Community: 22 Switch Games We Missed, As Recommended By You

I wonder if The Spirit & The Mouse will have physical release.
Switch or PS4 / PS5 version, I will pick one of them.

@Anti-Matter I just saw the other day that this will be Super Rare’s next release on April27th.

@ATHFjman18
Eh, what?! 😯
I will check that website.

Edit. OMG...

I bought KUUKIYOMI: Consider It! and it's so charming. Certainly has a unique place in my collection.

The coming of this article scared me because I usually end up picking something up that managed to fall through the cracks, not this time though (phew) but that's just down to me having them already with games like Siralim, Wildfrost and Monster Train or the genres just not being my thing.

Really appreciate these though, maybe next time the Eshop will get some more money out of me because of it.

Dadish rules

arietta and gracie i am getting them.

Dadish is a great, simple platformer. Think I actually submitted it for the last list. And yeah, it and its sequels are very often on sale for like $2, so definitely worth grabbing when you can.

Monster Train, Saga Scarlet G , Unavowed, the Piczle Lines series are all good. Satisfying gaming for me.

I may check out the "improved" ARK game now after deleting it off my wishlist a few moons ago.

Xiaomei is on my wishlist.

There's a fair few in there I haven't heard of so this is a great feature. Thanks everyone.

Vengeful Heart looks dope. Definitely wishlisting it.

Will probably do the same with Xiaomei as well.

Probably won't grab the sequel any time soon, since I have a lot of puzzles left in the original, but Piczle Lines is fun time-waster puzzle series.

I really like this feature. So many strong indies just sort of get lost in the flood of software hitting the eshop at all times.

@Diogmites
First of all I love your comment so much.

And second your question was prolly rhetorical but oh well xD

I can't speak for everyone else but I collect Eshop titles or should I say 'icons' like they are trading cards. I know I will die before I play everything but you gotta spend your money on something am I right? and games are the best value for money you can get.

I literally check the Eshop twice daily and if it looks cool and I can afford it I buy it, if it's too pricey I stick it on the wishlist and get it when it goes on sale. Have I found some stinkers? Oh absolutely but then I just uninstall and move on, it's almost always worth the risk when you manage to find something amazing, I've broadened my tastes so much just doing this. It's almost as fun researching and buying the games (and getting hyped about getting to them) as it is playing them for me.

It's worth noting I'm a minimalist, is that the right word? I don't buy anything I don't need in other aspects of my life, I wear my clothes till they are falling apart before buying new ones and always pick the cheaper options in groceries where possible, so I have lots of leighway to have a little fun with my gaming budget. When there are AAA's out and the Eshop is full of new games every day it becomes stressful in a way and it's a little bit obsessive, so when a Nintendo direct is empty that's actually a relief for me sometimes. Though I actually play more indies than anything else anyway.

Every month a new list with upcoming titles on it,, but there's rarely a day when something you didn't know about stealth drops on there, it's a game in of itself xD

Oh and I find a quick steam search/ youtube search is helpful for filtering out the actual junk titles.

Is it possible for a system to have too many great games? My back log is about to break my digital back, ha.

I'll vouch for Donut Dodo, as well.

Dadish and Xiaomei and the Flame Dragon's Fist go to the wishlist.

Thanks for the recs, everyone.

For the second of these articles in a row, my Super Crate Box suggestion has been ignored. Tsk tsk 😕

@The_Pixel_King
Your efforts weren't in vain good soldier I've added it my wishlist for my gold points to eat up.

Thanks for including my suggestion 🙇🏻‍♂️

These have been great to read!

Wildfrost looks interesting, but I've seen people complaining about the game being totally unbalanced, plus the devs closed the steam forum of the game.

Great missed picks, I'll need to check a few of these out! I haven't heard of any of these titles save Ark Survival

Xiaomei and Donut Dodo were on my radar, but not Blue Rider. Looks decent!

@Diogmites
Yeah if you've had a lot of awful luck it does tend to knock your confidence a bit, I understand that completely, sometimes I get a string of bad luck with what I choose to play and it feels awful, but it's soon forgotten next time something hits the spot.

Yeah I'm glad you aren't about to copy me xD I am not advocating for that behavior trust me. This hobby/addiction comes at the expense of a social life, eating out or any real world experiences like holidays for example.

Yeah I guess it's just a simple odds game, the more you collect the more likely you are to find gems.

Welp I'm out then cause I'm not that tidy, I keep up with the housework don't get me wrong but I'm one of those people that think homes should be lived in not displayed.

That's what being an adult is about is it not? pay your rent, don't starve and whatever is left (if you are lucky to have any left this day and age that is) and have some fun? I hear people do this whole 'raising a child' thing, but I'm not about that life, I hear it is detrimental to money and free time so I opted out of that.

Oh I used to be like that too before the Switch at least, I still have some things leftover from that time, mostly Pokemon stuff but if I want something new like a figure for example, I sell something I already own to get it and the cycle continues constantly rotating, I've managed to accumulate a little savings pot with stuff I've sold when I've gotten bored of it or what do the cool kids say; 'it doesn't spark joy' anymore. It saves me money, and my flat is small so it helps with the space issue and the aforementioned game problem. I always trade in physical games for new ones too that helps, I never replay things, I know that may be sacrilegious to some.

What do you collect if you don't mind me asking?

Intense is right xD
Honestly I think there is some undiagnosed neurodivergence here but I know I'm far from the only one who does this.

Oh and no problem, I replied far too seriously to your comment that was meant in jest, I do that sometimes, don't mind me!

Xiaomei and Donut Dodo have been on my radar for a while, and it's good to hear they're worth it!
Blue Rider and Rotund Rebound are both news to me, so thanks for the heads up! ❤️

Added a few to my wishlist thanks to this article and the reader recommendations! Thanks you guys!

Added Arietta, Cleo and Vengeful. Just picked up Vengeful too as it’s 50% off currently at $7! (US)

@Diogmites Hemasaurus is so good! My roomie and I have made it a staple of our video game nights because it's got that great arcadey feel, without coming off as a copy/paste.

@FishyS I honestly was shocked Dadish didn’t have a review on Nintendolife and had to recommend it as soon as I noticed that. It’s giving me many of my best laughs on Switch.

Also Arietta has a demo. It’s a bit short but worth checking out if you want to give it a try first.

Thank you NintendoLife for including my two suggestions! (Dadish and Arietta of Spirits)

PSA that Nairi: Tower of Shirin exists

Also, I'm 100% getting the spirit and the mouse. So it's like untitled goose game but you are the good guy

@Diogmites Had to write my reply in two parts cause it was too long.
I see you edited your comment so a lot of what I said doesn't make sense now xD I talk too much.

Haha funny enough with everything else in life I'm exactly like you, weird that. I think ironically playing the game corner in Pokemon RBY taught me not to gamble.

Yeah it's real rough. If you've been through it I hope you came out the other end well. Way I see it there are a lot of worse things I could be addicted to.

Yeah we are all forced into it to some extent sadly.

This has gone so far off topic but hey-ho...
I'll happily chat for hours on here but if anyone asks for my socials I flee straight away. I like to call this sort of interaction 'turn based' in which you can take your time to think and type out replies, heck if you aren't feeling social you can take days/weeks to reply and no-one bats an eye they'll just assume you have life going on, but as soon as someone wants to be a friend and take it to instant messaging I brick it, it's too much pressure for me. At that point a friendship has to be nurtured and maintained, you are forced into replying so as to not come off as rude or aloof and hurt their feelings. It's no longer as natural and free-flowing as it was. Maybe you started talking about games, and then it just devolves into the monotony of everyday life, and is no longer thought-provoking or interesting. Oh and I'm usually busy playing the games I buy to engage with people, heck I'm playing now, but I'm grinding FF2 so I can be distracted. But hey I got my partner, and these comment sections, that's all I need. He's an MMORG fan so he gets it, actually, he is quite pleased with himself as he gets to be online a lot more than his other friends do, since I will just chill and play my games and he'll play his and then we commune at night to play co-op together, it's perfect. And as for Nlife, it's my happy place I can chat games all I like :3

Too much life wasted being house-proud for sure.

Yeah there is, leave it to everyone else, we aren't gonna die out as a race anytime soon. I know they are just so eww you don't know where they have been and so many parents let them run amook, it makes me feel gross and if they run at you it actually makes me quite anxious cause I don't know how to react. My sister works with children and I'm like why would you choose to be around them you freak. No offense to anyone here with kids though, you do you, if raising kids wasn't rewarding and fulfilling in a way I'll never be able to understand no-one would have more than one. I'd make an awful parent too, I wish more people would realise that before they pop them out like toy machines xD

@Diogmites
Yeah it is possible. I don't spend as much as it seems, I know of people who collect adult Lego and the sums for those sets make my Eshop spendature blush.

It's a shame you had to part with them, but hopefully you no longer wanted them. I did the same thing a few Christmases ago when I fell on rather hard financial times. Though it's worth it to make loved ones smile.

I used to as a kid, but there is just too much releasing to justify it. Saying that though, I am playing through Stadium on NSO which has been played to death in the past.

It's nice to have multiple interests, like a home surrounded with the things you have discovered and enjoyed throughout your life. Do your board games get played or are they for collection purposes only? I imagine it would be nice to have IRL friends to gather round and have a few games and some cold beverages with, though keeping them all nice and pristine sounds equally enticing.

Yeah I feel you, there is no way I could not rotate things over the years, same as you. The things you like shift, evolve, and change as well, it's ever adapting. Kinda reminds me of the game unpacking in a way, I'm sure you've heard of it (I think it's overrated myself but the idea is nice)

Anyway Imma shut up now as to not hog this thread.

Donut Dodo with the 3rd place love! I personally have a soft spot for 80s arcade games, whether I've played them or not. I love how this game was crafted so much like its inspiration that it literally could be mistaken for an original 80s release. If you love the Donkey Kongs, Pac-Mans, etc then I can't recommend it enough.

I also need to see about picking up Arietta. It's one of the few 2D Zelda-likes who's demo held my attention.

Actually you guys miss tons and tons of games. Usually the focus here is Zelda, Metroid, bayonetta, Mario, etc. About 10 titles at most is all I ever see here, over and over and over and over.

@The_Pixel_King
It looks great to me so thanks for commenting even if it didn't make the list
I'll grab it asap and I'll let you know what I think if I remember to.

High score chasers are brilliant if you only have a few minutes to spare, I use Void Prison for that currently, will be nice to have a change!

@Diogmites Cool beans, no pressure!

Great list of recommendations. I just wanted to say about Xiaomei, that I find it weird the recommender said it was a knock off of Ku Fung on NES, which is probably one of the last games you would want to rip off if you where making a ninja game.

@Itakiteacher The gameplay might be more complex (though from looking at videos of gameplay, not by much), but the gauges and what not at the top of the screen are near identical. How could you not make the comparison?

Thank you, brave souls, for sifting through the shovelwear to find these gems. They look pretty good indeed and I've never heard of most of them!

@MeloMan

You should definitely check out Annalynn on Steam or itcho since you liked Dodo Donut.

https://cruise-elroy.itch.io/annalynn

@MikeJones Mike, I'm not trying to sh3t on people that like Kung Fu when I say this however, it's not the only game with gameplay like that, it's a notorious terrible game that AVGN covered, and it's 38 years old; I'm going to guess a lot of people wouldn't make that connection based on those things.

@Itakiteacher

Are you thinking of Karate Kid? AVGN did not cover Kung Fu. Also, AVGN is a satirical series. Just because he talks crap about games does not mean they are bad or should be hated on. I happen to like Kung Fu as simple the game is.

@Itakiteacher I don't really know what point you're trying to make, but just look at the games. The connection is undeniable. And you're on a Nintendo-fan site, people will know Kung Fu. I'm not sure where you got the impression it's notoriously terrible, my impression is that most folks who bother to comment on it found it at least respectable, if not better.

@HistoricKombat I double checked and you're right. It was covered on the channel, but by Mike Mati and another guy. I was wasn't trying to say not to like it or not, that's just what I heard from my friends and on forums.

Thanks for getting my two games added here!

To whoever recommended Dadish - that is a great little game. It just flies right by, and is about perfect. Arietta of Spirits was also a nice little Zelda like. Lots of good recommends in these lists.

@MikeJones I guess I object too it being called a "knock off" when it seems to be more complex game, as you said earlier. Nintendo site or not, it's not what people of think when think of the NES. Just to be clear, I'm saying it's bad that's just what people have told me that's there experience with it. I'll leave it there and wish you a good day.

@Itakiteacher

When Kung Fu is referred to, people usually think of the NES game despite originally being an arcade game. Sure, Kung Fu is not as memorable as the big hitters from Nintendo, Capcom & Konami, but it is far from a forgotten NES game. It was even one of the original black box games. Also, many games took inspiration from Kung Fu such as Bad Dudes and The Ninja Warriors. In fact, if it was not for Kung Fu, there would not be a beat em' up genre.

'You finally found me, I've been eating nothing but sand for three days!'

'You've only been lost for 1 day.....'

'Yeah I was eating sand when I was at home too.'

Dadish is worth it just for those end of level interactions alone.

I have not tried a single one of these games.

Donut Dodo looks so good! I kind of want it. And on a similar note, we need to keep this series going so we can get a spotlight on more games that Nintendo Life may have missed that deserved some attention. This is a great asset to this website.

Edit: Decided to get it. The gameplay is so fun! And at 5 bucks, you can hardly argue. Just look at that artwork!

@FishyS Somehow Harlow managed to miss my sights! I just watched a trailer (and also found your more in depth recommendation from the previous article when checking if Nintendolife had a review) and it definitely does look up my alley!

As far as Daily Dadish, admittedly while I’m aware of it I haven’t tried that one yet. I’m a little hesitant of the whole change to the daily system as well but would definitely still pick it up on a sale since all the Dadish games seem to go on sale pretty consistently but Daily Dadish has not yet since it’s so new. Unfortunately I’ve had a bit of trouble finding much extra info about the way it works.

@dartmonkey I see ARK Ultimate Edition made the list, despite the original ARK already having been reviewed. Once again, please reconsider the @Liam_Doolan review of A Robot Named FIGHT! from 2018 because the game has significantly expanded since then. Only difference between ARNF and ARK is ARK had several updates in the forms of DLC while ARNF had nothing but free updates (and no name change).

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/a_robot_named_fight

I started playing the game a few days after the Switch release (two days before your review, in fact), which was the same version you guys had reviewed and since then, I've had 180+ hours on the game, most of it before 2021 (the last major update was late 2020). I joined the game's Discord and Patreon, so I've been quite well-versed on the game's inner workings since basically day one of purchase. That being said, the review on this site from 2018 had several important errors that didn't hold up then and certainly don't hold up now. If I may...

The trade-off here is that story and character development is basically non-existent after the initial opening sequence has finished. Not true at all. The game offered three different endings back then, all intended to be seen in chronological order and all offering greater insight into the world of ARNF. You didn't make a single mention of multiple endings.

The comparisons to Nintendo’s much-loved Metroid franchise might seem excessive, but A Robot Named Fight makes little effort to differentiate itself from the source material it has been inspired by. Metroid was mentioned a lot and for good reason, but it would also be just as accurate to say the game takes obvious inspiration from Binding of Isaac, Mega Man and Castlevania, as well. All four of these inspirations created a unique mix that's well beyond just something that looks like a Super Metroid ripoff. Seriously, even Shiryu said it's way more than just a ripoff as the first comment of the review (to me, implying it deserved way more than just a 7/10).

The trade-off here, as mentioned, is no real story or character development beyond the basics to motivate you to save the day Again, not true. At the time of writing, you had three different final bosses to tackle, not just one. Killing the second final boss offered the origin of the Megabeast and the third final boss expanded on that even more.

Fast forward to now, when the game has six total endings expanding the story even further, three new single player modes (which again, expand the story), a multiplayer deathmatch mode, three new alternative areas, an expanded final area that leads to the second final boss (as opposed to the short and static area from your version), dozens of new unlockables and even a physics update to make you jump more fluidly vs the old Super Metroid floaty slow physics. There are also several 'secret seeds', which are non-canon modes hidden behind the alphanumeric seed menu. Two of them existed back when your review was written (Classic boss rush and Deathmatch when it was still in beta).

Oh, that's another thing! Your review made zero mentions of the seeded run menu, which allows you to replay your previous runs. If you're going to write a review, at least do it well or admit you didn't see everything the game has to offer.

I think that's it for my rant. Have a good day, everyone.

As soon as I saw a visual novel on this list, I knew I couldn't take any of the other recommendations seriously.

I really like the Dadish games, they're great fun and I like the funny conversations at the end of each level.

Donut Dodo is also pretty fun too.

Although my backlog is already big enough and I don't have time to play any of these games, I really appreciate this style of content and enjoy reading it!

Thanks for sharing this! Always love the hidden gems. I’ll be picking up Terror of Hemasaurus and slap city on sales for sure. Donut dodo looks interesting as well and has a donkey Kong 94 vibe.

@Diogmites
A perfectionist I see. Wish I had your discipline I just waffle on and on and hope for the best xD
You shouldn't be so hard on yourself though, you come across really well! And it's sad you delete things. What you say might be informative, relatable or even make someone's day, you never know, I really enjoy reading comment sections, and I bet I'm not alone in that. But don't sweat it, you do you. I'm usually late to reply anyway xD

Bear in mind I have no nostalgia bias because it's my first time with these games. But I loved I, found it quite cozy and relaxing, but II feels a bit of a slog. It has quite obscure game design (well it is old ) Nothing is ever spelt out and you really have to talk to everyone and try everything to progress, (I've had to resort to following a walkthrough) and the dungeons feel quite bloated, but I am well aware I might be just stupid, but it feels like they threw everything at this game to see what would stick, quite common in a first sequel I imagine. That being said, the story is better and it's got a nice balance to it difficulty wise whereas I steamrolled one. But don't let my opinion deter you, you might love it!

Heh I really need to do something to my profile but I'm too lazy, but you nailed the reference! xD
It takes a few interactions for me to remember names/icons so don't worry. I commend you for even attempting to try and finish it. I sold it on within hours, that game being how it is broke my heart, I hope the payoff will be worth it, I'm still gutted I will never know how the story concludes, I might seek it out on youtube for some closure.

I'm sorry if our interaction stressed you out! >.<
That's good. I won't lie, I've sold things I didn't want to to get out of a few rough £££ patches in my life, but it's in the past and I don't miss them now so all is well!

You can say that again! xD

heh funny enough my N64 was one of the things I parted with so I haven't played it (stadium) for years so it's why I'm enjoying it now. Once I beat it, that will do me for another few decades probably.

That's a sign of use and love! Shame life has to go and tear us apart like that. Your partner sounds like a keeper!

Yeah home is where your stuff is as they say.
Settling down with your interests is no bad thing, I sure wish I could stop adding to the pile!

Yeah Unpacking is chill and does have some charm about it, if it weren't for the hype surrounding it I might have enjoyed it more. It would be a good game to play when feeling under the weather.

Same to you!

@Diogmites My apologies for going off-topic, but I didn't know you can spoiler tag here. How do you do that?

Five of these games look really good to me and I can't wait to get them.
Platformers Dadish, Donut Dodo and Rotund Rebound all look good. I'll get Dadish first because I love double jump and the relaxing backing music is sensational.
ARK and The Spirit And The Mouse also look great. I am going to love switching between them playing as a massive donosaur and then a tiny mouse. 😊

@Nanami_Ataraxia Thanks for helping me discover The Smile Alchemist! Never even heard of this and it's right up my alley.

Great article, would love to see this become a regular feature like twice a year!

@thecricket
Oh you are more than welcome ^-^
I knew someone would appreciate it and it's very unlikely that someone would find it on their own unless they religiously check the Eshop like I do. I hope you like it!

Looks like you didn't miss anything too interesting if these are the best games you missed.

Floppy Knights is a great game, but it's an even better game if you can get while it's on sale.