So far in the Switch’s first year, Nintendo has been releasing a stellar indie line up, resulting in a plethora of titles to choose from. Here, we’ve rounded up a few of the most notable ones to help whet your indie appetite and listed some you can look forward to in the rest of 2017 and 2018!
Indie Games Out Now
- Stardew Valley by ConcernedApe
- Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove by Yacht Club Games
- Golf Story by Sidebar Games
- Overcooked Special Edition by Ghost Town Games
- SteamWorld Dig 2 by Image and Form Games
- The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ by Nicalis Inc
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime by Asteroid Base
- Morphite by Crescent Moon Games
- Yono and the Celestial Elephants by Neckbolt
- DEEMO by Rayark Inc
- Kingdom: New Lands by Noio
- Farming Simulator by Giants Software
Fall & Holidays 2017
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 by TT Games – November 14th
- Rocket League by Psyonix – November 14th
- Rime by Tequila Works – November 17th
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 by Monolith Soft – December 1st
- Battle Chef Brigade by Trinket Studios – Holiday 2017
- Poly Bridge by Dry Cactus Limited – Holiday 2017
- Ultimate Chicken Horse by Clever Endeavour Games – Holiday 2017
- Floor Kids by MERJ Media – Holiday 2017
- Dandara by Long Hat House – December 2017
- Pocket Rumble by Chucklefish Games – TBC 2017
- Shakedown Hawaii by VBlank Entertainment Inc – TBC 2017
- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom by FDG Entertainment – TBC 2017
- The End is Nigh by Nicalis – December 12th
- Hollow Knight by Team Cherry – TBC 2017
- The Escapists 2 by Team17 – TBC 2017
- Yooka-Laylee by Playtonic Games – TBC 2017
2018
- Lost Sphear by Tokyo RPG Factory – January 23rd
- Penny-Punching Princess by Nippon Ichi Software Inc – March 23rd
- Runner 3 by Choice Provisions – Q1 2018
- Celeste by Matt Makes Games Inc – Q1 2018
- Flipping Death by Zoink AB – Q1 2018
- Wargroove by Chucklefish Games – Q1 2018
- Shovel Knight: King of Cards by Yacht Club Games – Q1 2018
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition by Cardboard Computer – Q1 2018
- Light Fingers by Numizmatic – Q1 2018
- 2064: Read Only Memories Integral by MidBoss – Q1 2018
- Yoku’s Island Express by Team17 – TBC 2018
- Super Meat Boy Forever by Team Meat – TBC 2018
- The Longest Five Minutes by Nippon Ichi Software Inc – TBC 2018
- Indivisible by Lab Zero Games – TBC 2018
- Mulaka by Lienzo – TBC 2018
- Enter the Gungeon by Dodge Roll – TBC 2018
- Dragon Quest X, XI by Omega Force – TBC 2018
- Shin Megami Tensei V by Atlus – TBD
- Steep from Ubisoft – TBD
- Syberia 3 from Anuman Interactive – TBD
- Dragon Quest Heroes I, II by Omega Force – TBD
- No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again by Grasshopper Manufacture – TBD
- Layers of Fear: Legacy by Bloober Team – TBD
Needless to say, if you’re an Indie fan that owns a Nintendo Switch then you have plenty to look forward to in the coming months. Stay tuned to GameSkinny for more game announcements and Nintendo Switch news!
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