Top Nintendo Switch Games of All Time

Welcome to VideoGamer.com's top Nintendo Switch games of All Time, a list of the best videogames, created from editorial reviews on the site. It's the perfect tool to find that great game you haven't played yet, or even to find a gem for a friend or loved one as a gift.

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Resident Evil 5

With a whole heap of content to unlock, a campaign that begs to be replayed and top of the line production values there's very little to be disappointed with. Following one of the greatest games of all time can't be easy. For many... more

Reviewed on: 22 September 2009 Platforms: Nintendo Switch,Nintendo Switch
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Bayonetta

It's fast, thrilling, gorgeous, punishing, rewarding and tremendous fun. It's an old-fashioned game at heart, will test your skills to their limit, and more than lives up to its billing. "Seven years ago I created Devil May Cry. Many of you have said that it... more

Reviewed on: 04 January 2010 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Super Meat Boy

Super Meat Boy is bright, huge, colourful, funny and painfully annoying. Super Meat Boy is one of the reasons I play video games. It's bright, huge,... more

Reviewed on: 22 October 2010 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Bastion

Bastion is the perfect game to kick off Microsoft's Summer of Arcade, capturing that certain something that Limbo and Braid had in previous years. "A proper story's supposed to start at the beginning. It ain't so simple... more

Reviewed on: 19 July 2011 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Minecraft

4J Studios has played its part in one of gaming's grandest success story with affable competence, allowing console owners to grab their tools and build something in Mojang's intricate world Minecraft is only limited by your imagination. The limit of my imagination,... more

Reviewed on: 07 May 2012 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

It's taken years of craft and - likely - a hell of a lot of money, but Ni No Kuni is a wonderful, wondrous experience and will keep you captivated and enchanted for dozens of hours. Ni No Kuni reminds you just why you fell in love with the JRPG. I mean, it... more

Reviewed on: 17 January 2013 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Gone Home

Gone Home nails the alienating sensation of feeling lost in a place that should be your home, and perfectly emulates the mild fear that comes with exploring a big dark house. When you leave home for the first time it feels strange, but coming home... more

Reviewed on: 16 August 2013 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Child of Light

A beautifully-presented and surprisingly deep RPG that is deserving of everyone’s attention. Child of Light is bloody brilliant. Mixing a wonderful aesthetic with combat... more

Reviewed on: 28 April 2014 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Alien: Isolation

CA has finally nailed the true horror of Alien in video game form. It's only taken 35 years. A masterwork of atmosphere and environmental design, Alien: Isolation may be... more

Reviewed on: 03 October 2014 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Bayonetta 2

Bayonetta 2 is a system seller. It's a Nintendo-published game that is rarely seen, and a game that will legitimately make non-Wii U owners jealous. I don't think I enjoy Bayonetta, and its sequel, for the reasons gaming's... more

Reviewed on: 12 October 2014 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Ori and the Blind Forest

The extreme highs carry Ori and the Blind Forest through to greatness if not quite flawlessness. Rarely is a game able to be so devilish in its gameplay yet so touching in its story. My heart was pounding like I'd just ran to catch the last bus home. A... more

Reviewed on: 13 March 2015 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Axiom Verge

Whereas many modern takes on classic retro genres fall foul of style over substance, this has been built with such skill that it doesn't need to rely on our annoying fondness of the past to impress. Confession time: I've never played a 2D Metroid game. I've only even played... more

Reviewed on: 30 March 2015 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Overwatch

The more you play Overwatch the more you realise Blizzard thought of basically everything you might criticise it for. It's not clear if a bunch of developers got the same memo about team... more

Reviewed on: 27 May 2016 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Thumper

Thumper is a great rhythm action game, with strong visuals, fantastic design, and more speed than Keanu Reeves on a bus rigged to explode. What is Thumper, really? The inclusion of a giant futuristic space head is... more

Reviewed on: 10 October 2016 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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She Remembered Caterpillars

Beautiful, unsettling, challenging. The fungal growths in it are cute little creatures rather than mushrooms (which are horrible). What's not to like? For more detailed thoughts on She Remembers Caterpillars check out the... more

Reviewed on: 30 January 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

You know when you were a kid, in the summer, you used to have huge pretend adventures in the back garden with all your mates? Where the shed was a castle and the hedge was a jungle? And it was like really having an adventure? This is sort of like that. For more thoughts on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild check out the... more

Reviewed on: 01 March 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares is frightening, in a way that gets under your skin. A way that whispers in your ear that you won't sleep well tonight. Little Nightmares takes things you were afraid of when you were a kid, and reminds you you're still afraid now. Little Nightmares is frightening. Not in a jump scare way, like turning a... more

Reviewed on: 21 April 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is beautiful, discomforting, and compelling. It might challenge what you like about games, but challenge is good. You're doing yourself a disservice if you don't try it. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is the sort of game that you'll either really... more

Reviewed on: 10 August 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Celeste

The challenging platforming and touching narrative of Celeste shape a surprise hit. In each of us, there’s this thing that chips away at our optimism, our... more

Reviewed on: 31 January 2018 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The definitive Super Smash Bros. game, Ultimate is not only a pure and unadulterated joy, but also a fantastic fighting game stuffed to the gills with characters and other content. A little smasher. In these times of Uber and Deliveroo, and the culture of wanting everything... more

Reviewed on: 14 December 2018 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Ape Out

Whilst the concept is there in the title, the intricacies of Ape Out’s are revealed the more you play. Every aspect creates a dazzling jazz mixtape that reverberates from eyes, to ears, to thumbs. And you’re an ape. Which is great. Don’t misunderstand this ape. There’s no desire to maim... more

Reviewed on: 28 February 2019 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Hypnospace Outlaw

Hypnospace Outlaw is a perfect recreation of what the internet once was, and in some ways still is: a glorious mess of friendship and anarchy. It’s probably good we don’t have auto-playing music anymore, though. Back in the late ‘90s, the internet was a luxury for most, rather... more

Reviewed on: 25 March 2019 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Mortal Kombat 11

Mortal Kombat 11 sees the franchise at its strongest yet, with finely-tuned scrapping and an ample amount of content providing one of the most rewarding fighting games of the generation. Mortal Kombat 11 is the quintessential example of slipping back into a pair... more

Reviewed on: 26 April 2019 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Sayonara Wild Hearts

Everything works in concert in Sayonara Wild Hearts. It’s sublime. I can’t highlight the mesmerism of Sayanora Wild Hearts’ shifting... more

Reviewed on: 18 September 2019 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)

Link’s Awakening is happy to be history, and it defies you not to be, as well. The best thing about The Legend of Zelda is branding. The word carries a... more

Reviewed on: 11 October 2019 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Pokémon Sword & Shield

Pokémon Sword and Shield is a bold move into a new generation. There are technical hiccups, but those pale in comparison to the bustling Wild Area and the charming Gen 8 additions. Pokémon Shield is a pioneer. With a new platform comes a... more

Reviewed on: 26 November 2019 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is beautiful and peaceful, offering safe harbour from the stresses of everyday life. There’s so much to do and so much to see, so what’s wrong with making a back seat? It’s 2005. I’ve had an operation at a hospital outside of the... more

Reviewed on: 16 March 2020 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Necrobarista

The story of Necrobarista isn't lost in its bold anime-inspired style and maximalist presentation. These elements mix and swirl together like a cup of damned good coffee. The Terminal is a higgledy-piggledy, formerly-industrial coffee shop... more

Reviewed on: 21 July 2020 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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L.A. Noire

We've had games that let us play cop before, of course, but it's hard to remember anything that's ever come this close to making us feel like we're actually doing the job. The following review is spoiler-free. It always starts like this: a wooden... more

Reviewed on: 16 May 2011 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Super Mario Odyssey

It's extraordinary, really, that after all this time a new Mario game can feel as fresh as any that preceded it. Cappy is a revelation, exploring Kingdoms is bliss, and Super Mario Odyssey is a masterpiece. One must evolve to maintain longevity. Nintendo has been mindful of that... more

Reviewed on: 26 October 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch

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