Indie for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 8

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story - a game in the Indie genre

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Isometric, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is a role-playing adventure set in the League of Legends universe with a turn-based combat system from the...

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania

DLC, Action, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Platformer, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2023

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 88/100

An expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action roguelike Dead Cells, which brings original content inspired by Castlevania to the game. The...

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

A strategy game with roguelike elements that reimagines chess. The player takes control of a black king with a shotgun, who must defeat an army of...

AK-xolotl: Together

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The main character is an angry but cute axolotl (the larva of some species of tailed amphibians) with a Kalashnikov assault rifle. He is trying to...

Three Minutes to Eight

Indie, Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2023

Steam: 63/100

A pixel game set in the near future. The main character should die at exactly 19:57, but the gamer still tries to save him. We need to find ways to...

Selfloss

Indie, Adventure, Action, Puzzle, Isometric, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

A fantasy adventure inspired by Slavic folklore. The events take place in a world where people worship whales, and the main character is the old...

Anima Flux

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania, Indie

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 78/100

A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics...

SteamDolls - Order of Chaos

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

Steam: 90/100

SteamDolls — Order Of Chaos is a side-scrolling stealth action adventure game in the Metroidvania format, made in a steampunk style. The game...

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern

Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Dungeons, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern is a classic party role-playing game with turn-based combat and first-person view in a fantasy setting. The game revolves...

Detention

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 March 2018

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students...

Everhood

Music game, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Everhood is an adventure RPG about a wooden doll whose arm has been stolen by a blue gnome. The story unfolds in a world where time has stopped, up...

Banner Saga 3

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Banner Saga 3 is the third and final installment in a series of tactical turn-based role-playing games in which your decisions, sometimes very...

Crashlands

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Open world, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2018

Players: 7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crashlands is an action role-playing game in which the main character, after an unsuccessful intergalactic flight, crashes on an unknown planet...

Degrees of Separation

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Degrees of Separation is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of two heroes &mdash...

Five Nights at Freddy's 4

Action, Horror, Indie, First-person view, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is an action-horror game with a first-person view in the point and click genre. This time the horror followed you home. In...

Lydia

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 January 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Lydia is a point and click adventure with a side view and an atmospheric plot. The game will tell the story of a little girl in the world of adults...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 April 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main...

Dread Nautical

Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based, Top-down view, Roguelike, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Dread Nautical is a fun RPG with turn-based combat and a top-down view. Supernatural forces filled the ship with mysterious evil monsters. Therefore...

Void Bastards

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Stealth

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 May 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Void Bastards is a hybrid FPS and strategy game about a prison full of dangerous criminals drifting through space. You have to try on the role of...

Little Misfortune

Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Little Misfortune is an exciting side-scrolling interactive adventure. In the game you will try on the role of the little girl Ramirez Hernandez, who...

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Action, Science fiction, Space, Business / Management, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020

Steam: 77/100

The player, as a captain, controls a spaceship. It is necessary to recruit crew members, explore the galaxy and confront aliens. The legendary...

When The Past Was Around

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Hidden Objects, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2020

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 78/100

When The Past Was Around is a point & click adventure puzzle game with a sad story about a girl who has lost the meaning of life. She couldn't find...

Sword of the Necromancer

Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view, Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Sword of the Necromancer is an action RPG with roguelike elements where you can revive dead enemies to fight on your side. The main character...

The Procession to Calvary

Adventure, Historical, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The Procession to Calvary is a side-scrolling adventure game with elements of historical black comedy. The game takes place during the Renaissance...

Army of Ruin

Top-down view, Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Fantasy, Indie, Exploration, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 88/100

A dynamic action game in which players lead legendary heroes on a campaign against the hordes of evil. As you progress, you can collect a deadly...

Rising Lords

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Medieval era, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 January 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 69/100

A turn-based strategy game set in medieval Europe that combines tactical battles, elements of card games, and multiplayer battles for up to four...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Role-playing game, Text quest

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 65/100

The game takes you to New York City in 2024, where the fragile balance between the Camarilla and the Anarchs is ready to collapse at any moment...

KILL KNIGHT

Action, Horror, Slasher, Isometric, Fantasy, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 October 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The main character is doomed to eternal battles in the arena. There are five large locations with a variety of opponents. The character uses pistols...

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 June 2025

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Queen Alexandra embarks on a dangerous journey through four biomes of the Kingdom of Chance, where she once ruled. You need to fight enemies and...

Asylum

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

The main character once ended up in a psychiatric hospital-a place full of pain and suffering. He dreamed of forgetting this horror, but the memories...

Gorogoa

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Gorogoa is a quirky puzzle adventure with beautiful, hand-drawn worlds. To complete the game, you need to move windows with worlds around the screen...

Unepic

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in...

Long Reach

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 March 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Long Reach is a psychological thriller executed in the style of pixel art. The game takes place in a world where everyone craves power, be it money...

Flat Heroes

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Flat Heroes is a minimalist top-down arcade action game. You have to compete with your opponent in intense competitions. The game provides both local...

GRIP: Combat Racing

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 68/100

GRIP is a futuristic arcade racing game with action elements and a third-person view. You have to become the driver of unusually shaped cars and move...

Sundered

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2018

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world...

Bombfest

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2019

Steam: 100/100

Bombfest is a fast-paced arcade action game with an isometric camera view for multiple players. Along with your friends, you'll battle through wooden...

Riot: Civil Unrest

Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 February 2019

Players: 4.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Riot: Civil Unrest is a real-time uprising simulator that puts you in the thick of world-famous conflicts. The following campaigns await you...

Lovecraft's Untold Stories

Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Roguelike, Role-playing game, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Lovecraft's Untold Stories is a top-down pixel action RPG with roguelike elements, inspired by the stories of Howard Lovecraft. As one of five...

We. The Revolution

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 75/100

We. The Revolution is a unique adventure strategy with role-playing elements, where you will try on the role of a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal...

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