20+ Pixel Platformer Gems on Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch is home to a ton of indie games and platformers, many of which fit into the "pixel platformer" category. Everyone knows about the heavy hitters like Shovel Knight, but there are plenty more. Let's talk about over 20 pixel platformer gems on the Nintendo Switch!

[RosalinaStarlight]

I'm developing my own pixel platformer, but it definitely going to take like another few years. Thanks for showcasing hidden gems like this because it helps smaller developers get the attention they deserve!

[PikaPhantomVG]

Gravity Circuit is a 10/10 game and I hate that it's flown under the radar. Can't think of any other game that has such inherently fun and satisfying movement

[terminall]

Time stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Panic Porcupine
2:22 - Polyroll
3:05 - Planet Cube: Edge
4:10 - Elechead
5:05 - Salaryman Shi
6:13 - Bat Boy
7:33 - Gravity Circuit
8:56 - Clockwork Aquario
9:52 - Gimmick: Special Edition
11:26 - Trip World DX
11:59 - Pompom: The Great Space Rescue
13:11 - Beeny
14:33 - Donut Dodo
15:51 - Annalynn
17:04 - Love / Kuso / Love 3
18:04 - Wunderling
19:34 - Moonleap
20:57 - Oma2ri Adventure
22:23 - Cham the Cat Adventure
23:17 - Timberman: The Big Adventure

[AngusBeer]

Mr. Gimmick is amazing and it's great that it's finally got a rerelease. I use to be obsessed with that and Trip World back in the 2010s!

[Garrulous]

Panic Porcupine and Polyroll are great times! Visually beautiful too!

[pizzalogic]

I'm really like this AntDudePlays channel. It's just more AntDude and that's what I want. Keep em coming.

[UmbralKnight]

It's not a nintendo switch game, but one of my absolute favorite platformers is a small pixel art platformer on mobile named Cat Bird. You play as a cat thing with wings like a bird who is trying to get back to their home. The game isn't that complex, being rather short and the only controls being left, right, and jump/glide, but with the fun and varied (and sometimes very challenging) level design, gorgeous pixel art, and amazing music, it's a very memorable game. There's even some extra stuff, like a few skins and a speedrun mode.

[RhythicManRhythm]

Donut Dodo and Annalynn are so good I haven’t stopped playing them since release.

[Meatytheburrito]

Mr. Run and Jump just came out and is a super fun 2D platformer with great movement options

[colin]

I don't remember, has AntDude ever talked about Kaze and the Wild Masks? It's completely a tribute to DKC and never tries to pretend otherwise, but it's a well-made tribute. Just get it on sale, because if you're like me, you might 100% it in 2-3 sessions and it rarely gets as difficult as an actual DKC game. Really solid though.

[moonchirp]

Please do more of these, I love these videos where you just recommend a bunch of games, it's really nice

[YustinJ]

22:08 Oma2ri is supposed to be pronounced Omatsuri. (Japanese pronunciation of the English number 2 is Tsū) Similarly the second Puyo Puyo installment was called Puyo Puyo 2, where the 2 is "stylized" as Tsū 通. It's the same word play, just the other way around

[masky]

I believe Oma2ri's name is a reference to omatsuri, a Japanese festival. Probably explains why there are things like taiko drums everywhere.

[TommyDeonauthsArchives]

This is definitely an interesting direction for the AntDude Plays channel... and I welcome it.

[EvEnMoR]

PLEASE keep doing these videos! Love it! 👍

[FretzlemaniaPod]

Spectacular Sparky is a really fun one. A 16 bit inspired Contra-like space platformer, different guns, voice acting. The tutorial stage is done by Cultaholic's Tom Campbell!

[TripleCatAttack]

Nice a Dynamite Heady mention. Super underrated Genesis game I loved that game growing up

[Ignacio]

Love this style of video please do more dude!

[E_Fig]

One game that's on mobile and Switch (I got it on mobile cause it's free there.) is Dadish. I know it was in the intro, but it didn't get a real mention. It's a hilarious game with a great art style and sense of humor. There's also 2 more Dadish games and a game made by the same studio I never played called Super Fowlst where you play as a chicken and there are zombies. I saw gravity circuit when it came out, and never bought (Cause Money.) but I love the art style it has.

[Jimmygaming]

I just played a game called Belle Boomerang which is on sale for $4 on switch right now it's pretty short but gets really hard and at least to my knowledge it doesn't seem very well known which is a shame cause it's really well made would very much reccomend