Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games
Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.
514 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...

Post Void
YCJY Games
Post Void is a distillation of pure adrenaline, stripping the FPS genre down to its barest, most aggressive essentials. It is a masterpiece of momentu...

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...

Ape Out
Gabe Cuzzillo, Bennett Foddy, Maxi Boch
Ape Out is a frantic, percussive masterpiece that transforms tactical violence into a high-speed jazz session; it’s the rare action game that prioriti...

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...

SANABI
WONDER POTION
SANABI is a rare triumph that marries the punishing precision of a hardcore platformer with a narrative so emotionally resonant it makes the genre's t...

Mullet Mad Jack
HAMMER95
Mullet Mad Jack is a hyper-violent, 10-second-at-a-time suicide mission that successfully weaponizes 1990s anime nostalgia into the most exhilarating ...

Card Shark
Nerial
Card Shark is a masterclass in thematic cohesion that trades traditional card play for the high-stakes friction of a confidence game; it is a tense, b...

Gnosia
Petit Depotto
Gnosia is a masterclass in translating social deduction into a single-player format, turning the anxiety of 'Werewolf' into a deeply personal, hauntin...

Umurangi Generation
ORIGAME DIGITAL
A visceral, unapologetic exploration of crisis through a viewfinder, proving that photography is as much about what you choose to ignore as what you c...

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
Furniture & Mattress LLC
A masterclass in mechanical minimalism that proves you don't need XP or bloated inventories when your core movement logic is this clever. It is a rare...

UFO 50
Mossmouth
UFO 50 is an audacious, sprawling masterclass in retro-design that proves quantity can actually mean quality when handled by masters of the craft.

Torchlight 2
Runic Games
Torchlight II doesn't reinvent the dungeon-crawling wheel, but it polishes its gears to a gleaming, addictive perfection, delivering a robust action-R...

Green Hell
Creepy Jar
Green Hell stands as a brutal, uncompromising masterclass in survival simulation, demanding unwavering dedication and rewarding it with an unparallele...

My Lovely Empress
Kenisoft Game Studio
*My Lovely Empress* delivers a richly atmospheric, if occasionally demanding, empire management simulation that dares to meld classical strategy with ...

KILL KNIGHT
Sysreb Games
KILL KNIGHT masterfully blends aggressive, isometric action with a stark, brutalist aesthetic, delivering an experience so acutely focused and mechani...

Dordogne
UN JE NE SAIS QUOI, UMANIMATION
*Dordogne* presents a visually arresting, deeply personal narrative journey, leveraging its stunning watercolor aesthetic to evoke profound nostalgia,...

Evoland
Dylan Fitterer
*Evoland* is a remarkably clever, if somewhat ephemeral, exercise in meta-commentary on the RPG genre, expertly guiding players through the foundation...

Pepper Grinder
Ahr Ech, MP2 Games
*Pepper Grinder* delivers an electrifying, propulsive platforming experience, driven by a singular, relentlessly innovative drilling mechanic that inv...

Caravan SandWitch
Studio Plane Toast
Caravan SandWitch delivers a masterclass in narrative exploration, inviting players into a uniquely serene, combat-free journey that prioritizes emoti...

Dungeon of the Endless
AMPLITUDE Studios
Amplitude Studios’ **Dungeon of the Endless** is a genre-bending tour de force, merging the unforgiving brutality of a roguelike with the tactical dem...

Gravity Circuit
Choice of Games
Gravity Circuit doesn't just ape 16-bit classics; it re-engineers their combat with a kinetic grace and satisfying depth that sets a new standard for ...

Backpack Hero
Jaspel
Backpack Hero meticulously crafts a compulsive loop around its central, brilliant premise: inventory as weapon. While occasional rough edges persist, ...

Botany Manor
DoneWithWork, Lunatic Studio
Botany Manor masterfully cultivates a unique blend of tranquil exploration and intellectual puzzle-solving, setting a high bar for the atmospheric fir...

Ultros
DhammaDev
*Ultros* boldly redefines the Metroidvania genre through its audacious artistic vision and a recursive gameplay loop that demands patience and rewards...