The Best Nonlinear Games for Nintendo Switch

Update 6 August 2025: Paper Animal Adventure added at rank #32.

Here are our 10 Best Nonlinear Games for Nintendo Switch, position 41 to 50:

The Legend of Santa
Bot Gaiden
Dominant Mind - Code Breaker Game
Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams
Ginger - The Tooth Fairy

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The Legend of Santa (2023)

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Run and jump through the North Pole on a quest to take back Santa's Workshop from the evil South Pole Troll and save Christmas!

snow
2d
cartoony
nonlinear
scroller
multiple-endings
action-adventure
platform
funny
family-friendly
cute
colourful
controller-support
pixel
christmas

Bot Gaiden (2022)

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Bot Gaiden is a vibrant 2D platformer built for speed. Take control of ninjabots Robyu and Bytron as they seek to recover the golden skulls from the hands of the mysterious Giorqio and his band of hench-bots. Race to the finish, because bosses get stronger with time.

comic
swordplay
nonlinear
cartoony
2d
scroller
hack-and-slash
ninja
platform
book
action-adventure
colourful
hand-drawn
family-friendly
robots

Dominant Mind - Code Breaker Game (2023)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Are you looking for brain games? Get your brain training now! Challenge yourself and improve your logic with this fun mind game. It can be played as an easy entertaining pastime game or addictive brain training game. Challenge yourself and friends with this top board game.

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logic
board-game
tabletop
point-and-click
nonlinear
horizontal
education
family-friendly
casual
puzzle

Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams (2023)

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Linux Mac OS Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Colossal Cave is an exciting point & click adventure into a mysterious cavern - a re-imagining of the celebrated text adventure by Will Crowther & Don Woods. Acclaimed game designer Roberta Williams brings you her vision of the game that inspired her to create her own legendary games.

choices
escape
nostalgia
room
nonlinear
walking-simulator
point-and-click
atmospheric
management
old-school
inventory
exploration
fantasy
adventure
retro

Ginger - The Tooth Fairy (2022)

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Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Help Ginger in her Tooth Fairy quest in this cute, educational and fun platformer for all ages. Cute graphics and catchy music, fun gameplay and hidden secrets will put a smile on your face.