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Quick and intense multiplayer experiences can be fun in bursts, and since typically the genre of choice for these titles on Switch usually involves shooting Gurgamoth at least sets itself apart by doing something different...
Since budget puzzle platforming titles have gotten to be a bit of a dime a dozen it's hard to generate a lot of enthusiasm for games the likes of Mekabolt...
When it comes to adventure games, the Switch is very well (and possibly too well) represented...
When it comes to retro games essentially being ported over to the Switch they're always a bit of a take it or leave it proposition...
Well before there was even the now-infamous Worms series there was a great title that my friends and I played on PC called Scorched Earth (or some people just would call it Scorch)...
Shadow dropped as a surprise this year, Hotline Miami was one of those indie darling titles that had shocked me continuing to be a hold out more than 2 years after the system’s launch...
This is one of those titles where I walked into the experience not really knowing much about it, being surprised by it being something quite different, and coming away very impressed...
Sporting a relatively simple premise with a weird twist on gravity shifting, in that there are spots where you will shift 90 degrees to walk on the walls as well, Gravity Duck is a decent but not amazing budget puzzler...
When a game starts up showing a warning that establishes it isn’t meant to hold your hand I’ll admit my “Ruh Roh Raggy” meter tends to go off the charts...
Contrasting pretty heavily with the likes of Milkmaid of the Milky Way from earlier in the list we have this entry in the Edna & Harvey series...
As a massive fan who has always loved the movie TRON you know that a game set inside a computer where you play a warrior of sorts who must overcome enemies and obstacles to succeed will get my attention...
Though I've always been a fan of the concept of asymmetric multiplayer games (a game where you're not playing with evenly-balanced sides, one side will be more powerful but less numerous) there's no denying they aren't for everyone...
Ever since Super Meat Boy hit the indie scene developers have been scrambling to recapture the addicting and aggravating qualities that can make almost constant failure and punishment engaging...
This may be about as niche a title as I've played on the Switch, and yet as someone who has assembled my own PC from scratch more than a few times, I'm happy to say that PC Building Simulator absolutely delivers the authentic goods...
Filling a space somewhere between a racing game and an endless runner we have #RaceDieRun, a game that can sometimes hit a satisfying groove but that is also just a bit odd...
With an isolated setting in what appears to be an abandoned compound of a religious group Sagebrush is all about a slowly unraveling mystery to discover what happened...
Damn RPG lovers, the Switch has been a terrific return to Nintendo fully delivering a variety of options in this genre...
Classic arcade action fans who appreciate a game focused on chasing high scores will likely get a kick out of Pix the Cat...
I've been a fan of the space dogfighter/shooter genre since way back in the day when it was pretty well defined by the Wing Commander series...
In principle this should be a solid and entertaining game, combining twin-stick shooting with hack-and-slash combat as you work through waves of enemies and bosses...