RELATED: 8 Nintendo Switch Games You Can Beat in an Afternoon West of Loathing (2017)Īsymmetric’s West of Loathing is an adventure role-playing game that is jam-packed with humor. Are you ready to shove off and sail off into the mystery of this flooded world? This highly atmospheric adventure game adds new environments, puzzles, ship mechanics and depth to the ruined world of the series. The game is the successor to Far: Lone Sails, which swaps sun-scorched, dusty planes for stormy skies and high seas. Your imagination is the only thing that limits you as you work to make the world yours.įAR: Changing Tides from developer Okomotive is one of my favorite indie games of the year so far. The tools are refined, the world is colorful and bright and this indie game supports up to four-player cooperative play. Astroneer is a sandbox adventure game that has the player terraforming planets, setting up new colonies and collecting resources to do it all. I waited a long time for System Era Softworks’ Astroneer to come to consoles, but it was worth it.

Can you let the VIPs in while not letting your life spin out of control? If you like this indie game be sure to check out Not Tonight 2, also on Switch! Not Tonight fuses together time-management gameplay with RPG elements and meaningful story choices that affect the outcome of your bouncer’s life. You pick the jobs, check IDs and manage the guests. I played Not Tonight from developer No More Robots on Steam originally and was delighted to learn it is also on the Nintendo Switch! This simulation game puts you in the role of the bouncer. RELATED: 10 Essential Tips All Kirby and the Forgotten Land Beginners Should Know Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition (2020) With that in mind, these are some of our top picks for indie titles on the Nintendo Switch. Sure there can be some dudes in the mix, but that’s true of any development house. The culmination of these freedoms often results in games that are high concept, story-driven and uniquely different from their big-budget cousins. Smaller developer houses tend to give their teams more creative freedom when it comes to trying out new game mechanics and story writing, so the sky is the limit with small games. There’s a lot to say for the reliability of playing games from AAA, big-name developers, or Nintendo exclusive franchises, but the indie library is where the Nintendo Switch catalog really shines.

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