Best Nintendo Switch Apps & Games

Expert-reviewed Nintendo Switch games, scored out of 10.

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A Dance of Fire and Ice

A Dance of Fire and Ice

7th Beat Games

8.8
game
Our verdict

A ruthlessly precise metronome that demands total cognitive surrender, rewarding the patient with a flow state that few modern titles can match. It is...

Sludge Life

Sludge Life

Asobimo, Inc.

8.5
game
Our verdict

Sludge Life is a confident, foul-mouthed middle finger to the polished conventions of the modern open-world genre. It is a short, sharp shock of aesth...

Wobbledogs

Wobbledogs

Animal Uprising

8.8
game
Our verdict

Wobbledogs is a brilliant, slightly cursed subversion of the pet simulator that replaces sterile perfection with the glorious, physics-defying chaos o...

Maquette

Maquette

Graceful Decay

7.2
game
Our verdict

Maquette is a brilliant conceptual experiment that often trips over its own feet, offering a hauntingly beautiful narrative trapped inside a clunky ph...

Mundaun

Mundaun

Illwinter Game Design

8.5
game
Our verdict

*Mundaun* is a triumph of atmospheric horror that trades cheap jump scares for a creeping, suffocating dread, entirely rendered in meticulous, graphit...

Tails of Iron

Tails of Iron

Odd Bug Studio

8.5
game
Our verdict

Tails of Iron is a punishingly beautiful 2D RPG that proves there’s more to the Souls-like genre than just hollow clones; it’s a masterclass in atmosp...

Grapple Dog

Grapple Dog

Andreas Georgiou

8.8
game
Our verdict

Grapple Dog isn't just another retro-tribute; it's a mechanical triumph that proves the grappling hook is still the most satisfying tool in the develo...

Gunbrella

Gunbrella

doinksoft

8.5
game
Our verdict

Gunbrella is a masterclass in kinetic momentum, turning a goofy premise into one of the most mechanically satisfying 2D action-adventures in years. It...

Fights in Tight Spaces

Fights in Tight Spaces

ECHTNICE GmbH

8.6
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in spatial tactical design that turns every corridor into a lethal puzzle, though its steep difficulty and occasional RNG friction can f...

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider

JoyMasher

8.5
game
Our verdict

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a masterclass in mechanical purity, trading modern bloat for the surgical precision and aesthetic grit of the 16-bit a...

Faith: The Unholy Trinity

Faith: The Unholy Trinity

Airdorf Games

9.2
game
Our verdict

Airdorf Games has crafted a masterpiece of psychological friction, proving that the most effective horror doesn't require a high-end GPU, but a profou...

Terra Nil

Terra Nil

Free Lives, Clockwork Acorn

8.2
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in "reverse" strategy that proves tearing things down can be just as satisfying as building them up, even if the high doesn't last long.

N++

N++

Metanet Software Inc.

9.5
game
Our verdict

N++ is the rarest kind of software—a decade-long obsession distilled into a perfect, punishing, and profoundly stylish physics sandbox. It is the defi...

A Little to the Left

A Little to the Left

Max Inferno

8.5
game
Our verdict

A Little to the Left is a masterclass in minimalist puzzle design that elevates the mundane to the meditative, though a few unintuitive logic leaps an...

Chrono Ark

Chrono Ark

Al Fine

8.8
game
Our verdict

Chrono Ark is a masterclass in tactical synergy, trading the simplicity of the solo deck-builder for a sophisticated, party-based engine that demands ...

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

二色幽紫蝶, Re零同人社

8.8
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in rhythm and resource management that proves the Touhou universe is capable of far more than just dodging projectiles. It is a deceptiv...

Platform 8

Platform 8

KOTAKE CREATE

8.7
game
Our verdict

A claustrophobic, high-tension refinement of the anomaly-hunting subgenre that proves the mundane is far more terrifying than the monstrous.

Crypt Custodian

Crypt Custodian

Kyle Thompson

9.2
game
Our verdict

Crypt Custodian is a masterclass in accessible Metroidvania design, trading the genre's typical grimness for a vibrant, broom-swinging adventure that ...

Wargroove

Wargroove

Chucklefish

8.8
game
Our verdict

Wargroove is more than a pitch-perfect homage to the Advance Wars era; it is a robust, genre-revitalizing engine that hands the keys of creation to th...

Mark of the Ninja

Mark of the Ninja

Klei Entertainment

9.5
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in mechanical transparency, Mark of the Ninja remains the definitive blueprint for how stealth should function in a digital space. It’s ...

Gato Roboto

Gato Roboto

doinksoft

8.5
game
Our verdict

Gato Roboto is a masterclass in minimalist design, stripping the Metroidvania genre down to its bare essentials without losing an ounce of its bite. I...

The Last Campfire

The Last Campfire

Hello Games

8.8
game
Our verdict

Hello Games trades the procedural infinity of *No Man’s Sky* for a hand-crafted, emotionally resonant puzzle-adventure that prioritizes soul over scal...

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games

9.0
game
Our verdict

A masterclass in psychological tension and "psycho-pop" style that turns the visual novel genre into a lethal logic puzzle you can't look away from.

The Artful Escape

The Artful Escape

Beethoven and Dinosaur

8.5
game
Our verdict

The Artful Escape is a visually arresting, aurally sublime interactive fever dream that sacrifices traditional mechanical depth for pure, unadulterate...

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