AAA games are just getting stale for me and I’m looking to mix it up a bit. I really don’t have a specific genre I gravitate toward or steer away from. I like trying new stuff and I’m happy to consider anything you enjoy playing!
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Tunic came on Game Pass, later to Switch, and at first look it seems to be “Indie Zelda imitation 15”. When actually playing it, it ends up functioning a bit like Dark Souls; very low-explanation exploration, some tough combat, and some really cool secrets. It was my Game of the Year, in a year when Elden Ring released.
I’ve been wanting to purchase that one since it came out, otherwise I would have added it to my big list, lol. So thank you the info about it.
How long would you say it is?
Howlongtobeat.com said it’s 12 hours, which sounds about right to me, but could vary by how much you struggle on bosses. That would give you the bad ending.
The good ending can be done after getting the bad ending on the same save, and is based entirely around solving non-combat puzzles of a truly insane nature. It felt very worthwhile to me, and adds several more hours of exploration.
I absolutely adore no man’s sky. It’s my favorite game of all time.
For Switch I would recommend Golf Story, an exclusive for the platform. It’s a golf RPG similar to the Game Boy Color Mario Golf game where you do silly golf challenges around an island full of weird characters and become a golf champion. The story is funny and the golf mechanics are surprisingly deep too.
Edit: just saw I’m not the first to plug this game. :)
Give babaisyou a try. It’s a logic puzzler and that’s all I’m going to say about it. Part of the fun is discovering the mechanics and how to break them
In no particular order:
- The Forgotten City - (loved it)
- Rain World - (love/hate. Unique game where you play as a slugcat)
- Hollow Knight - (someone said it, but I second it. 10/10)
- Celeste - (same as above)
- Furi - (very cool, bullet hell, great music)
- Hotline Miami - (top down fun and murder lol)
- Firewatch - (a good linear story)
- Stanley Parable - (choices, choices 10/10)
- Don’t Starve Together - (survival, great art style)
- Fez - (a really cool puzzle platformer)
- Undertale - (should you kill?)
- Dead Cells - (pretty hard, but fun)
- The Forest - (horror survival)
- Subnautica - (ocean survival. Thalassophobia)
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent - (horror story)
- What Remains of Edith Finch - (good linear story)
- Outer Wilds - (I loved this one so much 10/10)
- The Witness - (cool game, puzzle)
- Outlast - (horror, damn good)
- Deep Rock Galactic - (Rock and Stone!)
- Blasphemous - (Spain inspired metroidvania)
- Abzu - (a very cool ocean experience)
- Soma - (linear horror story)
- Untitled Goose Game - (be a goose)
- Goat Simulator - (be a goat)
- Thumper - (Music, beetle, on a rollercoaster)
- Journey - (go on a journey)
- Risk of Rain 1,2 - (lots of fun)
- Slay the Spire - (a very good turn-based card game)
- Overcooked 1,2 - (fun co-op that gets hard)
- Unravel - (puzzle about yarn)
- No Man’s Sky - (has gotten good since launch, I was at launch)
- OlliOlli - (side scrolling skateboarding)
- Minecraft - (you should know)
- Terraria - (you should know this too)
- Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - (not sure if indie, but I love it)
- Descenders - (procedural mountain biking)
- Everything - (well, it’s everything feat. Alan Watts)
- The Swords of Ditto - (top down metroidvania?)
- Tails of Iron - (9/10 metroidvania as a rat)
- Ghostrunner - (fast hack and slash awesomeness)
- Rimworld - (management sim, crash landed)
- Slime Rancher - (be happy farming slimes)
- Deadbolt - (play the reaper, like Hotline Miami but side scrolling)
- Kingdom New Lands - (manage your kingdom and survive)
- Limbo/Inside - (two games, puzzle and strange)
- Super Meat Boy - (speedy puzzle platformer)
- Downwell - (arcade game about going down a well)
- Thomas Was Alone - (minimalist puzzle platformer)
- Human Fall Flat - (try to platform, funny)
- Spiritfarer - (cozy management game about dying)
Well, that’s about all I can remember playing. I enjoyed all of these games and they are 7/10+ Anyways, whatcha think?
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Wow, that’s a comprehensive list. Thanks so much for sharing!
No problem, I’m glad to share! Now go have some fun Mr. Potato!
A mix of genres, but some of my favourite Indies include; Gris, Lunark, Golf Story, Death Squared, A Short Hike, Cat’s Quest, Rigid Force Redux, and Coffee Talk. All are on Switch, and many on PlayStation too.
Thanks so much for the recommendations!
I am really enjoying apico at the moment, a really cute wholesome game about breeding bees and butterflies, helping to save the species, it’s based on the old forestry mod for minecraft which used to be one of my favourites as well.
Dang, that looks awesome, I’ve never heard of it. I’ll definitely be keeping that one in a wishlist. Thank you for the recommendation!
Great to hear, I’m really enjoying it, just a very wholesome game :)
Dead Cells and Neon White are two recent favorite for me. I played on PC, but I assume the PlayStation and Switch versions are the same.
Looks like they’re both on sale for PlayStation right now, too.
Thank you for thebrexommendations!
I played Dead Cells quite a bit, but I never was able to finish the game. Do you knownifnthats pretty normal?
I’ll plug ‘Salt and Sanctuary’ and ‘Backbone.’ Waiting for the PS5 version for Backbone, but it’s available on Switch.
Thank you!
Gold Story is a phenomenal Indie Switch exclusive. You definitely don’t have to enjoy golf to have fun playing it. I highly recommend it.
Second mention of this one–and I do enjoy golf! Added to the wishlist. Thanks a lot!
If you haven’t already, you should check out hollow knight or Celeste
Oh, man. Celeste was so great. I captured so many thirty second clips of I-can’t-believe-I-just-pulled-that-off moments. I beat the main game and got most of the collectibles, but it seems like there’s more content. I just never figured how to progress to it. I assume I need to finish up collectibles or something to unlock it.
But, yeah, I might just have to boot that one back up. Will check out Hollow Knight.
Thanks for the recommendations.
How about 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim? It’s part mystery visual novel with a interesting plot and part action tactic game.
It’s available on the Switch and the PS Store.
Never heard of it, but will def check it out. Thank you!
