The Best Inventory Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Shop Simulator added at rank #6.
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DREDGE (2023)

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Embark on a unique adventure in Dredge, a game that combines fishing and Lovecraftian horror. As a fisherman, you'll catch fish, complete quests, and unravel mysteries. Upgrade your boat and equipment to face the dangers that lurk in the shadows. With captivating visuals and audio, you'll be immersed in this meticulously crafted universe.

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What we like:
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Captivating Lovecraftian atmosphere
  • Variety of fish and quests
  • Upgradable boat and equipment
  • Meticulously crafted universe
What could be improved:
  • Quests can be repetitive
  • Lack of depth in gameplay mechanics
  • Shallow storytelling

  • horror
  • inventory
  • fishing
  • mystery
  • sailing
  • management
  • exploration
  • simulation
  • lovecraftian
  • psychological
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • relaxing
  • grid
  • adventure

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No Man's Sky (2016)

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No Man's Sky is a massive universe-sim sandbox experience that lets you explore an infinite number of planets with unique lifeforms and environments. Upgrade your ship and suit for survival and choose your own path - whether you want to be a trader, fighter, or explorer. The game offers great graphics and good VR support with the ability to play with friends and share your discoveries.


What we like:
  • Deliver on promises
  • Great graphics
  • Cross-play enabled
  • Good VR support
What could be improved:
  • Some bugs present
  • Not challenging enough
  • No co-op progression

  • inventory
  • survival
  • exploration
  • sci-fi
  • crafting
  • pirates
  • resource
  • discovery
  • trading
  • aliens
  • multiplayer
  • sandbox
  • space
  • open-world
  • management

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Save Room (2022)

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When you enter a save room you know you are safe, no danger can come to you, you can relax. Take advantage of this short period of time to organize your inventory, heal your wounds and reload your weapons. Can you make all the items fit in your inventory?

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  • inventory
  • management
  • survival-horror
  • movement
  • puzzle
  • gun
  • logic
  • sniper
  • minimalist
  • resource-management
  • grid
  • relaxing
  • military
  • hunting

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Cozy Grove (2021)

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Cozy Grove offers a charming, narrative-driven island-style setting game where you play as a Spirit Scout who helps ghosts trapped on an island. With a range of activities such as fishing, crafting, and collecting resources, this game has an unexpected depth with ghost bear characters having their narratives ranging from comedic to bittersweet and impactful.

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What we like:
  • Adorable cast of characters
  • Beautiful hand-drawn visuals
  • Charming soundtrack
  • Deep layer of complex themes
  • Available on multiple platforms
What could be improved:
  • Lack of cross-save functionality
  • Smaller scale compared to Animal Crossing
  • Limited storage
  • Time-limited quests
  • Limited play each day

  • relaxing
  • crafting
  • hand-drawn
  • life-sim
  • simulation
  • inventory
  • cute
  • real-time
  • cozy
  • narrative
  • collectathon
  • isometric
  • story
  • resource
  • difficult

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Backpack Hero (2023)

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The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!


  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • management
  • inventory
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • turn-based
  • moddable
  • backpack
  • battler
  • procedural
  • building
  • replay-value
  • choices

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Shop Simulator (2024)

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DESIGN, SELL & EXPAND – YOUR SUCCESS IS IN YOUR HANDS. Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in Shop Simulator: Supermarket. Immerse yourself in the world of retail and start your own business today!


  • management
  • simulation
  • inventory
  • life
  • education
  • walking-simulator
  • casual
  • multiplayer
  • family-friendly
  • first-person

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VEREDA - Escape Room Adventure (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows IOS iPhone

An indoor and outdoor immersive world that you explore and an inventory where you can collect and use items you find along the way to solve puzzles and escape the rooms. Press and Hold the arrows to walk Forward / Backward / Left / Right Use the Right portion of the screen to look around. Vereda is compatible with most modern PC's and has been designed to be as resource efficient as possible to allow play on many different devices.


  • resource
  • puzzle
  • inventory
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • skill

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Ship Graveyard Simulator (2021)

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Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!


  • naval
  • destruction
  • management
  • building
  • inventory
  • simulation
  • sandbox
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • single-player
  • casual
  • realistic
  • truck
  • physics

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Heaven's Machine (2021)

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Heaven's Machine is a chaotic, fast-paced roguelite set on a cosmic train racing towards heaven. Jack wakes up to find themselves at the end of this metal tomb, with no other choice than to pick up a gun, pull the trigger, and run headlong towards the conductor to save their dead loved one. As Jack, players will travel through a randomly-generated train, grabbing dozens of the 50+ unique items, blasting hundreds of enemies, and battling bizarre monsters. For an extra challenge, battle the demiurge in the unlockable Night Train mode which randomizes all train cars, enemies, bosses, and shops!


  • pause
  • cover
  • inventory
  • shooter

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Mystik Belle: Enchanted Edition (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

Like tonight, for example, when she stayed up late to practice her fire magic, but instead got framed for upsetting an ancient ritual. Re-create the Walpurgisnacht Brew, or be expelled, and with all manner of spooks taking over the school, expulsion is starting to sound better by the minute. Explore the haunted halls and spooky dungeons of Hagmore, while solving inventory puzzles and interacting with fellow students and other residents.

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  • inventory
  • dungeon
  • classic
  • online
  • puzzle

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