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

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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...

Discounty

A surprisingly solid take on combining a corner market management sim with RPG elements that’s consistently compelling

Date Everything!

Weird in the best possible way, with inspired writing and brilliant voice acting, Date Everything won’t be for everyone, but that doesn’t make it less thoroughly entertaining

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

Spin Rhythm XD

Sporting a ridiculously fitting killer soundtrack, and incredibly satisfying controls, this is a must-have music title

LEGO® Bricktales

Finally, a LEGO game that truly captures the essence of both its creative and functional play in digital form

Two Point Museum

Runs with the legacy of the Two Point series (and Theme Hospital before it), adding new nuances and features to make for an even better experience

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 ...

Dispatch

Brilliant storytelling, voice work, and production values are undercut on Switch by completely unnecessary forced censorship and gameplay that can feel tangential

Cattle Country

While not perhaps dripping with as much charm as Stardew Valley, this is the closest I’ve seen someone else get to that formula doing it well

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

Cook Serve Forever

By adding a grounded story, and recipes you complete built around a wide variety of recombined patterns you can get used to, this series takes a big step forward

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...

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...

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

The Switch 2 upgrade may not have done much more than give people an excuse to return to this frantic classic, but it’s still a serious challenge

Overcooked! 2

The Switch 2 upgrade may not have done much more than give people an excuse to return to this frantic classic, but it’s still a serious challenge

NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening Complete Edition

A truly formidable strategy title, newcomers will likely be a bit overwhelmed, but there’s no question that the series has tremendous depth and looks great

Destino Indomable

Who knew that bringing the telenovela format to a digital narrative could work out to be pretty entertaining?

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...

Dawnfolk

This pared down strategy title works well enough, but given a lot of overlap in this space it is only so distinctive from its peers

Chillin' by the Fire

Bizarre in the fact that while the goal of simply making a roaring fire is a simple one, this somehow makes it engrossing to do so

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...

Ritual of Raven

While built on the general base of a farming sim, Ritual of Raven throws in some magic and rudimentary programming to help spice it up a little

Tiny Bookshop

Its odd mix of cozy feels, a bit of shopkeeping strategy, and a pure love of books proves to be quite charming

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...

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 ...

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