Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 16
Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.
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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
Overboard!
Adventure gameA sharp exercise in narrative efficiency that turns the classic murder mystery on its head by casting you as the villain in a race against the clock. ...Great8.7ElecHead
Action gameElecHead is a sharp exercise in subtractive design, proving that a single, well-executed gimmick can carry an entire game. It is a brief, brilliant sp...Great8.7Coffee Talk
Adventure gameA meditative, character-driven experience that proves sometimes the most quietly radical act in a fantasy world isn't slaying a dragon, but serving a ...Great8.2Sludge Life
Adventure gameSludge Life is a confident, foul-mouthed middle finger to the polished conventions of the modern open-world genre. It's a short, sharp shock of aesthe...Good7.6Maquette
Adventure gameMaquette is a brilliant conceptual experiment that often trips over its own feet, offering a hauntingly beautiful narrative trapped inside a clunky ph...Mixed6.0Mundaun
Action gameMundaun trades cheap jump scares for a creeping, suffocating dread, rendered entirely in graphite pencil strokes. Its atmosphere is remarkable even ...Good7.6Tails of Iron
Action gameTails of Iron is a striking 2D RPG that proves there's more to the Souls-like genre than hollow clones; it pairs atmospheric storytelling with tactile...Good7.6Grapple Dog
Action gameGrapple Dog is a sharply built platformer that proves the grappling hook is still one of the most satisfying tools in the developer's kit. It's a joyf...Great8.2
Gunbrella
Action gameGunbrella turns a goofy premise into a mechanically satisfying 2D action-adventure built around momentum. It's short, sharp, and efficient — solid, if...Good7.6Faith: The Unholy Trinity
Adventure gameAirdorf Games has built a horror game out of psychological friction, proving that the most effective scares don't require a high-end GPU, but a profou...Great8.8Chrono Ark
Adventure gameChrono Ark is a demanding, party-based tactical deck-builder that trades solo simplicity for a sophisticated synergy engine. It earns a clear recommen...Great8.4Platform 8
Adventure gameA claustrophobic, high-tension refinement of the anomaly-hunting subgenre that proves the mundane can be more unsettling than the monstrous — recommen...Great8.0Crypt Custodian
Adventure gameCrypt Custodian is a smart, accessible take on the Metroidvania, trading the genre's typical grimness for a vibrant, broom-swinging adventure that is ...Great8.7Gato Roboto
Action gameGato Roboto is a sharp, focused take on the Metroidvania that trims the genre to its essentials. It's a lean, monochrome adventure with real teeth, be...Good7.6The Last Campfire
Adventure gameHand-crafted and quietly hopeful, The Last Campfire trades the procedural infinity of No Man's Sky for intimacy, and its restraint pays off in a s...Great8.2Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Adventure gameA sharply written, stylish "psycho-pop" death game that turns the visual novel into a lethal logic puzzle — highly recommended, with a few mini-games ...Great8.6The Artful Escape
Action gameThe Artful Escape is a visually arresting, aurally rich interactive fever dream that trades mechanical depth for pure aesthetic pleasure. It is less a...Good7.6The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Adventure gameA quietly effective piece of atmospheric folk horror that trades cheap jump scares for creeping dread, anchoring its point-and-click mechanics in a sl...Good7.6Wayward Strand
Adventure gameGhost Pattern's airborne hospital drama swaps high-stakes action for radical empathy, delivering a solid but stubbornly slow-burn narrative experiment...Good7.2The Rise of the Golden Idol
Adventure gameA grotesque, genius-level puzzle box that respects your intelligence and stands among the very best detective games ever made. At $19.99, it's an easy...Outstanding9.4Selfloss
Action gameSelfloss is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of grief with striking Slavic-Icelandic aesthetics, but a high-friction dual-control system and repetit...Mixed6.4Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Action gameA kinetic Rube Goldberg machine of a puzzle game that shows Shu Takumi's narrative wit and inventive mechanics have aged remarkably well. Highly recom...Great8.7Smushi Come Home
Adventure gameSmushi Come Home is a strong entry in the "tiny-open-world" subgenre, offering mechanically satisfying and educationally rich exploration that respect...Great8.2Genesis Noir
Adventure gameGenesis Noir is an audaciously weird, visually striking jazz-club fever dream that trades traditional puzzle logic for tactile surrealism — narrativ...Good7.6
