The Best Pixel Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

Update : Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus added at rank #41.
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Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus (2025)

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Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.


  • pixel
  • horror
  • point-and-click
  • story
  • puzzle
  • graphic
  • simultaneous
  • linear
  • thriller
  • adventure
  • gore
  • demons
  • narrative

42

Backbone (2021)

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85
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Backbone is a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

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  • detective
  • dystopian
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • conspiracy
  • stealth
  • noir
  • point-and-click
  • post-noir
  • visual-novel

43

Undungeon (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Undungeon is a pixel-art dungeon crawler action RPG set in a world where the multiverse shattered. You play as the Herald of the Void, making choices and taking action that will determine the fate of the remaining inhabitants. The game has a lot of dialogue and your interactions matter greatly.


What we like:
  • Deep combat mechanics with customisable characters and weapons
  • Organ harvesting system
  • Innovative Karma System
  • Two dimensions with unique foes
  • Allies and karma systems
  • Trading for weapons or healing items
What could be improved:
  • Large amount of text
  • Sound design not up to par

  • pixel
  • rogue-like
  • rpg
  • sci-fi
  • action
  • top-down
  • dungeon-crawler
  • perma-death
  • open-world
  • story
  • combat
  • real-time
  • crafting
  • atmospheric
  • hack-and-slash

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Lunark (2023)

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76
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A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!


  • platform
  • sci-fi
  • pixel
  • cyberpunk
  • 2d
  • retro
  • cinematic
  • scroller
  • colourful
  • dystopian
  • exploration
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • 1990s

45

Super Chicken Jumper (2021)

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90
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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Android PC Windows

Super Chicken Jumper is a hardcore retro platformer that offers an addictive and rage-inducing gaming experience. Play as a superhero chicken and help Mrs President take down huge bosses across 6 unique worlds, while avoiding an array of obstacles. Equip yourself with an array of tools and equipment to give you a fighting chance against the mutated bosses!


What we like:
  • Simple approach
  • Colourful aesthetics
  • Cute graphics
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Flappy Bird-like gameplay
  • Endless option
  • Brutal and unfair challenges
  • Basic concept with power-ups to change the course of the game
What could be improved:
  • Brutal difficulty curve and unforgiving mechanics that will make you wince with failure repeatedly
  • Cinematic not for everyone
  • Basic button layout can be fiddly to master at times

  • anime
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • cooperative
  • local
  • souls
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • funny
  • runner
  • multiplayer
  • arcade
  • difficult
  • procedural

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Tiny Thor (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Unleash the bouncy power of Mjölnir in this retro platformer. Use the mighty hammer and many other power-ups to travel the realms of Asgard. But watch out! Some mythical creatures will do everything to stop Thor from growing up.

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  • platform
  • 8-bit
  • vikings
  • retro
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • cozy
  • precision
  • collectathon
  • music
  • 1990s
  • controller-support
  • boss-fight
  • arcade

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Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Help Belle the acrobat and Chime the living bell recover her kidnapped boyfriend from her rival Bonnie, who has suddenly returned with strange new abilities and a crew of trouble making, graffiti loving skeletons! It’s up to Belle to take Bonnie's new crew head on and get her boyfriend back!

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  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • lore
  • platform
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • retro
  • magic
  • anime
  • gbc
  • designed
  • colourful
  • well-hidden
  • cute

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Gigapocalypse (2021)

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78
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Become a customizable giant monster with manifold skills in Gigapocalypse, inspired by classical Kaijū movies such as “Godzilla” and “King Kong” and the game classic “Rampage”.


  • tamagotchi
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • dinosaurs
  • destruction
  • arcade
  • cute
  • boss-fight
  • skill
  • mech
  • 1990s
  • scrolling
  • casual
  • boss

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Neon Blood (2024)

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Viridis, year 2053. Growing inequality drives Bright City and Blind City further and further apart until idealistic detective Axel McCoin starts a revolution to change the world in this fast-paced cyberpunk adventure.


  • cyberpunk
  • japanese
  • detective
  • rpg
  • 2.5d
  • quick-time-event
  • noir
  • pixel
  • investigation
  • turn-based
  • jrpg
  • crime
  • story
  • sci-fi
  • combat

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Olija (2021)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Embark on an epic journey in Olija, where you will use a legendary harpoon to combat the inhabitants of a mysterious land, explore fantastical environments and meet curious characters, including the enigmatic Olija. With a beautiful soundtrack, swashbuckling adventures, and challenging puzzles, Olija offers an engrossing and atmospheric adventure that you do not want to miss.

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What we like:
  • Smooth controls with interesting harpoon dashing mechanic
  • Engrossing and atmospheric adventure with beautiful pixel art
  • Satisfying combat that is easy to learn
  • Constant surprises and new discoveries while exploring
  • Short but sweet story with focus on the main character's journey
What could be improved:
  • Loading times and unskippable transitions can be a constant annoyance
  • Art style could be improved with higher resolution sprites and a better color palette
  • Discourages exploration despite marketing as an adventurous exploration game

  • platform
  • pixel
  • boss-fight
  • combat
  • boss
  • fight
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • dungeon
  • combo
  • action
  • 2d

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