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I'm all for weird and wacky games, especially when you're getting a group of people together for some laughs and fun...
OK, so here we have an indie platform shooter with a reasonably good look, somewhat cute main character, and what seems like some promise out of the gate...
I'm always a fan of running into games that tackle a well-known genre mechanic and add a twist, something Factotum 90 does admirably...
When you think of a racing game, thoughts normally center on head-to-head contests between multiple contestants, but there are other styles and Overpass slots into one of those alternate categories...
Combat, on the other hand, is more of a mixed bag on the whole...
This is one of those games where with the elevator pitch alone I was revved up and ready to go...
While I'm not as massive a fan of Enter the Gungeon as some are (given the choice I'd typically pick Nuclear Throne, but I get why Gungeon is popular) I have a great deal of respect for it and easily count it as one of the top roguelike shooters in the indie space...
What can I say, if you didn't check out the original iteration of the game on Switch and love Picross-styled puzzles you've really been missing out...
When it comes to casual games from the previous generation or so that I remember with great fondness, the unique Peggle is one that easily stands out in my mind...
On several levels this game seems to be incredibly set for success...
Though it can be a bit reductionist, sometimes the easiest way to convey the essence of a game is to give you an elevator pitch to help out...
As a huge fan of classic arcade shooters, retro-styled shmups, and pretty well anything shooter in general the Switch has really come through with a ton of variety and options...
There's no doubt that among the many influential indie games made over time Limbo is pretty high up there...
Without a ton of viable budget first-person shooters out there on Switch, fans of the genre no doubt are curious about anything that shows up in the eShop fitting that bill...
Blending styles and doing something a bit different than the norm is common in the indie space and it's a calculated risk...
If you've ever had kids or were a kid at some point you may recall the Where's Waldo books...
With so many reasonably good puzzle titles on the Switch, and with many of them being budget-friendly to boot, it can take some effort to make a splash in the space...
Titles with a focus on story-telling first have become quite popular in recent years and the Switch has amassed quite a library of differently-styled adventures to explore in that vein...
Deck-building games are always a bit tough to judge since on the one hand you don't want them to all be variations on the same theme but on the other if they veer a bit too far off in their own direction they can be tough to learn and fully appreciate...
Having seen and played a pretty wide variety of puzzle games on Switch, ranging from predictable to creative, Poly Puzzle is definitely pointing towards the innovative and different end of the scale...