Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 18
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 ...Great8.2A Dance of Fire and Ice
Music gameA ruthlessly precise metronome that demands total cognitive surrender, rewarding the patient with a flow state few modern titles can match. Rhythm gam...Great8.4Sludge 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...Good7.6Wobbledogs
Simulation gameWobbledogs is a clever, slightly cursed subversion of the pet simulator that swaps sterile perfection for physics-defying mutation. It's easy to recom...Great8.3Maquette
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 ...Good7.6
Tails 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...Great8.2Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Action gameVengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a study in mechanical purity, trading modern bloat for the surgical precision and aesthetic grit of the 16-bit arcade ...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...Great8.8Terra Nil
Strategy gameA genuinely inventive "reverse" strategy game that proves tearing things down can be as satisfying as building up, even if the appeal fades before the...Good7.2A Little to the Left
Puzzle gameA Little to the Left is a polished, quietly inventive puzzle game that turns tidying household objects into a calm, meditative activity, though a few ...Good7.6Chrono 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...Great8.4Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
RPG gameA sharp, well-tuned blend of rhythm and resource management that proves the Touhou universe is capable of far more than dodging projectiles. A decepti...Great8.3Platform 8
Adventure gameA claustrophobic, high-tension refinement of the anomaly-hunting subgenre that proves the mundane can be more unsettling than the monstrous — recommen...Great8.0Wargroove
Strategy gameWargroove earns its recommendation through sharp, deterministic tactics and a creative suite most studios would sell separately — but its punishing di...Great8.3Mark of the Ninja
Action gameBy making every mechanic visible to the player, Mark of the Ninja remains the definitive blueprint for how stealth should function in a digital space....Outstanding9.5Gato 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...Great8.2The 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...Good7.6Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Action gameA haunting, beautifully crafted Metroidvania that weaponizes melancholy. It is a grueling, gorgeous game that justifies its brutality through mechanic...Great8.4The 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...Good7.6
