Top 100 / Best Indie Budget Games on Nintendo Switch

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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...

Vampire Survivors

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

Shatter Remastered Deluxe

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

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...

Kingdom Rush

While one of the sequels in the series has already been released on the system (Frontiers), the OG Kingdom Rush has now ...

One Finger Death Punch 2

Ever since the early days of the genre I’ve been a big fan of a good beat-em-up. While most people immediately think of ...

Tents and Trees

Taking the base Picross formula and adding in some extra rules and complications works out quite well here, indeed

Guardian Tales

While its gacha game essence and free-to-play screens may be irksome, the story and gameplay are spot on

Super Mega Zero

There’s something to be said for indie games that, at a glance, may feel like they’re taking shortcuts, b...

Haven Park

As much of an action and shooting game junkie as I am, looking for games that challenge me and provide thrills, a gre...

subpar pool

A clever mix of cuteness, solid top-down pool, and plenty of challenges that encourage trick shooting make for some fun

Rob Riches

A satisfying budget puzzler that’s visually polished and constantly changes things up, while crucially properly introducing new mechanics

Yars: Recharged

The classic Atari 2600 has gotten a significant upgrade, helping it more fully realize the potential it always had

FutureGrind

Probably the closest game I could compare it to, though only in its more limited stunt segments, would be Uniracers back...

Spelunky

One of the last OG indie titles to finally come to Switch, Spelunky promptly gave me a nice slap in the face to remind m...

A Short Hike

We’ve truly been blessed over the past 6 months or so with a strong run of generally bite-sized exploratory adventures t...

Badland: Game of the Year Edition

While this is a title that has been around for quite some time at this point, I’m surprised by how well it has held up b...

Dodo Peak

There’s nothing I enjoy more with indies than games that defy expectation. At first glance Dodo Peak looks like a pretty...

Travel Mosaics: A Paris Tour

Even as consistently as indie titles have managed to surprise me, there are times when I’m almost taken aback by a title...

OTTTD: Over The Top Tower Defense

Tower defense titles are extremely common in the mobile space (for good reason, they’re well-suited to touchscreen contr...

Reigns: Game of Thrones

To the game’s credit there’s a ton of content to explore and digest and the fan service paid as a whole is commendable, ...

Golf Peaks

Starting out things are pretty simple as the game walks you through the basic mechanics. For each puzzle you’ll have a n...

Downwell

If you’re looking for something that’s quick to pick up and put down (you know, a great mobile experience) Downwell is a...

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 ...

The Bug Butcher

This is another title I hadn't heard too much about and almost missed that I'm very glad I go to check out this year. Es...

The Room

Brought over from the mobile and tablet space, which is normally a red flag for potentially mediocre titles, The Room is...

True Fear: Forsaken Souls - Part 1

Who knew that having played a number of horror-esque games on the Switch that the one that would be the most consistent ...

MagiCat

You’ll be playing through the game as the pretty nimble and capable MagiCat, collecting coins and gems in a variety of c...

Piczle Lines DX 500 More Puzzles!

For anyone who’d choose to try to throw shade for this being a release that does nothing more than drop more puzzles int...

Semblance

This is a title I got to check out at PAX East that definitely left me wanting more and the final product was no disappo...

FRAMED Collection

While its comic book-style presentation is clean and outstanding it’s the unusual gameplay in both Framed and its sequel...

Danmaku Unlimited 3

To up the ante on distracting you the key element that makes Danmaku Unlimited 3 stand out is the grazing system, a mech...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf

If the game was merely an interactive novel of sorts, where you’re simply making decisions that branch the storyline, it...

Azkend 2: The World Beneath

The greatest strength the game has is the diversity of variations it throws at you, with new wrinkles and variations in ...

Mom Hid My Game!

Spanning a mere 50 levels, and likely completed in only a couple of hours, the goal in the game is to reclaim your game ...

Void Scrappers

Until Vampire Survivors arrives on the Switch, fans of that style of play will handily get their essential fix with this

Quiplash

I’m so pleased that Jackbox Games has decided to release my absolute favorite game of theirs as a stand-alone title now ...

Alien Death Mob

This budget twin-stick shooter delivers a novel main game, but the magic is in 4 twin-stick takes on arcade classics

Perchang

While Perchang isn’t terribly long I’d say it manages to deliver a unique experience that puzzle fans sho...

Rocket Fist

Delivering fast and pretty hectic action Rocket Fist reminds me most of playing Super Bomberman on the SNES and havin...

Rite

For the budget asking price, Rite may not have a ton in the way of variety, but offers up some classic challenging platforming

ElecHead

It’s always cool to see a new and inventive take on a puzzle platformer, and ElecHead certainly accomplishes th...

Galacticon

As a big fan of retro arcade games, and someone who has sunk innumerable hours to continuing to enjoy them over the y...

Annalynn

Mix together elements of Pac-Man with some platforming and shades of Donkey Kong Jr (and others) and you’ve got Annalynn

Unheard - Voices of Crime Edition

This unique take on crime solving has you moving forward and back through the scene of the crime, relying on only audio as your guide

What the Dub?!

There are absolutely some amazing party games out there on the Switch to enjoy with friends, but if you’re on a...

Fibbage XL

The third stand-alone title released by Jackbox Games outside of its Party Pack series (the first was Drawful, a whil...

Grand Brix Shooter

While I’m a big fan of arcade-style shooters of all types I’ll admit that generating excitement for them ...

Suika Game

Proving that smart and effective game design can make even low-budget titles highly addictive

McPixel 3

Embrace the madness, and join McPixel through loads of silly puzzles, peeing on things, and violence

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