Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games
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
Featured on Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games
Boreal Tenebrae Act 0: Sundowning
Adventure gameStrong atmosphere and a pointed small-town premise are undercut by clumsy combat, an opaque required puzzle and timing that can force a restart. At $5...Mixed6.2Turnip Mountain
Action gameThe split-hand control scheme is a clever hook, but Turnip Mountain runs out of ideas before the summit and asks for more patience than most players w...Mixed6.2Tearscape
Action gameTearscape has a coherent Souls-like skeleton and strong boss design, but a weak map, thin enemy variety, uneven difficulty and a combat model that lea...Mixed6.2Gecko Gods
Action gameHard to recommend for most players: Gecko Gods has a strong wall-climbing hook, but a soft ending, hint-starved puzzles and a climbing system whose fl...Mixed6.4TR-49
Adventure gameA clever catalog-code mystery with a strong central loop, but guessable codes, uneven signposting and a weaker Switch fit keep it from the top tier. R...Good7.5Wander Stars
Adventure gameA word-built combat hook gives this 90s battle-anime RPG a clear identity, but a short, archetype-bound story and limited build depth make it a solid ...Good7.0Henry Halfhead
Action gameA clever object-possession hook and a warm narrator are undercut by a short runtime, low puzzle difficulty and a control scheme that strains to cover ...Mixed6.1TetherGeist
Action gameThe leash is the sharpest idea in this precision platformer, and the level design makes real use of it, but the story built around that idea lands sof...Good7.8
Death Howl
Adventure gameA punishing, slow-burning deckbuilder whose grid tactics and persistent deck fit together well, though the rough opening and steep difficulty narrow w...Good7.1Ten Dates
Adventure gameA well-cast live-action speed-dating romcom whose bite-sized dates keep every connection shallow and the package thin; the choice engine is clever, bu...Mixed6.1Isle of Reveries
Action gameFaithful to the Game Boy Color frame down to its 160x144 pixels, with a fairy that copies and spawns objects to turn dungeon puzzles into questions of...Good7.2Ratatan
Action gameThe drum-command idea still has pull, but Ratatan buries it under a gear grind, balance trouble and system clutter the full release never cleared. At ...Mixed5.9The Séance of Blake Manor
Adventure gameTight deduction under a running clock makes this a detective game that trusts the player to do the thinking. Wordy prose and patchy voice acting slow ...Great8.1Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation
Adventure gameA warm, funny summer sim whose time-loop hook and Shin-chan chaos can't fully cover a shallow activity list, an abrupt finale and a mobile subscriptio...Mixed6.7Dunjungle
Action gameA well-stocked action roguelite that trades novelty for volume: 30-plus weapons, 40 sub-weapons and 100 relics that merge with fire, ice, thunder and ...Good7.2Hail to the Rainbow
Action gameHail to the Rainbow has a frostbitten, melancholic world built almost single-handedly, and its atmosphere is the game's one genuine strength. But obtu...Mixed6.3Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse
Action gameNever Grave's cursed-hat possession system is a genuinely clever hook, but the game built around it is too thin to recommend to most people. The villa...Mixed5.9Forever Ago
Adventure gameThird Shift's debut aims high as a story and lands low as a game: thin systems, uneven pacing, and fussy interaction get in the way of genuinely stron...Mixed5.8TOEM 2
Adventure gameTOEM 2 is a sharper, roomier version of a beloved cozy game, and it rarely takes a risk to get there. A beautiful, clever, pressure-free photo adventu...Good7.0Helix: Descent N Ascent
Adventure gameBadass Mongoose's wordless, ink-drawn puzzle-adventure pairs a clever five-ability combination system with a doppelgänger mystery its mechanics actual...Good7.3and Roger
Adventure gameand Roger is one of the most quietly ambitious small games of the year — a one-hour interactive fiction that weaponizes bad UX on purpose, and in do...Great8.7Escape From Ever After
Adventure gameEscape From Ever After takes the Paper Mario blueprint and staples it to a sharp corporate satire, and the writing mostly earns the pairing. Fussy par...Good7.4Denshattack!
Action gameUndercoders took the Tony Hawk combo loop, bolted it to a passenger train, and made the absurd feel plausible. The story is paper-thin and the opening...Good7.9Exographer
Action gameExographer is an educational game that never feels like homework. It's a handsome, thoughtful Metroidvania where the physics puzzles hold up the who...Good7.3
