Top Holiday Sales on Nintendo Switch

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Wytchwood

When I think of games that heavily involve crafting my mind usually goes to survival titles, a genre I’ve struggled with...

Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

I’m pretty much always a sucker for the classic noir detective style, and when a game instead chooses to skewer it a bit...

Steel Assault

Run-and-gun shooters were absolutely a consistent staple in the arcades and on consoles back in the day, and that puts a...

UnMetal

While we hardcore types love our games, that isn’t to say that when confronted with examples of the silliness we regular...

TOEM

I don’t know whether it was triggered by a pandemic that had everyone stuck in their houses and wishing for a chance to ...

Flynn: Son of Crimson

There’s something to be said for games that know what they want to be, even if not necessarily revolutionary in any part...

Lamentum

I’m sad to say that more often than not, on the Switch, games pushing “horror” in some way have struggled and failed in ...

Spelunky

One of the last OG indie titles to finally come to Switch, Spelunky promptly gave me a nice slap in the face to remind m...

A Short Hike

We’ve truly been blessed over the past 6 months or so with a strong run of generally bite-sized exploratory adventures t...

Badland: Game of the Year Edition

While this is a title that has been around for quite some time at this point, I’m surprised by how well it has held up b...

Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

One genre that’s lacking in depth and variety on the Switch has definitely been fighters. Sure, there are both some AAA ...

Boomerang X

With indie titles I’m always tickled when I encounter something just a bit different that feels fresh and challenging, a...

Mushihimesama

While there are certainly more modern takes on bullet hell shmups from the past it’s always interesting to see an OG cla...

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

It’s weird how at times in certain genres when it rains, it pours, and exploration-based discovery titles are currently ...

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: WORLD BROTHERS

While I’ve generally heard good things about the Earth Defense Force series, to date it’s one that I’ve never had the pl...

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...

UnderMine

As a connoisseur of roguelike titles of all stripes Undermine had me excited at first glance. With its pick-axe throwing...

Wildfire

Stealth-oriented games have never typically made for my favorite experiences but there are times when the mechanic is ei...

Along the Edge

On a general level interactive fiction titles haven’t been my cup of tea. It isn’t that I don’t appreciate that such an ...

Roki

When you’re young your imagination can truly be a powerful (and sometimes scary) thing. Being fed by your parents, the m...

Kingdom Rush Origins

Finally the last unreleased version of the Kingdom Rush franchise is on the Switch, and Origins also happens to be my pe...

Dodo Peak

There’s nothing I enjoy more with indies than games that defy expectation. At first glance Dodo Peak looks like a pretty...

Panzer Paladin

While I have a great deal of nostalgia for the 8-bit era since I played a ton of games back in those days, going back ca...

RUINER

With its visual flair, dystopian world, and what appeared to be a penchant for tense and violent action, Ruiner has been...

Rigid Force Redux

When it comes to shmups on Switch the tendency is to see either games that tap firmly into nostalgia, adopting classic l...

The Outer Worlds

Before fully getting into why I think this is an excellent title, and a breath of fresh air I’ve been needing on Switch,...

Jet Lancer

With so many high-quality shooters of all types and styles it takes some effort to put something new on the table, parti...

Lonely Mountains: Downhill

If there was a major genre on Switch to argue may be the worst represented, whether AAA titles or indies, it could be sp...

Void Bastards

While I’ve seen a few titles try to step up to the plate to establish a solid roguelike FPS to date nobody has really na...

Sky Racket

This is one of those games where with the elevator pitch alone I was revved up and ready to go. A retro-styled mash up o...

Afterparty

The indie scene, in general, has seemed to fully embrace the concept of a “story-driven adventure”, less focused on acti...

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...

Bloodroots

This is a title that got me excited the first time I saw it in a Nindie Direct and that I was even more thrilled with wh...

Kingdom Rush Frontiers

If you’re going to bring a tower defense title over from the mobile space the Kingdom Rush series is absolutely the one ...

Super Crush KO

Early in the Switch lifespan, when the pickings were sometimes a bit more thin, there were some core Nindie titles that ...

Cardpocalypse

While deck building and battling games were never something I got into physically, I’ll admit that in the digital space ...

Tangle Tower

When there are so many point-and-click style adventures available on the Switch it pays to try to stand out. Smart puzzl...

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Retro games or those that attempt to recapture a certain vintage feel can be a tricky business and there’s no doubt that...

Freedom Finger

When I originally caught this title at PAX I was drawn in by its sheer attitude, blending together some great voice acti...

Risk of Rain 2

Having played both the original Risk of Rain and the Early Access version of this sequel on PC I’m pretty well-acquainte...

Forager

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

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Whether played solo or with a friend Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons makes for a thoughtful and generally satisfying puzzle...

PICROSS S3

As always the presentation is polished, and the controls are generally responsive and sound. You’ll quickly get the hang...

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

Despite my feeling that it lost some steam towards the conclusion, SteamWorld Quest is easy to count among the most poli...

Reigns: Game of Thrones

To the game’s credit there’s a ton of content to explore and digest and the fan service paid as a whole is commendable, ...

The World Next Door

As the final credits rolled The World Next Door felt like a satisfying experience on the whole but I was also left with ...

Golf Peaks

Starting out things are pretty simple as the game walks you through the basic mechanics. For each puzzle you’ll have a n...

Hard West

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

Airheart - Tales of broken Wings

This is a game that splices together twin-stick shooting, careful exploration, and crafting, but then throwing in roguel...

Unruly Heroes

Especially considering it’s pretty modest price Unruly Heroes is a rock-solid platformer that looks phenomenal and plays...

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