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Nuclear Blaze
A creative take on a puzzle platforming adventure that’s challenging but fair, and has plenty of secrets to discover along the way
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Untitled Goose Game
Bless indie developers and their ability to come up with weird concepts for gameplay that you probably never considered ...
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Super Mombo Quest
There’s nothing quite as satisfying in the indie games space than to stumble onto something that immediately feels prett...
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Strange Brigade
Having played through the full campaign of Strange Brigade with my daughter on PC, and having a terrific time with it, I...
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Shady Part of Me
There’s something pretty delightful when you encounter games that you’ve never previously heard of that, once you begin ...
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Guacamelee! 2
While I really enjoyed the original Guacamelee I actually thought it got a bit more hype than it deserved overall. Whate...
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West of Loathing
Don’t let its simple stick figure look fool you, this is an odd, funny, and extremely worthwhile gem of an adventure worth your time
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Shadows Over Loathing
Continuing the weird style and sense of humor from “West”, Shadows Over Loathing turns the uniqueness dial to 11
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Promenade
A curious mix of platforming, objective-driven adventure elements, and charming visuals help Promenade shine
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ESCHATOS
With an absolutely unique mix of traditional arcade shooting and quasi-3D elements, Eschatos is a breath of fresh air in a crowded field
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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...
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Curse of the Dead Gods
Roguelikes have exploded in popularity in the past few years, with games like Dead Cells and Hades showing the way the l...
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Bonkies
While my family and I have become quite jaded with multiplayer titles, since so many of them fall into pretty predictabl...
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Knights and Bikes
Memories from my childhood, while often involving playing games on a variety of systems or in arcades, involve a pretty ...
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Cinders
Pretty well instantly upon finishing my initial version of this story I was compelled to start up and try another path a...
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Airheart - Tales of broken Wings
This is a game that splices together twin-stick shooting, careful exploration, and crafting, but then throwing in roguel...
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Figment
This is probably the most action-oriented and challenging game in this small list but it also has a somewhat sad family-...
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Airport
Don’t be fooled by its playful wood toy appearance, this is a game that will push your attention span to keep up
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Nightmare Reaper
If you’re looking for a pretty crazy and bloody good time, and don’t mind the retro FPS look and feel, this delivers
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Blue Wednesday
A moody mix of some cool music mini games, and twenty-something frustrations and uncertainty about the road ahead
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Thank Goodness You're Here!
A thoroughly odd, quirky, and delightfully silly quasi-adventure that delivers laughs while it lasts
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Arco
A surprisingly engaging low-res mix of storytelling, strategy, and adventure
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Even not really knowing or caring about the Warhammer 4k universe, there’s no question that this visceral retro RPS is a lot of fun
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Figment 2: Creed Valley
While perhaps a bit too similar to the original, and only weighing in at a little over a handful of hours, it still has loads of charm
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Voidwrought
A relatively stylish Metroidvania with a relentlessly challenging edge and generally tight controls
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Trinity Fusion
A well-made and interesting mix of Metroidvania and roguelike elements… but a little sluggish
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Tales from Candleforth
A surprisingly good mix of creepiness and smart puzzles, but doesn’t completely stick the landing
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Stasis: Bone Totem
A horror adventure that has a great sense of ambiance and dread, but that has some design weaknesses
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Dead End City
A thoroughly surprising and different take on the traditional vertically-scrolling arcade shooter
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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...
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Purgatory
Solid storytelling with enough choices that it help you feel more engaged, but some “political” elements that may be a turn off
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Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince
Though continuing with many of the charms of the original, the somewhat dumbed down challenge gives it less appeal
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Treasures of the Aegean
Treasures is a pleasant surprise of a game, to some degree delivering an experience that’s familiar with its platforming...
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A Little Golf Journey
Part golf game, part puzzler, A Little Golf Journey is hard to put in a pre-defined box. Rather than being dominated wit...
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Stick Fight: The Game
Oh how perilous the eShop is in the budget category, filled with games that look like they could be promising but with m...
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Fury Unleashed
With a comic book-inspired look, a pretty wide array of over-the-top weapons, and challenges aplenty Fury Unleashed is a...
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Dead End Job
As a huge fan of twin-stick roguelike shooters, and with plenty of excellent ones already on the Switch, my interest is ...
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My Memory of Us
Overall, this is yet another great visually-impressive puzzle adventure to add to the Switch library. The art and the na...
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Since there haven’t been a ton of games in this vein on the Switch to date if you’re a fan of some scares and a sense of...
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Crashlands
By far the lightest survival title of this bunch, Crashlands is a great introductory journey into survival games. Sporti...
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Spy Chameleon
This is an action puzzle game that may not appeal to everyone, whether too frustrating or too simple, but that continues...
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Subsurface Circular
Did I mention that all of the characters, including yourself, are robots? While, for the most part, the dialogue and mot...
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Old Man's Journey
The gameplay over the pretty brisk 2 - 3 hours is interesting, mainly because of the beautiful hand-drawn landscapes tha...
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Pilo and the Holobook
A very approachable and family-friendly adventure focused on exploration that weirdly grew on me despite its simplicity
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Empires Shall Fall
While it lacks the polish of Advance Wars, or the personality of Wargroove, it’s another reasonable alternative
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The Forest Quartet
Undeniably gorgeous, charming, and wonderfully scored, this puzzle adventure is on the short side but memorable
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Rage of the Dragons NEO
A fighter with some great character designs and amazing combos, but you’ll need to invest some time to get to that level
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Skautfold: Into the Fray
A very different take on a top-down twin-stick shooter, mixing it into more of an adventure
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Elsie
You can see the effort to make this mix of side-scrolling action and roguelike elements work, but it struggles in spots
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Last Night of Winter
A pretty old-school and minimalist dungeon-crawling adventure with somewhat challenging combat and puzzles

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