Best Nintendo Switch Games
1,469 Nintendo Switch games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Super Mario Maker 2
Released: Jun 28, 2019
Critic rating: 87.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A side-scrolling Mario adventure that unleashes the creative potential of Super Mario Maker 2 awaits in Story Mode, which contains over 100 built-in courses.
Mini Motorways
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Released: Oct 26, 2017
Critic rating: 86.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the eleventh installment of the Wolfenstein series and a sequel to the 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order.
Deltarune
Released: Jun 4, 2025
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 91 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE!
Yoku's Island Express
Released: May 29, 2018
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Pinball, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Yoku’s Island Express is an open world/metroidvania-style pinball adventure, Seamlessly blending platform navigation with pinball mechanics across a large open world.
The Walking Dead: Season One - Episode 1: A New Day
Released: Apr 24, 2012
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A New Day is the first episode of the first season of a five-part series based on the AMC TV series and the original The Walking Dead comic book series.
Transistor
Released: May 20, 2014
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Transistor is an action role-playing game presented from an isometric perspective.
Figment
Released: Sep 22, 2017
Critic rating: 88.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A musical action-adventure set in the recesses of the human mind...
Rogue Legacy 2
Released: Apr 28, 2022
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Rogue Legacy is back!
Inscryption
Released: Oct 19, 2021
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie.
XCOM 2
Released: Feb 4, 2016
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year.
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Released: Oct 2, 2020
Critic rating: 85.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the eighth Crash Bandicoot series game, though the fourth chronologically.
Diablo II: Resurrected
Released: Sep 22, 2021
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Diablo II: Resurrected breathes new life into Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed ARPG and its expansion, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, from beginning to end.
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Released: Oct 29, 2013
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag begins in 1715, when pirates established a lawless republic in the Caribbean and ruled the land and seas.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Released: May 8, 2018
Critic rating: 85.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Obsidian Entertainment proudly presents the sequel to our crowdfunded and critically-acclaimed role-playing game, Pillars of Eternity.
Super Meat Boy
Released: Oct 20, 2010
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Super Meat Boy is a platform game in which players control Meat Boy, a small, dark red, cube-shaped character who must rescue his girlfriend Bandage Girl from the scientist Dr.
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered
Released: Nov 11, 2014
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Valkyria Chronicles is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 in 2008.
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Released: Mar 8, 2023
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead?
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Released: Nov 15, 2013
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100 • 67 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Kidnapped.
Huntdown
Released: May 12, 2020
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Challenge yourself in this hard-boiled arcade shooter.
Arise: A Simple Story
Released: Dec 3, 2019
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Set out on an emotional journey through the bittersweet lives of two people where memories come alive and time bends to your will.
Linelight
Released: Jan 30, 2017
Critic rating: 90.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Castle Crashers Remastered
Released: Sep 9, 2015
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this Remastered edition of the popular 2D arcade adventure Castle Crashers!
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Released: Oct 20, 2016
Critic rating: 87.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Civilization VI is a 4X turn-based strategy game in which players guide a civilization from its founding as a small settlement through multiple eras of development.
Resident Evil
Released: Nov 27, 2014
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hailed by many as a masterpiece, this remake of the first entry in the long-running Resident Evil series is now playable in HD.