Best Nintendo Switch Games
1,470 Nintendo Switch games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Cozy Grove
Released: Mar 19, 2021
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a life-sim game camping on a haunted, ever-changing island.
SpeedRunners
Released: Apr 19, 2016
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 117 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online.
Deadbolt
Released: Mar 14, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deadbolt is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together!
Released: Mar 3, 2017
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Cut paper characters into new shapes to solve dynamic puzzles and play activities in a wonderfully creative and imaginative world!
UnMetal
Released: Apr 21, 2021
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In 1972 a crack commando squad threw you in prison for a crime you didn't commit.
Neo Cab
Released: Oct 2, 2019
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Neo Cab is an emotional survival game about staying human in a world disrupted by automation.
Toki Tori
Released: May 20, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Toki Tori, the player controls a little yellow chicken determined to save all the lost eggs.
Midnight Fight Express
Released: Aug 23, 2022
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fight your way across the city in a brutal romp that mixes old school brawlers and fast-paced motion-captured combat.
Bramble: The Mountain King
Released: Apr 27, 2023
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bramble: The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables.
Sky: Children of the Light
Released: Jul 11, 2019
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
"Embark on an unforgettable social adventure and an ever-expanding world.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Released: Feb 16, 2024
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of the first game in the Mario vs.
The Last Faith
Released: Nov 15, 2023
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Last Faith is an exploration-based Metroidvania, action side-scrolling platformer with dark and gothic horror themes at its core.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Released: Sep 25, 2018
Critic rating: 65.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Pathfinder: Kingmaker is the first isometric party-based computer RPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe.
Broken Age
Released: Jan 28, 2014
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure telling the stories of a young boy and girl leading parallel lives.
Teslagrad
Released: Dec 13, 2013
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle platformer developed by Rain Games.
Always Sometimes Monsters
Released: May 21, 2014
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Always Sometimes Monsters is a unique role-playing game set in the modern world.
Rain on Your Parade
Released: Apr 15, 2021
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You are a mischievous Cloud set to rain on everyone's parade!
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Released: Sep 29, 2021
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"MELTY BLOOD" is a series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual romance novel "Tsukihime".
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Released: Jan 30, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the first chapter of the long-awaited third person game trilogy.
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Released: Feb 26, 2013
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Runner2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER.,In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game.,Players will run through fantastic environments, using brand new moves, to brand new soundtracks as they run, jump, slide, kick, and soar toward the goal of tracking down the Timbletot and thwarting his evil plans to destroy not only our world, but every world there is.
Kingdom: New Lands
Released: Aug 9, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered.
Wreckfest
Released: Jun 14, 2018
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Sport, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Wreckfest is a racing and vehicular combat game centered on demolition derbies and banger racing, with a focus on realistic physics and location-based vehicle damage that changes how cars handle as they take hits.
The Touryst
Released: Nov 21, 2019
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Discover exotic islands, explore ancient monuments, uncover secret passageways, and make the trip you always wanted in The Touryst You are just arriving at the Monument Islands. Want to go swimming? Or rather take a dive into the deep sea? Or do you want to visit the amusement arcade, do some shopping, dance at the beach party? Fancy some surfing? Or will you talk with the strange old tourist and listen what he has to say about these ancient mysterious monuments..
A Short Hike
Released: Jul 30, 2019
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Sarah Rettig's rating: 7.3
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Released: Dec 5, 2023
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Explore a world filled with the magic of Disney as you discover rich stories and build the perfect neighbourhood alongside Disney and Pixar Heroes and Villains in this new life-sim adventure game.