Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 12
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
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Action gameBPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE is a brutal, syncopated descent into a heavy metal bullet hell that demands rhythmic perfection or grants a swift death. It's ...Good7.5Cave Story+
Action gameCave Story+ is a retro-inspired platformer that shaped the modern indie era, pairing tight mechanics with emotional storytelling that puts most big-bu...Outstanding9.1Hotline Miami
Action gameHotline Miami is a high-octane assault on the senses that demands surgical precision and rewards obsessive repetition — one of the very best in its ge...Outstanding9.5Stray Children
Action gameStray Children is a haunting, psychological mirror that makes traditional level-grinding feel hollow; it is less a game and more a serious interrogati...Great8.7The Messenger
Action gameSabotage Studio didn't just build a love letter to Ninja Gaiden; they constructed a Trojan Horse that smuggles a clever, genre-bending Metroidvania ...Great8.8The Last Spell
Action gameA demanding tactical hybrid that rewards calculated risks and punishes hesitation with mathematical cruelty. It's a grueling, heavy-metal-fueled defen...Great8.4Drova - Forsaken Kin
Action gameDrova - Forsaken Kin is a grim, rewarding throwback whose "anti-handholding" design proves that friction can be the secret ingredient to immersion — c...Great8.2Lil' Gator Game
Action gameA sharp, charming argument that the most compelling open worlds don't need to be massive; they just need to be meaningful. A strong recommendation for...Great8.7
Nuclear Throne
Action gameVlambeer's magnum opus is a brutal, unapologetic lesson in game feel that turns every death into a desperate craving for just one more run. It deliver...Outstanding9.2Death's Door
Action gameAcid Nerve's isometric action-adventure is a sharp, soulful take on the Zelda formula, proving the afterlife is best viewed through the eyes of a sw...Great8.5SteamWorld Dig 2
Action gameA sharp exercise in iterative design that ditches procedural generation for a handcrafted, airtight exploration loop. It's a deeply rewarding Metroidv...Great8.8Enter the Gungeon
Action gameEnter the Gungeon pairs mechanical precision with a punishing difficulty curve that stays fair, thanks to a refined core combat loop and imaginative w...Outstanding9.4Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Action gameWarhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance trades the escapism of power fantasies for the grueling, often rewarding reality of 15th-century survival....Good7.7The Legend of Tianding
Action gameA sharp, culturally confident 2D brawler that proves specificity is the secret sauce for action-platformers. It's fast, visceral, and visually strikin...Great8.0Unsighted
Action gameUnsighted is a sharp, confident action-RPG that blends parry-heavy combat with a relentless time-management system forcing players to weigh the value ...Great8.3Streets of Rogue
Action gameStreets of Rogue is a standout achievement in systemic design, offering a remarkable level of player freedom that transforms the often-rigid roguelite...Great8.8Invisible, Inc.
Action gameA sharp, deterministic take on tactical stealth that trades dice rolls for information-driven tension. A thinking person's heist simulator that comes ...Great8.7Dungeon Clawler
Action gameDungeon Clawler turns the most dangerous weapon in a dungeon into a poorly calibrated metal claw and a bad case of physics. It's a clever, genuinely f...Great8.5Antonblast
Action gameAntonblast is a study in kinetic momentum, stripping the mascot platformer of its politeness and replacing it with a sledgehammer and a gallon of high...Great8.7Symphonia
Action gameSymphonia is a mechanically rigorous, visually striking precision platformer that trades traditional combat for a sophisticated, instrument-based move...Good7.9Shogun Showdown
Action gameShogun Showdown shows tactical restraint, proving that a single dimension is all you need for a deep, punishing, and utterly addictive strategy experi...Outstanding9.4Severed Steel
Action gameSevered Steel is a blistering, neon-soaked fever dream that strips the first-person shooter to its core kinetic essentials and leaves the reload butto...Great8.2Conscript
Action gameConscript is a harrowing, tightly executed descent into the trenches that proves historical reality can be far more terrifying than any supernatural e...Great8.7Epistory - Typing Chronicles
Action gameEpistory - Typing Chronicles is a genuinely inventive action-adventure that transcends the "educational" stigma of its genre, delivering a hauntingly ...Great8.3
