The Best Experience Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : One Hand Clapping - OHC added at rank #3.
Here are our 10 Best Experience Games for Nintendo Switch:
1

Ord. (2019)

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Ord is a captivating text-based adventure game with five unique stories to choose from. Choose your own adventure as you become a god and create your world or take on an evil warlock in a thrilling quest. With fast-paced narratives, your choices matter, and you'll be engaged in no time. Plus, create and share your own stories with Steam Workshop support. Available in multiple languages.

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What we like:
  • Cleverly conveys changes in atmosphere and mood with minimalistic visuals and sound effects
  • Multiple scenarios with vastly different outcomes provide high replayability
  • A fun and creative take on the text adventure genre
  • Multiple languages supported
  • Workshop support allows for user-generated content and experimentation with storytelling
What could be improved:
  • No save-states or continues, with every death resetting the player to the beginning
  • Poor controls and other quirks make the game feel more like an art project than a polished video game experience

  • text
  • minimalist
  • adventure
  • experience
  • story
  • narrative
  • perma-death
  • rpg
  • experimental
  • innovative
  • casual
  • book
  • fast-paced

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LOST EMBER (2019)

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Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.


  • beautiful
  • exploration
  • walking-simulator
  • relaxing
  • experience
  • narration
  • story
  • kickstarter
  • atmospheric
  • sandbox
  • narrative
  • cute
  • adventure
  • stylized
  • short

3

One Hand Clapping - OHC (2021)

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Solve puzzles, by singing or humming into your microphone, and find confidence in the power of your voice as it changes the world around you. One Hand Clapping is a relaxing, inspiring puzzle platformer that focuses on vocal input to progress through its vibrant world. * Solve Puzzles with your voice * Play through six expansive, vibrant biomes * Sing, hum, and beatbox to change the world * Meet three whimsical hermits who aid you throughout this musical journey * Grow confidence in your voice * Sing your song * Game Center support * Full controller support


  • rhythm
  • 2d
  • voice
  • music
  • control
  • platform
  • experience
  • family-friendly
  • education
  • puzzle
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • scroller
  • atmospheric
  • cute

4

The Last Show of Mr. Chardish (2020)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Decades have passed and the Actress, Ella, returns to the abandoned theatre to uncover a preserved collection of extraordinary performances. Explore a variety of magical, hand-painted worlds as you collect the lost pieces of the past.

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  • walking-simulator
  • experience
  • emotional
  • narration
  • story
  • experimental
  • character
  • hand-drawn
  • exploration
  • mystery
  • choices
  • action-adventure
  • flight
  • puzzle
  • pinata

5

Metempsychosis (2021)

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Everyone considers more than one time what will happen to them after they die… This is a story about a girl who was desperate for her life because her embarrassing pictures were exposed to the office. She plays an active role in the afterlife.


  • rpg
  • japanese
  • psychological
  • adventure
  • experience
  • cute
  • magic
  • beautiful
  • emotional
  • nature
  • anime
  • short
  • jrpg
  • walking-simulator
  • dark

6

Heal (2020)

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Heal is an experimental adventure game from the creator of DISTRAINT series, exploring the themes of aging and dementia. The narrative is driven by a strong and obscure atmosphere, with instructions and dialog used only sparingly. Wake up from a dreamless sleep, explore the mysteries of your surroundings and solve puzzles. Features * Side-scrolling 2D with unique, handmade graphics * Atmospheric sound design * An abstract world filled with puzzles * Narrative driven by the atmosphere

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  • experimental
  • mouse
  • experience
  • abstract
  • atmospheric
  • beautiful
  • driven
  • point-and-click
  • emotional
  • escape
  • puzzle
  • surreal
  • adventure
  • psychological
  • stylized

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