Posted on It’s time for another SwitchArcade Special, and that means we’ve got another batch of our favorite Nintendo Switch games for you to check out. This time around, we’re looking at the 2D platformer. Once the dominant genre in the world of consoles, it saw a big fall in the fifth and sixth console generations only to come roaring back with the rise of indies. The Switch plays host to quite a few of them, and the genre has become incredibly messy over time. As such, I will explain my criteria. This list consists of games where the primary gameplay mechanic involves navigating challenging arrangements of platforms. We will do a list for the run-and-gun/action games in due time, so you won’t find them here. This list is presented in no particular order, and is simply our favorites in the genre. Feel free to share yours in the comments.