The Best Nonlinear Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

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Unstrong: Space Calamity (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Sure, the world exploded and you're just drifting through space now, but you WILL find a way to make your planet whole again. Nothing can stop mad scientist ladies like Glasses! Soar through space and explore planets, moons and asteroids in this action-packed 3d platformer.

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  • 3d
  • lgbtq
  • cartoony
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • cats
  • psychedelic
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • stylized
  • space
  • open-world
  • cute
  • colourful
  • controller-support

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Unstrong Legacy (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Unstrong is a colorful retro-style pixel Metroidvania platformer. Find all 6 memory discs that'll help you discover your true self. Unlock abilities and increase your health as you progress. Multiple endings.

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  • metroidvania
  • lgbtq
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • 1990s
  • 2d
  • old-school
  • pixel
  • retro

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Simona's Requiem (2021)

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Simona's Requiem is a retro-styled platformer Inspired by old action-adventure games but with a modern touch. Pick up the scythe as Simona and slash your way to the Fisher King who has hidden behind the moon.


  • 2d
  • nonlinear
  • humor
  • metroidvania
  • gothic
  • action-adventure
  • dark
  • platform
  • short
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • retro
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • story

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Montezuma's Revenge: 8-Bit Edition (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

This is the official version of the 80's classic game Montezuma's Revenge rebooted by the original developer. It's the classic puzzle solving action adventure platformer you loved in your youth.


  • platform
  • nonlinear
  • remake
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • retro
  • classic
  • sprite
  • 1980s

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The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 5 Android l Nintendo Switch

The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island is a short, top-down adventure game inspired by several 16-bit games.


  • hack-and-slash
  • 1990s
  • action-adventure
  • dragon
  • top-down
  • anime
  • nonlinear
  • medieval
  • family-friendly
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • cute
  • arcade
  • old-school

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Frontier Quest (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Rebuild a frontier town and become acquainted with its community in puzzle-RPG Frontier Quest! Explore the frontier, collect materials and defeat monsters with the right equipment in order to restore the town and uncover the secrets of the frontier.

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  • nonlinear
  • turn-based
  • conversation
  • scroller
  • relaxing
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • magic
  • cartoony
  • cute
  • 2d
  • story
  • stylized
  • exploration
  • rpg

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The Dealer Simulator (2021)

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In this darkly funny dialogue driven game you play as a street dealer in the most troubled city of the fictional version of the United States, set against catastrophic economic and political situation. To survive, you have to sell everything you can get and face hard moral decisions.


  • political
  • nonlinear
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • 2.5d
  • conversation
  • point-and-click
  • crime
  • procedural
  • pixel
  • humor

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Puzzletronics Digital Infinite (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Puzzletronics Digital Infinite is a minimalist puzzle in the style of jigsaw. The player must move pieces to form logical circuits while listening to a calm and relaxing soundtrack.


  • minimalist
  • clicker
  • nonlinear
  • board-game
  • logic
  • point-and-click
  • relaxing
  • sandbox
  • building
  • tabletop
  • top-down
  • casual
  • 3d
  • colourful
  • cute

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Super Sunny Island (2021)

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

A summer themed retro style 2D platformer, where you fight some robots and evil pirates playing as "Sunny", an adorable and adventurous penguin with a watergun!


  • 2d
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • pirates
  • 1990s
  • action-adventure
  • family-friendly
  • cute
  • colourful
  • robots
  • pixel
  • retro
  • controller-support
  • old-school
  • shooter

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