The 31 Best Switch Games, Ever



The Switch has entered its twilight years, and has one incredible library of games, but which are the absolute best? We’ve narrowed it down to just 31, and not just because we love comments.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review:
Metroid Prime Remastered Review:
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Review:
Celeste Review:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Review:
Cuphead Review:
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review:
Super Mario RPG Review:
Pokémon Legends: Arceus Review:
DOOM Eternal Review:
Balatro Review:
Hollow Knight Review:
Stardew Valley Review:…

37 Comments

  1. A solid list and there are alot more that could be added, and yes I love the Zelda games on the switch but the games that blew me away this generation of Nintendo and I still can't stop think about is Metroid Dread and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. My god did they offer two unforgettable experiences that I will never forget.

  2. The least controversial and “safest” list ever filled with first party games. Kind of disappointing honestly.

  3. Does it bother anyone else to see a video labeled 31 best switch games, when over half of them were ports? Why not do ALL "Switch Games"? There were so many truly great ones that lost a spot due to games like Stardew Valley… I can play that on my phone…

  4. Including ports like The Witcher 3 is kind of making this list feel like a trap.

    The Nintendo Switch is famous for its exclusives, and yet here we are.

  5. They should take the Dread-Enigne and do a remake of snes's Super Metroid.

  6. I would add Mario rabbids kingdom battle and/or sparks of hope they’re so undertated

  7. TOTK was disappointing because of the structure, empty sky and subterranean zone which failed to deliver on promises, and the story was ass. The gameplay isn't taken to full fruition, and the shrines are barebone and disappointing.
    It's not that it's not good, it's that it's not as good as the first one while being overly complex and ambitious.

  8. Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Dragon Quest XI should def be on here!! Especially over Super Mario RPG, which was honestly boring imo. But good list overall

  9. Great list.

    But I would at least add one PlatinumGames game like Bayonetta 3 or Astral Chain because it runs too well for the Switch. They are incredible first parties and don't receive much love.

    But thanks for XC3 ^^

  10. to skip my complaining and disagreements of the list, ill just say, thanks! 🙂 theres a couple games here ive been meaning to play, and ill get a couple that you listed here 😀 cheers!

  11. Imagine selling 7 years old mario game for 60$, when you can get multiple AAA titles on every steam sale for that price. I have switch, but never gonna buy their games in this case, so basically it’s hacked version or nothing.

  12. Feels crazy that you made a great list but missed something many I'd have thought were shoe-ins.

    Fire Emblem: Three Houses
    Luigis Mansion 3
    Astral Chain
    Octopath Traveler 1&2
    Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
    Links Awakening
    Dark Souls: Remastered
    I'd actually put Ring Fit Adventure on there as well, they managed to make a fitness game that was both real exercise and fun.

  13. Lot of great games in that list but many of them too hard — I like an easier, chill experience. That said I would've included:
    Immortals Fenyx Rising, Tinkykin, and Starlink: Battle for Atlas.

  14. How many times can one place "arguably" in the course of a 26 minutes video ? A lot. A LOT

  15. My 31 Best Switch Games In No Order (console exclusives, no remasters or remakes)
    1. Super Mario Odyssey
    2. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    3. BoxBoy + BoxGirl
    4. Golf Story
    5. Super Mario Party Jamboree
    6. Paper Mario: The Origami King
    7. Mario Tennis Aces
    8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    9. Arms
    10. Astral Chain
    11. Bayonetta 3
    12. Pokémon Legends Arceus
    13. Pikmin 4
    14. Metroid Dread
    15. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
    16. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
    17. Splatoon 3
    18. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
    19. Mario & Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
    20. Super Mario Maker 2
    21. Luigi’s Mansion 3
    22. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    23. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
    24. Mario & Luigi: Brothership
    25. Emio: The Smiling Man – FDC
    26. Bravely Default II
    27. Tetris 99
    28. WarioWare: Move It!
    29. Clubhouse Games
    30. FAST RMX
    31. Shin Megami Tensei V

  16. No Fire Emblem, but we put the blurry Witcher 3 in? Sure, if it was the full version of Witcher 3 running and looking great, then it would deserve a spot, but there are so many other games that deserve that spot more, including other, better ports.

  17. I feel like games that debuted before The Switch's generation shouldn't count, but it's your list.

    It was a nice surprise to see Cuphead so highly regarded.

  18. Really hope with the new switch they come out with achievements, that’s the main thing stopping me from completing as many games as I’d like

  19. Bayonetta 2
    Breath of the Wild
    DKC Tropical Freeze
    Hollow Knight
    Mario Kart 8
    Pokémon Sword/Shield
    Super Mario 3D World + B-F
    Windjammers

    Some of those were Wii U games first. One of them is even older than that. They are all ace.

    Yet to play Ni no kuni and DQ11.

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