(PS: Wishlist Kitsune Games' Lore Finder and Kitsune Tails, two great upcoming games, PPS: they're both REALLY QUEER)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/981720/Lore_Finder/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1325260/Kitsune_Tails/
She Remembered Caterpillars is a fanciful, atmospheric puzzle game. Great visuals compliment the unique puzzles.
https://thejumpsuits.itch.io/she-remembered-caterpillars (free to download)
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/she-remembered-caterpillars-switch/
Newt One is a bright, exuberant, non-violent 3D platformer. This is a friendly, easy game, and there's not a lot of depth or anything, but it's charming. Not for everyone, but I like it.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/newt-one-switch/
MagiCat is a cute and fun SNES-style platformer. Tons of levels, bosses, and loads of other great features. And the dialog is thrilling!...j/k, it's just lots of meows.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/magicat-switch/
DERU - The Art of Cooperation is a great co-op puzzle game that demands planning, puzzle-solving, communication, and precision. Quite challenging. And it looks neat.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/deru-the-art-of-cooperation-switch/
Raccoo Venture is a mostly straightforward but very charming 3D platformer in Early Access. Not too hard but not too easy either. Does have a few surprises, and lots of secrets to discover. Fun.
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/raccoo-venture/
Speed Dating for Ghosts is a quirky supernatural dating sim. It's...very weird. And yet...touching. Silly yet thoughtful. Emotional. Introspective. It's just...amazing.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/speed-dating-for-ghosts-switch/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/speed-dating-for-ghosts
The Darkside Detective is a great pixel art adventure of supernatural mysteries. The writing is sharp and funny. A new game is coming! Look forward to The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark.
https://www.gog.com/game/the_darkside_detective
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-darkside-detective-switch
Spitlings is a wild, challenging, multiplayer arcade game. Somewhat inspired by Pang, but really unique, with limited ammo and lots of weird mechanics. Lots of levels and unlockables and options and more. Crazy fun.
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0977-CUSA16434_00-BASEGAME00000000
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/spitlings/
Aegis Defenders is an engaging action-platformer/tower defense game. The interesting blend of styles works really well; everything in this game is incredibly polished. Interesting story & exciting gameplay.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aegis-defenders-switch/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/aegis-defenders
Joggernauts is a crazy, chaotic, colorful, coordination, co-op runner. Hard, but with options to make it less so (or more!). Great fun for 1-4 players.
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/joggernauts
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/joggernauts-switch/
Fly Punch Boom is a ridiculous, cartoony, over-the-top Dragon Ball-esque flying fighting game. The unique gameplay is straightforward but very technical. And FAST. There are tense moments of survival, showy defeats, and more.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/fly-punch-boom-switch/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/fly-punch-boom
Momonga Pinball Adventures is a pinball/action-adventure game hybrid. The gameplay is a little clunky at times (there are certainly better pinball games out there), but it's fun, unique, and very cute.
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1309-CUSA06184_00-MOMONGAPINBALL00
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/momonga-pinball-adventures-switch/
Underhero is a Paper Mario inspired RPG. While also humorous, the story is much darker here than in those classics. An engaging story, clever gameplay, everything about this game is unique and interesting.
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2187-CUSA16815_00-UHPS4SIEADIGI001
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/underhero-switch/
The Count Lucanor is an incredible horror adventure where every choice matters. The gameplay goes in a variety of interesting directions (puzzles, exploration, stealth) and the horror is chilling. Be careful.
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1260-CUSA07937_00-THECOUNTLUCANORM
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/the-count-lucanor
The Last Door is amazing. I did not expect a game with such low res art to be this scary but it is! Gripping from the very first chilling moment. Point & Click perfection. Also on sale for the Nintendo Switch; but the browser webpage is broken, so you'll have to buy it using your console.
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1309-CUSA14104_00-0000000000000000
Switch 'N' Shoot is a retro SHMUP you play with one button. Not one-button-plus-d-pad, just. one. button. Simple, but very challenging.
https://crowbarska.itch.io/switch-n-shoot
https://store.steampowered.com/app/498470/Switch_N_Shoot
Etherborn is a strange and surreal 3D platformer. This isn't the only game to use gravity shifting mechanics, but they are very good, and overall the game is still very unique. Striking visuals, challenging gameplay.
https://akuparagames.itch.io/etherborn
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/etherborn-switch/
KUNAI is a slick, stylish, but very weird ninja metroidvania. You play a robot warrior in the future. Movement in this game is fast and dynamic, and the abilities you get are cool.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1001800/KUNAI/
Sumeru is one of those drawing physics puzzle games, only really artful and with story. Looks and plays really good. Has some neat mechanics where different colors have different effects.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/496930/Sumeru/
Back to Bed, by Bedtime Digital, is a fairly straightforward game; a path-direction puzzle. But the game's presentation shines. A brilliant, beautiful, surreal experience. Cheap!
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/back-to-bed-switch/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/308040/Back_to_Bed/
Chronology, also from Bedtime Digital is a beautiful and fun puzzle-platformer adventure. A perfect execution of time-travel puzzle gameplay. And it just looks and plays great. Short but sweet. Cheap!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/269330/Chronology/
Figment is another great game from Bedtime Digital, a gorgeous, surreal action-adventure. While the combat is unremarkable, everything else about this game shines. Fantastic art and music and writing. Amazing.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/figment-switch/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/493540/Figment/
A sequel to Figment is in development! You can play Figment 2: Creed Valley - Prologue right now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1502260/Figment_2_Creed_Valley__Prologue/
Spirits of Xanadu is an engrossing sci-fi horror FPS that uses simple graphics to great effect. Very frightening and challenging, with a mysterious story that will draw you in.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/312230/Spirits_of_Xanadu/
The Sun and Moon is a tight, challenging, elegant platformer. Reverse gravity while playing in negative space. Paying close attention to your momentum is crucial. Cheap right now.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/321560/The_Sun_and_Moon/
Light Fall is a thrilling puzzle-platformer where you generate blocks to use as platforms and more. The core mechanic is used in lots of inventive ways, and the visual style is fantastic.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/light-fall-switch/
Wand Wars is a fun, chaotic, fantasy sports game. Like Lethal League, the ball you bat back and forth is also a weapon. But instead of jumping you're flying, and there are power-ups to shake things up.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/wand-wars-switch/
Mable & The Wood is strange and somber metroidvania with an interesting twist: your sword is too heavy to swing, so you use it in combination with your transformation abilities. Simple yet challenging, plus multiple endings including a pacifist route.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mable-and-the-wood-switch/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/mable-and-the-wood
Double Cross is a fun action-platformer with lively graphics, solid gameplay, lots of great characters, and an engaging story.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/double-cross-switch/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/double-cross
Witcheye is an incredibly unique game. It's a platformer, sort of? But you're not affected by gravity. Just fly in a straight line until you bounce or manually change direction. Quirky, and more challenging than you'd expect.
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/witcheye-switch/
Splasher is a fun, fast-paced platformer about fluids. Run, jump, bounce, and wall-run through levels while spraying the walls and enemies with different substances. Made with speedrunners in mind.
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1309-CUSA06396_00-0000000000000000
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/splasher-switch/
Bonbon is an interesting horror game where you play as a toddler. There's an amazing level of detail, from the toy interaction to the difficulty walking and carrying things at the same time. Unsettling and scary, but also janky and buggy.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/734120/Bonbon/
Armed With Wings: Rearmed is a focused, intense, challenging action game. You have a large number of weapons to unlock and try out to find what suits you, and the game peppers in some light puzzles you'll need your eagle companion for. A unique thrill.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/340580/Armed_with_Wings_Rearmed/
Dropsy is a point & click adventure that draws from the classics but also innovates. By turns strange, silly, sweet, tragic, touching, and creepy. A unique, special game.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/274350/Dropsy/
Yoku's Island Express is a beautiful, amazing, unique game. A pinball metroidvania on a tropical island, where you play as a bug postman. The graphics are great, the gameplay is good. This game is fantastic.
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/yokus-island-express
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/yokus-island-express-switch/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/334940/Yokus_Island_Express/
@shietka I liked this game a lot. The pinball touch is pretty nicely done!