Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 5
Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.
- Reviewed
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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
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Adventure gameA razor-sharp, subversion-heavy visual novel that weaponizes genre tropes and system settings to deliver one of the most inventive supernatural myster...Great8.8Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Simulation gameLaysara: Summit Kingdom abandons the flat-earth comfort of traditional city builders for a grueling, beautiful, and mechanically dense vertical climb....Good7.57 Billion Humans
Puzzle gameA brutal, hilarious, and intellectually demanding expansion on parallel processing that turns the drudgery of office work into a sharp lesson in logic...Great8.4NUTS
Adventure gameA surveillance procedural that swaps gritty cityscapes for a psychedelic forest, and mostly makes watching squirrels as unsettling as it sounds. Solid...Good7.3Abzû
Adventure gameAbzû is a quietly confident piece of atmospheric storytelling that prioritizes emotional resonance over mechanical complexity. It isn't a game you pla...Good7.6Luck be a Landlord
Card gameA sharp, well-designed take on probability management that strips the predatory skin off slot machines to reveal a clever, satirical roguelike engine-...Great8.5Telling Lies
Adventure gameAn ambitious, prestige-tier expansion of the FMV genre that proves more data isn't always better for the detective's soul, though its mechanical stubb...Good7.2Nour: Play With Your Food
Simulation gameNour: Play With Your Food is a visually striking toy box that runs out of ideas almost as soon as it starts. Gorgeous rendering and clever hardware tr...Mixed5.9
Card Shark
Adventure gameCard Shark trades traditional card play for the high-stakes friction of a confidence game; it is a tense, stylish, and occasionally punishing explorat...Good7.7Gnosia
Adventure gameGnosia is a remarkably successful translation of social deduction into a single-player format, turning the anxiety of 'Werewolf' into a personal, haun...Great8.3Umurangi Generation
Simulation gameA visceral, unapologetic exploration of crisis through a viewfinder, proving that photography is as much about what you choose to ignore as what you c...Great8.8Green Hell
Action gameGreen Hell is a brutal, uncompromising survival simulation that demands real dedication and rewards it with a hard-won sense of accomplishment in a ca...Great8.1Ooblets
Adventure gameOoblets weaves farming simulation, creature collection, and rhythm-based dance battles into a charming, offbeat whole. It's a pleasant, distinctive ga...Good7.7My Lovely Empress
Simulation gameMy Lovely Empress is an ambitious empire management sim with a genuinely distinctive premise and striking ink-brush art, but a steep learning curve,...Mixed6.7Don't Starve Together
Action gameKlei Entertainment's Don't Starve Together transcends its survival genre trappings, delivering a carefully crafted, brutally difficult, yet profound...Outstanding9.1Graveyard Keeper
Adventure gameGraveyard Keeper's dark humor and deep, interconnected systems are genuinely compelling, but opaque mechanics, a punishing grind, and a poorly support...Mixed6.2Littlewood
Adventure game"Littlewood" reimagines the post-heroic narrative with real charm, delivering a calming and engaging loop of town-building and social simulation that ...Great8.6Triangle Strategy
RPG gameTriangle Strategy is a demanding, rewarding tactical RPG whose consequence-driven storytelling and striking HD-2D aesthetic make it easy to recommen...Great8.0Lonely Mountains Downhill
Action gameLonely Mountains: Downhill blends serene exploration with punishing, precision-demanding mechanics, and the result is as frustratingly addictive a...Great8.5Sun Haven
Adventure gamePixel Sprout Studios' Sun Haven ambitiously fuses the tranquil loop of farming simulations with the sprawling scope of a fantasy RPG, delivering a...Great8.2Wilmot's Warehouse
Adventure gameWilmot's Warehouse turns the mundane into something quietly remarkable — a puzzle game with simple rules that becomes a genuine exercise in personal...Great8.8The Exit 8
Adventure gameKOTAKE CREATE's The Exit 8 puts the unsettling power of observation and liminal space to sharp use, delivering a tightly-wound psychological horror ...Good7.1Forager
Action gameForager's early loop of discovery and rapid progression is genuinely compelling, but the design buckles under late-game repetition, settling into a gr...Mixed5.9The Shrouded Isle
Simulation gameKitfox Games' "The Shrouded Isle" is a grim, uncompromising cult management simulator that dares players to navigate true moral decay. It's a solid, s...Good7.2
