Nintendo Switch

Point-and-click adventures have settled into the indie realm. They make sense there, as indie developers usually have more freedom to tell their stories. It’s that freedom that makes CLeM such a good game.
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Normal kids have to worry about homework, hanging out with friends, and maybe riding bikes around the neighborhood. In Rising Lords, they have to worry about statesmanship, domestic policy, and combat. I think I would rather live the first option.
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft gives you the first three Tomb Raider games, originally released between 1996 and 1998. These are arguably the best games in the franchise’s history, and they’re a solid fit for the Nintendo Switch.
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Golfinite is a golf sim for the Nintendo Switch developed by Pmurph Games and published by RedDeer Games. It takes the art of teeing off and converts it into a …
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In Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist you help a struggling artist create a name and image for himself. This time, the artist is burnt out. Because he’s not creating art, he’s not making money, and the public is losing interest. Can you help him?
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British publisher Feral Interactive has not brought many games to the Switch, but the ones they have given us have all been solid. That record of success continues with Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal.
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Spells & Secrets is an adventure-puzzle game developed by Alchemist Interactive and published by Merge Games. The idea behind this title is a good one. Unfortunately, it didn’t hold up …
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The sequel to a sleeper hit among the PN crew, Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic, takes one step forward and two steps back. While still a fun hidden …
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Starward Rogue is a twin-stick shooter. You know the drill—avoid the bullets while shooting at everything in sight. This particular entry into the overcrowded genre features top-down bullet-hell gameplay with …
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Blending simple mechanics with a gorgeous post-apocalyptic world, The Cub is an intricately detailed game that draws on a wealth of influences to ask a weighty question: What kind of …
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Fantasy is probably my favorite genre. Make it a hack-and-slash RPG and I would be lying if I said I didn’t expect it to be fun. Hammerwatch II picks up right where the original Hammerwatch left off, but can it live up to its predecessor? Let’s see.
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It’s Silverhead vs. Motorhead in this shoot-’em-up war set in a steampunk-ish 19th century. Who will come out on top? Lemmy tell you about The Legend of Steel Empire.
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Pan’orama is a puzzle strategy game developed by Chicken Launcher and published by Awaken Realms. Essentially, this title is a digital one-player board game where you build your own ecosystem …
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Growth is generally viewed as a good thing, and that’s certainly the case with this puzzle game from Assemble Entertainment. The goal is to expand life across an uncharted world, and it’s surprisingly difficult to do.
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Irem Collection Volume 1 aims for a quality-over-quantity approach. It contains just three games, although each has several variations. If you’re a fan of the Image Fight trilogy, this package …
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A game with a simple approach to a provocative and serious issue, Terra Nil charges you with terraforming a ruined planet Earth so that its natural biodiversity can reemerge. It …
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I admire when developers take a lack of resources, or a deliberately clunky interface, and creatively turn that into an asset with visual panache and an unusual vision. And One Night: Burlesque has that in spades.
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An undisputed classic from the golden age of the arcades, Berzerk deserves better than this limp Recharged offering from Atari. When my 2600 cart offers more options and variety, I …
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