Best Nintendo Switch Games
1,470 Nintendo Switch games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
SteamWorld Dig
Released: Aug 7, 2013
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
SteamWorld Dig is 2D a platform game that revolves around mining for resources and ores.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Released: Aug 22, 2008
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Year 2011.
Pokémon Sword
Released: Nov 15, 2019
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A turn-based role-playing game set in the Galar region, a fictional land inspired by the United Kingdom.
Sludge Life
Released: May 28, 2020
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Sludge Life is a first-person open world vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.
Don't Starve
Released: Apr 23, 2013
Critic rating: 78.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic.
New Pokémon Snap
Released: Apr 29, 2021
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
New Pokémon Snap is an on-rails first-person photography game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch.
Samurai Shodown
Released: Jun 25, 2019
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Arcade, Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"A brand new title from SNK!
Wilmot's Warehouse
Released: Aug 28, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Wilmot's Warehouse is a puzzle game about keeping a warehouse running in tip-top shape.
Control: The Foundation
Released: Mar 26, 2020
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Foundation Expansion includes new story content and side missions as well as new weapons and mods inspired by the Oldest House's mysterious origins.
Among Us
Released: Jun 15, 2018
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Strategy, 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
Play with 4-15 player online or via local WiFi as you attempt to prepare your spaceship for departure, but beware as one or more random players among the Crew are Impostors bent on killing everyone!
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Released: Jan 11, 2019
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Join Mario, Luigi, and pals for single-player or multiplayer fun anytime, anywhere!
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion
Released: Dec 13, 2022
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion is an HD remaster of the smash hit prequel to Final Fantasy VII.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Released: Nov 13, 2018
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Dragon Realms are celebrating the ‘Year of the Dragon’ when a mysterious cloaked figure emerges to steal all the Dragon Eggs.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Released: Jan 18, 2022
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
Released: Sep 29, 2014
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Crimes & Punishments lets you become the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes!
Outlast
Released: Sep 4, 2013
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history.
Syberia II
Released: Mar 30, 2004
Critic rating: 77.1 / 100 • 204 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Mobile, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
An unlikely pair, young Kate Walker and old, eccentric Hans Voralberg now set off on a journey together: in search of the last of the fabled Syberian mammoths at the heart of a long and forgotten universe.
Astroneer
Released: Feb 6, 2019
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands.
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
Released: Jan 20, 2015
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected is a remaster of Saints Row IV including all DLC.
Mutazione
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mutazione is a adventure exploration video game set on an island where the player tends to the local gardens and learns more about the town's people.
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Released: Apr 18, 2017
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A modern version of cult classic Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap!
Pinstripe
Released: Apr 24, 2017
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Pinstripe is an emotionally charged adventure about Hell created entirely by a one-man team over the course of five years.
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
Released: Mar 22, 2018
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
A new, ultimate version of the exhilarating action game set in the Zelda universe will include every map and mission, plus all 29 playable characters from both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS versions of the game, along with all of the previous paid downloadable content.
Timespinner
Released: Sep 25, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Timespinner is a 2D metroidvania platformer about a young woman who travels through time to destroy the empire that killed her family.
LEGO Harry Potter Collection
Released: Oct 21, 2016
Critic rating: 75.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
The LEGO Harry Potter Collection brings LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 to the PlayStation4 computer entertainment system for the first time with both top-selling videogames remastered on one disc.