The Best Philosophical Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

Update : Judero added at rank #28.
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Manifold (2021)

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The game takes place in a "universe with a different set of physical laws" where the player can manipulate gravity, being able to "turn walls into floors".[6] The player must solve puzzles using the world's geometry in addition to devices within the architecture of the world.[6] To aid the player, the world's tone takes on one of six colors depending on which direction they have manipulated gravity. Several facets of the game's world may only be interacted with when the gravity is oriented directly, with these objects sharing one of the six colors.

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  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • abstract
  • 3d
  • nonlinear
  • platform
  • exploration
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • atmospheric
  • experimental
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • artificial
  • intelligence

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Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

As a hitchhiker with no memory or destination, you catch a series of rides across a strange and beautiful landscape, tracking the mysterious disappearance of a person close to you. • Hitchhike across a strange and beautiful landscape in five rides with five total strangers who will challenge your grasp on reality... And maybe your philosophy on life. • Solve environmental puzzles, and keep an eye out for clues, in order to uncover your mysterious past.

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  • well-written
  • mystery
  • philosophical
  • narration
  • short
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • emotional
  • mature
  • story
  • conversation
  • first-person
  • puzzle
  • drama
  • surreal

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Don't Forget Me (2021)

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The first season aired in Japan between January 8, 2012 and March 24, 2012 while the second season started airing between July 8, 2012 and September 23, 2012 following a recap episode on July 1, 2012. Both seasons have been licensed by Viz Media in North America and Anime on Demand in the United Kingdom. A manga accompaniment began serialization in Enix's Young Gangan magazine and a light novel from Media Factory, both from September 2011.[2][3] A hybrid Blu-ray Disc containing an original video animation and a PlayStation 3 video game was released on August 23, 2012.

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  • typing
  • philosophical
  • soundtrack
  • noir
  • investigation
  • word
  • detective
  • cyberpunk
  • sci-fi
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • point-and-click
  • violent
  • mystery
  • story

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Dreaming Sarah (2015)

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Dreaming Sarah is a surreal adventure platformer game with puzzle elements, an engaging environment, an incredibly diverse cast of characters, and of course, a young girl named Sarah. Sarah has been in an accident and is currently in a coma. It's up to you to help her wake up by exploring her dream world. Features: * Explore mysterious psychological areas * Collect, equip and use items * Interact with a vast cast of weird characters * Solve brain-teasing puzzles

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  • surreal
  • philosophical
  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • psychological
  • psychedelic
  • walking-simulator
  • puzzle
  • abstract
  • supernatural
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • relaxing
  • adventure

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Aery - Heaven & Hell (2023)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Discover the passions and fears of the human race as a flying god-like creature.

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  • flight
  • philosophical
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • surreal
  • atmospheric
  • god
  • simulation
  • family-friendly
  • casual
  • abstract
  • adventure
  • story

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Cellar (2016)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Playstation 3 Playstation 4 vita Nintendo Switch

A story-focused game about six strangers stuck together for a month, and a machine that must be kept running.


  • underground
  • pixel
  • philosophical
  • dark
  • conversation
  • story
  • fiction
  • emotional
  • atmospheric
  • single-player
  • time-management
  • interactive
  • horror
  • casual
  • short

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Metal Black S-Tribute (2023)

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Collect NEWALONE to level up your beam, then release energy! The home console version of the incredible side-scrolling shooter Metal Black is back with online rankings. Two players can play together!


  • 2d
  • philosophical
  • space
  • arcade
  • satire
  • military
  • futuristic
  • shooter
  • action
  • shoot-em-up
  • platform
  • war

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Molly Medusa: Queen of Spit (2023)

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A gravity-bending 3D adventure where everyone turns to stone!

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  • metroidvania
  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • platform
  • mythology
  • cartoony
  • exploration
  • stylized
  • 3d
  • clues
  • colourful
  • dungeon
  • atmospheric
  • visual
  • surreal

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YIIK Nameless Psychosis (2024)

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Experience a sneak peek of YIIK I.V! Step beyond Alex Eggleston's story and become the Nameless Child, a young girl pushed from a mysterious tower. Guide her through a surreal dimension where she must find a way to save both the Good Brother and the Bad Brother.


  • japanese
  • rpg
  • illuminati
  • america
  • philosophical
  • surreal
  • psychedelic
  • conversation
  • 1990s
  • stylized
  • jrpg
  • supernatural
  • psychological
  • narration
  • satire

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Memories of East Coast (2021)

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A debut game of an immersive visual novel experience that brings you on a journey through memory, nostalgia and guilt. Will you accept your fate?

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  • psychological
  • visual-novel
  • philosophical
  • immersive
  • emotional
  • drama
  • romance
  • conversation
  • hand-drawn
  • minimalist
  • text
  • thought-provoking
  • fiction
  • atmospheric
  • interactive

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