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MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics Banner
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
Capcom knocks it out of the park with possibly the best fighting game compilation available anywhere
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Neon White
Right out of the gate, the highest compliment I can pay Neon White is how quickly its tight controls and smart design ca...
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MONSTER HUNTER RISE

It’s best to open with honesty, and in this case I’ll admit that to this point the Monster Hunter series ...

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Children of Morta
While I have played (and generally enjoyed) a ton of roguelikes of all flavors on the Switch I can’t say any of them has...
Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut Banner
Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut
Brilliant self-aware writing and some great (and sometimes gruesome) hand-drawn art help to make for a memorable narrative adventure
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BZZZT
A colorful and tightly-controlled blast of old-school-meets-new-school platforming action
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DUSK
When I played just a demo of this well over a year ago at PAX East on the Switch hardware I knew it had massive potentia...
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Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
If you don’t mind the sometimes glacial pacing of the adventure aspects, the art and story here are top-tier within the space
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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

While it is certainly playable, enjoyable, and challenging as a single-player game where Lovers really shines is in p...

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Anomaly Agent
A side-scrolling beat-em-up / platformer with some retro flair, great moves, and some surprises
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Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes
While I’ll open by admitting that, in general, any game with the word Pinball in the title gets my attention, in the cas...
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Loop Hero
The thing I tend to love most about indie titles is their ability to surprise with remixes of gameplay elements you’ve n...
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
First developing quite a notorious reputation as a free title, DDLC has finally made its disturbing way to Switch… and w...
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Dicey Dungeons
OK, so perhaps at this point the concept of a deck-building strategy roguelike has been played out a bit… but what if yo...
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Crown Trick
Among the many genres and subgenres roguelikes have managed to infiltrate I can’t say that a tactical turn-based adventu...
Shantae and the Seven Sirens Banner
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
While I’m a relatively recent fan of the Shantae series, having just been introduced to it in the collection release on ...
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse Banner
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse
While I know there are people out there who’ve kind of gotten tired of the label roguelike being thrown around I continu...
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Ape Out
As someone who loves playing things that are different and a bit daring, Ape Out has easily shot out as one of the games...
Everspace - Stellar Edition Banner
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...
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition Banner
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
Oddly up until this year I'd only consistently heard good things about Shantae but I'd never had the chance to indulge f...
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The Night of the Rabbit
With lush environments, an atypically unpredictable story, and smart design this does the classic adventure proud
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Yoku's Island Express
In general, everything you need to accomplish is some riff on classic pinball mechanics. You’ll have flippers, bumpers, ...
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Lords of Exile
A throwback to the classic likes of Castlevania and others with a few modern flourishes
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Donut Dodo
Rocking vibes from multiple arcade classics, Donut Dodo is an excellent and challenging remix
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Monster Hunter Stories
Absolutely delivers its own distinctive take on the popular series, though lacking some excitement
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Super Mega Zero

There’s something to be said for indie games that, at a glance, may feel like they’re taking shortcuts, b...

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Golf Story

This is an excellent golfing RPG with much more working in its favor than against it. It is full of humor, strange an...

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Thumper

As has been the case with quite a number of games I’ve enjoyed on the Switch to date I would gladly recommend T...

Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines Banner
Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines
Builds on the already excellent play of the original by adding a new distinct character and approachable challenges
Satryn DX Banner
Satryn DX
An addictive and challenging bit of retro twin-stick shooting goodness
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Killer Frequency
While perhaps its VR-ish setting is only minimally functional, the parts that deliver like the voice acting, suspense, and humor work wonderfully
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Coromon

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

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Jetboard Joust

As an old-school arcade fan I'll admit I've been a big fan of indie titles that have come to the Switch putti...

Jenny LeClue - Detectivu Banner
Jenny LeClue - Detectivu

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

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Worms W.M.D

In the end I must say that I’m extremely impressed with the level of care and effort that has been put into mak...

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Hindsight
There’s just something about playing the right story-driven game that speaks to some aspect of your own life or trials t...
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South of the Circle
Telling a tale that spans multiple times and places, it makes for a different sort of romantic journey
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Souldiers
Originally impressed by my time with it when I played the demo for it from Steam Next Fest, Souldiers is a Metroidvania ...
The Big Con - GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION Banner
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 ...
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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 ...
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Greak: Memories of Azur
When you’re this far into a system’s lifespan, making a splash with a game that not only has a distinctive look but that...
Badland: Game of the Year Edition Banner
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...
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Boomerang X
With indie titles I’m always tickled when I encounter something just a bit different that feels fresh and challenging, a...
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure Banner
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 Banner
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...
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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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Helheim Hassle
Where weird games are concerned I may be one of the subgenre’s biggest fans. Granted, the style of play in them varies w...
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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...
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Banner
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...
Reigns: Game of Thrones Banner
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, ...

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