Best Nintendo Switch Games
1,469 Nintendo Switch games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Released: Mar 3, 2017
Critic rating: 97.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the first 3D open-world game in the Zelda series.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Released: May 23, 2024
Critic rating: 92.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of the second game in the Paper Mario series, originally released for the Nintendo GameCube.
Bad End Theater
Released: Oct 26, 2021
Critic rating: 94.3 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Bad End Theater!
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine
Released: May 30, 2016
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Blood and Wine is the second major expansion to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Persona 5 Royal
Released: Oct 31, 2019
Critic rating: 94.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Persona 5 Royal is an enhanced version of the turn-based role-playing game Persona 5, set in modern-day Tokyo.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Released: May 12, 2023
Critic rating: 95.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An epic adventure across the land and skies of Hyrule awaits in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch.
Faith
Released: Oct 3, 2017
Critic rating: 93.2 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Faith is a pixel horror game inspired by the era of MS-DOS, Apple II, Atari, and ZX Spectrum classics.
Super Mario Odyssey
Released: Oct 27, 2017
Critic rating: 96.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Explore incredible places far from the Mushroom Kingdom as you join Mario and his new ally Cappy on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Released: May 19, 2015
Critic rating: 91.7 / 100
Stephen Popovich's rating: 10
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an open-world action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red.
Castlevania Advance Collection
Released: Sep 23, 2021
Critic rating: 94.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Castlevania Advance Collection includes three legendary Castlevania games that were first released in the early 2000s: Circle of the Moon, Aria of Sorrow, and Harmony of Dissonance.
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Released: Mar 30, 2021
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is an enhanced edition of the original role-playing game developed and published by ZA/UM.
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
Released: Mar 31, 2021
Critic rating: 92.4 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance is the ultimate edition of the award-winning roguelike twin-stick shooter.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass
Released: Mar 18, 2022
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A total of 48 more courses from throughout the Mario Kart series are racing to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game as paid DLC*.
Return of the Obra Dinn
Released: Oct 18, 2018
Critic rating: 94.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this 1-bit first-person mystery game, a merchant ship called the Obra Dinn has appeared at a London harbor, years after being declared lost at sea.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Released: Jul 15, 2003
Critic rating: 93.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Choose Your Path!
Portal 2
Released: Apr 18, 2011
Critic rating: 92.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
Released: May 30, 2013
Critic rating: 91.9 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remaster of the original Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations, released exclusively as part of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy bundle.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone
Released: Oct 12, 2015
Critic rating: 91.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone is the first major expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, released in October 2015.
Final Fantasy X HD Remaster
Released: Dec 26, 2013
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Final Fantasy X HD Remaster was released individually in the Japan and Asia regions.
Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Released: Dec 10, 2019
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This game is the final free campaign included in the main game, Shovel Knight, and its updated title, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Pokémon FireRed Version
Released: Jan 29, 2004
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are a pair of core series Generation III games that are set in the Kanto region.
Hollow Knight
Released: Feb 24, 2017
Critic rating: 91.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A 2D metroidvania with an emphasis on close combat and exploration in which the player enters the once-prosperous now-bleak insect kingdom of Hallownest, travels through its various districts, meets friendly inhabitants, fights hostile ones and uncovers the kingdom's history while improving their combat abilities and movement arsenal by fighting bosses and accessing out-of-the-way areas.
Figment 2: Creed Valley
Released: Mar 9, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Figment 2: Creed Valley is an encore to Figment.
Hades
Released: Sep 17, 2020
Critic rating: 93.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.
Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition
Released: Aug 31, 2018
Critic rating: 92.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
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