Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 7
Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.
- Reviewed
- 277
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
Roots of Pacha
RPG gameRoots of Pacha strips away the hyper-individualistic grind of traditional farming simulators, replacing it with a smart, cooperative prehistoric commu...Great8.4Moonring
RPG gameMoonring is an uncompromising, beautifully eerie retro RPG that respects your intelligence, trading modern handholding for sharp tactical depth and ge...Great8.7Deltarune
RPG gameToby Fox deconstructs the very idea of player agency in a genre-defining RPG that feels both nostalgic and dangerously new. At $24.99, it's one of the...Outstanding9.5The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
RPG gameCD Projekt Red didn't just build an open world; they built a standard for narrative gravity that most modern RPGs still struggle to reach. It's messy,...Outstanding9.6Signs 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 ...Good7.5Everhood
Action gameEverhood is an unsettling, inventive fusion of rhythm mechanics and philosophical RPG storytelling that subverts standard gaming tropes. It demands fa...Great8.8Wytchwood
Adventure gameWytchwood wraps a dark, Grimm-inspired fairy tale inside a gorgeous paper-cutout aesthetic. Its hypnotic crafting loop is satisfying in short bursts, ...Good7.0Raging Loop
Adventure gameRaging Loop is a sharply written psychological thriller that weaponizes the death-loop trope to build a social deduction puzzle as cerebral as it is b...Great8.8
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. ...Great8.7Chrono 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...Great8.3Ender 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...Great8.4Wayward Strand
Adventure gameGhost Pattern's airborne hospital drama swaps high-stakes action for radical empathy, delivering a solid but stubbornly slow-burn narrative experiment...Good7.2Selfloss
Action gameSelfloss is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of grief with striking Slavic-Icelandic aesthetics, but a high-friction dual-control system and repetit...Mixed6.4Smushi 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...Great8.2I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
RPG gameNorthway Games has built a devastatingly effective machine for empathy, transforming the abstract concept of "experience" into a tactile, high-stakes ...Great8.9Mind Scanners
Adventure gameMind Scanners is a harrowing, skeuomorphic descent into state-mandated psychiatry that forces a choice between a daughter's freedom and patients' sani...Good7.5Suzerain
Adventure gameSuzerain is a sharp, demanding political drama that treats power as a chain rather than a fantasy—a punishing simulation of governance and the comprom...Great8.7Finding Paradise
Adventure gameFinding Paradise is a surgical examination of a life half-lived, trading traditional RPG mechanics for an emotional resonance that most big-budget tit...Great8.8Stray Children
Action gameStray Children is a haunting, psychological mirror that makes traditional level-grinding feel hollow; it is less a game and more a serious interrogati...Great8.7The Last Spell
Action gameA demanding tactical hybrid that rewards calculated risks and punishes hesitation with mathematical cruelty. It's a grueling, heavy-metal-fueled defen...Great8.4Drova - Forsaken Kin
Action gameDrova - Forsaken Kin is a grim, rewarding throwback whose "anti-handholding" design proves that friction can be the secret ingredient to immersion — c...Great8.2Jupiter Hell
RPG gameChaosForge has done something rare: making a grid-based, turn-based roguelike feel like a kinetic shooter. It's a sharp, focused piece of mechanical d...Great8.4Nuclear Throne
Action gameVlambeer's magnum opus is a brutal, unapologetic lesson in game feel that turns every death into a desperate craving for just one more run. It deliver...Outstanding9.2
