Weekly Top Steals - Nindie Spotlight

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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

ScourgeBringer

There’s something about ScourgeBringer that deep down brings back my nostalgia for being in an arcade, pumping quarters ...

Guacamelee! 2

While I really enjoyed the original Guacamelee I actually thought it got a bit more hype than it deserved overall. Whate...

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

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 ...

Splasher

While anyone and everyone looking at it saw a 2D Splatoon of some kind the kinetic and deep gameplay give Splasher a ...

Railbound

Carefully plotting your rails to ensure your train will leave the station has never been so addicting

Jenny LeClue - Detectivu

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

UnMetal

While we hardcore types love our games, that isn’t to say that when confronted with examples of the silliness we regular...

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 ...

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...

Golf Peaks

Starting out things are pretty simple as the game walks you through the basic mechanics. For each puzzle you’ll have a n...

Airheart - Tales of broken Wings

This is a game that splices together twin-stick shooting, careful exploration, and crafting, but then throwing in roguel...

Moonlighter

One part Zelda-esque combat and dungeon exploration and another part shop simulator Moonlighter is a title that looks gr...

Bombslinger

Asking the question perhaps nobody answered: How do you finally give the tight gameplay of the classic Bomberman series ...

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King

Perhaps a little less gaining inspiration from the classic top-down Zelda titles like Link to the Past than copying it o...

Airport

Don’t be fooled by its playful wood toy appearance, this is a game that will push your attention span to keep up

JUSTICE SUCKS

Who knew that the life of a Roomba could be so exciting, just look out for that corpse grinding feature...

Yono and the Celestial Elephants

Nicknamed "cute elephant Zelda" by many fans on Twitter Yono doesn't exactly start out the game with a ...

A Juggler's Tale

With its marionette characters and associated string-based challenges, rhyming narration, and a healthy dose of charm...

Tumblestone

All said Tumblestone is a very strong contender in the action puzzler space and sets itself apart by not trying to im...

Barn Finders

It’s always a pleasant surprise when a game that looks and feels in line with titles you’ve struggled to enjoy in the...

Sockventure

While the emphasis in platformers in the past generation, especially when they’ve been 2D, has more often than not been ...

Lacuna

I’ll admit that I tend to always be excited to check out an adventure with a noir sort of flavor, even if in the case of...

Regency Solitaire

You’ve got to respect a development team that takes on a well-known casual card game and decides to swing for the fences...

112 Operator

Simulations can be a tricky business on consoles since they typically feature more complex controls better suited to the...

Kill It With Fire

While possibly not an ideal game for arachnophobes, Kill It With Fire is what I’d consider a “wacky physics type game” d...

Astrologaster

Inspired by the spirit of Shakespeare’s Renaissance England, Astrologaster features a unique pop-up book art style, chor...

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 ...

Wintermoor Tactics Club

When you think of the tactical RPG genre the words “accessible” don’t normally come to mind but Wintermoor Tactics Club ...

Faeria

Truth be told only recently have I been able to play deck-building games of any kind that I’ve found interesting. Usuall...

Nowhere Prophet

In the last generation I’ve been surprised to see the deck-building strategy genre not only move from the fringes into t...

Colt Canyon

Whenever a new roguelike shooter arrives on the scene you know I’m there with a degree of eagerness to see how it has tu...

Monster Prom: XXL

In the event your days as a teenager in high school weren’t traumatic enough, and you’re looking to recapture some of th...

Dungeon of the Endless

I’ll admit that when I first started playing this title it was a struggle since there’s a distinct lack of explanation t...

Fury Unleashed

With a comic book-inspired look, a pretty wide array of over-the-top weapons, and challenges aplenty Fury Unleashed is a...

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 ...

FAR: Lone Sails

This is one of those titles where I walked into the experience not really knowing much about it, being surprised by it b...

Shakedown: Hawaii

There’s no doubt that if you’re looking for a pretty mindless sandbox where you can enjoy blowing things up, getting int...

Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!

All in all if you’ve been a fan of food prep games of this type, or have been watching them from a distance, there’s qui...

Windscape

Though I may have felt a bit conflicted on how to score Windscape, I like its concept, most of its simple but workable d...

Strikey Sisters

For people who are willing to get over the initial hump of getting used to Strikey Sisters there’s plenty of challenging...

Crashlands

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

Joggernauts

As a party game your job will be to coordinate as you’re trying to get your aliens through a gauntlet of differently-col...

Road to Ballhalla

The first thing you’ll notice is that aside from the somewhat unusual style of play the game has a wicked sense of humor...

Squids Odyssey

Through the game’s 8 chapters and more than 90 stages you’ll be in charge of a growing roster of squids looking to fight...

Runbow

While this is a hold-over from the previous generation this multiplayer runner is a lot of fun. Though in principle it's...

Hexologic

That leads to my biggest criticism for the game, though it’s not crippling, the fact that you’re unable to lock spaces i...

A Hole New World

When it comes to issues what first comes to mind is the degree of challenge. While everything can be conquered through s...

Clustertruck

While endless runners have become a pretty popular genre you'll find that they're almost always in 2 dimensions. This is...

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