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Hades II
One of the absolute best games on the Switch has now been surpassed by its successor, essentially taking everything that worked and making it better
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Hades
OK, so I’ll admit the folks at Supergiant Games (behind the favorites Bastion and Transistor in particular) had me with ...
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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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Big Helmet Heroes
A surprisingly fun, fast-paced, and raucous beat-em-up that stands out nicely on the system
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Blanc
This mesmerizing adventure in black and white is both accessible and brilliant for sharing with a friend or tackling solo
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Chained Echoes
This single-developer passion project sets a standard for how the classic 16-bit JRPG can still be improved upon
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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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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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Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
Smart adventure mechanics, puzzles, and a load of heart make this a relaxed and memorable journey
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Sacre Bleu
A precision platformer with a unique feel, as well as plenty of combat tricks up its sleeve that make for fun improvisation
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PICO PARK 2
Whether locally or online, this co-op title for up to 8 players may seem simple, but keeps changing things up to stay interesting
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SpiderHeck
Frantic multiplayer action you can enjoy online or with friends in co-op or competitive modes
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Citizen Sleeper

As regulars probably know well by now, I don’t tend to be a fan of visual novels and even sometimes struggle wi...

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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...
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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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Horace
Horace is an odd title in that much like the title character robot of the same name it is quite unassuming and humble bu...
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Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
In many ways playing out as a more mature and deeper Choose Your Own Adventure take, Harmony offers great dynamic storytelling
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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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Ultimate Chicken Horse
If your goal is to get a group of friends laughing, yelling, and throwing down smack talk, this is a great choice
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Gloomy Eyes
An enchanting mix of a great art style, interesting storytelling, and smart puzzle design
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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
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CATO: Buttered Cat
Cute and clever puzzle platforming that delivers a consistently satisfying challenge
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Urban Myth Dissolution Center
An odd and fun take on the classic mystery-solving adventure formula that has loads of unique flavor
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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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Lords of Exile
A throwback to the classic likes of Castlevania and others with a few modern flourishes
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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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Steve Jackson's Sorcery!

While I may be prone to complaining when titles put me to sleep with their droning stories and dry lore, when the qua...

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CRYPT CUSTODIAN
A charming, and sometimes silly, top-down Metroidvania-style romp that feels refreshing
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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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Rift of the NecroDancer
An absolute banger of a rhythm game that stands out from the crowd, but with a difficulty level that can be intimidating
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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
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Fate/Samurai Remnant
While perhaps the Switch may not be the ideal platform for such a gorgeous and intense game, but the experience is still solid
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DRAINUS
While there’s a learning curve to its style and upgrade systems, this neuvo retro shooter is compelling
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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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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...

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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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Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition
A celebration of this puzzle RPG’s lineage that looks and plays great, but is also a collection of previous content rather than new
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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 ...
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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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UnderMine
As a connoisseur of roguelike titles of all stripes Undermine had me excited at first glance. With its pick-axe throwing...
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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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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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Cardpocalypse
While deck building and battling games were never something I got into physically, I’ll admit that in the digital space ...
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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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Risk of Rain 2
Having played both the original Risk of Rain and the Early Access version of this sequel on PC I’m pretty well-acquainte...
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Hard West
All things considered, for the price Hard West is a surprisingly competent tactical turn-based shooter than gets more ri...
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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
Starting with the basics you’ll be playing the part of a chef who is trying to prepare what becomes a variety of dishes ...
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Time Flies
Undeniably weird, but also incredibly simple, and doesn’t ultimately take very long to burn through, but it gets credit for being different and possibly poignant

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