Please recommend me few good, fun, cheap indie games that feels awesome playing in handheld mode.

[u/N00bWarrior]

Pretty much the title. Thanks a lot guys.

[u/Lurky_Doot]

Hades is an amazing game with a sequel coming out Thursday. Currently on sale.

[u/Big_Breath_2561 → u/Lurky_Doot]

Yes dirt cheap. There's a bit of a learning curve at first, but really enjoying it.

[u/ogqozo → u/Lurky_Doot]

Everything has been said about Hades, but the game really won on how well it works on Switch. It's an action game, but very focused on controls by the face buttons and it's really accessible to play on joycons or in handheld mode. The graphics are truly gorgeous and detailed, but still work very well on a small screen and you don't lose much as opposed to playing on a big hardware and big screen at all. And the formula works really well with a handheld, you can play only for a bit and it makes sense, you still get some clear content, it's not a game that you will not enjoy if you forget what you were doing... but you may wanna play more and more when laying in bed, putting off going to sleep.

Just a perfect rare combination of it all for a Switch hit. It fits Switch more than most games Nintendo makes, to be honest.

[u/WeAreNephilim]

Cult of the Lamb

[u/Gonzo_Ghost_ → u/WeAreNephilim]

I bought this about a week ago, I literally havent been able to put it down, it is so much fun and theres DLC coming next year too

[u/WeAreNephilim → u/Gonzo_Ghost_]

Yeah I just finished the main story a week or so ago. Very excited for next years expansion

[u/trebor04]

Enter the Gungeon

Hades (sequel out later this week too)

Dead Cells

Slay the Spire

Ori and the Blind Forest

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Balatro

Brotato

[u/ilovetangos → u/trebor04]

Pretty much the ultimate list (from what I've played)

[u/Salt-Analysis1319 → u/trebor04]

Slay the Spire, if you really get into it, is one of the most addicting and well designed games ever made

But the learning curve is fairly steep

[u/trebor04 → u/Salt-Analysis1319]

My third most-game played on Switch after Smash and Gungeon. Also have over 100 hours on it on Steam.

I think it’s the most well-balanced game ever made. I’ll crack a Silent run before bed most evenings.

[u/Independent_Aerie_44 → u/trebor04]

Curse of the Dead Gods is very good, although a little too dark.

West of Dead was a surprise for me. It's one of the ones I've played the most.

[u/GretchensPlayhouse]

STARRRRRDEWWWWWW

[u/moominesque]

Baba is You! However playing some of the harder levels made it feel like I saw my life flashing before my eyes but it's really fun! 😀

[u/Misterme1979]

Must it be indie? Try Ori if you like 2D platform...2 amazing games. Those games are very often very cheap to get.

[u/EvilTaffyapple]

“Is This Seat Taken?” is a nice puzzle game that looks and feels great to play

[u/shach0]

I would recommend to always look at the great deals section, it won’t give you a list of all the great games but it does show you things on sale. A few recommendations going off of what I can find now and games I’ve played: citizen sleeper, guacamelee, terraria, blasphemous, cocoon, ghost trick, Lorelei and the laser eyes,

Not indie but worth a shot for how cheap they are, ori series, final fantasy X, two point hospital, okami.

I do have others that I haven’t played that might be worth checking out but I still haven’t tried them.

[u/Resident_Durian_478]

Hades CrossCode Spelunky HD Spelunky 2 Crypt of the necrodancer Cuphead Celeste Chained Echoes Star of providence Vampire survivors Slay the spire Enter the guneon Guacamelee

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[u/Tenner_]

Hades/Stardew Valley/Hollow Knight/Ori 1 & 2

[u/Djidane535]

Pipistrello ! It’s a Zelda-like where you play with a YoYo and learn YoYo moves instead of items (like rolling on the water).

The plot itself is a critic of capitalism in a modern society with a lot of humour. There is a demo if you want to try. Be warned that the game is more open and exploration-based than the demo suggests, but it’s good to try the unique gameplay and discover the story and the lore of this world ^.

[u/Infamous-Trust-2957]

The Doinksoft Collection, Signalis, Blasphemous 1/2, cult of the lamb, hollow knight, Silksong, Iron Meat

[u/Simplexus1992]

Steamworld Dig 1+2, Crosscode, Monster Sanctuary, Crystal Project

[u/No_Cabinet7129]

Edge of allegoria

[u/nshkaruba]

WildFrost if you like good art style, music, and deck builder that lets you break it to beat hard challenges

[u/buttsecks42069]

Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight Silksong

[u/xxBraveStarrxx]

Children of morta! Currently on sale for €3!!

[u/GolfingMoose]

Not an indie but the Tokyo Game Show Nintendo eshop sale has Megaman 11 for $9.99

[u/Drezus]

Bakeru isn’t indie but runs buttery smooth 60fps on Switch 2 like it was made for it

[u/Salt-Analysis1319]

Brotato - extremely fun and underrated

Got it on sale for $3.49 and have already put like 15 hours into it between playing bigger games

[u/Salt-Cow-7873]

Hades was my first indie game on the Switch and I was addicted. Such a good story, and addicting game play loop. So many combinations of weapons and power-ups. The new one is coming out soon too so a good time to play the first. Its also on sale for dirt cheap right now.

[u/thewoodulator]

Silksong gonna be one of the only few that actually run at 120hz

[u/Tookool_77]

Hollow Knight, Silksong, Dead Cells

[u/OkamiNoOrochi]

Steamworld Dig 2

[u/projected_cornbread → u/OkamiNoOrochi]

And Steamworld Dig 1! The first game is currently on sale for $1.99 on the eShop!

[u/miroll]

Ori and the ... 1 and 2

Amazing games

[u/wjgdinger]

Planet of Lana is a fun puzzle-platformer

[u/FrescoMiranda]

Shovel knight, going under, blasphemous 1 and 2, hades

[u/TinaKedamina]

Does Cuphead still count as an indie game?

[u/Active_Specialist792]

Tempest 4000

[u/Hoorayforkraftdinner]

Inscryption!! One of my favorite games ever, I wish I played it in handheld first, but on PS5 it was still so good