Best Nintendo Switch Games
1,470 Nintendo Switch games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Cassette Beasts
Released: Apr 26, 2023
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Grab your cassette player - it's time to transform!
Mortal Kombat 11
Released: Apr 22, 2019
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Released: Oct 22, 2014
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Embark on a brand new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie.
Mega Man 10
Released: Mar 1, 2010
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The 8-bit old-schoolers of the world have spoken.
Sally Face
Released: Dec 14, 2016
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100 • 59 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past.
Touhou Luna Nights
Released: Feb 25, 2019
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Touhou Luna Night's is a 2D search action (Metroidvania) video game.
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode 2
Released: Mar 25, 2014
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode 2 is the second part of the story-driven downloadable content of BioShock Infinite.
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Released: Jun 30, 2017
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100 • 67 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of Crash Bandicoot: Warped found in the Crash Bandicoot N.
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Released: Apr 11, 2023
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Released: Apr 5, 2022
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a third-person action-adventure with an open world hub.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Released: Jan 28, 2022
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Mpopovich16's rating: 8.1
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Pokémon Legends: Arceus game honors past Pokémon games’ core gameplay while infusing new action and RPG elements.
Knockout City
Released: May 21, 2021
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Sport
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer
Team up and duke it out with rival Crews in Knockout City, where epic dodgeball battles settle the score in team-based multiplayer matches.
The Plucky Squire
Released: Sep 17, 2024
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.
West of Loathing
Released: Aug 10, 2017
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Say howdy to West of Loathing - a single-player slapstick, stick-figure comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe.
Gris
Released: Dec 13, 2018
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gris is a 2D platformer developed by Nomada Studio and published by Devolver Digital.
Persona 5 Tactica
Released: Nov 17, 2023
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
After a strange incident, the Phantom Thieves wander into a bizarre realm where its citizens are living under tyrannical oppression.
A Hat in Time
Released: Oct 5, 2017
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers!
Invisible, Inc.
Released: May 12, 2015
Critic rating: 85.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Released: Apr 24, 2025
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A new adventure from the creators of the Danganronpa and Zero Escape series!
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
Released: Mar 18, 2017
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
An enhanced version of Monster Hunter Generations.
Super Mario RPG
Released: Nov 17, 2023
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mario, Bowser, and Peach partner up to repair the wish-granting Star Road in this approachable role-playing adventure.
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Released: Dec 4, 2018
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
From a team including former designers of HITMAN and PAYDAY comes Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, a tactical adventure game that combines the turn-based combat of XCOM with a real-time stealth and exploration of a post-human world reclaimed by nature… and Mutants.
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Released: Mar 24, 2015
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is a compilation of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Islets
Released: Aug 24, 2022
Critic rating: 81.0 / 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
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania!
Valfaris
Released: Oct 9, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell.