Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 16
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
La-Mulana 2
Action gameLa-Mulana 2 is a carefully built digital artifact, a brutalist monument to old-school exploration and unforgiving logic, demanding intellectual fortit...Great8.6Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Action gameUbisoft Montpellier has revived a dormant franchise with a confident, well-crafted take on modern Metroidvania design, delivering exhilarating combat ...Great8.6Slime Rancher
Action gameMonomi Park's Slime Rancher offers a compelling, almost meditative loop of exploration and resource management, proving that engaging gameplay doesn...Great8.6Terratech
Action gameFew vehicle-building sandboxes make construction this approachable. TerraTech's salvage-driven economy gives every bolted-on part a job, and that desi...Good7.4Pizza Tower
Action gamePizza Tower is a high-octane platformer built around a charge-and-dash moveset that turns each level into a speed line, delivering a frenetic, deepl...Outstanding9.0Skull: The Hero Slayer
Action gameSkul: The Hero Slayer fuses roguelite brutality with an inventive skull-swapping mechanic, offering a constantly evolving combat canvas for dedicated ...Great8.5Rain World
Action gameRain World is an uncompromising, emergent ecological simulation that demands patience, adaptation, and a high tolerance for systemic cruelty — a clear...Great8.7No Man's Sky
Action game"No Man's Sky" has transformed from a cautionary tale of over-promise into a sprawling, vibrant universe, offering a rich sandbox for those who seek t...Great8.5
Cult of The Lamb
Action gameMassive Monster's "Cult of the Lamb" offers a wickedly compelling fusion of roguelike dungeon-crawling and cult-management simulation — a distinctive,...Great8.4Immortals Fenyx Rising
Action gameUbisoft Quebec's Immortals Fenyx Rising is a polished, often charming open-world adventure steeped in Greek mythology, but its heavy debt to genre...Mixed6.7Life is Strange
Action gameLife is Strange earns a solid recommendation as one of the stronger entries in the narrative adventure canon. It weaponizes nostalgia and a clever tim...Great8.3Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Action gameDragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a flawed but genuinely special action RPG. Its combat and companion systems are inventive and rewarding enough to out...Great8.1Risk of Rain 2
Action gameRisk of Rain 2 is a strong, confident sequel that earns its reputation as one of the roguelite genre's best. Hopoo Games turned the simple act of surv...Great8.7Thronefall
Action gameThronefall is a sharp exercise in reductionism, stripping the strategy and tower defense genres down to their diamond-hard core. What remains is a hig...Great8.4What the Golf?
Action gameWhat the Golf? is less a game about golf and more a brilliantly executed, interactive cartoon that uses the sport as a jumping-off point for a relentl...Outstanding9.1Carrion
Action gameCarrion delivers a satisfying power fantasy, putting you in the sinewy tentacles of the monster. Its core loop is a strong piece of visceral design, b...Good7.2Control
Action gameControl is a confident, high-concept achievement in world-building and combat design. Remedy Entertainment has crafted a genuinely singular experience...Great8.3Spelunky 2
Action gameSpelunky 2 doesn't just expand on its legendary predecessor; it deepens the abyss, weighing risk against reward through procedurally generated punishm...Outstanding9.7CrossCode
Action gameCrossCode's design is sharp and deliberate, wrapping a poignant narrative inside a fictional MMO that sports some of the most satisfying combat and pu...Outstanding9.3Superliminal
Action gameSuperliminal is a clever, if brief, exploration of perception-as-gameplay and one of the more inventive puzzlers since Portal. It's a short journey ...Good7.7SIGNALIS
Action gameSIGNALIS is a brutalist triumph, a survival horror masterwork that weaponizes nostalgia to deliver a chilling, sorrowful meditation on memory and iden...Outstanding9.0It Takes Two
Action gameHazelight Studios delivers a brilliant, wildly inventive, and mechanically diverse cooperative adventure that stands among the very best of its genre,...Outstanding9.2Nier: Automata
Action gameNieR: Automata is a brutal, elegant, and unforgettable meditation on existence, wrapped in one of the most inventive action RPG frameworks ever built....Outstanding9.5Thumper
Action gameThumper is a grueling, hypnotic, and masterfully executed descent into aural and visual chaos — one of the very best games in its category. It's an es...Outstanding9.5
