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...

Schim
1 Poss Studio, Jackutea
*SCHiM* offers a novel premise with its shadow-hopping traversal, draped in an alluring minimalist art style, but its mechanical depth struggles to su...

Videoverse
Kinmoku
Videoverse masterfully resurrects the nascent online communities of the early 2000s, delivering a potent narrative adventure that resonates with both ...

Neon White
Mature Games
*Neon White* defies genre, blending blisteringly fast first-person action with precision platforming and a compelling card-based strategic layer. It i...

Doki Doki Literature Club!
Team Salvato
Team Salvato's **Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!** transcends its deceptive dating sim facade to deliver a singularly unsettling psychological horror ...

Last Time I Saw You
Maboroshi Artworks
Maboroshi Artworks delivers a potent narrative adventure, weaving together a captivating coming-of-age story with Japan's rich folklore, though its li...

Crow Country
Graphium Studio
"Crow Country" resurrects the PS1-era survival horror with uncanny precision, delivering a deliberately paced, genuinely unsettling experience that bo...

Astrologaster
Anti-Ded GameDev
*Astrologaster* deftly weaves historical satire with compelling character-driven narrative, delivering a uniquely engaging experience that elevates bi...

Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
Pixel Puzzles
*Frog Detective 2* delivers a concentrated dose of quirky humor and endearing characters, proving that brevity and simplicity can elevate a narrative-...

My Time at Sandrock
Pathea Games
While the PC version of *My Time at Sandrock* delivers a rich, expansive simulation RPG experience far surpassing its predecessor, its Nintendo Switch...

Stacklands
Sokpop Collective
Stacklands masterfully fuses the deceptively simple act of card stacking with intricate village-building and survival mechanics, delivering an unparal...

Dinkum
James Bendon
*Dinkum* carves a unique niche in the life-sim genre, delivering a deliberately paced, richly detailed experience that demands patience but rewards st...

Keylocker: Turn-Based Cyberpunk Action
William at Oxford
*Keylocker* bravely fuses rhythm mechanics with classic JRPG combat and a compelling cyberpunk narrative, carving out a distinct niche that often sing...

Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Skullqueens Games
*Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles* masterfully redefines the roguelike deck-builder by abandoning cards for a volatile, deeply strategic dice-centric combat ...

OneShot
Future Cat LLC
OneShot is not merely a game; it's a profound, meta-narrative experience that masterfully collapses the barrier between player and protagonist, leavin...

The Longing
4M2Q Studios
The Longing is a fascinating, maddening, and ultimately unforgettable experiment that weaponizes boredom to ask profound questions about time, purpose...

Dorfromantik
Toukana Interactive
Dorfromantik is a masterclass in minimalist design, transforming the simple act of placing a tile into a deeply satisfying, low-stakes obsession. It m...


Moncage
Optillusion
Moncage is a brilliantly conceived puzzle box that delivers sublime 'aha!' moments. While its central mechanic occasionally borders on frustratingly o...

Balatro
LocalThunk
Balatro is a masterclass in game design, transforming the rigid rules of poker into an explosive, wildly addictive, and strategically bottomless rogue...

Townscaper
Oskar Stålberg
Townscaper is less a game and more a meditative instrument; a beautifully focused digital toy for creating picturesque island towns with zero pressure...

What the Golf?
Triband
What the Golf? is less a game about golf and more a brilliantly executed, interactive cartoon that uses the sport as a jumping-off point for a relentl...

A Monster's Expedition
Draknek & Friends
A Monster's Expedition elevates the puzzle genre with a masterclass in design elegance. Its simple log-rolling mechanic unfolds into a surprisingly de...

Patrick's Parabox
Patrick Traynor
Patrick's Parabox is not merely a clever puzzle game; it's a landmark achievement in logical design that fundamentally rewires your understanding of s...

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Crows Crows Crows
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe isn't just a remaster; it's a surgically precise and hilariously subversive critique of video games themselves. It's...


Pentiment
Obsidian Entertainment
Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment is a masterwork of narrative design, a slow-burn historical thriller that trades the sword for the pen and proves t...