Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 6
Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.
- Reviewed
- 219
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
Lair of the Clockwork God
Action gameSize Five Games' hybrid is both a very funny comedy and a sharp structural critique of modern game design. By forcing point-and-click adventure and ki...Great8.3Autonauts
Simulation gameAutonauts turns complex systems engineering into a charming, stress-free sandbox built around visual programming. It's a solid, clever design, though ...Good7.3Buddy Simulator 1984
Adventure gameBuddy Simulator 1984 is a clever, manipulative psychological horror experience that weaponizes retro nostalgia and a simulated operating system to bui...Good7.620 Minutes Till Dawn
Action gameBy reintroducing the tactile friction of active aiming and shooting, 20 Minutes Till Dawn pushes the horde-survival genre away from passive automati...Good7.1Elasto Mania
Racing gameElasto Mania Remastered preserves a cult physics classic with admirable fidelity, but its refusal to accommodate newcomers, dated presentation, and po...Mixed5.9Minami Lane
Simulation gameMinami Lane is a smart, focused take on the cozy management sim, trading scale for polish and delivering a Japanese-inspired street-building experienc...Good7.9Tavern Talk
Adventure gameTavern Talk is a clever subversion of the fantasy epic that swaps sword-swinging for social engineering, delivering a narrative loop that's as engagin...Great8.1Little Kitty, Big City
Adventure gameA charming, tightly scoped cat simulator that swaps combat for the simple, kinetic joy of knocking flowerpots off ledges. Solid and likeable, but brie...Good7.6
Ynglet
Action gameNifflas strips away the floor and the frustration, leaving a frictionless, generative kinetic playground that plays less like a game and more like an ...Great8.3Anodyne
Action gameAnodyne is a haunting, 16-bit psychological odyssey that suggests the most unsettling dungeons aren't filled with dragons, but with the mundane debris...Good7.5If Found...
Adventure gameA quietly powerful piece of interactive storytelling that turns the simple act of erasure into a moving meditation on identity and the courage require...Great8.7Signs of the Sojourner
Adventure gameSigns of the Sojourner uses the rigid logic of deck-building to expose the messy, fragile nature of human connection. It is less a game about winning ...Good7.5Linelight
Action gameLinelight is a study in minimalism, stripping away the friction of modern gaming to reveal a pure, hypnotic core of logic and movement. It is one of t...Great8.7Rabi-Ribi
Action gameRabi-Ribi is a mechanically dense, expertly crafted Metroidvania that hides its brutal, high-skill bullet-hell combat behind a deceptively sweet aesth...Great8.4Good Pizza, Great Pizza
Food & Drink gameTapBlaze's culinary sim strips away the stress of the service industry, leaving behind a meditative, hand-drawn loop that is as addictive as it is cha...Great8.1Muse Dash
Action gameMuse Dash strips the bloat from traditional rhythm games, replacing complex inputs with a hyper-kinetic, two-button combat loop that is elegant in its...Good7.7Sticky Business
Simulation gameSticky Business strips away the stress of entrepreneurship and leaves behind a pure, meditative loop of design and delivery. It earns a clear recommen...Great8.1Wytchwood
Adventure gameWytchwood wraps a dark, Grimm-inspired fairy tale inside a gorgeous paper-cutout aesthetic. Its hypnotic crafting loop is satisfying in short bursts, ...Good7.0Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Adventure gameA sun-drenched, good-natured lesson in localized environmentalism that prioritizes charm over challenge. The mechanics are simple and the campaign is ...Good7.0Coffee 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 ...Great8.2Wobbledogs
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...Great8.3Terra 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 ...Good7.6Touhou 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...Great8.3
