Best Nintendo Switch Games
1,469 Nintendo Switch games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Old Man's Journey
Released: May 16, 2017
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 97 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, reconciliation, and hope.
Darksiders III
Released: Nov 27, 2018
Critic rating: 64.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Return to an apocalyptic planet Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash action adventure where players take on the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Hotshot Racing
Released: Sep 10, 2020
Critic rating: 66.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Hotshot Racing is a blisteringly fast arcade-style racing game fusing drift handling, razor-sharp retro visuals and an incredible sense of speed to create an exhilarating driving experience.
Long Live the Queen
Released: Jun 2, 2012
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Rule the world or die trying!
Ark: Survival Evolved
Released: Aug 27, 2017
Critic rating: 68.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale
Ark: Survival Evolved is an open-world action-adventure survival game where players awaken stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and mythical beasts.
The First Tree
Released: Sep 14, 2017
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 59 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in their own.
Chronos: Before the Ashes
Released: Dec 1, 2020
Critic rating: 66.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Chronos: Before the Ashes is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero's lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil.
No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
Released: Apr 21, 2020
Critic rating: 68.2 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: M
Genres: 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
A retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States.
Asphalt Legends
Released: Feb 25, 2018
Critic rating: 68.1 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Legends features a top roster of real hypercars for you to drive that is unlike that found in any other game, from renowned car manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and W Motors.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Released: Oct 5, 2021
Critic rating: 66.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The largest collection of Nickelodeon characters ever assembled in a fighting game!
Zombie Army Trilogy
Released: Mar 3, 2015
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Zombie Army Trilogy is a third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments.
West of Dead
Released: Jun 18, 2020
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Step into the boots of the dead man William Mason and descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this fast-paced twin-stick shooter that'll put your skills to test.
John Wick Hex
Released: Oct 8, 2019
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
John Wick Hex is the first John Wick PC/console game inspired by Lionsgate’s hit action franchise.
The Jackbox Party Pack
Released: Nov 18, 2014
Critic rating: 73.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The team behind "You Don't Know Jack" presents five guffaw-inducing party games in one pack!
Tharsis
Released: Jan 11, 2016
Critic rating: 63.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game.
Nekopara Vol. 2
Released: Feb 20, 2016
Critic rating: 67.9 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Business is booming for La Soleil, the patisserie run by Kashou Minaduki with his two catgirls, Chocola and Vanilla, his sister Shigure, and the Minaduki family's four catgirl sisters.
Lake
Released: Sep 1, 2021
Critic rating: 66.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown.
Ash of Gods: Redemption
Released: Mar 23, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Legacy Mobile Device, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Ash of Gods is а multi-genre project that features most of the typical elements of a visual novel, tactical turn-based role-playing game and card strategy.
Realm Royale Reforged
Released: Jun 5, 2018
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Battle Royale
Join 20+ million players and experience a new kind of battle royale in Realm Royale Reforged!
Destroy All Humans!
Released: Jul 28, 2020
Critic rating: 67.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of Destroy All Humans!, an action-adventure video game that stands as the inaugural entry in the Destroy All Humans!
Moonscars
Released: Sep 27, 2022
Critic rating: 65.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world.
American Fugitive
Released: May 21, 2019
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Set in a sleepy American country town in the 1980s, American Fugitive invites you to play as Will Riley.
Immortal Redneck
Released: Apr 25, 2017
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
Released: Oct 18, 2019
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Similar to its predecessors, the game is a third-person shooter where players take control of the Plants or the Zombies in either a cooperative or competitive multiplayer environment.
Neon Chrome
Released: Apr 28, 2016
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Neon Chrome is a ruthless top-down cyberpunk shooter with rogue-like elements.