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The strength of the size of the indie gaming space out there is that you never know what you may run into, and that with some creativity you can game-ify just about anything... even something as mundane as checking people's IDs at the door of various venues...
Clearly looking to tap into people's retro platforming affections, Reknum at least switches things up with a female protagonist...
When it comes to action adventure titles it is no doubt a challenge to do something that somehow feels fresh and new...
As an English major and classical literature nerd of sorts the setup for Bookbound Brigade easily piqued my interest...
When it comes to shooters of all types from traditional to modern, bullet hell to roguelike, the Switch has you covered...
This is one of those titles that is likely to divide people firmly between the lovers and the haters, without a whole lot in between...
As the games industry continues to grow and evolve it opens the door to some very different modes of play, including those one the more casual end of the spectrum...
With an overall story setup that is similar to my beloved TRON Code Shifter got off to a good start for me, featuring a young programmer who has written a security routine named Sera who you'll play as to actively destroy bugs and viruses in the system...
At the very beginning I'll admit my excitement was pretty high for this twin-stick shooter...
With the lack of sports titles on the Switch you may have seen this game's name and felt your pulse race a little bit...
Wow, OK, this is one of those titles where, being honest, it pained me to try to play it...
Budget platformers have become somewhat a dime a dozen out there on the Switch, but when you're in a pinch and looking for some time they aren't always a bad option...
Lumini is one of those titles that's a bit like a roller coaster ride to play...
As a huge fan of Civilization, and 4X strategy games like it, I'm always intrigued by new titles being released in that general vein...
As a child of the 70s and 80s who spent an enormous amount of time in the arcades there’s no doubt 198X was made for me...
The arcade ninja classic is back! Shinobi is a title I spent a fair amount of time playing at the arcades back in the day and, in general, it's just as tough as I remembered it...
Do you ever walk through life feeling like it's mostly full of mundane repetition and tasks that lack in fulfillment? In Mosaic your main character is trapped in such a situation, moving through his day surrounded by grey blandness...
The Oddworld series has finally managed to come to Switch! Well, sort of, since this FPS-like offshoot from the main series is quite a different animal...
On paper I think the idea behind the mechanics for Space Wolf could be interesting...
This is one of those popular indie titles that seemed like a natural fit for the Switch so it's odd that it took so long to get here but I'm glad it has arrived...