The Best Short Games for Nintendo Switch

Update 31 December 2024: Thank Goodness You\'re Here added at rank #17.

Here are our 10 Best Short Games for Nintendo Switch:

Play Video: Lil Gator Game

Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4

Embark on a joyful journey with Lil Gator in a vibrant, open-world island filled with quests, friends, and fun. Swing your stick sword, glide through mountains, and bop cardboard baddies. With no health bar, it's a no-pressure adventure that captures the essence of childhood playtime. Experience a heartwarming story, delightful dialogue, and a relaxing gameplay that leaves you with a meaningful message.

• Humorous and touching story
• Fantastic art and good tunes
• Relaxing and fun gameplay
• Includes a speedrun mode
• Carries a meaningful message

• Short playtime
• High price for the content
• Some bugs and performance stutters
• Some in-game tasks lack clear direction

• cozy
• wholesome
• short
• adventure
• lgbtq
• funny
• relaxing
• cute
• open-world
• family-friendly
• 3d
• platform
• colourful
• park
• pretend

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Play Video: Paradise Marsh

PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One

Stars have vanished from the sky and scattered around in a perfect wetland crawling with wildlife... Catch bugs and chat with delightful characters while wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!

• collector
• creature
• walking-simulator
• short
• procedural
• experimental
• relaxing
• colourful
• pixel
• retro
• exploration
• firewatch
• cute
• open-world
• nature

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Play Video: Pilgrims

IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?

• card
• cartoony
• hand-drawn
• short
• nonlinear
• relaxing
• stylized
• replay-value
• family-friendly
• point-and-click
• 2d
• funny
• comedy
• experimentation
• puzzle

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Play Video: Before I Forget

Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived.A narrative exploration that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled. A game about dementia and what happens when you can't hold onto the things you've done or the people you've loved.

• walking-simulator
• short
• exploration
• emotional
• beautiful
• mystery
• narrative
• atmospheric
• first-person
• thought-provoking
• stylized
• 3d
• piano
• colour
• dream

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Play Video: Machinika Museum

Android PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Come discover beautiful mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins and use your logic and sense of observation to fix them; and uncover a galaxy-spanning story. Machinika Museum is a puzzle game for people who like to have their brain teased and love a nice story to go along.

• science
• investigation
• puzzle
• hidden-object
• mystery
• logic
• point-and-click
• short
• sci-fi
• narration
• atmospheric
• futuristic
• aliens
• pattern-matching
• first-person

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Play Video: aMAZE

Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.

• abstract
• short
• scroller
• colourful
• relaxing
• maze
• surprisingly-difficult
• 2d
• fast-paced
• atmospheric
• stylized
• family-friendly
• puzzle
• physics
• retro

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Play Video: Isolomus

Linux Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Make your own way through the madness! I swear, they forced me to make this game! Help me! (distant mumbling and the sounds of struggle) ... Play time is about 10–20 minutes. I hope you will remember this experience for a long time. Two endings. The question is which of them is the worst. All the graphics and animations are handmade from plasticine.

• dark
• humor
• short
• horror
• psychological
• surreal
• point-and-click
• minimalist
• story
• 2d
• casual
• single-player

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Play Video: Metamorphosis

PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows 3.x Mac OS

Got Game Entertainment re-released the game in December 2004 as Bad Mojo Redux, packaging it with a DVD containing a variety of extra material.

• philosophical
• noir
• short
• walking-simulator
• dark
• 3d
• beautiful
• supernatural
• detective
• mystery
• atmospheric
• exploration
• story
• parkour
• first-person

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 PC Windows

Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.

• walking-simulator
• short
• horror
• adventure
• single-player

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Play Video: Ding Dong XL

IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Ding and Dong between the top and bottom of the screen as you attempt to avoid obstacles, collect points, and smash helpful power-ups. Try to survive as long as you can!Simple one button controls, just pressing the Ding Dong button allows you to cross the screen from top to bottom or vice-versa. Wait for the proper timing and don't hit enemies.Features:

• touch-friendly
• mouse
• soundtrack
• casual
• arcade
• attack
• score
• fast-paced
• short
• minimalist
• family-friendly
• 2d
• retro
• replay-value
• colourful

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