Nintendo Switch: What were the best-selling indie games of 2021?

Game news Nintendo Switch: What were the best-selling indie games of 2021?

Published on 12/29/2021 6:57 PM

As usual, Nintendo put together a video to highlight some of the best-selling indie games on Switch over the past year. In 2021, Eastward, Subnautica, Axiom Verge 2, Cyber Shadow and Doki Doki Literature Club Plus stood out.

Throughout the year, Nintendo named many independent games the Indie World Showcase during various presentations. The latest show, broadcast two weeks ago, was allowed to see Sea of Stars, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, OlliOlli World, Loco Motive or Dungeon Munchies, for example. A new Indie World stamped video was uploaded today to reveal it 15 of the best-selling indie games released on Switch in 2021.

New functions (Eastward, Axiom Verge 2 …) and ports (Subnautica, Tetris Effect …)

Don’t expect exact sales figures. Here Nintendo is happy with it present the games one at a time in no particular order. In the lot we find without surprise Titles that made a lot of talk this year

, like the opulent Eastward, the 2D action RPG ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights or the visual novel like no other Doki Doki Literature Club Plus !. Other new features for 2021 were also successful, including Road 96, Axiom Verge 2, Cyber Shadow and Unpacking.

Finally, the list also includes Ports of games that were released some time ago on other platforms that have apparently found a new life on Switch, like Subnautica, Tetris Effect: Connected, Slime Rancher, and Spelunky 2. We have a full list below.

Via Nintendo Switch