Best Nintendo Switch Games
1,470 Nintendo Switch games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Icey
Released: Nov 17, 2016
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Icey is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a meta game in disguise.
Everhood
Released: Mar 3, 2021
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Expect the unexpected in an ineffable tale of the inexpressible world of Everhood.
Crashlands
Released: Jan 20, 2016
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Crashlands is an outlandish story-driven-action-adventure set in a world of hidden magic and high technology.
Human Resource Machine
Released: Oct 15, 2015
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game.
The Jackbox Party Pack 4
Released: Oct 17, 2017
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The biggest and fourthiest addition to this storied party game franchise features the blanking fun sequel Fibbage 3 and its new game mode, Fibbage: Enough About You; the web-based frame game Survive the Internet; the spooky date-a-thon Monster Seeking Monster; the deranged debate match Bracketeering; and the one-up art game Civic Doodle.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Released: Oct 16, 2025
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A new adventure awaits within Lumiose City, where an urban redevelopment plan is underway to shape the city into a place that belongs to both people and Pokémon.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Released: Oct 7, 2019
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Featuring an all-new story that reunites Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince returns to the magic of 2.5D with the puzzle-platforming gameplay that defined a genre in Trine 1 and 2.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Released: Jul 13, 2018
Critic rating: 84.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Captain Toad stars in his own puzzling quest on the Nintendo Switch system!
Date Everything!
Released: Jun 17, 2025
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Date Everything is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters!
Death and Taxes
Released: Feb 20, 2020
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this 2D, narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper...
Nekopara Vol. 3
Released: May 25, 2017
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Patisserie "La Soleil", run by Kashou Minaduki, is flourishing thanks to the help of two catgirls: Maple, full of pride and a little on the haughty side, and Cinnamon, an impulsive daydreamer.
Heaven's Vault
Released: Apr 16, 2019
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Explore the lost ruins of the Nebula, read ancient inscriptions, and uncover a forgotten past in this narrative archaeological science-fiction adventure game from the creators of 80 Days.
Lil Gator Game
Released: Dec 14, 2022
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The world is big when you’re a lil gator...
Pathway
Released: Apr 11, 2019
Critic rating: 73.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Adventure into the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy RPG set in the 1930s great desert wilderness.
Heave Ho
Released: Aug 29, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Heave Ho tasks up to four players with a simple goal – don’t fall to your death!
Last Day of June
Released: Aug 31, 2017
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience.
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
Released: Nov 16, 2018
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Take your Pokémon journey to the Kanto region with your energetic partner, Pikachu, to become a top Pokémon Trainer as you battle other trainers.
Detention
Released: Jan 12, 2017
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Detention is a atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law.
Bust-A-Move
Released: Jun 30, 1994
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, PlayStation 4, WonderSwan, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Neo Geo CD, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards.
Downwell
Released: Oct 14, 2015
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Downwell is a curious game about a young man with guns for boots venturing down a well in search of untold treasures.
Gato Roboto
Released: May 30, 2019
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Biped
Released: Mar 26, 2020
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Biped is a coop action game with physics.
Card Shark
Released: Jun 2, 2022
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit.
Donut County
Released: Aug 28, 2018
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground.
River City Girls
Released: Sep 4, 2019
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
River City Girls stars Kyoko and Misako, two street-tough high-schoolers who must fight their way through the six regions of River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, series mainstays Kunio and Riki.