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


Inscryption
Daniel Mullins Games
Inscryption is a masterclass in psychological horror and genre-bending design, a game that plays its players with the same ruthless ingenuity that the...

Persona 4 Golden
ATLUS
A decade after its Vita debut, Persona 4 Golden remains the gold standard for how to make 80 hours feel like time well spent — a genre-bending JRPG wh...

Animal Well
Billy Basso
Animal Well is a masterclass in tension and discovery, trading the genre's typical combat for a dense, layered world of puzzles that respects player i...

Ikaruga
TREASURE
Ikaruga is a masterclass in minimalist complexity that demands absolute cognitive presence, proving that mechanical purity is far more enduring than g...

Persona 5 Royal
Quirky Porcupine
Persona 5 Royal doesn't just refine an already exceptional JRPG; it elevates the experience to an unassailable standard, seamlessly blending deep soci...

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

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...

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...

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Square Enix
A razor-sharp, subversion-heavy visual novel that weaponizes genre tropes and system settings to deliver the most inventive supernatural mystery in ye...

Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Quite OK Games
Laysara: Summit Kingdom abandons the flat-earth comfort of traditional city builders for a grueling, beautiful, and mechanically dense vertical climb....

7 Billion Humans
Tomorrow Corporation
A brutal, hilarious, and intellectually demanding expansion on parallel processing that turns the drudgery of office work into a masterclass in logic....

NUTS
Joon, Pol, Muutsch, Char & Torfi
A surveillance procedural that swaps gritty cityscapes for a psychedelic forest, proving that watching squirrels is far more unsettling—and rewarding—...

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...

Luck be a Landlord
TrampolineTales
A masterclass in probability management that strips the predatory skin off slot machines to reveal a brilliant, satirical roguelike engine-builder.

Telling Lies
Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited
An ambitious, prestige-tier expansion of the FMV genre that proves more data isn't always better for the detective's soul, though its mechanical stubb...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

Don't Starve Together
Klei Entertainment
Klei Entertainment's *Don't Starve Together* transcends its survival genre trappings, presenting a meticulously crafted, brutally difficult, yet profo...

Graveyard Keeper
Lazy Bear Games
Graveyard Keeper offers a uniquely dark, deeply systems-driven experience that rewards persistence with a twisted sense of accomplishment, despite its...

Littlewood
Sean Young
"Littlewood" masterfully reimagines the post-heroic narrative, delivering a profoundly calming and endlessly engaging loop of town-building and social...

A Dark Room
红尘背包客
A Dark Room isn't just a game; it's a masterclass in evocative minimalist storytelling, a title that defies its humble origins to deliver a profound, ...

Sun Haven
Pixel Sprout Studios
Pixel Sprout Studios’ **Sun Haven** boldly fuses the tranquil loop of farming simulations with the sprawling ambition of a fantasy RPG, delivering a f...

Wilmot's Warehouse
Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg
*Wilmot's Warehouse* transforms the mundane into the magnificent, crafting a deceptively simple puzzle game that becomes a profound, almost spiritual,...

The Exit 8
Ill-Fated Studios
Ill-Fated Studios’ *The Exit 8* masterfully leverages the unsettling power of observation and liminal space, delivering a tightly-wound psychological ...