Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games — Page 8
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
Death's Door
Action gameAcid Nerve's isometric action-adventure is a sharp, soulful take on the Zelda formula, proving the afterlife is best viewed through the eyes of a sw...Great8.5To the Moon
Adventure gameTo the Moon strips away almost every convention of modern gaming to prove that a profound narrative doesn't require a high-polygon count—it just needs...Great8.7Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Action gameWarhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance trades the escapism of power fantasies for the grueling, often rewarding reality of 15th-century survival....Good7.7Sunless Skies
Adventure gameSunless Skies is a richly written, atmospheric space opera that turns Victorian survival into a haunting, high-stakes journey. It demands patience, bu...Great8.4The Legend of Tianding
Action gameA sharp, culturally confident 2D brawler that proves specificity is the secret sauce for action-platformers. It's fast, visceral, and visually strikin...Great8.0Unsighted
Action gameUnsighted is a sharp, confident action-RPG that blends parry-heavy combat with a relentless time-management system forcing players to weigh the value ...Great8.3Streets of Rogue
Action gameStreets of Rogue is a standout achievement in systemic design, offering a remarkable level of player freedom that transforms the often-rigid roguelite...Great8.8Dungeon Clawler
Action gameDungeon Clawler turns the most dangerous weapon in a dungeon into a poorly calibrated metal claw and a bad case of physics. It's a clever, genuinely f...Great8.5
Across the Obelisk
Adventure gameA dense, ambitious take on the party-based deck-builder that turns a solitary genre into a long-form cooperative project. It is deep and rewarding, bu...Good7.6Paranormasight: 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...Great8.8Shogun Showdown
Action gameShogun Showdown shows tactical restraint, proving that a single dimension is all you need for a deep, punishing, and utterly addictive strategy experi...Outstanding9.4Cloudpunk
Adventure gameA moody, narrative-first courier game that trades combat for atmosphere and mostly delivers — provided you meet it on the right platform and at the ri...Good7.2Roadwarden
Adventure gameA hauntingly dense, text-driven RPG that proves prose and pixel art remain among the most potent tools for world-building in the genre. It demands pat...Great8.8Peglin
RPG gamePeglin is a smartly executed genre-mashup that pairs physics-based chaos with roguelike strategy to genuinely good effect. It's addictive, punishing, ...Great8.1Vagante
Action gameVagante is a punishing, deeply systems-driven roguelike that trades Spelunky's slapstick chaos for a gritty, loot-heavy descent into darkness. It is a...Great8.0Minishoot' Adventure
Action gameMinishoot' Adventure is a superb genre-bender, stripping away the bloat of modern gaming to deliver a pure, high-octane marriage of Zelda-style explor...Great8.7Brotato
Action gameBrotato distills the "survivors-like" genre to its mathematical bones, proving that real depth doesn't require a sprawling map—only a perfectly tuned ...Great8.4Gnosia
Adventure gameGnosia is a remarkably successful translation of social deduction into a single-player format, turning the anxiety of 'Werewolf' into a personal, haun...Great8.3Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
Adventure gameA sharp, elegant puzzle-adventure whose single sliding-grid mechanic carries the entire experience. It's clearly recommended, with real reservations a...Great8.6UFO 50
Action gameUFO 50 is an audacious, sprawling collection whose 50 games each feel fully designed, proving quantity can actually mean quality when handled by maste...Outstanding9.5Octopath Traveler II
RPG gameOctopath Traveler II builds meaningfully on its predecessor, pairing nostalgic pixel artistry with sharper storytelling and deeper systems. It's a str...Great8.8Torchlight 2
Action gameTorchlight II doesn't reinvent the dungeon-crawling wheel, but it polishes its gears to a gleaming, addictive shine, delivering a robust action-RPG th...Great8.5Ooblets
Adventure gameOoblets weaves farming simulation, creature collection, and rhythm-based dance battles into a charming, offbeat whole. It's a pleasant, distinctive ga...Good7.7Evoland
Adventure gameEvoland is a genuinely clever meta-commentary on the RPG genre, but its thin narrative, shallow mechanics, and short runtime make it hard to recomme...Mixed6.6
