One of my favorite aspects of the Nintendo Switch console is how easy it is to find and play indie games I never knew existed. These are titles that have been around for years that I never would have taken a second glance at if they hadn’t been ported over to the Switch and been made so convenient. And that’s exactly what Deponia was for me, a glorious point-and-click adventure on the Switch I couldn’t stop playing.

If you’re a fan of indie games on Nintendo Switch and enjoy a good story-driven adventure, I highly suggest you play the Deponia series. With witty dialogue, fantastic characters, and entertaining puzzles, Deponia is absolutely worth playing in 2022.

Deponia Review

Deponia was originally published in 2012 by indie developer Daedalic Entertainment and ported over to the Nintendo Switch in 2019. Although there are many critics that think it didn’t port well, I personally enjoyed every minute of gameplay. It had all the right amounts of ridiculousness that reminded me a lot of the Monkey Island games, but without the ridiculous load times between screens.

A Story-Driven Adventure

What makes Deponia worth playing isn’t the main character so much as the story itself. The game takes place on a junk planet called Deponia, which was originally inhabited by most of humanity before a group of elites ascended to a floating city called Elysium. You play as a rather doofy, yet resourceful young man who still lives on the junk planet of Deponia, but is constantly looking for a way off. His attempts to escape the planet end up putting him smack-dab in the middle of an evil plot to destroy everything he’s ever known.

While the story itself has been done before, it’s the struggle of the main character that really brings it to life. Rufus has been spending his whole life feeling like he doesn’t belong on his planet, only to be forced to have a hand in its fate. The classic tale of rich elites wanting to destroy the lives of the poor underclass becomes a lot more real when you play as a character who finds himself stuck between the two.

Hilarious Dialogue Brings the Comedy

Although the story and the puzzles are entertaining in and of themselves, it’s the dialogue that stops this point-and-click adventure game from becoming stale at any point. Rufus has a lot to say about what he is doing throughout the game, and the surrounding characters have a lot to say about how stupid they think he is. This dynamic makes for a comedy that never really slows down.

Even the tutorial at the very beginning of the game hits you with some excellent lines you don’t want to miss. Rufus likes to think he knows exactly what he’s doing, but every choice he makes seems to have consequences that lead you to even more puzzles you have to solve. His buffoonish take on the world is ridiculous, but somehow relatable — and you can definitely see from the dialogue of the surrounding characters that they see right through his BS. All-in-all, you’ll want to listen to everything everyone has to say.

Challenging and Fun Puzzles

A point and click adventure can only really be as good as the puzzles themselves. If they are too complicated the gameplay can end up being tedious, and if they are too easy the gameplay can end up being boring. Deponia finds a nice balance between the two to offer some fun and challenging puzzles that keep you moving at the right pace.

And while it is worth trying to get through the puzzles on you’re own merit, there are some pretty handy Deponia walkthroughs that can take you step-by-step through each area. If you ever find yourself stuck at a specific point, you just need to look up what you might be missing and move through. Since the story itself is so entertaining, I definitely recommend utilizing walkthroughs so you don’t get burnt out walking between areas over and over again.

Where to Buy Deponia

If you’re looking to play Deponia on the Nintendo Switch, you can pick up a digital copy for around $20 at the Nintendo eShop right now. Make sure you check out our tips for buying Switch games before you do though. If you want to play this title somwhere else, however, it’s also available on Steam, the PS4, and for iOS devices.

Deponia Games in Order

The Deponia series actually conists of 4 different games. Here is the correct order in which you should play them.

1. Deponia
2. Chaos on Deponia
3. Goodbye Deponia
4. Deponia Doomsday

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