These Nintendo Switch games under $10 offer plenty of quality for an affordable price!
There are plenty of reasons to get a Nintendo Switch. For starters, it's more affordable than other consoles like the Xbox Series X and PS5. Additionally, you can play it anywhere, whether docked to a TV or on the go. Plus, the Switch has a massive catalog of games, many of them for a low price!
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Are you shopping for someone who just got a Switch? Maybe you have a Switch and are itching for a new game. Either way, there are several Nintendo Switch games under $10 that you can download via the Nintendo eShop or with a download code from Amazon. Check these titles out for fun gaming ventures that won't break your budget!
Players who enjoy spooky adventures and mind-bending puzzles will love Limbo. This dark story follows a young boy searching for his sister in a dangerous land. Players must avoid several gruesome deaths in their travels, including bear trap dismemberment, giant spider attacks, and steep pitfalls.
Limbo is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. For instance, the game's art style, dependent on contrast and light, enhances its gameplay and storytelling. Furthermore, its puzzles are challenging and surprising but always fair. Lastly, while the game is creepy, it never crosses the line into sheer terror. Still not onboard? You can refer to Limbo's numerous accolades from IGN, Gamespot, G4TV, and The Spike Video Game Awards.
Get it on Amazon here!
If you're a fan of arcade puzzlers like Tetris, Grindstone, and Puzzle Bobble, then you must check out Puyo Puyo Champions! This kaleidoscopic and competitive game tasks players with matching four blobs called "puyos" of the same color. However, the fun doesn't end there. Once players master matching puyos, they can arrange them to complete cataclysmic chain reactions!
Puyo Puyo Champions offers plenty for its price. The game includes Solo Challenges, Local and Online Multiplayer Modes, and extensive Lessons to help newcomers master the game. Plus, with a vast roster of twenty-four mystical and magical characters, players will indeed find one they identify with!
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Are you looking for a laid-back game or something more story-driven? In this case, Florence is a beautiful, enveloping experience that will tug at your heartstrings. This coming-of-age romance follows the protagonist, Florence Yeoh, as she falls in love, experiences heartbreak, and eventually finds herself.
Florence is a game that feels like an art piece. Objectives are both straightforward and remarkably creative, often supporting the themes of each chapter. For those new to gaming, Florence is an excellent adventure that is fun, interactive, and uncomplicated.
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Taking Among Us to your next friend or family gathering will make you the star of the game night! This social deduction game draws from several party classics, such as Mafia/Werewolf and the Jackbox Party Packs. Among Us takes you and your fellow players on a space voyage. On the one hand, crewmates must complete tasks to maintain the spaceship. But on the other hand, Imposters must kill their crewmates before they can complete their tasks. After each killing, players vote to eject one player from the ship.
Among Us is a very accessible party game. This title is cross-platform enabled, which means you can play the game with players on different consoles. Additionally, anyone with a smartphone can play along on the Among Us apps via Google Play and the Apple App Store. Finally, controls and tasks are simple, making the game suitable for players from ten to 110 years old!
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FPSs, or First-Person-Shooters, is a very popular genre in gaming. But if you're shopping for an FPS fanatic, what can you get that will stand its own against the advanced shooters of today? We suggest turning back the clock and gifting that trigger-happy pal with a 90s classic. Quake (1996) is a genre-defining game from Bethesda, the same company behind the historic Doom series. The story behind the single-player campaign follows a ranger fighting back grotesque monsters traveling through dimensions to kill humans.
If you think this game is a simple re-release, think again! Quake includes all of the original's expansion packs, and lets players download new mods from Bethesda and the fan community! Plus, cross-platform play means that players can make matches with friends using different consoles. However, the Switch version is especially unique due to its inclusion of gyroscope controls, allowing you to use the joycon like a real gun!
Get it on Amazon here!
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Do you have a Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or Magic The Gathering fan in your life? Chances are they will enjoy SNK Vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash. Card Fighters' Clash is a remaster of the classic NEO-GEO Pocket Color game featuring gaming's most popular characters. The title's unique trading cards include Jill (Resident Evil), Mega-Man, and Marco (Metal Slug).
One of the best features of this remaster is that it includes both SNK and Capcom versions of the game. Therefore, gamers can play two games for the price of one! Between the two titles, there are plenty of cards to collect and battles to win!
Get it on the Nintendo store here!
Shopping for fighting game lovers can get tricky. After all, it's a niche genre with a highly dedicated fan community. Fortunately, SNK Vs. Capcom: The Match Of The Millennium will please genre veterans and newbies with its pared-down controls, deep gameplay mechanics, and highly recognizable characters!
The Match Of The Millennium is a remastered port of the NEO-GEO Pocket Color classic that preceded hits like Capcom Vs. SNK and Capcom Vs. SNK 2. Many fan-favorite characters are included, like Ryu (Street Fighter), Iori (The King Of Fighters), and Morrigan (Darkstalkers). Plus, there are plenty of game modes, including 1v1 battles, tag battles, team battles, and an Olympics mode!
Gamers craving more retro-fighting action can buy the NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1, which includes The King Of Fighters R2, SNK Gals Fighters, and Samurai Shodown! 2.
Get it on the Nintendo store here!
Tadpole Treble Encore is a game made for music lovers. This indie gem tells the story of a baby tadpole, Baton, who swims too far from home. During her journey back, she meets all sorts of chums, like a transactional bullfrog, a tadpole crooner ala Michael Bublé, and other roaming river creatures.
Those looking for a challenge will find one in Tadpole Treble. In each stage, Baton must dodge incoming rocks and gather as many pearls and food as she can in time with the music. However, between the game's charming art style and diverse assortment of tunes (with everything from Musical Theatre standards to EDM), every challenge in Tadpole Treble becomes an enjoyable adventure!
But wait! There's more! Seasoned musicians can compose musical levels and share their creations with others online!
Get it on the Nintendo store here!
If you're a fan of bullet-slinging chaos and potty humor, then we have the game for you! Rainbow, toilets & unicorns is a bullet-hell game about a young man who eats his favorite rainbow ice cream and proceeds to have toxic diarrhea (No, we're not making this up). In his hallucinogenic adventure, the protagonist flies through the air on a toilet seat, shooting down all sorts of pop-culture-inspired enemies, including religious figures, politicians, and Mickey Mouse.
Behind the biting satire, however, is a formidable and rewarding bullet-hell game. On the one hand, the player gets one single life to lose before the game ends. But on the other hand, the further the player gets in the game, the more souped-up their weapons become. When you're not laughing at the bizarre enemies and poop jokes, you'll find yourself grinding ferociously for your next high score!
Get it on the Nintendo store here!
What if a racing game, like Need For Speed, combined with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater? We think it would look a lot like REKT! High Octane Stunts! REKT lets players drive a wide assortment of cars and tasks them with performing tricks in enormous stunt arenas. Besting your high score unlocks new cars, arenas, and stat enhancements.
REKT's simple concept creates fast, furious, and nitro-fueled sessions that will keep you returning to the arena again and again. The control scheme is concise, leaving plenty of room for creativity (and a ton of flips and spins). Plus, with split-screen local multiplayer, you can share in the automobile mayhem with friends!
Get it on the Nintendo store here!
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Chris Sanfilippo (He/Him) is an actor, singer, writer, and gaming fanatic based in New York. Career highlights include work at The Gateway Playhouse, Fireside Dinner Theatre, and 54 Below. Chris's favorite game genres to play are fighting games, visual novels, puzzle games, and music/rhythm games. He is still waiting for a proper sequel to Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo.