Top 200 / Best Indie Games of the Year on Nintendo Switch [2022 Edition]

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Windosill

Undeniably creative and having a very unique sense of style, Windosill is absolutely distinctive

Jurassic World Aftermath Collection

Captures the suspense of trying to escape from lethal dinosaurs using your wits and technology rather than guns

Robotry!

If you (and potentially a friend) don’t mind the frustration of trying to get (and then keep) going, Robotry is a unique challenge

Doomed to Hell

While it’s not terribly ambitious or tough, there’s some solid twin-stick arcade shooting here on a budget

Gas Station Simulator

If your goal is to get into a groove of satisfying service, maintenance, and renovation tasks, this does a reasonable job of it

OneShot: World Machine Edition

A game that, from presentation to play, simply does its own thing…

Alumni - Escape Room Adventure

The Escape Room Adventure series continues to provide a solid challenge, but they are getting tough to differentiate

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

Metroidvania fans should be thrilled to have another viable indie contender in the space to enjoy, even if it has some flaws

Harlow

While mechanically and functionally a different animal Harlow has a core simplicity that marries with smart design th...

OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition

As a fan of the previous OPUS titles, each of which offered up their own unique sort of world with rich characters an...

Revita

To this point when I reflect on the best roguelike shooters I’ve played on Switch the tendency is to be reminde...

RUN: The World In-Between

If you’re a fan of challenging platformers this generation has been a particularly good one thanks to games com...

Nova-111

While it gets off to a bit of a light start, Nova-111 is the sort of game that’ll sneak up on you with its chal...

Lil Gator Game

Definitely geared for the younger, or more casual, crowd this is roughly a kids’ play version of multiple titles and genres

Bravery and Greed

There are elements of this roguelike action game that work, but one critical one that lets the rest down

Pilgrims

Though not terribly long, this quirky wordless adventure has an odd charm and sense of humor that makes it engaging

DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom

While it’s slow to get started, and doesn’t break much new farming sim ground, you can’t deny the game’s charm

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway

Tapping into just about every available franchise it can, Kart Racers 3 has plenty of character but stalls a bit in some key areas

Cyjin: The Cyborg Ninja

This pretty unique take on puzzle platforming will challenge you, but you really need to buy into its core mechanic

Penko Park

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

Hell Pie

While it has a certain gross-out appeal and offers fun, some more mechanical issues hold it back a bit

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

Freshly Frosted

At first glance, Freshly Frosted actually gave me a start since I was worried it would be some sort of factory automa...

Ganryu 2 - Hakuma Kojiro

Among many classic games I was always drawn to in the arcades, Shinobi just seemed to scratch an itch for a certain s...

Princess Farmer

When you try to tackle coming up with a new and exciting take on the action puzzler space it’s a bit of a tough...

Grapple Dog

With a colorful and cute look, some pretty solid level design, and a generally approachable level of challenge, Grapp...

Astronite

Delivers some challenging Metroidvania play with a distinctive black-and-white retro look and feel

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

A very attractive and satisfyingly violent run-n-gun shooter, though dogged by periodic performance issues

Broken Universe - Tower Defense

Colorful, reasonably challenging, and with its own general feel, this budget tower defense title has appeal

Serial Cleaners

The second go-round for this franchise adds new characters and abilities, but also loses some of its weirdo flair

Roguebook

While we’re to the point where there are quite a number of roguelike deckbuilders on the Switch, it’s nic...

Sherlock Holmes: The Devils Daughter

The world’s greatest detective (or, at least the most well-known overall) is back on the Switch for another dos...

REPUBLIQUE: Anniversary Edition

When it comes to game experiences that deliver a strong story I’ve been fascinated to see the diversity in the ...

Warp Drive

While this anti-gravity racer isn’t as intense as hoped, it does make for a decent light combat racer

The Knight Witch

Combining Metroidvania concepts with some twin-stick shooting, The Knight Witch swings big… and gets on base

Watch Over Christmas

There’s nothing wrong with being timely in this business, so of course we can have a seasonal adventure in the mix

Pid

An interesting but challenging primary mechanic for movement makes this adventure feel unique but also picky

It's Kooky

Taking a classic hidden objects game and injecting some humor, this has appeal, though perhaps a bit narrow

Aragami 2

Stealthy movements, brutal takedowns, and a constant need to be aware of your surroundings abound

ODDWORLD: SOULSTORM

Abe and the Oddworld series feel like they’ve hit a new stride with Soulstorm, but there are also some losses

From Space

While it’s by no means perfect, the almost RPG-like progression in this twin-stick shooter helps it to stand out

Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home

With a pretty unique canine protagonist and the power of its senses, Space Tail dares to be different

Charon's Staircase

Considering the landscape of indie horror games that more often misses than hits, this does reasonably well

She Wants Me Dead

Simple lesson: Don’t cross your cat or they’ll set a series of diabolical death traps for you

reky

Undeniably fascinating visually, reky is a unique puzzler, but fumbles a bit in terms of clarity and controls

The Darkest Tales

This very dark take on childhood fairytale characters is quite cool pretty, but it gets let down by less inspired combat and controls

Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

Top-down zombie shooting that’s satisfying only to a point, but it offers a decent few hours

Moonscars

While it has visual flair, challenging combat mixed with not-so-great mechanics make it “Souls-like” in more ways than one

Gamedec - Definitive Edition

While perhaps they aren’t for everyone, I do find that a cool cyberpunk experience, exploring more digitally di...

The Legend of Bum-Bo

Among the weirdo indies out there that simply have their own style and approach, The Binding of Isaac is practically ...

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