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

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Blue Prince

If you don’t mind its “I’ll do better next time” mentality, there’s plenty to discover in the ever-changing maze of the mansion

Grindstone

There’s nothing I like more than a surprise game that shows up, slaps you around a bit, and leaves you thirsting for mor...

The Gardens Between

When we first saw footage of this title in one of the Nindie Directs it was already clear that the game was brilliant v...

Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe

Brigade is a game that immediately sounded appealing when I heard the premise and then delivered something truly uniq...

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Original, brilliantly designed, varied, challenging, and loads of fun the Shovel Knight series has shaken up the action puzzler genre nicely

Untitled Goose Game

Bless indie developers and their ability to come up with weird concepts for gameplay that you probably never considered ...

Planet of Lana II

A strong follow-up to the original, mixing together a variety of environmental puzzles and challenges with an unspoken story that’s endearing

Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo

Smart adventure mechanics, puzzles, and a load of heart make this a relaxed and memorable journey

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

A smart, and simply different, mix of puzzle and RPG elements that feels fresh

PICROSS S9

While no new enhancements have been made to this flagship puzzle series, it remains as the king of its subgenre hill

FEZ

This far into the Switch lifespan the list of outstanding top-notch indie titles that haven’t yet made it to the platfor...

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

OK, so typically when you see games coming over in some form from the mobile space I tend to put on my skeptic hat and p...

Shady Part of Me

There’s something pretty delightful when you encounter games that you’ve never previously heard of that, once you begin ...

Carto

Having played so many of them, unfortunately the first thing I assume I’ll see when approaching any sort of puzzle game ...

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

A quick admission, while I’ve always appreciated the beauty of the Trine series overall I was just never much of a fan o...

Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns

While fans of the old school original game likely won’t even need to read this review, it’s worth noting that though som...

Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut

To start out in the game you’ll initially be playing the part of Skullface, a homicidal maniac determined to slaughter t...

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 ...

LOK Digital

An inventive, challenging, and unique puzzler any fan of logic puzzles should truly enjoy

Loco Motive

Old-school adventure fans should be thrilled with a newcomer that has witty writing, some great gags, and looks great

The Night of the Rabbit

With lush environments, an atypically unpredictable story, and smart design this does the classic adventure proud

Let's! Revolution!

An intriguing mix of Minesweeper and roguelike unpredictability that works well

Urban Myth Dissolution Center

An odd and fun take on the classic mystery-solving adventure formula that has loads of unique flavor

The Lullaby of Life

A creative and refreshing mix of exploration, puzzle solving, and music that has loads of charm

Ash of Gods: The Way

If you’re up to the strategic challenge, Ash of Gods tells a compelling story and will push you to improve your tactical skills

The Mermaid Mask

This follow-up adventure to the excellent Tangle Tower once again delivers on a promise of smart writing, fun characters, and approachable mystery solving

American Arcadia

A convergence of a smart conceit, cinematic adventure elements, and a variety of inventive puzzles help this to stand out

NAIRI: Rising Tide

This follow-up takes the ball from the original game in the series and runs hard towards greater success with it

The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo

While its puzzle solutions aren’t typically intuitive, there’s no question its unusual art style and humor carry the experience

Tents and Trees

Taking the base Picross formula and adding in some extra rules and complications works out quite well here, indeed

Lucy Dreaming

A more retro-than-typical style of interface, cheeky humor, and great voice acting helps to lift this adventure up

Little Nightmares II

Having missed out on the original, though certainly having heard its praises, I walked into Little Nightmares 2 with ...

Junkster

A really pleasant surprise of a budget-priced game that delivers smart 3D platforming and some creative building to accentuate play

Expelled!

From the same people who made the excellent Overboard, Expelled is also a clever mystery narrative, but hits slightly differently

Ynglet

Defying simple genre definitions, this self-proclaimed “anti-platformer” is certainly unique but also compellingly challenging

The Holy Gosh Darn

A more foul-mouthed and oddball take on gameplay similar to The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

Night Reverie

Enchanting both visually and in terms of its storytelling and themes… if you’re game for taking the ride

Botany Manor

An interesting mix of botanical rejuvenation, exploration, and problem solving

Youropa

While this gravity-defying and somewhat mind-bending 3D puzzler can be aggravating it’s also quite unique

Train Valley: Console Edition

This seemingly calm and pleasant train sim is actually quite a tastily strategic challenge in disguise

Coromon

The distance between honoring a game (trying to build on what made people love it and hoping to create something a li...

Bugsnax

As long-time followers of mine will undoubtedly know, I’m a lover of games that qualify as being weird. With th...

A Monster's Expedition

One thing I’ve learned over the years as someone both on the programming end of software and on the consumer en...

Jenny LeClue - Detectivu

One of the more overall neglected flavors on the Switch has been single-player experiences I would consider to be bot...

Kine

With its challenging 3D-style puzzling and great jazz soundtrack, Kine simply has its own vibe

Death Squared

If you've felt like puzzle games have become a bit stale and predictable over the years, with many of them using ...

Viewfinder

Inventively mind-blowing environmental puzzles will challenge, and sometimes frustrate

Piczle Lines 2: Into the Puzzleverse

While the fundamentals of the Lines experience haven’t evolved much, the addition of theming and loads of puzzles of various sizes has appeal

The Big Con - GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION

Maybe it’s the 80s kid and 90s twenty-something in me, but I’ll admit that when a game features a slice of life from my ...

Timelie

While time manipulation puzzling has been done before in the indie space, there’s an element of visual polish and flair ...

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