14 Games That Need Nintendo Switch Ports

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The Nintendo Switch has become somewhat of a dumping ground for both old and new games, but there are still gaps to be filled. Everyone has their wishlist of things they’d like to be able to play in handheld mode on Nintendo’s portable, so here are a few of ours.

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Part idle game, part action RPG, the horribly addictive Vampire Survivors took Steam by storm in late 2021 and since then its popularity has only grown. Visually, the game looks a bit drab but the core gameplay loop of earning XP and leveling up your character is what makes it so addictive.

You only need to move your character in Vampire Survivors to take out hordes of enemies. Your attacks are passive and on cooldowns, which means they recharge and trigger automatically. You’re able to pick different characters that employ different starting attacks, which you can improve and add to as your character gets stronger.

It’s easy to pick up but hard to put down and works great in short bursts. The game would likely need some tweaks to better suit the smaller 16:9 display on the Switch, particularly as the game can get hectic in later levels. You can currently play Vampire Survivors for free on itch.io, or grab the fully-featured version for Windows and Mac on Steam.

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In 2011 Techland released Dead Island for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. This sun-soaked zombie action RPG places great emphasis on melee combat and features an innovative analog stick-based attack scheme on consoles (with the option of defaulting to the right trigger instead).

Weapons would degrade, so careful maintenance was essential. These weapons could also be modified to add different damage types, like bleeding and shock damage. The game made quite an impact for its