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

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Fledgling Heroes

There’s no doubt a good reason for people to debate whether games like Fledgling Heroes “need” to b...

Undusted: Letters from the Past

For the cozy crowd looking for some soothing activity mixed with touching storytelling this will be a mixed blessing

Mouse & Crane

While obviously very kid-friendly, the physics-based play it encourages is both educational and approachable

Fireside

A thoroughly chill and charming adventure with a focus on kindness and community building

Builder Simulator

As simulations go, especially those with so many steps and tasks, this one works out better than most

Cramped Room of Death

While the presentation is nice and clean, and the puzzles are reasonably tricky, there’s pretty even competition out there

Penko Park

Yes, you could choose to view it as an indie Pokemon Snap clone, but that would be denying its simple charms

Like No Other: The Legend of the Twin Books

Well-animated, voiced, and composed, this game has some great positives, but it somehow struggles to be interesting

PiCTOOi

The Switch has had quite a 3 (or 4, depending on how deep you’re looking to go in the roster) way race in the P...

Herdling

While it makes for a beautiful and delightfully calm adventure, there isn’t quite enough gameplay present to make it more broadly appealing

Instants

While there are better options out there, this cozy puzzler has a creative component on top of the puzzling which adds value

Darkarta: A Broken Heart Quest Collector's Edition

A generally well-crafted mix of casual adventure elements and puzzles, though the cutscenes are painfully dated

Bomb Cat

While a pretty shameless copy of the likes of Suika Game, it does add an interesting wrinkle to the mix

Finding America: The West Collector's Edition

For fans of hidden object puzzles and apple pie Americana, this is a solid conversion point of the two

The Jackbox Party Pack 10

One of the most eclectic mixes of styles yet in the series, it is likely that from person to person results and impressions will vary

Mosaic Chronicles Deluxe

Given the intricate elements in your typical artistically-driven stained glass window, working a puzzle for one quickly gets tricky

Faircroft's Antiques: Home for Christmas Collector's Edition

When you play multiple titles in the same casual series there’s no doubt that there’s often a baked-in co...

PAKO Caravan

Taking something old and juicing it up to help make it feel new again can be tricky business. Having seen quite a few...

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 ...

My Universe - Fashion Boutique

So going completely off the board and reaching out to an unusual demographic among my normal review fare we have My U...

Please, Touch The Artwork 2

While absolutely gorgeous, and a pretty decent casual bit of puzzle-solving and adventure, it’s very short length is disappointing

Still Joking: Visual Novel

An undeniably unique digital novel that goes to pains to fully realize its unusual story, if you’re willing to stick with it

My Horse Stories

While hardly breaking any new or daring ground, this mix of farm management, horse care, and riding is pleasant

Just Find It 2 Collector's Edition

A collection of puzzles that will challenge your visual acuity and matching abilities

Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic

An unusual title that feels like it would be perfect for even younger gamers, but may be too hard for them to stick with

End of Lines

If you don’t mind opportunities to make decisions being periodic, even if seemingly of consequence, the post-Apocalyptic story does work

Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2

Landing somewhere between Reigns: Kings and Queens and a Choose Your Own Adventure, this has narrative merit

Spray Paint Simulator

If you don’t mind the pacing being similar to the rate at which the paint you’re spraying dries, it’s at least a relaxing clone

Doors: Paradox

Reasonably well-implemented puzzles are hampered by poor controls if you’re not playing with a touchscreen

Miniatures

An eclectic mix of 4 mildly interactive but wildly different vignettes that is short but thoroughly unique

The Jackbox Survey Scramble

A different take and direction for the Jackbox bunch, with a few variations on a Family Feud-ish base format

MetroLand

While a decent endless runner (within the limits of that statement), the Switch only offers modest improvement over mobile play

Buffet Boss

While it’s absolutely a basic affair, with your running to keep clearing tables and people happy, it’s also strangely meditative

Cats Organized Neatly

A unique art style and plenty of feline charm help to make this a pleasant puzzler

Lots Of Things Collector's Edition

If you’re simply looking for a wider-than-normal collection of casual puzzles, this works pretty well

Lawn Mowing Simulator

As someone who has mowed lawns before I can verify this feels accurate… but still pretty dull in sim form

Composer World

Since it isn’t any sort of game, instead a nifty music-making app, it’s hard to “rate” among its peers

Once Upon a Jester

While people who enjoy storytelling and some quirk may enjoy a bit of creative improv, the game has some quirks

My Universe - Green Adventure: Farmer's Friends

Mixed feelings on this one, as despite its relative overall simplicity and not doing anything terribly original, I ac...

Townscaper

Not so much a game as an interactive toy, Townscaper is just a different sort of experience that people will likely eith...

Last Stop

With visual novel-type titles that limit your interactivity and the ability to greatly alter the outcome of the story I ...

The Procession To Calvary

As a connoisseur of weirdo games I’ve seen a whole lot of different approaches to taking the ordinary and going in a com...

THE GAME OF LIFE 2

OK, so The Game of Life… you know, that board game probably everyone has played a bunch. Do you really need an electroni...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse Heart of the Forest

Heavily text-based games are actually pretty well-represented on Switch, though in general I’ll say I’m not typically a ...

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...

Seers Isle

More often than not I find that I’m not much of a fan of “interactive novels” on the Switch. It’s not so much that they ...

Roundguard

When it comes to casual games from the previous generation or so that I remember with great fondness, the unique Peggle ...

Woven

Most modern games tend to feature protagonists who are ready for action and tough as nails. Moving in precisely the oppo...

1001 Ultimate Mahjong 2

If you haven’t been eager to play Mahjong on the Switch, I doubt a review that has positive things to say about it will ...

Puzzle Puppers

With a pretty disgusting level of cuteness Puzzle Puppers manages to make solving some clever puzzles a bit of fun. With...

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