Top 80 / 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...

DAVE THE DIVER

Astoundingly varied and deep, dripping with funky charm, and both challenging and approachable. It’s fantastic

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...

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...

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

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 ...

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...

Terra Nil

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

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...

SteamWorld Build

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

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 ...

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...

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...

Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!

Following up the previous delectable outing on Switch, CSD3 is back with a new somewhat silly story with your empire hav...

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...

Monster Prom: XXL

In the event your days as a teenager in high school weren’t traumatic enough, and you’re looking to recapture some of th...

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....

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...

Holy Potatoes! We're In Space?!

The story centers around a certain Captain Cassie, on the run from the powerful Eclipse, and her crew as they search the...

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...

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

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