The best Switch indie games

The greatest indie titles you can play on the handheld hybrid

Not all of Switch's must-play titles are triple-A efforts from Nintendo. Here are our favorite Switch indie games...

HADES

This super-stylish, devilishly fun, wickedly difficult action-RPG was arguably the best game of 2020. Own a Switch? Get Hades downloaded ASAP. 

UNTITLED GOOSE GAME

Who'd have thunk nature's ultimate villain would be a goose? Wonderfully cheeky and deliciously stupid, this is one of the most subversive puzzle games in years. 

UNDERTALE

With its fourth-wall-breaking gags, beautiful score, and engaging combat, Undertale is one of the most effortlessly charming games on Switch.

HOLLOW KNIGHT

One of the best Metroidvanias ever made. This dark and challenging title takes you through a gorgeous world of insects, teeny knights, and quirky NPCs. 

CLOUDPUNK

A delivery service game set in a wide open world, Cloudpunk is as engrossing as it is beautiful. Its gripping, narrative-driven gameplay will devour your nights. 

CUPHEAD

An amazing port of a brutally punishing platformer. With its Fleishman-esque 1930s animations, Cuphead is as easy on the eye as it is punishing on the thumbs. 

THE LONG DARK

Whether you play the Survival Sandbox mode or its episodic Wintermute tale, The Long Dark's pitch-black scares will chill you silly. 

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