Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games
Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.
516 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...

For The King
IronOak Games
*For The King* carves out a compelling niche in the crowded RPG landscape, masterfully blending the unforgiving nature of roguelikes with the strategi...

Siralim Ultimate
Thylacine Studios
Siralim Ultimate delivers an unparalleled, almost intimidating, depth of monster collection and strategic optimization, demanding hundreds of hours fr...

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
TiGames
F.I.S.T. is a visually stunning and mechanically dense Metroidvania that lands most of its punches with satisfying impact, but its performance on cert...

DUSK
David Szymanski
DUSK is not merely a nostalgic homage; it's a meticulously crafted, visceral first-person shooter that redefines the 'boomer shooter' genre with its u...

A Space for the Unbound
Mojiken
"A Space for the Unbound" transcends its charming pixel art to deliver a narrative masterclass, a poignant exploration of youth, loss, and mental angu...

Nine Sols
RedCandleGames
Red Candle Games delivers a visually arresting, mechanically demanding 2D action-platformer that carves a unique "Taopunk" identity, yet its ambitious...

La-Mulana 2
NIGORO
La-Mulana 2 is not merely a video game; it is a meticulously crafted digital artifact, a brutalist monument to old-school exploration and unforgiving ...

Slime Rancher
Monomi Park
Monomi Park's *Slime Rancher* offers a compelling, almost meditative loop of exploration and resource management, proving that compelling gameplay doe...

Terratech
Payload Studios
TerraTech delivers a compelling sandbox experience where creative engineering meets explosive combat, offering unparalleled modular vehicle and base c...

Trombone Champ
Jean Davalos
Holy Wow's **Trombone Champ** isn't merely a rhythm game; it's a profound, hilarious deconstruction of musical performance that demands both technical...

Lil Guardsman
Insane Dreamers
This isn't just another deduction puzzle; **Lil Guardsman** masterfully blends sharp wit with weighty decisions, delivering a narrative experience tha...

Pizza Tower
Tour De Pizza
*Pizza Tower* isn't merely a nostalgic nod; it's a meticulously crafted, high-octane platformer that innovates on genre conventions, delivering a fren...

West of Loathing
Asymmetric
"West of Loathing" is not merely a game; it's a meticulously crafted comedic experience, deftly marrying simplistic stick-figure aesthetics with an ov...

Rain World
Videocult
Rain World is not merely a game; it's an uncompromising, emergent ecological simulation that demands patience, adaptation, and a high tolerance for sy...

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Astronauts
The Astronauts' *The Vanishing of Ethan Carter* is a masterclass in atmospheric narrative, using groundbreaking photogrammetry to render a hauntingly ...

Besiege
Spiderling Studios
*Besiege* offers an unparalleled sandbox for destructive engineering, a physics-driven playground that simultaneously frustrates and rewards with its ...

Cult of The Lamb
Massive Monster
Massive Monster's "Cult of the Lamb" offers a wickedly compelling fusion of roguelike dungeon-crawling and cult-management simulation, creating an add...

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 ...

The Red Strings Club
Deconstructeam
The Red Strings Club is a masterclass in narrative design, using clever gameplay mechanics as a vessel for a powerful, intimate story about what it me...

Thomas Was Alone
Bithell Games
A masterclass in minimalist design, Thomas Was Alone elevates a simple puzzle-platformer into a poignant, unforgettable narrative on friendship and pu...


Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Valve Corporation
Orwell masterfully turns the player into a cog in the surveillance state, delivering a chilling and vital interactive narrative that interrogates the ...

Untitled Goose Game
House House
House House delivers a flawlessly executed concept, turning the simple, aggravating act of being a goose into one of the most charming and inventive s...

Spiritfarer
Thunder Lotus
Spiritfarer wraps a competent resource-management game around a profound, unflinching narrative about death. It's a masterclass in emotional design, a...

Neon White
Angel Matrix
Neon White is a fiercely intelligent, unapologetically stylish, and brutally demanding speedrunning FPS that sets a new benchmark for the genre throug...