The Best Non-linear Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Curse of the Sea Rats added at rank #1.
Here are our 10 Best Non-linear Games for Nintendo Switch:
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Curse of the Sea Rats (2023)

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Curse of the Sea Rats is a ‘ratoidvania’ platform adventure with lovingly crafted, hand-drawn animations. Embark on the epic journey of four prisoners of the British empire, transformed into rats by the notorious pirate witch, Flora Burn.

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  • hand-drawn
  • cooperative
  • platform
  • non-linear
  • boss
  • local
  • metroidvania
  • pirates
  • multiple-endings
  • campaign
  • combat
  • exploration
  • empire
  • 2.5d
  • fight

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Aggelos (2018)

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Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!


  • metroidvania
  • retro
  • non-linear
  • rpg
  • arpg
  • adventure
  • sprite
  • survival

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Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time (2018)

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Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story. Come discover the lost history of this mysterious island.

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  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • non-linear
  • entertainment
  • hand-drawn
  • story

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Acalesia (2021)

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Our attractive protagonist wishes for just two things — to save the princess and to become rich. Actually, he’s doing it just to get rich, but if the princess Celinda will be saved in the process, let’s consider it a nice bonus! To get all the treasures of Acalesia this hipster with a shotgun will have to fight hordes of monsters, sneak through a myriad of devious traps and reveal a few secrets of survival.

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  • rich
  • platform
  • survival
  • non-linear
  • post-apocalyptic
  • colourful
  • dungeon
  • 2d
  • boss

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