Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games

Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.

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Genesis Noir

Genesis Noir

Feral Cat Den

8.5
game
Our verdict

*Genesis Noir* is an audaciously weird, visually arresting jazz-club fever dream that trades traditional puzzle logic for tactile surrealism, resultin...

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka

9.2
game
Our verdict

A daring, genre-defying masterpiece that explores the friction between 3D scale and 2D intimacy. It is a hauntingly beautiful meditation on connection...

Yoku's Island Express

Yoku's Island Express

Villa Gorilla

9.2
game
Our verdict

Yoku's Island Express is a masterclass in genre-bending that proves the Metroidvania formula still has room for radical, joyous reinvention. It replac...

Mind Scanners

Mind Scanners

The Outer Zone

8.4
game
Our verdict

Mind Scanners is a harrowing, skeuomorphic descent into state-mandated psychiatry that forces you to choose between your daughter's freedom and your p...

Lorn's Lure

Lorn's Lure

Rubeki Games

8.8
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in atmospheric verticality that respects the player's intelligence by refusing to hold their hand through its gargantuan, industrial gra...

Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes

Placeholder Gameworks

8.3
game
Our verdict

A biting, beautifully rendered critique of corporate compliance that proves the afterlife is just another office job—and that your choices matter more...

Suzerain

Suzerain

Torpor Games

9.2
game
Our verdict

Suzerain is a masterclass in narrative tension that proves politics is the most dangerous game of all—a profound, punishing simulation of power and th...

BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE

BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE

Awe Interactive

8.4
game
Our verdict

BPM is a brutal, syncopated descent into a heavy metal bullet hell that demands rhythmic perfection or grants a swift death. It’s an uncompromising ge...

Cave Story+

Cave Story+

Nicalis, Inc., Studio Pixel

9.2
game
Our verdict

Cave Story+ isn’t just a retro-inspired platformer; it is the definitive blueprint for the modern indie era, offering a masterclass in tight mechanics...

Finding Paradise

Finding Paradise

Freebird Games

9.2
game
Our verdict

Finding Paradise is a surgical examination of a life half-lived, trading traditional RPG mechanics for an emotional resonance that most big-budget tit...

Stray Children

Stray Children

Onion Games

9.2
game
Our verdict

Stray Children is a haunting, psychological mirror that makes traditional level-grinding feel hollow; it is less a game and more a profound interrogat...

Despelote

Despelote

Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena

9.2
game
Our verdict

Despelote is a masterclass in hyper-specific cultural storytelling, using a soccer ball as a tactile anchor to recreate the ephemeral magic of childho...

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Drova - Forsaken Kin

Just2D

8.8
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in "anti-handholding" design, Drova - Forsaken Kin is a grim, rewarding throwback that proves friction is often the secret ingredient to...

Promenade

Promenade

Holy Cap

8.5
game
Our verdict

Promenade is a masterclass in structural translation, successfully distilling the sprawling joy of 3D "collectathons" into a dense, mechanically rich ...

Wandersong

Wandersong

Wishes Ultd., Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit

8.8
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in non-violent mechanical expression that proves optimism is a more powerful design tool than a sword.

Lil' Gator Game

Lil' Gator Game

MegaWobble

9.2
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in friction-less exploration that proves the most compelling open worlds don't need to be massive; they just need to be meaningful. It i...

Death's Door

Death's Door

Acid Nerve

9.0
game
Our verdict

Acid Nerve’s isometric masterpiece is a masterclass in atmospheric storytelling and mechanical precision, proving that the afterlife is best viewed th...

SteamWorld Dig 2

SteamWorld Dig 2

Image & Form Games

9.2
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in iterative design that ditches procedural generation for a handcrafted, airtight exploration loop. It is, quite simply, the most rewar...

To the Moon

To the Moon

Freebird Games

9.2
game
Our verdict

To 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...

Enter the Gungeon

Enter the Gungeon

Dodge Roll

9.4
game
Our verdict

Enter the Gungeon is a masterclass in mechanical precision, proving that a punishing difficulty curve is entirely palatable when the core combat loop ...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Warhorse Studios

8.5
game
Our verdict

Warhorse Studios has crafted a masterpiece of historical friction that trades the escapism of power fantasies for the grueling, rewarding reality of 1...

Sunless Skies

Sunless Skies

Failbetter Games

8.8
game
Our verdict

Sunless Skies is a masterclass in atmospheric storytelling and narrative density, transforming the grueling reality of Victorian survival into a haunt...

The Legend of Tianding

The Legend of Tianding

Creative Games Computer Graphics Corporation, Neon Doctrine

8.7
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in 2D brawling that proves cultural specificity is the secret sauce for action-platformers. It’s fast, visceral, and visually arresting.

Streets of Rogue

Streets of Rogue

Matt Dabrowski

9.2
game
Our verdict

Streets of Rogue is a rare triumph of systemic design, offering a dizzying level of player freedom that transforms the often-rigid roguelite genre int...

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