and music. ...

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...

Infernax

Retro games looking to take on the rough look and feel of classics like Castlevania are always going to face a bit of an...

OlliOlli World

Given the overall lack of sports-oriented titles on the Switch in general, let alone from indie developers, it’s always ...

Loop Hero

The thing I tend to love most about indie titles is their ability to surprise with remixes of gameplay elements you’ve n...

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...

Super Mombo Quest

There’s nothing quite as satisfying in the indie games space than to stumble onto something that immediately feels prett...

Unpacking

Usually when you think of casual games puzzles and the like are usually what comes to mind, or perhaps something akin to...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

As a die hard fan of roguelikes perhaps it isn’t surprising that I’ve found Skul to be a great challenge and a good bit ...

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