Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games
Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.
166 reviewed
Featured on Nintendo Switch

Hades II
Supergiant Games
Supergiant took the best roguelike of the last decade and refused to simply photocopy it. Hades II is bigger, thornier, and more ambitious than its pr...

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry
Team Cherry spent seven years building a game that is bigger, faster, and meaner than *Hollow Knight* — and mostly better for it, provided you can sto...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Nintendo
Nintendo's latest 2D Mario entry is not merely a nostalgia trip; it is a masterclass in revitalizing a beloved genre, delivering an almost ceaseless t...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Nintendo
Nine years after its Wii U debut, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains the most polished, complete, and mechanically honest kart racer ever shipped. It's not j...

Split Fiction
Hazelight Studios
Hazelight has done it again — **Split Fiction** is a relentlessly inventive two-player adventure that refuses to reuse a good idea when it could inven...

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
ustwo games
A gorgeous, sun-drenched lesson in localized environmentalism that prioritizes charm over challenge. While mechanically simplistic, its heartfelt mess...

Coffee Talk
Toge Productions
A meditative, character-driven experience that proves sometimes the most revolutionary act in a fantasy world isn't slaying a dragon, but serving a pe...

Wobbledogs
Animal Uprising
Wobbledogs is a brilliant, slightly cursed subversion of the pet simulator that replaces sterile perfection with the glorious, physics-defying chaos o...

Terra Nil
Free Lives, Clockwork Acorn
A masterclass in "reverse" strategy that proves tearing things down can be just as satisfying as building them up, even if the high doesn't last long.

A Little to the Left
Max Inferno
A Little to the Left is a masterclass in minimalist puzzle design that elevates the mundane to the meditative, though a few unintuitive logic leaps an...

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
二色幽紫蝶, Re零同人社
A masterclass in rhythm and resource management that proves the Touhou universe is capable of far more than just dodging projectiles. It is a deceptiv...

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games
A masterclass in psychological tension and "psycho-pop" style that turns the visual novel genre into a lethal logic puzzle you can't look away from.

Smushi Come Home
SomeHumbleOnion
Smushi Come Home is a masterclass in the "tiny-open-world" subgenre, offering a mechanically satisfying and educationally rich escape that respects yo...

Lumines Remastered
Resonair
A masterclass in sensory-driven puzzle design that feels as vital and addictive today as it did on the PSP in 2004. It is quite simply the purest expr...

Understand
Artless Games
Understand is a masterclass in inductive reasoning that strips away every layer of comfort to find the raw nerves of logic. It is as rewarding as it i...

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

Tetris Effect: Connected
Monstars Inc., Resonair, Stage Games
Tetris Effect: Connected is a rare, transcendent evolution of a 40-year-old formula that manages to weaponize nostalgia into a modern multi-sensory ma...

Lil' Gator Game
MegaWobble
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...

Unsighted
Flashbulb
Unsighted is a masterclass in tension, blending high-stakes, parry-heavy combat with a relentless time-management system that forces players to weigh ...

Dungeon Clawler
Stray Fawn Studio
Dungeon Clawler is a masterclass in skeuomorphic chaos, proving that the most dangerous weapon in a dungeon isn’t a magic missile, but a poorly calibr...

Katamari Damacy REROLL
MONKEYCRAFT Co. Ltd.
Katamari Damacy REROLL is a masterclass in mechanical purity that remains as delightfully unhinged as it was in 2004, proving that truly inspired game...

Please, Touch The Art
Thomas Waterzooi
A minimalist masterclass that turns the "look but don't touch" ethos of high art into a tactile, rhythmically satisfying logic puzzle. It is as much a...

Later Alligator
thatgamecompany
A masterclass in character-driven comedy and hand-drawn aesthetics that proves the point-and-click genre still has plenty of bite. It is, quite simply...

Peglin
Red Nexus Games Inc.
Peglin is a brilliantly executed genre-mashup that proves physics-based chaos is the perfect partner for roguelike strategy. It’s addictive, punishing...

Abzû
Giant Squid
Abzû is a masterclass in atmospheric storytelling that prioritizes emotional resonance over mechanical complexity. It isn't a game you play; it’s a wo...

Paper Trail
Newfangled Games
Paper Trail transforms spatial reasoning into a tactile masterpiece, proving that the most profound innovations often come from a simple change in per...

Minishoot' Adventure
SoulGame Studio
Minishoot' Adventure is a masterclass in genre-bending, stripping away the bloat of modern gaming to deliver a pure, high-octane marriage of Zelda-sty...

Nour: Play With Your Food
Terrifying Jellyfish
Nour is a visually arresting, tactile experiment that prioritizes sensory delight over traditional mechanics, though its lack of depth makes it a tran...

Brotato
Blobfish
Brotato is a masterclass in distilled complexity, stripping the "survivors-like" genre to its mathematical bones and proving that true depth doesn't r...