If 2025 has taught us anything, it’s that video games don’t have to come from AAA studios with massive budgets to be worthwhile downloads. Some of the year’s greatest games — Megabonk, CloverPit, Hollow Knight: Silksong — are the products of comparatively modest studios. With about six weeks left in the year, there’s still plenty of room for more underdog blockbusters. Enter: these visually stunning indie games, all releasing in November 2025, are some I’ve had my eye on for a while, but don’t worry: we don’t gatekeep around here. Make sure that Nintendo Switch 2 is fully juiced and your eShop Wishlist has some space to spare, because you’re gonna want these indie games coming to the Switch’s digital storefront, the Nintendo eShop, in the second half of November.
Demonschool (Nov. 19)
GENRE: RPG; Adventure
PRICE: $24.99
“Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mysterious island.” Check out Demonschool on Nintendo eShop here.
As I Began to Dream (Nov. 20)
GENRE: Puzzle
PRICE: $19.99
In As I Began to Dream, protagonist Lily awakens to find that she’s stuck in a mysterious dream world. Here, Lily must “face her past traumas and experiences. Harnessing a unique ability to swap, rotate, and move the environment around her, Lily progresses through the various worlds in a journey of navigating grief and finding herself.”
Moonring DX (Nov. 20)
GENRE: Turn-based RPG; Pixel art
PRICE: $15.00
“Travel, trade, sneak, fight and sail the world of Caldera in this retro-inspired open-world, turn-based RPG,” the game’s Nintendo eShop description says. After Caldera collapsed into darkness, five moons rose to illuminate the skies. But with those moons, some strange Gods came along, too. Check out Moonring DX on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on November 20.
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A Difficult Game About Letters (Nov. 20)
GENRE: Adventure; Platformer
PRICE: $4.99
“In A Difficult Game About Letters, you take control of a character who can transform into any letter of the alphabet. Each letter’s shape provides unique abilities, which you’ll need to solve puzzles, navigate obstacles, and complete challenging platforming levels.” Love to see whimsical, hand-drawn art come to life like this!
Glory Hunters (Nov. 25)
GENRE: Action-adventure; RPG
PRICE: $9.99 ($8.49 until 12/3)
“Glory Hunters is a retro action-adventure RPG where you progress by earning achievements. Complete over 600 deeds, help townsfolk, explore dungeons, and defeat bosses to earn Glory Points, the main currency that unlocks new paths, upgrades, and companions. Explore a vast world filled with secrets, mini-games, and quirky characters, and forge your own path through nonlinear gameplay and endless replay value.”
Brotherhood (Nov. 26)
GENRE: FPS; Pixel art
PRICE: $9.99
“Brotherhood is a retro shooter in the style of classic Wolfenstein 3D. Explore one-story intricate levels in search of first aid kits, ammunition and key cards, fight hordes of enemies in quick shootouts. A classic old-school FPS set of weapons, upgrades and hidden secrets will help you in battle.” (blurb via itch.io listing)
Aluna Rift (Nov. 27)
GENRE: Arcade; Shooter
PRICE: $4.99
“Aluna Rift is a challenging arcade space shooter with solo, co-op and PVP game modes. In the main game you will embark on a journey to hunt and destroy colossal bosses hidden in the depths of space. There is also an ‘Endless Survival’ mode akin to classic shoot ‘em ups, pitting your best scores against players from around the world.”
EL COCO (Nov. 28)
GENRE: Action; Roguelike
PRICE: $19.99
“EL COCO is a 3D action roguelike that plunges you into a world of dreams, broken memories, and living nightmares. Descend into The Uncertain, a place as strange as it is dangerous, and fight to recover what you’ve lost—if you can trust your guide.”
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