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

Elasto Mania
Elasto Mania Team, Balazs Rozsa
Elasto Mania Remastered is a brutally uncompromising preservation of a physics-based cult classic. It is a masterpiece of pure mechanics that will del...

Prison Architect
Introversion Software, Double Eleven
A chillingly precise simulation that turns the grim logistics of mass incarceration into a compulsively playable, systems-driven masterpiece.

while True: learn()
Luden.io
Luden.io transforms the intimidating math of neural networks into a charming, node-based logic puzzle that proves machine learning is mostly just soph...

Shovel Knight
Yacht Club Games
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the rare "retro" project that surpasses its inspirations, offering a masterclass in mechanical density and level desi...

Minami Lane
Blibloop, Doot
Minami Lane is a masterclass in "cozy" efficiency, stripping away the bloat of modern simulators to deliver a high-polish, Japanese-inspired street ma...

Tavern Talk
Gentle Troll Entertainment
Tavern Talk is a sophisticated subversion of the fantasy epic that swaps out sword-swinging for social engineering, delivering a narrative loop that i...

Little Kitty, Big City
Double Dagger Studio
A masterclass in low-friction exploration that swaps high-octane combat for the simple, kinetic joy of knocking flowerpots off ledges.

Corn Kidz 64
BogoSoft
Corn Kidz 64 is a jagged, surreal, and brilliant reconstruction of the 64-bit era that manages to feel like a lost classic rather than a modern imitat...

Spin Rhythm XD
Super Spin Digital
Spin Rhythm XD is a masterclass in tactile feedback that rescues the rhythm genre from its stagnant, lane-based doldrums through a brilliant, analog-i...

Ynglet
Nifflas
Nifflas strips away the floor and the frustration, leaving a frictionless, generative kinetic playground that feels less like a game and more like a p...

Deltarune
tobyfox
Toby Fox isn't just iterating on a formula; he’s deconstructing the very idea of player agency in a genre-defining RPG that feels both nostalgic and d...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
CD PROJEKT RED
CD Projekt Red didn't just build an open world; they built a standard for narrative gravity that most modern RPGs still struggle to reach. It’s messy,...

Anodyne
Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka
Anodyne is a haunting, 16-bit psychological odyssey that proves the most terrifying dungeons aren't filled with dragons, but with the mundane debris o...

The Last Door
The Game Kitchen
A masterful exercise in psychological restraint that proves your imagination is a far more terrifying rendering engine than any high-definition GPU.

Voodoo Detective
Short Sleeve Studio, LLC
Voodoo Detective is a masterfully crafted return to form for the adventure genre that trades on nostalgia without becoming a slave to it, offering a l...

If Found...
DREAMFEEL
A masterclass in tactile storytelling that transforms the simple act of erasure into a profound, heartbreaking meditation on identity and the courage ...

Signs of the Sojourner
Echodog Games
Signs of the Sojourner is a masterclass in ludonarrative harmony, using the rigid logic of deck-building to expose the messy, fragile nature of human ...

Tangle Tower
SFB Games
Tangle Tower is a masterfully crafted whodunit that respects the player’s intelligence, trading tired genre tropes for a sharp deduction system and wo...

Linelight
My Dog Zorro
Linelight is a masterclass in minimalism, stripping away the friction of modern gaming to reveal a pure, hypnotic core of logic and movement. It is qu...

Steins;Gate
MAGES. Inc.
Steins;Gate is a masterclass in psychological tension and narrative architecture that proves a mobile phone is a more dangerous weapon than any broads...

Okami HD
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Okami HD is more than a remaster; it is a vital, aesthetically peerless masterpiece that proves great art and innovative mechanics are immune to the p...

Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Ember Lab, LLC
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a visually arresting debut that pairs high-fidelity animation with surprisingly punishing combat, proving Ember Lab is far ...

Wall World
Alawar
Wall World is a masterclass in genre-blending that proves there is still plenty of gold to be found in the "mining rogue-lite" hills—even if those hil...

Tinykin
Splashteam
Tinykin strips away the friction of the creature-collection genre to deliver a kinetic, stress-free joyride through 90s nostalgia. It’s a rare instanc...