Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 37
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
Prince 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 ...Great8.6Super Mario Bros. Wonder
NintendoNintendo's latest 2D Mario entry revitalizes a beloved genre with an almost ceaseless torrent of joyous, unpredictable, and carefully crafted platform...Outstanding9.5Slime 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...Good7.4Trombone Champ
Casual gameHoly Wow's Trombone Champ is a hilarious deconstruction of musical performance that demands both technical ineptitude and genuine skill, wrapped i...Great8.6Lil Guardsman
Adventure gameLil Guardsman blends sharp wit with weighty decisions, delivering a narrative deduction puzzle that is genuinely funny and surprisingly profound. ...Great8.3What Remains of Edith Finch
Adventure gameWhat Remains of Edith Finch is a poignant, visually arresting meditation on life, death, and the legacies we inherit. It earns a clear recommendatio...Great8.7Pizza 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...Outstanding9.0
Skull: 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 ...Great8.5West of Loathing
Adventure game"West of Loathing" is a comedic RPG that marries stick-figure aesthetics with a rich vein of clever writing and genuine player agency. It earns a stro...Great8.7Rain World
Action gameRain World is an uncompromising, emergent ecological simulation that demands patience, adaptation, and a high tolerance for systemic cruelty — a clear...Great8.7The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Adventure gameA haunting, patient mystery that earns its atmosphere through observation and reconstruction, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is easy to recommend to ...Great8.3Cities: Skylines
Simulation gameColossal Order's Cities: Skylines is the definitive modern city-builder, a sprawling simulation that rewards strategic planning with the immense sat...Outstanding9.1Tears of the Kingdom
NintendoNintendo's "Tears of the Kingdom" re-imagines open-world adventure by giving player creativity a central role in overcoming the Switch's technical lim...Outstanding9.5No 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...Great8.5Besiege
Simulation gameBesiege offers a rich sandbox for destructive engineering, a physics-driven playground that frustrates and rewards in equal measure with its creativ...Great8.6Cult 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,...Great8.4Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Card gameAstrea: Six-Sided Oracles rethinks the roguelike deck-builder by swapping cards for a volatile, deeply strategic dice-based combat system. It's a ge...Great8.5Immortals 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...Great8.1The Red Strings Club
Adventure gameThe Red Strings Club is a standout in narrative design, using clever gameplay mechanics as a vessel for a powerful, intimate story about what it means...Great8.9Thomas Was Alone
Indie gameThomas Was Alone is a quietly brilliant piece of design, turning a simple puzzle-platformer into a genuinely moving story about friendship and purpose...Great8.9Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Adventure gameOrwell turns the player into a cog in the surveillance state, delivering a chilling interactive narrative that interrogates the nature of truth in the...Great8.5
