Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 10
Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.
- Reviewed
- 415
Top rated on Nintendo Switch
- 01IkarugaIkaruga builds enormous complexity out of one binary mechanic and demands absolute cognitive presence, proving that mec…9.7Outstanding
- 02Persona 5 RoyalPersona 5 Royal refines an already exceptional JRPG to an unassailable standard, blending deep social simulation with s…9.7Outstanding
- 03UndertaleUndertale is a foundational critique of the RPG genre itself, one that weaponizes player choice to deliver an unforgett…9.7Outstanding
Islets
Action gameIslets takes the most tired chore in the Metroidvania playbook—backtracking—and turns it into a literal act of world-building. It's cozy without bei...Good7.9Lone Fungus
Action gameLone Fungus is an ambitious solo-developed Metroidvania with a genuinely deep movement kit and inventive combat, held back by baggy pacing and an unev...Good7.4Curse of the Dead Gods
Action gameCurse of the Dead Gods delivers some of the most tactile, punishing combat in the roguelite genre — but its refusal to let you break the rules caps it...Mixed6.7Lair of the Clockwork God
Action gameSize Five Games' hybrid is both a very funny comedy and a sharp structural critique of modern game design. By forcing point-and-click adventure and ki...Great8.3Monster Sanctuary
Action gameMonster Sanctuary is a sharp, demanding RPG that trades mindless level-grinding for deep, tactical team synergy and Metroidvania exploration. Its puni...Good7.8System Shock (Remake)
Action gameNightdive Studios' remake of System Shock modernizes a classic without diluting its hostility — a confident, often excellent rebuild that earns a st...Great8.3Demon's Tilt
Action gameDemon's Tilt is a chaotic, relentlessly fast virtual pinball game that subverts traditional table design with shoot-'em-up mechanics and a striking oc...Great8.0Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Action gameBloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a rich, well-crafted gothic Metroidvania that honors its heritage without being trapped by it. Its design and dep...Great8.4
Deadbolt
Action gameDeadbolt is a brutal, hyper-kinetic 2D stealth-action game that strips away any margin for error, turning every assassination into a high-stakes tacti...Good7.6Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Action gameA beautifully constructed Metroidvania that marries tight character-swapping mechanics with an addictive rogue-lite progression loop. A strong retro-s...Great8.3Phoenotopia: Awakening
Action gamePhoenotopia: Awakening is a beautifully crafted, fiercely challenging retro adventure that rewards patience and punishes carelessness. For players wit...Good7.4FAR: Lone Sails
Action gameFAR: Lone Sails is a beautifully paced, atmospheric journey that turns the potentially tedious chore of vehicle maintenance into something intimate an...Good7.620 Minutes Till Dawn
Action gameBy reintroducing the tactile friction of active aiming and shooting, 20 Minutes Till Dawn pushes the horde-survival genre away from passive automati...Good7.1Melatonin
Action gameA rhythm game that trades note highways for hand-drawn animation, Melatonin asks for timing rather than visual tracking, and it rewards players pati...Good7.6Shovel Knight
Action gameShovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the rare "retro" project that surpasses its inspirations, packing every stage with dense mechanics and level design t...Outstanding9.6Corn Kidz 64
Action gameCorn Kidz 64 is a jagged, surreal, and sharply crafted reconstruction of the 64-bit era that manages to feel like a lost classic rather than a modern ...Great8.8Ynglet
Action gameNifflas strips away the floor and the frustration, leaving a frictionless, generative kinetic playground that plays less like a game and more like an ...Great8.3Anodyne
Action gameAnodyne is a haunting, 16-bit psychological odyssey that suggests the most unsettling dungeons aren't filled with dragons, but with the mundane debris...Good7.5Linelight
Action gameLinelight is a study in minimalism, stripping away the friction of modern gaming to reveal a pure, hypnotic core of logic and movement. It is one of t...Great8.7Wall World
Action gameWall World is a confident genre-blender that proves there is still gold to be found in the "mining rogue-lite" hills—even if those hills are strictly ...Great8.1Tinykin
Action gameTinykin strips away the friction of the creature-collection genre to deliver a kinetic, stress-free joyride through 90s nostalgia. It's a rare instanc...Great8.7Ikaruga
Action gameIkaruga builds enormous complexity out of one binary mechanic and demands absolute cognitive presence, proving that mechanical purity is far more endu...Outstanding9.7Rabi-Ribi
Action gameRabi-Ribi is a mechanically dense, expertly crafted Metroidvania that hides its brutal, high-skill bullet-hell combat behind a deceptively sweet aesth...Great8.4Muse Dash
Action gameMuse Dash strips the bloat from traditional rhythm games, replacing complex inputs with a hyper-kinetic, two-button combat loop that is elegant in its...Good7.7
