Best Nintendo Switch Games
1,470 Nintendo Switch games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
Released: Feb 18, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Every world needs its heroes.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Released: Dec 20, 2016
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure!
Risk of Rain
Released: Nov 8, 2013
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements.
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Released: Jan 11, 2019
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a remaster of the expanded Playstation 3 port of the original game, which was exclusive to Japan.
Grim Fandango Remastered
Released: Jan 26, 2015
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Something's rotten in the land of the dead, and you're being played for a sucker.
Catherine: Full Body
Released: Feb 14, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Catherine: Full Body is an enhanced remaster of the adult-oriented puzzle-platformer Catherine.
1000xResist
Released: May 9, 2024
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Released: Dec 11, 2020
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Small actions can make a big difference.
Dicey Dungeons
Released: Aug 13, 2019
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fighting against fortune would be a lot easier if you weren't a walking dice.
Neon Abyss
Released: Jul 13, 2020
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelike action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss as part of the Hades formed ‘Grim Squad’.
Pillars of Eternity
Released: Mar 26, 2015
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny.
Rogue Legacy
Released: Jun 27, 2013
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she can't see well, an assassin who is fighting for the gays, or a miner who wants to collect gold!
Ashen
Released: Dec 7, 2018
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Set in a sprawling open world, Ashen is a tight, 3rd person, skill-based action RPG about guiding your wanderer through a newly lit world.
Untitled Goose Game
Released: Sep 20, 2019
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Released: Nov 14, 2024
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is a modernized turn-based JRPG that follows a hero’s quest to defeat the archfiend Baramos.
Guardian Tales
Released: Feb 25, 2020
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Guardian Tales A Link to Classic Adventure!
SuperHot
Released: Feb 25, 2016
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Superhot is an independent first-person shooter built around a single core mechanic: time only moves when the player moves.
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Released: Aug 18, 2023
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, an indie action-adventure platformer, features 1 second per second of highly advanced funkstyle.
Dragon Quest Builders
Released: Jan 28, 2016
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"Dragon Quest Builders is a sandbox action RPG where your imagination is the limit!
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Released: Dec 4, 2025
Critic rating: 83.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deadly sharpshooter Sylux has finally caught up with renowned bounty hunter Samus Aran!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Released: Mar 23, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter with role-playing and survival elements, and the first game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Just Shapes & Beats
Released: May 31, 2018
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Ys Origin
Released: Dec 21, 2006
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
700 years before the events of Ys I & II, the land of Ys was on the brink of destruction.
Subnautica: Below Zero
Released: May 13, 2021
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet.
EarthBound Beginnings
Released: Jun 14, 2015
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100 • 54 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
EarthBound Beginnings is the first installment in the EarthBound / Mother series.