Top 100 / Best Indie Simulation Games on Nintendo Switch

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Stardew Valley

Possibly one of the most successful indie games ever made by a single developer Stardew Valley is wonderfully calming...

Thronefall

Resource management ala Kingdom mixed with more traditional tower defense concepts makes for something special

Moving Out

While the Overcooked series is famously (or is it infamously?) known to many fans of local multiplayer I’ll admit tha...

Mini Motorways

Whoever out there would say that simple games, or at least ones that at a glance could be “casual”, are a...

Moonstone Island

It's “everything including the kitchen sink” style may not be perfect on all fronts, but it’s got plenty to explore and enjoy

Hello Kitty Island Adventure

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

Star Wars Pinball

If you’re either a massive Star Wars or pinball fan you can stop reading the review now and just buy this… rest assured,...

Everspace - Stellar Edition

As a massive fan of the classic Wing Commander series this is a title that easily caught my eye while it was on PC. Ther...

Bridge Constructor Portal

While there have been a few different bridge construction games on the Switch I'd say this one, by far, stands out from ...

Train Valley 2: Community Edition

This follow-up offers the same smart and polished management challenges as the first, but adds loads of new content and variations

Endling - Extinction is Forever

When you’ve been playing 10 - 20 games a week for the last 4 years it can get to be a challenge for games to really stan...

Layers of Fear 2

“Walking simulators” that play out as horror titles on the Switch, more often than not, have tended to be a bit of a bus...

Two Point Hospital: JUMBO Edition

Sharing a thought, in many ways I still have a real beef with EA and the fact that they absorbed and pretty well ruin...

Megaquarium

Manage your own aquarium and try to "lure" in the public in this pleasant sim

Forager

When footage of this game was originally shown as part of one of the Nindie Directs any fan of Stardew Valley would have...

Hard West

All things considered, for the price Hard West is a surprisingly competent tactical turn-based shooter than gets more ri...

This War of Mine: Complete Edition

Combine this somewhat bleak situation with survival game mechanics and you get a very interesting take on the genre, one...

Reigns: Kings & Queens

Borrowing its left/right swiping interface from the likes of apps like Tinder, Reigns is all about making choices and th...

Overcooked! 2

Starting with the basics you’ll be playing the part of a chef who is trying to prepare what becomes a variety of dishes ...

Airport

Don’t be fooled by its playful wood toy appearance, this is a game that will push your attention span to keep up

Kingdom Eighties

You can hear the elevator pitch now: Kingdom micro-strategy meets Stranger Things… and it works

JUSTICE SUCKS

Who knew that the life of a Roomba could be so exciting, just look out for that corpse grinding feature...

Potionomics: Masterwork Edition

A charming mix of potion crafting, relationship management, deck building, and the power of salesmanship

Reigns: Three Kingdoms

The clever card-based strategy series is back, this time with a new setting and some new tricks up its sleeve

Terra Nil

Taking a different approach, working to rebuild the environment rather than burying it, in development sims

Tin Hearts

A charming mix of story beats and generally smart puzzles help to make this easy to appreciate… once you get going

DEMON'S TILT

Pinball is absolutely a cornerstone of retro gaming so I’m always excited to see what people come up with to ce...

Little Friends: Puppy Island

Going above and beyond its contemporaries have been satisfied with, this adds what ends up being a nice sense of adventure to the mix

Arcade Paradise

If you have nostalgia for the classic arcades of the 80s and early 90s the chance to run one of your own is tempting...

GRAND MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE WONDERLANDS

While in general there’s been a lack of diverse sports games on the Switch, despite the past popularity of skii...

Chess Ultra

From top to bottom Chess Ultra is a complete package and perfect for anyone who either loves or would like to develop...

Kingdom: New Lands

This is a game that’s very hard to categorize but Strategy seems to be the best banner to put Kingdom under. St...

Landnama

A pretty simple but challenging small-scale civilization builder steeped with some roguelike concepts

SteamWorld Build

Taking the SteamWorld franchise in a very different direction, mixing together city management with a bit of Dungeon Keeper

Project Dark

Focused almost entirely on what you hear, allowing you to even play it with your eyes closed, Project Dark is a unique experience

My Fantastic Ranch

While seasoned gamers will likely bristle at its simplicity, this is a great starter sim for the younger set

Before We Leave

Smart strategic city-building and a pro-environment vibe help this sim stand out as something enjoyable

Barn Finders

It’s always a pleasant surprise when a game that looks and feels in line with titles you’ve struggled to enjoy in the...

Cat Cafe Manager

When it comes to things like business sims there’s a tendency, once you’ve played enough, for them to feel a bit indisti...

Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator

I’ll just open with the fact that I truly despise pretty well all forms of alcohol, so in theory I’m a tough sell for a ...

DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game

Weirdo physics games are definitely their own thing, probably best championed by the reigning king of the genre, the ...

Epic Chef

I’ll freely admit to having a bit of a weakness for weird and quirky games, so I’d keep that in mind with my thoughts on...

Youtubers Life 2

While the original YouTubers Life was certainly novel there was just something about it that felt more one-dimensional t...

Suzerain

If you’ve ever pondered what it would be like to take control of the reigns of government, or perhaps that being in char...

112 Operator

Simulations can be a tricky business on consoles since they typically feature more complex controls better suited to the...

King of Seas

Whenever you embark on a journey while raising your Jolly Roger on the high seas, pretty well everyone out there is goin...

Say No! More

The thing about “weird games” is that they can be very hard to define or describe by typical genre rules or through comp...

Kill It With Fire

While possibly not an ideal game for arachnophobes, Kill It With Fire is what I’d consider a “wacky physics type game” d...

Pure Pool

While I’ve never been super serious about playing pool it is a sport I’ve enjoyed in quite a number of pool halls and fr...

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

When it comes to strategy games we’re finally to the point where the Switch has a fair amount of diversity. One of the m...

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