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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The Sexy Brutale

The secret stories Father Lafcadio uncovers are lovely, but you won't always enjoy the process of uncovering them. Still, a series of elegant murders, with elegant stories, in an elegant mansion is enough to show anyone a good time. Time and time again... Lafcadio Boone is a mysterious man. He's trapped playing out the same 12... more

Reviewed on: 11 April 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Splatoon 2

Despite imperfections, Splatoon 2 improves on the original, and is a colourful, joyous addition to the Switch. There's something inescapably joyous about the Splatoon series (for it is a... more

Reviewed on: 18 July 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

While Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle may have been the crossover that no one wanted, it's materialised as a really good one with some interesting systems, despite its smattering of shortcomings. It shouldn't work, but it does. There’s a number of people who see evil when they look in a Rabbid’s eyes.... more

Reviewed on: 30 August 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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FIFA 18

FIFA 18 is the best FIFA game in years. There are some obvious flaws — some of which are more frustrating than others — but as a complete package, the series is making progress, once again. Just when you think the series attached to football’s governing body can’t... more

Reviewed on: 25 September 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Cuphead

There's definitely a point where it all becomes a bit too much, but Cuphead will best most games in how it looks and sounds, and defeating that boss that you once deemed unbeatable is glorious. Cuphead is difficult. Phew. I’ve said it — we can all relax now. It’s a game... more

Reviewed on: 30 September 2017 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Dragon Ball FighterZ

More online testing to be done, but so far Dragon Ball FighterZ is indeed pretty... super [pause for riotous applause and laughter] Dragon Ball FighterZ received an almost baffling swell of immediate... more

Reviewed on: 22 January 2018 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Hollow Knight

Dark and beautiful, you’ll come for Hollow Knight’s visual appeal, but you’ll stay for the challenge and responsive combat. It’s hard to remember when exactly the Metroidvania became so popular... more

Reviewed on: 27 June 2018 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Octopath Traveler

Octopath Traveler is a deep, diverse, interesting, sometimes risque and sometimes funny JRPG that you should play. In many ways, Octopath Traveler is the JRPG I’ve been long dreaming... more

Reviewed on: 12 July 2018 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Dead Cells

Dead Cells is, at times, constrained by the genres it so heavily draws from, but its vibrant pixel art, furious combat, and rigorous execution make for a winning formula all its own. The star of Dead Cells is a curious figure. He moves beautifully, like a... more

Reviewed on: 06 August 2018 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Overcooked 2

It doesn't try and reinvent the wheel, but Overcooked 2 is still a fantastic and barmy co-op romp that will entertain you and a group of mates for hours on end. Overcooked 2 taught me an important lesson: Gordon Ramsay has it pretty... more

Reviewed on: 07 August 2018 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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FIFA 19

FIFA 19 is the finest playing game in the series. The Journey may be after running its course, but the fluid representation of football, the added element of Dynamic Tactics, and the madness of the updated Kick Off mode are all wonderful. Tony Britten created magic in 1992 when he composed a three minute anthem... more

Reviewed on: 24 September 2018 Platforms: Nintendo Switch
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Okami

The world of Okami is so lush, visually stunning and complete within itself that you just want to lose yourself in it. One of the last great games for the PlayStation 2. It seems a shame that the release of such a beautiful game as Okami should... more

Reviewed on: 06 February 2007 Platforms: 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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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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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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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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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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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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