Top 20 / Best Indie Survival Games on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2

DYSMANTLE

While I’ve been able to be objective about survival games in order to attempt to give them an appropriately fair shake r...

Tormented Souls

In general I’ll admit that I’ve been a bit frustrated by games from the indie space on Switch who describe themselves as...

Windbound

Starting out with an admission I’ll say that, in general, I’m not typically an automatic fan of survival games. Too ofte...

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...

Don't Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition

Starting out the game with only the game’s main character Wilson as an option you’ll find yourself dropped into the wild...

Winter Burrow

A survival game that somehow manages to also have a cozy feel, and it works, even if slowly

Remnant: From the Ashes

Feeling like it was designed to take some inspiration from the challenge of Dark Souls, and the format and look of Fallout, this feels pretty different

Maid of Sker

Survival horror may be one of the most tricky genres I’ve seen to really make a quality game in. Whether the issue is to...

The Survivalists

As I have noted a few times before, in general survival games haven’t tended to be a favorite of mine in the past. That ...

Crashlands

By far the lightest survival title of this bunch, Crashlands is a great introductory journey into survival games. Sporti...

Smoke And Sacrifice

This survival title has a mix of a main storyline driving your progress and some challenging survival play as well. You'...

CONSCRIPT

While not the type of horror you’d normally think of in spooky season, surviving the war is its own bit of terror

Jurassic World Aftermath Collection

Captures the suspense of trying to escape from lethal dinosaurs using your wits and technology rather than guns

Oppidum

While very grind-driven and it has some quirks, this survival adventure could still appeal to people looking for a more subdued survival experience

Crow Country

A stylish but sometimes aggravating horror throwback to the likes of the OG Resident Evil

MADiSON

Undoubtedly dark and creepy, the survival horror of MADiSON can grab you but isn't perfect by any means

Delivery From the Pain

It’s been an interesting year if you’re a fan of post-Apocalyptic zombie survival games, as now we’ve seen three very di...

Heaven Dust 2

With an isometric top-down perspective, a slowly-revealed story (for what it is), and a mix of exploration, puzzles, and...

Dread Nautical

While there are a few solid survival games on the Switch they’re a pretty eclectic bunch, ranging from more action-orien...

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