Indie for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 30

Danmaku Unlimited 3 - a game in the Indie genre

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2018

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a top-down sci-fi arcade shooter. It's time to conquer the galaxy, in this game you have to destroy all your enemies by...

Burly Men at Sea

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 April 2018

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Burly Men at Sea is a minimalist side-scrolling adventure. The game tells a fairy tale about three big bearded fishermen who were tired of quietly...

Iro Hero

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2018

Metacritic: 57/100

Iro Hero is a dynamic top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. The year is 2306. After alien visitors taught humanity how to generate electricity...

Wallachia: Reign of Dracula

Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2020

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This retro-styled action platformer and shooter draws on the history of Vlad the Impaler rather than traditional vampire myths. Players take the role...

Pocket Rumble

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 July 2018

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Pocket Rumble is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade fighting game. You will find classic gameplay elements inherent in this genre with the execution...

SOLAS 128

Logic, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

SOLAS 128 is a rhythmic puzzle game about restoring an ancient machine to life. The player redirects and reconfigures pulses of light as they travel...

Within the Blade

Action, Indie, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A ninja from the Black Lotus clan faces nine demons of hell and the samurai clan Steel Claw, which seeks to enslave the world. The source does not...

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action runner. You have to try on the role of valiant ninja rabbits who need to return...

Six Sides of the World

Logic, Puzzle, Science fiction, Arcade, Casual game, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2018

Steam: 84/100

Six Sides of the World is an atmospheric arcade puzzle game in a sci-fi setting, where you will explore various cubic planets that are filled with...

Nippon Marathon

Arcade, Sports game, Board / Group Game, Indie, Racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 December 2018

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Nippon Marathon is a fun team game for up to 4 people where you can compete in speed running. As you run, dangerous obstacles will await you, and...

Octahedron

Arcade, Platformer, Music game, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 January 2019

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Octahedron is a side-scrolling arcade rhythm platformer. You have to explore various locations, avoiding enemies and traps. A unique feature of the...

Robotics;Notes DaSH

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 66/100

Robotics; Notes Dash-an adventure visual novel in the science fiction setting. The island of Tanegasima is preparing for the summer festival six...

Azuran Tales: Trials

Action, Indie, Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Platformer, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2019

Steam: 63/100

This fantasy platformer with RPG elements follows a hero tasked by Drukandra, the God of the Dead, with stopping Magrath, a mysterious entity seeking...

Jet Kave Adventure

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2019

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Jet Kave Adventure is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer. You will meet Cave, a caveman with a jet engine. When the chief is driven out by his...

Candleman

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Action, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2019

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Candleman is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer where you control a candle character. The candle can only burn for 10 seconds, so you need to...

Garfield Kart - Furious Racing

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2019

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Garfield Kart — Furious Racing is a fun arcade racing game with a third-person view, which is based on the popular comic book "Garfield". There...

Skybolt Zack

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Music game, Runner

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2019

Steam: 89/100

Skybolt Zack is a fast-paced arcade action platformer with rhythm game elements and a side view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to try on...

Wide Ocean Big Jacket

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 February 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Wide Ocean Big Jacket is a short, atmospheric adventure with a deep plot. This is a sweet story where an aunt and uncle take their high school niece...

Wargroove: Double Trouble

Top-down view, Strategy, DLC, Arcade, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Wargroove: Double Trouble is an expansion for the strategy game Wargroove. The DLC introduces a new storyline with co-op mode support, featuring...

Snakeybus

Arcade, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 April 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Snakeybus is a unique and crazy arcade simulator in which you control an ever-expanding bus. In the game, you will drive a bus and pick up people...

Ministry of Broadcast

Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2020

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Ministry of Broadcast is an exciting side-scrolling adventure that takes you to a land surrounded by a large wall. The only way to cross it is to win...

Need a packet?

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2020

Steam: 51/100

Need a packet? — a game about a supermarket cashier who has gone crazy. Beep — Beep — Beep — that's all you'll hear after one...

Hotshot Racing

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotshot Racing is a fast-paced competitive racing game with a third-person perspective and a vibrant visual style. Eight speed-mad drivers compete...

Lonely Mountains: Downhill - Eldfjall Island

DLC, Arcade, Isometric, First-person view, Bicycles, Racing, Sports game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2020

Steam: 97/100

Lonely Mountains: Downhill — Eldfjall Island — an expansion for the dynamic biking simulator with a detailed physics engine. In it, you will set out...

Woodsalt

Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2021

Steam: 100/100

Woodsalt is a third-person role-playing adventure set on the planet Nu-Terra, where humanity has migrated to after global natural disasters and the...

Colossus Down

Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Side view, Arcade, Fighting, Adventure, Action, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Colossus Down is a juicy side-scrolling fighting game about a girl named Nika and her fight against everything uncool. For her own purposes, she even...

Estranged: The Departure

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2021

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Estranged: The Departure is the continuation of the first-person adventure action game with horror elements Estranged: Act I. The game's events...

Bladed Fury

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2021

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Bladed Fury is a fun action-platformer with RPG elements and a Japanese-style side view. The game takes place during the times of Ancient China and...

Garden Story

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Garden Story is a bright adventure role-playing action game with management elements and a top-down view. The game tells the story of a guardian who...

Faraday Protocol

Adventure, Indie, Action, Puzzle, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021

Players: 1/10

Steam: 83/100

Faraday Protocol is a first-person action-puzzle adventure set in a retro-futuristic style where you take on the role of an alien archaeologist who...

UNSIGHTED

Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Isometric, Top-down view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

UNSIGHTED — top-down action adventure role-playing game in a sci-fi setting. Events take place in a fantasy world of the future &mdash...

Ocean's Heart

Action, Indie, Adventure, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 February 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ocean's Heart is a top-down action-adventure RPG in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the amazing story of brave Tilia, who sets off on a...

Hell Pie

Platformer, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Indie, Arcade, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Hell Pie is an action-adventure arcade platformer with elements of humor and a third-person view. You have to take the demon of bad taste, Nate, by...

Fall of Porcupine

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Interactive movie, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Fall of Porcupine is an adventure narrative platformer with a side view about the difficult fate of a medical pigeon. You will have to face the...

Auralux: Constellations

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2023

Steam: 78/100

Casual real-time strategy. The player sets out to conquer outer space, where the opponents are various alien factions. Victory and total control over...

The Rewinder

Indie, Adventure, Detective, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2023

Steam: 92/100

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and...

Faerie Afterlight

Puzzle, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2023

Steam: 68/100

Kradyrev smashed the light into pieces, scattering each fragment. Kimo and Whispy try to navigate this surreal world to collect the missing rays. As...

Insurmountable

Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2024

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Adventure tactical roguelike with turn-based combat. The main character alone challenges mountain landscapes and tries to withstand the endless...

Lichtspeer

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 September 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Lichtspeer is an arcade action game set in a futuristic world inspired by ancient Germanic myths. Summoned by the gods, a hero sets out on a perilous...

Lumo

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Lumo is an isometric platform adventure built around exploring rooms, each presenting a self-contained challenge. It draws on platformers from the...

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