The Best Narrative Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

Update : Life is Strange Double Exposure added at rank #5.
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Wide Ocean Big Jacket (2020)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone

A Camping Story starring: Uncle Brad, Aunt Cloanne, Mord (and Ben)

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  • interactive
  • narrative
  • turn-based
  • novel
  • story
  • urn
  • good-natured
  • vignette
  • walking-simulator
  • puzzle
  • casual
  • park
  • visual-novel
  • dialogue
  • exploration

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Goodbye World (2022)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s

"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.

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  • platform
  • visual-novel
  • linear
  • text
  • cinematic
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • narrative
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • interactive
  • adventure

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Teacup (2020)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Teacup is a short and wholesome narrative adventure game with a focus on exploration and non-linear progression. You play as the titular Teacup, a shy and introverted young frog who loves drinking tea and reading. The day before she is to host a tea party at her house, she realizes she is completely out of tea, and thus must venture into the woods around her to find the herbs she needs to restock her pantry. During your adventure you will meet the charming inhabitants of the forest. Some are talkative, some are grumpy, but all of them will lend you an ear on your adventure. Explore this gorgeous watercolor world filled with friendly animals, playful minigames, puzzles, and beautiful, calming wilderness.

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  • nonlinear
  • scroller
  • cute
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • relaxing
  • horror
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • coffee
  • story
  • non-linear
  • funny
  • 2d

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I Am Dead (2020)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch PC Windows

I Am Dead was met by generally positive reviews, according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[3][4]

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  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • visual-novel
  • story
  • colourful
  • experimental
  • narration
  • cute
  • supernatural
  • relaxing

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Genesis Noir (2021)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.

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  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • noir
  • surreal
  • narrative
  • detective
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • hand-drawn
  • minimalist
  • stylized
  • tactile
  • interactive
  • space
  • mystery

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No Longer Home (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS

No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

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  • point-and-click
  • narrative
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • visual-novel
  • lgbtq
  • minimalist
  • semi-autobiographic
  • emotional
  • drama
  • relaxing
  • surreal
  • philosophical
  • dialogue-driven
  • conversation

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Where The Water Tastes Like Wine (2018)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

"[Going] where the water tastes like wine" is an excerpt from the traditional American folk song "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad" (also known as the "Lonesome Road Blues").

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  • narrative
  • story
  • interactive
  • fiction
  • card
  • visual-novel
  • hand-drawn
  • adventure
  • surreal
  • funny
  • trains
  • narration
  • walking-simulator
  • inventory
  • novel

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Last Time I Saw You (2024)

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j Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.


  • hand-drawn
  • emotional
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • narrative
  • romance
  • conversation
  • anime
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • story
  • linear
  • supernatural
  • atmospheric
  • mystery

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Florence (2018)

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IOS iPhone Mac OS Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

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  • graphic
  • novel
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • puzzle
  • romance
  • fiction
  • cute
  • visual-novel
  • endless
  • story
  • fight
  • multi-piece
  • drama
  • music

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Remains (2021)

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early access PC Windows Xbox One Android Nintendo Switch

Remains - survival in outer space orbiting the planet. Explore the area. Find a way to restore oxygen. Create tools for your needs. Beware of the dangers of outer space. Build your shelter in orbit and try not to die!


  • walking-simulator
  • narrative
  • story
  • interactive
  • book
  • exploration
  • narration
  • first-person
  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • horror
  • mystery

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