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Since the Switch works very much like a tablet when in handheld mode it's not a surprise that a great number of tower defense games (ranging from great to meh) have come to the platform...
There's no doubt that in order to make an impression in a very crowded Switch eShop it takes being daring and making your own rules...
If you're a fan of puzzle adventures with a distinctive look and some unique and unusual puzzles to work out, Iris Fall may be an appealing package...
Heavily text-based games are actually pretty well-represented on Switch, though in general I’ll say I’m not typically a fan...
If you're a big fan of getting your butt kicked by a title you may enjoy Charge Kid... though be warned that the challenge isn't always the kind you may appreciate...
Card-based strategy titles have been coming to the Switch in a pretty steady stream but I don't think there have been any quite like Wingspan...
There's something about managing to hit the market when the timing is right, managing to capture the energy of current events...
In terms of an elevator pitch description The Hong Kong Massacre would best be described as a mix of the brief levels and one-hit-and-you're-dead brutality of Hotline Miami and the slowdown-enabled ballet of bullets and diving around of the earlier Max Payne games...
If you're a fan of twin-stick shooting the Switch has got you covered...
With very little going on mechanically Kolumno is a pretty basic game, with your only goal on each stage being to successfully get a ball to drop into a hole...
When it comes to traditional platformers from top to bottom the Switch tends to have you covered...
Fans of one of the OG teeth-gnashing platforming challenges from the early indie days have been waiting for a number of years to see Meat Boy make his triumphant (and brutally tough) return, and with the arrival of Forever… there’ll be mixed reactions?!?
Fans of fighting games who also happen to have fond memories of playing their favorite series in handheld form may get a kick out of this one...
With a simple and clean presentation consistent with the other POWGI games Roundout won't win any beauty contests but gets the job done...
The Double Dragon name is revered for good reason since the series has been around since the early days and has also had some great conversions onto many home systems over the years...
There's definitely something a certain segment of the gaming public digs about challenging games...
Overall, this seems like a title extremely well-suited to family play in particular...
OK, so just the game's title made me curious enough to take a nibble, and while I wouldn't consider Freddy a satisfying meal of a game it's at least a strange appetizer...
Leave it to indie games to keep finding ways to push the “generic” genre experience of something so well-known as the Metroidvania in at least slightly new directions...
Mixing together the general feel of grand retro action adventures along the lines of Prince of Persia or Out of This World with some more modern touches, Unto the End has the bones of a solid, if aggravating experience...