Nintendo Switch

In Decollate Decoration, you’re a girl who has just died but finds herself unable to move on to the afterlife without the boy she loves. So, you make the completely logical and totally unselfish decision of finding a way to take him with you.
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Kudos to Constance for resisting the temptation to explicitly call itself a “Metroidvania”. This is an action-adventure title—more often than not—and a great one. It does have a few eccentricities …
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Historically, mining on distant planets has never been a sound career choice, especially in video games. The same can be said of Drill Core, but this time the hazards are mostly caused by the gaming controls.
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Quartet is a retro-inspired JRPG from indie developers Something Classic Games LLC. It features four separate stories that converge as you work together to stop a war over the control …
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Role-playing offerings from KEMCO not only release consistently on the Nintendo Switch, but they also tend to offer consistent quality. You’ll rarely find a great game, but thankfully, the same …
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Collector’s Cove is the coziest of cozy games. It’s an adventure title developed and published by VoodooDuck. If you enjoy a good collect-a-thon type of game and seek chill vibes, …
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There are many ways in which retro JRPGs can distinguish themselves from one another: story, battle systems, character art. KEMCO’s Akuma Rise chose to do so with the color purple.
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Is Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen just another licensed tie-in, or something more?

Like most parents of young children, I haven’t managed to escape the Bluey phenomenon, and nor …
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The spring release of Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection on the Nintendo Switch surely delighted those who grew up with these games. Bundling the DS trilogy (with multiple versions …
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ChainStaff is an action platformer from developer Mommy’s Best Games, Inc. It’s part run-and-gun, part exploration, and all kinds of odd. It’s also pretty fun. Let’s dig in.

You play …
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Starbites is an easy game to enjoy. It has everything an RPG requires, and delivers it all with a bit more pep than we’re used to seeing. I just wish the game looked better on the Switch. Or even just fine.
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Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf is a cinematic puzzle/platformer that focuses more on atmosphere and storytelling than action. I haven’t played the first game, but this still …
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Spica Adventure debuted as a mobile game in 2003 before transitioning to arcades, and now to the Nintendo Switch. If you have an Arcade Games folder on your Switch home screen, this is a unique and worthy addition.
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Back to the Dawn is a story-driven RPG set in a prison. It comes from indie studio Metal Head Games and features anthropomorphic characters, tongue-in-cheek humor, pixelated graphics, and a …
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a simulation game unlike anything else you’ve experienced. Instead of directly controlling your characters, like in traditional sims, you create Miis and essentially …
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The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest is described as a metroidvania-lite. It features all the staples of a typical metroidvania with a sprawling map, upgradeable weapons, and tough boss fights. The “lite” …
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Trash Goblin starts with you being given a shop from your cunning friend, Aimon. It’s up to you to care for and run the shop by collecting, cleaning, upcycling, and selling antiques and rustic tools and trinkets.
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I can recommend SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist to two groups: puzzle gamers who don’t mind a bit of action, and roguelike fans who don’t mind a lack of action. Does that sound oxymoronic? Let me explain…
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