The Best Programming Games for Nintendo Switch

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Update : Line Time added at rank #6.
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while True: learn (2019)

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You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits and learn how machine learning really works!

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  • programming
  • self-driving
  • visual

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Game Builder Garage (2021)

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Nintendo Switch

Kids can learn how to make their own games with guided lessons created by Nintendo. From a simple game of tag to a run-and-jump obstacle course, each lesson is broken down into multiple, manageable segments.

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  • programming
  • platform

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7 Billion Humans (2018)

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Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!


  • programming
  • touch-friendly
  • puzzle

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SOLAS 128 (2021)

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Explore SOLAS, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine.

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  • soundtrack
  • logic
  • puzzle
  • programming
  • psychological
  • hacking
  • stage
  • retro
  • grid
  • 2d
  • multi-room
  • mirror
  • horizontal
  • puzzley
  • controller-support

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Autonauts (2019)

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Autonauts is a charming simulation game that allows you to colonize uninhabited planets and build a civilization of robots to do your bidding. With a fun and unique automation programming system, colorful graphics, and no required programming knowledge, you can explore, gather resources, and create an animal husbandry world. The game offers limitless opportunities for automation and colonization, making it an experience you won't want to miss!

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What we like:
  • Fun and challenging gameplay for management sim lovers
  • Unique automation programming system
  • Colorful and cute graphics
  • No required programming knowledge
  • Large world to explore and customize.
What could be improved:
  • Steep learning curve
  • Limited inventory space

  • programming
  • agriculture
  • visual
  • simulation
  • resource-management
  • automation
  • crafting
  • attractive
  • farming
  • art
  • colony
  • robots
  • base-building

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Line Time (2024)

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Time is on your hands! Challenge yourself in this strategy puzzle game where you move a ball to its destination through a grid. Plan your movements, interact with different balls and become a master of your own Line Time.


  • programming
  • sokoban
  • board-game
  • 2.5d
  • minimalist
  • space
  • casual
  • top-down
  • linear
  • atmospheric
  • knowledge
  • turn-based
  • trivia
  • strategy
  • tabletop

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Linkito (2024)

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Connect blocks to control robots, decode messages, and defuse bombs. Solve intricate mechanism-based brainteasers. Rise through the ranks of the Albatross Company to uncover their secrets, or build your own complex puzzles for the community!


  • development
  • editor
  • moddable
  • level
  • automation
  • logic
  • programming
  • sandbox
  • puzzle
  • minimalist
  • crafting
  • relaxing
  • puzzle-loving
  • 2.5d
  • simulation

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BQM - BlockQuest Maker Remastered (2023)

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Play and create your very own dungeons in BlockQuest Maker: Remastered, a dungeon creator full of all kinds of fun gimmicks!

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  • development
  • sokoban
  • voxel
  • illustration
  • design
  • programming
  • editor
  • level
  • dungeon
  • vision
  • lego
  • rpg
  • automation
  • 2.5d
  • sandbox

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11111Game (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Master addition in different bases. Slide tiles to add them, take advantage of overflow mechanic and game's grid.

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  • minimalist
  • education
  • movement
  • programming
  • science
  • casual
  • 2d
  • grid
  • single-player
  • logic
  • family-friendly
  • retro
  • colourful

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Crypto Mining Simulator - Ultimate Trading Strategy Tycoon (2023)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Realistic Mining simulator with custom builds mechanics! A lot of GPUs, CPUs, Motherboards, RAMs, SSDs, PSUs and more! Build your dream farm with 1000+ GPUs!

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  • mining
  • development
  • simulation
  • farming
  • idler
  • hacking
  • life
  • automation
  • programming
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • building
  • trading
  • economy
  • sandbox

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