The Best Well-written Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Aery - Midnight Hour added at rank #4.
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Letters - a written adventure (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

Letters is a fun word puzzle game about friendship, growing up and finding your place in life. Follow Sarah, a shy girl from Switzerland, by moving through her pen pal letters and chat messages. Use the power of words to solve riddles, interact with her friends and decide who she will grow up to be.

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  • well-written
  • dynamic
  • hand-drawn
  • word
  • choices
  • multiple-endings
  • narration
  • family-friendly
  • funny
  • pixel
  • story
  • colourful
  • cute
  • puzzle
  • atmospheric

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Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game (2021)

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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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Aery - Ancient Empires (2024)

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In Aery - Ancient Empires you play as a little bird-like spirit that watches ancient civilizations evolve. You will discover unknown, giant, and beautiful environments and you will be able to enjoy the feeling of flying while exploring a whole world filled with beauty and little secrets.


  • well-written
  • bird
  • linear
  • simulation
  • colourful
  • casual
  • relaxing
  • flight
  • family-friendly

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Aery - Midnight Hour (2024)

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In Aery – Midnight Hour you play a little bird on its journey to the devils Halloween party after hearing Dracula talk about it. Enjoy your journey as a little bird and enjoy the feeling of flying while exploring a whole world filled with beautiful, and scary little secrets.


  • vampire
  • well-written
  • futuristic
  • relaxing
  • 3d
  • horror
  • family-friendly
  • casual
  • atmospheric
  • arcade
  • single-player
  • colourful
  • exploration
  • flight
  • linear

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Aery - Stone Age (2024)

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In Aery – Stone Age you play as a little flying spirit that watches humanity in its early states evolve. You will discover a long-forgotten land with beautiful environments, and you will be able to enjoy the feeling of flying while exploring a whole world filled with beauty and little secrets.


  • well-written
  • flight
  • simulation
  • relaxing
  • casual
  • family-friendly
  • walking-simulator

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MASAGORO (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

There is an abandoned Ryokan called "Masagoro" that was closed in the early Showa period. He was locked up in Masagoro where he has got interested to explore. The past of Masagoro has been revealed everytime he found some clues in the residuals.

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  • horror
  • well-written
  • psychological
  • 3d
  • gore
  • first-person
  • walking-simulator

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