Top 100 / Best Indie Budget Games on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2

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Flora & Fang: Guardians of the vampire garden

While it does a fair job of repackaging many elements of the classic Donkey Kong 3, and is certainly playable, it’s mostly just good… not necessarily great

Kudzu

For retro fans who enjoyed portable RPGs in the Gameboy era, Kudzu successfully captures that spirit and vibe

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...

Get-A-Grip Chip

It’s always terrific when you stumble onto a game that offers a flavor that’s a little new but somehow va...

Lost In Space - The First Adventure

While it’s obvious that the property this adventure game is based on is incredibly old, regardless of that issue it mechanically works nicely

Is This Seat Taken?

Quirky, cute, and clever, this puzzler will challenge you to fit people with varying desires into limited spaces, trying to keep them all happy

BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team

For all of $10 this is a pleasant surprise of a multiplayer game that keeps it simple, but can be satisfying and approachable

Freddy Farmer

It absolutely has some great classic arcade roots, and presents a challenge, but not all are likely intentional

Desvelado

A pretty engaging, challenging, and impressive puzzle platformer all around

Rage Swarm

A surprisingly well-implemented and intense auto-shooter that has a steady challenge curve and great gun-slinging action

Divine Dynamo Flamefrit

A pretty easygoing mix of classic isometric action-adventure fun, combat, and mech-based boss fights

Speedollama

A wonderful surprise of a game that takes run-n-gun shooting in a new more frantic direction

Oxytone

Undoubtedly a unique concept, presenting a mix of both strategic and puzzle challenges

Attack of the Karens

A budget-priced shooter that punches above its weight class with solid classic play, humor, and great scalability

Passing By - A Tailwind Journey

A soothing and extremely pleasant airborne adventure that helps you embrace the unknown

BOKURA

While perhaps the story of two childhood friends may read a bit oddly, the smart co-op puzzling play works well enough

Annalynn

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

Belle Boomerang

Though at times it can get a bit infuriating, Belle Boomerang manages to have an 8-bit era look with some more modern flair

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 ...

Tiny Lands 2

While admittedly a pretty simple concept, making a “Spot the difference” game in 3 dimensions, it works well and has more variety than expected

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

A satisfying and entertaining follow-up adventure that’s well-crafted, but shows no real growth either

Sunlight Scream

A visual novel sort of experience that at least throws in a little more flavor with both some romance and horror

Stunt Paradise

While its gameplay may be relatively basic, this budget title can be a roller coaster ride at times and plays well

Suika Game

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

Poosh XL

Sometimes one-button play, when done right, can be a compelling challenge despite the simplicity

McPixel 3

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

Lunistice

Solid old-school 3D platforming with variety, and at a super-cheap budget price? What a bargain!

SUPER FUNKY BOWLING

Despite its more humble looks, solid controls and smart design make it a great budget action game to roll with

Wizorb

The classic Breakout / Arkanoid formula meets RPG in this budget-priced retro arcade action title

TEN

Ah, challenging games… they’re a love them or hate them affair depending on how much you like having a compulsion to lau...

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...

Pyramid Quest

My tendency with games is to gravitate towards things that are higher in intensity and will throw a challenge my way, bu...

Retro Highway

I’ll admit the first thing that completely drew me in with this game was the look of the road racing itself, completely ...

Circa Infinity

Simplicity in games is always a bit of a double-edged sword. Making something easy to pick up and play is great, but tha...

Ghosts and Apples

Just because a puzzle game is pretty simple in its design doesn’t mean it can’t be challenging and even m...

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...

Dojoran

It’s always great to run into humble and inexpensive indies on the eShop, and if you’re into precision platforming that’...

QUAKE

OK, so I don’t think anyone needs to tell you that Quake is one of the most influential first-person shooters of all-tim...

Luckslinger

As a fan of games that subvert expectations and are determined to simply be a bit weird, Luckslinger puts a smile on my ...

ASTRO AQUA KITTY

I like it when games manage to surprise me a little bit, especially when they’re in genres where I feel like I’ve seen j...

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...

Astrologaster

Inspired by the spirit of Shakespeare’s Renaissance England, Astrologaster features a unique pop-up book art style, chor...

The Alto Collection

Conversions from the mobile space are always a bit of a tricky thing to review on a full-fledged gaming console like the...

Evergate

I’d consider Evergate one of those sneaky indies that has a look that gives one impression but whose level of challenge ...

Destrobots

With loads of local multiplayer titles out there on Switch it’s a tough business to find a way to stand out in the crowd...

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