Indie for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 32

Alwa's Awakening - a game in the Indie genre

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Alwa's Awakening is a classic side-scrolling adventure platformer. The main character Zoya really loves video games. And one day, when she sat at the...

Imp of the Sun

Indie, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2022

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A 2D action-platformer in which the Imp of the Sun explores sprawling, hand-crafted environments. Players navigate complex levels with platforming...

Path to Mnemosyne

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2019

Steam: 80/100

Path to Mnemosyne is an atmospheric adventure with puzzles and a third-person view. You will go on a hypnotic journey built around the endless...

Ittle Dew

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Ittle Dew is an indie action-adventure game with fantasy RPG elements and an isometric view. Adventurer Itl Du and her companion Tipsy are...

Fight'N Rage

Action, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2019

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This side-scrolling beat ’em up is set in a far future where mutants have enslaved humanity. Two humans and a mutant rebel fight to put an end to the...

Windmill Kings

Arcade, Tactics, Strategy, Side view, Indie, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2019

Steam: 72/100

Windmill Kings is a side-scrolling real-time arcade strategy game set in a fantasy setting. An evil black wizard brought a clone to the throne and...

REKT!

Arcade, Third-person view, Racing, Indie, Stunts, Online, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2019

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Rekt! High Octane Stunts is a dynamic racing arcade with an emphasis on stunt tricks, inspired by a series of games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Each...

Sparkle 4 Tales

Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 January 2020

Players: 3.1/10

Steam: 23/100

Sparkle 4 Tales is a continuation of the meditative arcade game with a top view. As in previous parts of the series, you have to take control of a...

Knights and Bikes

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2020

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Knights and Bikes is an adventure game with role-playing elements that tells about the lives of ordinary kids and their hobbies. Like many children...

Paratopic

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2020

Steam: 78/100

Atmospheric first-person horror with a surreal story and intentionally low-polygon graphics. The plot connects the fates of three strangers, whose...

Minoria

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Minoria is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer from the creators of the Momodora series. The game takes place during the fourth Witch War, a...

Filament

Logic, Puzzle, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Filament is an adventure game with lots of puzzles in a sci-fi setting. You will board the Alabaster, one of the leading scientific starships of the...

Disc Room

Arcade, Logic, Puzzle, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Indie, Action, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2020

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Disc Room — bloody survival arcade game with a top view. The events of the game will take you to 2089. A mysterious giant disk has appeared in...

Esports Life Tycoon

Simulation, Business / Management, Sports game, Indie, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 61/100

Esports Life Tycoon is a management simulator dedicated to eSports. In the game you have to become the manager of an e-sports team. As you progress...

Linelight

Casual game, Indie, Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 November 2020

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The player controls a light line and goes through puzzle levels or intricate labyrinths. Each mechanic is intuitive, and the difficulty of tasks...

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan

Indie, Role-playing game, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a 2.5D adventure platformer with puzzles and RPG elements. The hero sets out to restore color to a...

Headland

Isometric, Action, Adventure, Arcade, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 January 2022

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Headland is an arcade action adventure game with an isometric view. A powerful force shatters the core of the imagination from Cape Nora. Together...

Once Upon a Jester

Casual game, Indie, Adventure, Comedy, Exploration, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 November 2022

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Best friends Juice and Jester come up with a plan to steal the royal diamond. They must put on the best improvised theater performance to get into...

IDEA

Puzzle, Top-down view, Casual game, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2023

Steam: 57/100

An art game about wonder, discovery and the exchange of ideas. The player explores various landscapes, rides along busy roads, inspects cottages and...

Full Void

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2023

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in a dystopian future. The main character is a frightened and lonely teenager who is trying to free humanity from the oppression...

The Backrooms 1998

Survival horror, Old school, First-person view, Adventure, Action, Walking Simulator, Indie, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2025

Steam: 80/100

A psychological horror game from the first person, styled as a found videotape. The story tells about a teenager who accidentally finds himself in...

Gravity Circuit 2

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Indie

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

A dynamic action-platformer focused on fast-paced combat and style choices. At the center of the story are two heroes with completely different...

Tumbleseed

Arcade, Side view, Indie, Action, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 May 2017

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This action roguelike follows a seed rolling up a dangerous mountain, with the player balancing it on a bar as it moves. The route is filled with...

Semispheres

Puzzle, Indie, Stealth, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 September 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Semispheres is a minimalistic puzzle game based on parallel worlds. You have to play as two characters simultaneously on one screen. Left and right...

Perception

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2017

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Perception is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The main character is a blind girl named Cassie, who finds herself in an abandoned...

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Set in a fantasy kingdom, this action-adventure follows Lily, a Knight of the Rose, as she sets out to save Blossom from eternal darkness. The story...

Vesta

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 January 2018

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Vesta is an arcade puzzle adventure game with an isometric camera view. The events of the game will tell about the adventure of the little girl...

Fall Part 2: Unbound

Action, Adventure, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2018

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This side-scrolling action adventure continues the story of a dystopian world through the perspective of Arid, an AI infected by an unknown program...

Bombslinger

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Logic, Roguelike, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 April 2018

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Bombslinger is a top-down hardcore action game with procedurally generated levels. The game tells the story of a former thug who settled down and...

Ageless

Adventure, Indie, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2020

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Ageless is a story-driven puzzle platformer in which the young Kiara explores a mysterious world, seeking to uncover its secrets and understand...

Best Friend Forever

Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2020

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 60/100

A pet-care and dating simulation set in Rainbow Bay. The player trains, pets, and plays with a dog to build a lasting bond, while meeting and...

Kero Blaster

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 August 2018

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Kero Blaster is a side-scrolling 2D action platformer about a bipedal frog employed by C&F Inc., whose teleporters are going offline because of...

Little Orpheus

Action, Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Science fiction, Side view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Little Orpheus is an adventure platformer with puzzle and action elements in the science fiction genre. 1962 NASA is trying to land a man on the...

Joggernauts

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Joggernauts is a cooperative puzzle-platformer with a side view. In the game, you will control alien creatures that are trying to navigate a path...

Katamari Damacy REROLL

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Katamari Damacy REROLL is a re-release of the amazing third-person arcade game Katamari Damacy. You will experience a unique gameplay mechanic: the...

Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets

Adventure, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 July 2019

Steam: 97/100

Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets is a top-down indie adventure puzzle game set in a fantasy setting. You are a worker in a cosmic menagerie and...

Headspun

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2019

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Headspun is an unusual adventure with a side view. The events of the game will tell the story of Theo Kavinsky, who woke up after a five-week coma...

Molecats

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2019

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Molecats is a fun side-scrolling arcade puzzle game set in the mysterious and wonderful world of cats. They love to collect mushrooms in the most...

THOTH

Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Shooter, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 January 2020

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

THOTH is a minimalist top-down shooter. A colorful game awaits you with many levels, each of which requires a specific approach in completing them...

Resolutiion

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Resolutiion is a top-down action-adventure game set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in a dystopian future world where you have to collect...

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Best Games in the Indie genre for Nintendo Switch