Best Nintendo Switch Games

The best Nintendo Switch games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Nintendo Switch titles.

Every Nintendo Switch game The Belly has scored, ranked from best to worst. Whether you're loyal to the platform or just browsing what it has to offer, this list gives you the full verdict landscape for Nintendo Switch — the standout hits, the middle-of-the-pack releases, and the ones The Belly didn't love. Filter by score to find exactly what you're after.

9.5

GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R

Action · Fighting

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation Vita · Arcade

Martial ArtsSci-Fi

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.5

Transistor

Action RPG · Strategy

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · OS X · Linux · iOS · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiCyberpunkDystopian+1

AtmosphericStrategicTactical+3

9.5

STEINS;GATE 0

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Microsoft Windows · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiDystopianPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkEmotional+3

9.5

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Action RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiFantasyMilitary+1

AdventurousEpicImmersive+3

9.5

Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Fighting · Action

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · PC · Mac · Linux · Xbox One

Dark FantasySupernaturalNoir

Fast-PacedCompetitiveChallenging+3

9.4

BLAZBLUE: CENTRALFICTION

Action

PC · PlayStation · Nintendo Switch

Discovery-DrivenDarkFast-Paced+10

9.4

Furi

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · Amazon Luna

Sci-FiCyberpunkDark / Grim

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.4

Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire

Fighting · Action

Arcade · Sega Saturn · PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PSP · PS Vita · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PC

SupernaturalGothicMonsters+1

Fast-PacedFranticChaotic+2

9.4

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Action RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

FantasyHigh FantasyNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryEpic+3

9.4

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

Visual Novel · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PC · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · PSP · Android · iOS

ModernPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousUnsettlingSuspenseful+3

9.4

Spelunky 2

Platformer · Survival

PlayStation 4 · Microsoft Windows · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PlayStation 5

Nature / WildernessFantasy

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.4

MONSTER HUNTER RISE

Action · RPG

Nintendo Switch · PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

FantasyFolkloreMonsters+1

AdventurousFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.4

No Man's Sky

Action · Adventure · Survival

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · macOS · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.4

ARCAEA

Rhythm / Music

Nintendo Switch · Mobile

MysteriousDiscovery-DrivenRelaxing+12

9.4

Persona 4

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation Vita · Windows · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Urban FantasyDetective / MysterySchool / Academy+1

ImmersiveMysteriousEmotional+3

9.4

OFF

RPG · Adventure · Puzzle

PC · Nintendo Switch · Mac OS X

PsychologicalSurrealDreamlike+1

MysteriousUnsettlingSurreal+3

9.4

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

RPG

PlayStation 2 · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Microsoft Windows

Post-ApocalypticMythologySupernatural+1

DarkBleakAtmospheric+3

9.4

Pikmin 2

Strategy · Adventure

GameCube · Wii · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

AdventurousStrategicTactical+2

9.3

ALAN WAKE

Action · Horror · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo Switch

MysteriousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+14

9.3

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

RPG

PlayStation Portable · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

ModernDetective / MysteryMilitary+1

ImmersiveStrategicTactical+3

9.3

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes

Action · Fighting

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5

SupernaturalDark / Grim

IntenseFast-PacedCompetitive+3

9.3

Don't Starve

Survival · Adventure · Simulation

Microsoft Windows · OS X · Linux · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Android · iOS · Nintendo Switch

Dark / GrimNature / WildernessMonsters+1

AtmosphericChallengingBrutal+3

9.3

Wario Land 4

Platformer

Game Boy Advance · Nintendo 3DS · Wii U · Nintendo Switch

FantasyMonstersSurreal

ExploratoryFast-PacedQuirky+3

NO ART

9.3

Hades

Action · RPG

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · Xbox