Top Weekend Sales on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 - Nindie Spotlight

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Nobody Saves the World

One of the things I love most about indie games is their tendency to bring surprises to the table of some kind. Drink...

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Moving Out 2
While mostly staying true to the formula of the original, there’s just enough new polish and fun to make it worth a fresh look
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DREDGE
This is simply a nautical adventure that continues to surprise, somehow both placid and often tense, routine and yet full of nasty surprises
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Neon Abyss
If you're up for a challenge, tons of power-ups, and bullets everywhere...
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Celeste
While not a game I formally reviewed for the system this is one of those titles that can't be omitted since it is both t...
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut Banner
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

While I’ve played indie games with a pretty wide variety of styles and levels of quality since the launch of th...

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WINDSWEPT
While its controls can be a lot at first, the choices they open up make for some great platforming and puzzling challenges
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo Banner
Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
Smart adventure mechanics, puzzles, and a load of heart make this a relaxed and memorable journey
Sacre Bleu Banner
Sacre Bleu
A precision platformer with a unique feel, as well as plenty of combat tricks up its sleeve that make for fun improvisation
Cat Quest III Banner
Cat Quest III
Take to the seas for an action RPG adventure, whether solo or with a friend, with plenty of assorted cat puns and fun
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Pumpkin Jack
Ah, tis the season for games that deliver at least a spooky feel, even though I’ll acknowledge more often than not Hallo...
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Shovel Knight: King of Cards
While I haven’t formally reviewed any of the previous Shovel Knight games I’ve been a quiet fan of the series since it s...
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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 ...
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The Legend of Tianding

While there have been quite a number of side-scrolling action/brawlers this year, for the most part they’ve bee...

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Gloomy Eyes
An enchanting mix of a great art style, interesting storytelling, and smart puzzle design
Cattle Country Banner
Cattle Country
While not perhaps dripping with as much charm as Stardew Valley, this is the closest I’ve seen someone else get to that formula doing it well
CATO: Buttered Cat Banner
CATO: Buttered Cat
Cute and clever puzzle platforming that delivers a consistently satisfying challenge
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Core Keeper
Whether solo or with others online, this mix of elements similar to Stardew Valley, Minecraft, and others has an addictive appeal
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Train Valley 2: Community Edition
This follow-up offers the same smart and polished management challenges as the first, but adds loads of new content and variations
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CRYPT CUSTODIAN
A charming, and sometimes silly, top-down Metroidvania-style romp that feels refreshing
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Sifu
If you’re a huge fan of beat-em-ups or crazy martial arts action Sifu delivers, but you’ll need to work for it!
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Beacon Pines
Can you make the crucial decisions it takes to save your friends and your struggling town?
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PAC-MAN MUSEUM+

Having grown up spending far too much time and money in the arcades of old, the Pac-Man series is near and dear to my...

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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...

The Holy Gosh Darn Banner
The Holy Gosh Darn
A more foul-mouthed and oddball take on gameplay similar to The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
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The Star Named EOS
A visually gorgeous, and often touching, series of puzzles to be solved in order to connect a child to their mother
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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Bloodshed
The Vampire Survivor formula meets classic old-school FPS action in the DOOM vein, and while not perfect it works
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PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC
The old-school arcade icon is back for a pretty unique adventure
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Digimon Survive
While a departure from the normal monster collecting and battling, it tells a captivating story within that universe
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake Banner
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake
Ah, the classic arcade light gun genre, remembered fondly for how bonkers it could be and a bit less positively for how ...
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FAR: Changing Tides
Picking up roughly where the original FAR left off, and generally offering up a very similar (though longer and refined)...
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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 ...
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Black Book
Whenever you see new titles show up in a genre that seems to be currently having its moment you end up taking a moment t...
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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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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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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...
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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...
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198X
As a child of the 70s and 80s who spent an enormous amount of time in the arcades there’s no doubt 198X was made for me....
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...
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Freedom Finger
When I originally caught this title at PAX I was drawn in by its sheer attitude, blending together some great voice acti...
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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...
Airheart - Tales of broken Wings Banner
Airheart - Tales of broken Wings
This is a game that splices together twin-stick shooting, careful exploration, and crafting, but then throwing in roguel...
This War of Mine: Complete Edition Banner
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...
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The Spectrum Retreat
You begin by waking in a somewhat modern-looking hotel room and are pretty quickly greeted by one of the staff, an almos...
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Overcooked! 2
The Switch 2 upgrade may not have done much more than give people an excuse to return to this frantic classic, but it’s still a serious challenge
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Overcooked! 2
The Switch 2 upgrade may not have done much more than give people an excuse to return to this frantic classic, but it’s still a serious challenge
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FRAMED Collection
While its comic book-style presentation is clean and outstanding it’s the unusual gameplay in both Framed and its sequel...
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BALL x PIT
Undeniably different, and trying to spin a lot of plates at once, it manages to be quite a challenge, but not everything completely clicks

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