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.

9.3

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

FINAL FANTASY V

RPG · Adventure

Super Nintendo (Super Famicom) · PlayStation · Game Boy Advance · iOS · Android · Microsoft Windows (Steam) · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox Series X/S

FantasyHigh FantasyComedy

AdventurousEpicStrategic+3

9.3

Muv-Luv

Visual Novel · Adventure

Windows · Nintendo Switch · iOS · Android · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

Sci-FiWarDystopian+1

EmotionalDarkIntense+2

9.3

ALAN WAKE

Action · Horror · Adventure

PC · PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo Switch

MysteriousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+14

9.3

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

RPG · Adventure

Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo Switch

FantasyComedy

AdventurousFunnyQuirky+3

9.3

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

Nintendo DS · Mobile phone · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X/S

Dark FantasySupernaturalGothic+1

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.3

Pikmin 4

Strategy · Adventure

Nintendo Switch

SpaceNature / WildernessComedy+1

AdventurousExploratoryStrategic+3

9.3

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Strategy · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS · Android · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Ancient / HistoricalMilitaryWar

EpicStrategicSatisfying+3

9.2

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII

Fighting

Arcade · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Martial Arts

IntenseFast-PacedCompetitive+3

NO ART

9.2

Hollow Knight

Platformer · Action · Adventure

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · Xbox

9.2

FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time

Action RPG · Adventure · Simulation

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · XBOX Series X|S · Steam · iOS · Android

FantasyWorkplaceCute / Wholesome

CozyCharmingWhimsical+3

9.2

Dying Light

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · PC · Nintendo Switch · Linux · macOS

Post-ApocalypticZombiesDark / Grim

ImmersiveIntenseAdrenaline-Fueled+3

9.2

LIVE A LIVE

RPG

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · PC

Sci-FiFantasyAncient / Historical+1

AdventurousQuirkyNostalgic+2

9.2

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

Action · Party · Puzzle

Game Boy Advance · Wii U · Nintendo Switch

ComedySurrealWorkplace

Fast-PacedFranticChaotic+3

9.2

Chrono Cross

RPG

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · PC

FantasyPsychologicalSurreal+1

AdventurousMysteriousAtmospheric+3

9.2

NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE

Action-Adventure

Wii · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Amazon Luna

ModernCrimeSatire+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.2

No More Heroes

Action-Adventure

Wii · Nintendo Switch · Windows · Amazon Luna

ModernCrimeComedy+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.2

Spelunky

Platformer · Adventure

PC · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Nintendo Switch

Nature / WildernessAncient / Historical

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.1

CASSETTE BEASTS

RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch Lite · Nintendo Switch OLED · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · PC · Linux · Steam · Microsoft Store

Sci-FiAlienFantasy+7

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+36

9.1

AMBIDEXTRO

Action · Platformer · Puzzle

PC · PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo Switch

DarkFast-PacedFrantic+6

9.1

Ace Attorney

Adventure · Visual Novel

Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Windows · Wii · iOS · Android · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Detective / MysteryComedyCrime

FunnyQuirkyCharming+2

NO ART

9.1

Stardew Valley

Simulation · RPG · Adventure

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · Xbox · Mobile

9.1

Shadow Fight 2

Fighting · RPG

Android · iOS · Windows · Nintendo Switch · macOS · Windows Phone · Android TV

FantasyMartial ArtsSupernatural

AtmosphericChallengingStrategic+2

9.1

RUINER

Shooter · Action · Adventure

Linux · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · Macintosh

Sci-FiCyberpunkDystopian+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3