Best Cheap Nintendo Switch Games – Switch eShop Deals (Europe)
Regular sales have become a welcome fixture on the Nintendo Switch eShop and there are huge numbers of cheap and discounted Switch games available at any given time. With so much choice it can be tough to know exactly is worth your hard-earned cash and precious time.
Never fear — Nintendo Life is here to help you sort the wheat from the chaff, especially with this being the final full day of Cyber Deals! Here we choose our favourite cheap Switch games in the Switch eShop sales so you can be sure you’re getting a great deal on a great game.
What do we mean by ‘best cheap Switch games’ exactly? We’re thinking anything discounted to around £10/10€ or under (GBP and EUR prices will obviously differ and sometimes won’t reflect the same percentage discount). In addition to the best cheap Switch games, we’ll also highlight a ridiculously cheap eShop game or two — we’re talking Switch games under a quid — which may be worth investigating for a few pennies, if only for a half hour or so.
So, let’s have a look at this week’s best deals on the Switch eShop, including some soon-to-end Cyber Deals!
Inside (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Playdead / Developer: Playdead
90% off – was £17.99 / 19,99€, now £1.79 / 1,99€ until 30th Nov 2021
Inside is the spiritual successor to Limbo and it builds on its predecessor in every imaginable way. A grimly beautiful platform-puzzler that, while brief, is packed full of jaw-dropping highlights, its dark tone won’t be for everyone, but it’s been executed brilliantly, with gently taxing physics-based conundrums woven into a haunting wordless narrative. It’s a very similar game to its predecessor in many ways, with side-scrolling elements, a gorgeous, moody art style, and a vulnerable protagonist at the heart of it. Everything’s just bigger, better, and more affecting.
Unravel Two (Switch)
Publisher: Electronic Arts / Developer: Coldwood Interactive
83% off – was £24.99 / 29,99€, now £4.24 / 5,09€ until 30th Nov 2021
Unravel Two was already a wonderful little game, filled with heartfelt moments of poignant storytelling and challenging platforming puzzles, and then it found a fitting new home on Nintendo Switch. Even with a few downgrades to the visuals, Unravel Two is far from an inferior experience when played on Nintendo’s hybrid system. Full of charm and character, it’s one of the best co-operative platformers you can play anywhere, and another robust Switch port that was well worth the wait.
FAR: Lone Sails (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Mixtvision / Developer: Okomotive
75% off – was £13.49 / 14,99€, now £3.37 / 3,75€ until 30th Nov 2021
Without saying a word, FAR: Lone Sails conveys a poignant tale of hope and perseverance, masterfully balancing style with substance for an experience that feels every bit as sublime as it looks. Sure, you could grumble about the its relative shortness, the occasionally obtuse puzzles and the very, very minor control issues, but these problems dissolve away once you’re invested in the journey. We highly recommend that you give this a spin.
Slime-san (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Headup Games / Developer: Fabrik Games
67% off – was £10.00 / 11,99€, now £3.33 / 3,99€ until 25th Dec 2021
Slime-san is a brilliantly snappy, charismatic and challenging title that manages to deliver a satisfying core game with tonnes of bonus extras to play around with besides. The controls are spot-on, the environments are varied and engaging, and while other platformers may have tread similar ground before, Slime-san weaves together so many different elements into a finely-crafted experience that it deserves a place among the best in the genre. That’s not even mentioning a handful of arcade game modes, a suite of options for speedrunning, and a soundtrack that almost warrants the price of admission alone. It represents immense value for money, and if you’re itching for something weird then the future is most certainly green.
Katamari Damacy REROLL (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Bandai Namco / Developer: Bandai Namco
75% off – was £15.99 / 19,99€, now £3.99 / 4,99€ until 30th Nov 2021
In a cynical era where nostalgia is pumped for all its worth with endless soulless remasters, Katamari Damacy Reroll serves up an engaging and rewarding game that hasn’t let any of its original charm or personality be lost in the transition from one platform to another. With support for gyro controls and multiplayer – not to mention a degree of performance that sees it run smoothly in both handheld and docked mode – this Switch edition is easily the best way to play it outside of blowing the dust off your old PS2.
The Messenger (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Devolver Digital / Developer: Sabotage
60% off – was £17.99 / 19,99€, now £7.19 / 7,99€ until 30th Nov 2021
2D side-scrolling action games like The Messenger may be a dime a dozen these days, but you’d be missing out on something special by passing this one up. Featuring a surprisingly long campaign, an incredible soundtrack and tight, challenging level designs, The Messenger stands as a shining example of great game design. We’d highly recommend you pick this one up; it’s the very definition of a modern classic.
Danmaku Unlimited 3 (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Doragon Entertainment / Developer: Doragon Entertainment
50% off – was £8.09 / 8,99€, now £4.04 / 4,49€ until 30th Nov 2021
Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a brilliantly executed ‘best of’ bullet hell shmup ideas wrapped up into a phenomenal package. It is one of the very best shmups money can buy in the whole Switch game library. Even if you don’t particularity like shmups – or if Japanese bullet hells are not your particular favourite flavour within the genre – exposure to the insane lightshows provided by this game might just turn you into a die-hard fan. We can only fault one particular ‘glitch’: every other shmup on the system feels slow and dull in comparison.
Okami HD (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Capcom / Developer: Capcom
50% off – was £15.99 / 19,99€, now £7.99 / 9,99€ until 30th Nov 2021
Okami HD is an utterly fantastic piece of software, and we feel you’d be doing yourself a disservice to pass on it. It’s a 40-hour adventure that emulates Zelda wonderfully, adds in plenty of memorable mechanics, features one of the most beautiful art styles in gaming, and is completely playable on the go, to boot. It may be showing its age a bit visually and its combat is sometimes a little on the easy side, but Okami is an important, fun, and notable landmark in gaming history — and one of the easiest recommendations we can make for your Switch library.
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GRIS (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Devolver Digital / Developer: Nomada Studio
60% off – was £14.49 / 16,99€, now £5.79 / 6,79€ until 30th Nov 2021
We’re very careful when we use this word, but Gris is a masterpiece. Its jaw-dropping visual style and heart-wrenching score combine for one of the most emotional pieces of interactive art you’ll ever play. It may be too short for some, its puzzles may be on the simple side and the lack of any real challenge may not be to everyone’s taste, but this is a game focused more on fragility than ability and as long as you’re willing to go along for the ride, it’s one that will stick with you for a very long time indeed.
And with eShop games plummeting to mere pennies, here’s our pick for a super cheap game that’s worth the memory space it takes up on your Switch…
Urban Flow (Switch eShop)
Publisher: Baltoro Games / Developer: Baltoro Games
93% off – was £13.49 / 14,99€, now £0.89 / 0,99€ until 29th Dec 2021
Urban Flow‘s title isn’t a misnomer; the gameplay is as smooth as the graphics and once the pieces are in place you shouldn’t have any trouble getting your head around its Zen-like trafffic-directing gameplay. Accessibility has been rather masterfully welded to a relatively complex, punishing task, here. We dare say it might be difficult to think of your own ventures out into the city centre the same way ever again. After all, Urban Flow will quickly make you an expert at directing traffic — if only real people would pay attention!
Keep an eye on this page as we cycle in new bargains. If money’s no object, be sure to check out our list of the Best Nintendo Switch games, period. In the meantime, happy gaming!