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It’s time for Pure Nintendo readers to weigh in on the best of 2020. Please check our list of 20 nominees, carefully narrowed down by our staff, and cast your vote.
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2021 has begun, and we can’t think of a better way to get up some momentum than with a game giveaway. Courtesy of Firesprite Games, Pure Nintendo is giving away three copies of the sci-fi survival horror game, The Persistence.
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We’ve been waiting for Cris Tales for quite some time. (I first learned about it in a demo at E3 2019, if that’s any indication). We’re getting pretty close to release now, and Modus Games has just announced a Cris Tales Collector’s Edition that will make waiting even harder.
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Kingdom Tales is another in a long line of resource management sims from Ocean Media. It’s also the first of two Kingdom Tales titles available for Nintendo Switch. This repetition is not necessarily a bad thing, however, so let’s get to some details.
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World War 1 was a devastating time in global history with some spectacular battles in the sky. So it only makes sense that a game about these aerial assaults would …
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Grab your deck; it’s time to take another dungeon dive with DungeonTop. This game is easily recognized as a computerized, deck-building version of a classic, turn-based D&D game. I do like the whole D&D genre for a bit of escapist fun, so let’s get right to the game, shall we?
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Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom looks promising but winds up being very bland. It’s tolerable at best, checking most of the right boxes but never moving beyond subpar territory.

You …
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Door Kickers is an action-strategy game for the Nintendo Switch. You control a S.W.A.T. team working its way through missions to take down the bad guys and rescue hostages. It’s …
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As the weekend approaches, it’s time to check out the latest offerings on the Nintendo eShop. This week’s highlight is Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, complete with all previously released …
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Down in Bermuda is a fun puzzle-adventure with an intriguing theme and a good flow. However, this mobile port is overpriced on the Switch, as it can be beaten in …
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Iris.Fall is a short puzzle adventure. You can finish it in under five hours, and that’s just about right. Although the game is visually compelling throughout, the core gimmick wouldn’t be able to hold up much longer than that.
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As luck would have it, Isabelle’s friend, the Slayer from the DOOM franchise, has come to the Nintendo Switch. 

Earth has been overrun by demons who have wiped out more …
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In Landflix Odyssey, you play as a beer-chugging, pizza-eating layabout who spends his time binge watching all the biggest TV shows on streaming service Landflix. When you use some weird …
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While there’s no official Virtual Console on the Nintendo Switch, there are a few places to get your retro gaming fix. There are, of course, the two obvious destinations, NES …
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When Double Dragon Neon was originally released in 2012, the WayForward-developed reboot of the classic beat ‘em up was meant to give the series a much-needed boost of western feel …
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Well, if one of your New Year’s resolutions was to spend more time playing retro RPGs, I’ve got good news. KEMCO has released Crystal Ortha for Nintendo Switch, and it’s one of the better games they sent our way in 2020.
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Tropico is a simulation game where you assume the persona of El Presidente, a political leader based in the Caribbean. There are four different eras you operate through, starting with …
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You are a warrior living in the once prosperous kingdom of Paw Paw Paw. When the King decrees that everyone in the land must wear pants, you are drawn out …
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