10 Essential Nintendo Switch Games Every New Owner Must Play

4. Kamiko

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Despite the inherently minimalist aesthetic and production value, Kamiko is a straight-up loveable gem of a game.

Played from the top-down, immediately you're thrown into a 2D Zelda-like hack n' slash where item-based progression is key. Find the requisite key or orb to unlock the next section and you're away, but it's the solid, responsive combat, sumptuously old-school score and character movesets that give it some necessary replayability.

Because brilliantly, this is only £5/$5 - a price tag that factors perfectly into how Kamiko feels as an experience. It's cheap, yet nicely paced, has a great feel and doles out environments and enemies at a steady clip - a perfect love letter to the old school, ideal in short, handheld bursts.

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Gaming Editor
Gaming Editor

WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.