The Best Manipulation Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Orten Was The Case added at rank #4.
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Timelie (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Timelie is a stealth puzzle game in which you play as a little girl and her cat, who must find their way out of an abstract world through a tiled layout. You can control and manipulate time, fast-forwarding and rewinding the world around you at will. You also have the ability to fix bridges, floors and areas that previously broke with special shards. It promotes a single-player cooperative experience, where you control both the young girl and her cat to complete tasks. The visuals are reminiscent of Monument Valley while the soundtrack is vibey.

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What we like:
  • Unique single-player cooperative experience
  • Time control mechanic
  • Easy to pick up and learn
  • Stylish visuals
  • Vibey soundtrack
  • Non linear stages
  • Varied difficulty levels
What could be improved:
  • Must be precise when selecting tiles for actions

  • stealth
  • puzzle
  • time
  • cats
  • manipulation
  • time-manipulation
  • strategy
  • surreal
  • adventure
  • robots
  • discovery
  • isometric
  • trial-and-error
  • anime-looking
  • stealth-puzzle

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COGEN: Sword of Rewind (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

Rewind, rethink, redo. COGEN is a brand-new kind of 2D action game where there's no time for death.

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  • manipulation
  • dynamic
  • 2d
  • souls
  • swordplay
  • time
  • tutorial
  • attack
  • score
  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • futuristic
  • narration
  • mech
  • platform

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Touhou Luna Nights (2019)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 j Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Touhou Luna Nights is a metroidvania game with stunning 2D graphics and a unique time manipulation mechanic. You play as a maid fighting through a magical world. The game's puzzles and enemies are challenging and imaginative. The game also offers upgrades and new abilities for exploration. Despite the lack of detailed item information and backtracking, Touhou Luna Nights is a top-notch Metroidvania that genre fans should not miss.

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What we like:
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Smooth gameplay
  • Challenging boss fights
  • Engaging story
  • Impressive sound design
What could be improved:
  • Short playtime
  • Familiar game mechanics
  • Frustrating save system

  • metroidvania
  • faith
  • manipulation
  • bullet-hell
  • beat-em-up
  • time
  • exploration
  • scroller
  • anime
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • 2d

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Orten Was The Case (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.


  • manipulation
  • time
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • metroidvania
  • 2.5d
  • humor
  • conspiracy
  • time-management
  • dystopian
  • choices
  • mystery
  • detective
  • dark
  • open-world

5

Rayland 2 (2022)

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Welcome to Rayland. The inhabitants of this island use the energy coming from the laser beams to survive and to transport this energy they use the repeating cubes.


  • puzzle
  • clicker
  • futuristic
  • manipulation
  • point-and-click
  • minimalist
  • casual
  • isometric
  • strategy
  • logic
  • relaxing
  • 3d
  • sci-fi
  • grid
  • family-friendly

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Bullet Time Battle (2023)

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Bullet Time Battle is a FPS that adds precision to combat against enemy forces with bullet time. Experience an explosive gameplay as you plant/defuse bomb or capture/defend flags while battling enemies. Are you ready?


  • manipulation
  • time
  • destruction
  • first-person
  • tactical
  • shooter
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • fps
  • atmospheric
  • turn-based
  • 3d
  • funny
  • survival
  • team

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The Hero with a Thousand Arms (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Linux

This game challenge you to play many mini games in one screen at the same time.

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  • manipulation
  • time
  • time-management
  • shoot-em-up
  • runner
  • pixel
  • retro
  • 2d
  • arcade

8

Clocker (2019)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Clocker is a time themed puzzle game. The game narrates the story by using dual protagonists. Players can advance the story in the perspectives of both the Father and the Daughter and the mystery will be unfolded step by step. Unique time-based puzzle solving mechanics, fancy hand drawn art style and innumerable interesting puzzles with a gripping story. All these elements are waiting for you in Clocker.

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  • time
  • manipulation
  • emotional
  • hand-drawn
  • puzzle
  • multiple-endings
  • short
  • platform
  • 2d
  • cartoony
  • travel
  • thought-provoking

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Pompom: The Great Space Rescue (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

You don't control Pompom the hamster’s movements, you control everything else. Lay down blocks, springs, cannons, umbrellas, use whips and alter the world, creating a safe path for Pompom to defeat the evil Captain Cat.


  • cats
  • platform
  • manipulation
  • time
  • scroller
  • 1990s
  • linear
  • family-friendly
  • pirates
  • space
  • 2d
  • retro
  • pixel
  • comedy
  • colourful

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Taimumari (2015)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Linux PC Windows

Retro-style platform game in keeping with the best traditions of games of our childhood! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!

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  • time
  • manipulation
  • platform
  • pixel
  • anime
  • 2d
  • character
  • retro
  • fantasy
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • single-player
  • action
  • subscription
  • cute

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