10 Incredible Nintendo Switch Games You Need To Stop Ignoring

8. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Okami HD
Nintendo EAD Tokyo

Treasure Tracker is essentially what you get if you take all of the impeccable level design of a Mario game and then remove the jump button. What's typically a free-roaming platformer becomes a deliberate puzzle game that forces you to take things slow and consider your options. Enemies are no longer just goofy henchmen that you bounce on and mess with. Here, they're the primary opposition that stand between you and that beautiful star at the end of the level.

Moving through the open space is less about flow and more about careful strategy. There are collectibles lying around the maps that can't be seen unless you move the right blocks and land masses around. Each level is designed with no fluff or filler either, ensuring you never feel like you're wasting your time.

Like other Mario spinoffs, Treasure Tracker takes a refreshingly new direction with its gameplay, choosing to give players a different kind of challenge. The visuals, the puzzle-solving, everything has that traditional Nintendo charm and entertainment value.

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