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

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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 ...

Beyond Blue

Perhaps it’s the pandemic or the challenges of parenthood talking, but as much as I enjoy blowing things up or slashing ...

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...

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

As an old school fan of the Wing Commander series I’m always excited to take on any new space sim promising dogfights, e...

Curious Expedition

If you were to try to give The Curious Expedition an elevator pitch it would best be described as the love child of clas...

Rune Factory 4 Special

With a bit of a window remaining until the release of Animal Crossing, if you’ve been looking for something relaxing and...

AO Tennis 2

Let’s face it, when it comes to sports titles, let alone more serious sports sims, the Switch library is a bit of a wast...

FAR: Lone Sails

This is one of those titles where I walked into the experience not really knowing much about it, being surprised by it b...

War Tech Fighters

While there have been a few big robots battling in space games on Switch to date none of them have quite clicked for me....

Space War Arena

While overall Space War Arena is only a middle of the road strategic challenge, it fits into the Switch lineup pretty ni...

Goat Simulator: The GOATY

Among the many weirdo physics games I’ve played there’s never been anything quite like Goat Simulator. At a highly count...

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong

While the system has a number of bridge building physics games, this one takes that general premise and does some new th...

Build a Bridge!

For the most part if you’ve played a game like this before the setup should be familiar. You’ll need to lay down your pa...

Catastronauts

So how well does it work? Depending on the experience you’re looking for and whether you have other people available to ...

Clouds & Sheep 2

At its base this is a resource management game, you’ll want to keep your sheep provided for with ample food and water. Y...

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

On a general level if you were to make a game with a spirit similar to that of the Zelda series and then remove the comb...

World Conqueror X

The key to sustained success is most definitely filling out a line-up of generals to assign to specific units who will h...

Stern Pinball Arcade

As a whole the base engine performs well on the Switch, only on rare occasions showing any signs of a stutter, I only hi...

The Wandering Village

While not the deepest city-building sim out there, its approachability, workable controls, and some unique elements help it to shine

Rogue Waters

A refreshing mix of roguelike elements, strategy, and pirate fun… but it absolutely moves at a peg-legged pace

Tavern Talk

Full of quirky charm and gentle humor, just be prepared for much more passively reading than interacting

Imagine Earth

A reasonably-good world-building sim set in space, which is appreciated in an under-represented subgenre

Pixel Cafe

A story with some heart helps to somewhat elevate what otherwise is generally another variation on time management

Best Forklift Operator

Despite it not being a very thrilling activity (known from experience), I’ll admit that this is an accurate simulation if it sounds cool to you

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

Depending on what you’re looking for in your cooking sim this will either sizzle or get sent back

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

Alumni - Escape Room Adventure

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

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...

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

The follow-up to Keeping an Eye on You has a bit less content to explore, but also refines some of the rough edges of the original and still remains compelling

Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You

While extremely timely for this moment in the world, and conceptually it explores what can be the arbitrary nature of the surveillance state, in terms of gameplay it’s a bit thin

ISLANDERS: New Shores

The generally chill, budget building sim has returned to the Switch, this time with new biomes and elements that expand the scope of its appeal

Besiege

A fascinating and creative physics-based sandbox for medieval warfare, but a cumbersome one

Leo: The Firefighter Cat

An adorable and younger-gamer friendly adventure with some varied equipment and generally mild challenges

Democracy 4: Console Edition

The scale of decision-making here feels spot-on for the real world, but whether that makes for a great game?

Builder Simulator

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

Penko Park

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

Freshly Frosted

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

Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town

A pleasant taste of leisurely life sim elements, and nostalgia for simpler days, spread across two different worlds

Planetiles

An interesting mix of puzzle, strategy, and environmental sim elements all in one

Venba

One part exploration of culture, another puzzles in the form of food prep, Venba has a fresh feel but requires some patience

No Place Like Home

While it won’t win any awards for its general level of quality, there’s a sense of Zen to be found in cleaning up the planet zone by zone

Drop - System Breach

While not necessarily difficult overall, this hacking cyber-puzzler has its own way of doing things

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