On the well-known portable console, the top 20 puzzle games that you can now purchase are listed below!
But before anything else, we must respond to this query: What actually qualifies as a puzzle? It seems that puzzle-game is a phrase used to describe games of many genres. the Switch board games, block games, platformers, simulations, and first-person experiences. The list is endless.
In actuality, puzzle games are a fairly wide category that spans many distinct subgenres. So let’s simply consider any game that features some kind of problem-solving as a key concept to be a puzzle game in order to avoid getting too technical about this.
PICKING THE TOP 20 SWITCH PUZZLE GAMES WAS HARDER THAN YOU THINK
There are more than 4000 titles for the Nintendo Switch, and over half of them have puzzle elements. You can find any type of puzzle game you can imagine. There’s something for everyone. So, without any further ado, let’s get right into it!
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Baba is You
Baba Is You is a single-player title with unique gameplay that allows players to change the rules of the game. By manipulating blocks, you can change the level mechanics, transform your character or even change the goal that you need to reach.
The trailer below illustrates the game’s mechanics beautifully. When “wall is stop,” a wall stops you from the level’s goal. But what happens when you remove the “stop” from that statement? You change the world, and the wall fails to stop you. If “Capybara Clicker” then you are no longer controlling Baba, but you’re controlling the key. Simply “walk” into the door to complete the level. It’s all up to you and the decisions that you are going to make!
Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn is a first-person adventure that blends mystery and puzzle elements together. Take on the role of an insurance investigator who’s working for the East India Company. Your objective is to figure out what in the world happened to the merchant ship Obra Dinn that was suddenly drifted into London’s port, five years after it was declared lost at sea. Use a mysterious pocket watch to turn back time and view each person’s last moments.
Return of the Obra Dinn features an utterly unique art style that looks both retro and fresh, it uses a black-and-white “dithering” technique to create high-resolution visuals using one bit per pixel. Don’t underestimate it though, because Return of the Obra Dinn is visually gorgeous.
Good Job!
Good Job! is an action Switch puzzle game that supports up to 2 players and offline gameplay. If you want to climb the corporate ladder, you better be prepared to do whatever it takes! Your job duties will vary from fixing the office’s internet connection to cleaning up weird goo. With every puzzle you solve, you come one step closer to the executive suite!
Every puzzle is a hilarious exercise in “just how much chaos can I cause.” Why carefully water the plants when you can flood the office? Why wheel the copier into a new room when you can risk lives by constructing a catapult with zero regards for doors, walls, and basic safety? It’s brilliant, laugh-out-loud fun matched by a cartoony art style and slapstick humour.
Untitled Goose Game
Untitled Goose Game is another Switch puzzle game that supports up to 2 players in offline gameplay. You play as a loose goose that is about to bring chaos to a whole town. Steal hats, set up pranks, honk a lot, and do pretty much anything that you can to be super annoying and ruin everyone’s day.
Following the quest objectives is only part of the fun. Sure, you can steal slippers, trap a terrified kid in a phone booth and drop garden tools in the pond (“rake in the lake” is our favourite quest objective ever) but part of the fun here is in experimentation and generally being horrible. It’s great in single-player, but couch co-op makes puzzle-solving and chaos-worshipping even better. All hail the honk.
Catherine: Full Body
Vincent’s love life is… complicated… to say the least. On top of that, he’s starting to have weird nightmares that force him to climb for his life. Catherine: Full Body is a mature action-adventure puzzle with an intriguing storyline and challenging puzzles. Gorgeously animated in anime style, you’ll alternate between daytime segments where you’ll navigate Vincent’s relationships with various girlfriends, and nightmare segments climbing a tower made of blocks that must be arranged to facilitate your escape.
Aside from the great story, daytime segments also allow you to purchase drinks which will help in the nightmare segments… but have too many drinks, and you’ll make your escape that much harder. If you’re looking for a more mature puzzler, this is for you.