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Best Games on Nintendo Switch

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1. Pentiment

Feb 22, 2024 • Rated M

Step into a living illustrated world inspired by illuminated manuscripts and printed woodcuts in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps. Choose your backgrounds, impact a changing world, and see the consequences of your decisions in this narrative adventure.

2. Balatro

Feb 20, 2024 • Rated E10+

Balatro is a poker-inspired roguelike deck builder all about creating powerful synergies and winning big. Combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards in order to create varied synergies and builds. Earn enough chips to beat devious blinds, all while uncovering hidden bonus hands and decks as you progress. You're going to need every edge you can get in order to reach the boss blind, beat the final ante and secure victory.

3. Unicorn Overlord

Mar 8, 2024 • Rated T

From the masterminds that brought 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Odin Sphere, ATLUS x Vanillaware presents the rebirth of tactical fantasy RPG. Fight against fate and embark on a royal adventure to regain your reign alongside trustworthy allies. Unicorn Overlord combines the timeless tactical RPG genre with overworld exploration and innovative battle system for a unique epic fantasy experience in the iconic Vanillaware style.

4. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Jan 18, 2024 • Rated T

Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer game set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate. Use your Time Powers, combat and platforming skills to perform deadly combos and defeat time-corrupted enemies and mythological creatures. Acquire and equip new Amulets at shopkeepers to play as you see fit. Discover a cursed Persian-inspired world filled with bigger-than-life landmarks. Explore a variety of highly detailed biomes, each with its own identity, wonders and dangers. Use your wits to solve puzzles, find hidden treasures and complete quests to learn more about this corupted place. Immerse yourself into a Persian mythological fantasy through an intriguing and original story. Cross paths with colorful characters to better unravel the mysteries of Mount Qaf. Enjoy high quality graphics, immersive cinematics and fresh Artistic Direction, along with a unique gameplay fluidity thanks to 60 fps rate on all platforms. [Ubisoft]

5. qomp2

Feb 20, 2024 • Rated E

Control a Pong ball aching to break free of its life stuck between two paddles. Explore a dangerous, minimalist world, armed with simple two button controls: tap a button to change direction diagonally by 45 degrees, and hold down a button to unleash a cathartic dash forward. That’s all you need to solve environmental puzzles and labyrinthine levels. Around each corner is a new challenge that will test your two-button and problem-solving skills. A variety of difficult enemies and bosses help you mark your time as you navigate through 30 levels spread across four worlds.

6. Lil' Guardsman

Jan 23, 2024 • Rated T

In this deduction adventure, you play as Lil - an unlikely 12-year-old hero - covering your dad's shift at the guard shed and are tasked with deciding the fate of over 100 unique characters. You will question humans, elves, goblins, cyclopses, and other fantasy creatures using your powers of deduction to determine who to admit or deny based on how they respond to your questions and your trusty tools. Sending visitors to jail, inadvertently zapping them to smithereens, or letting them go on their merry way are all part of the job. But be careful: who you let through the castle gates will determine the kingdom's fate.

7. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island

Feb 27, 2024 • Rated E10+

Shiren the Wanderer and his companion, Koppa the talking ferret, return for an all-new roguelike dungeon crawling adventure on Serpentcoil Island! After receiving a vision of a mysterious girl held captive by a terrible monster, Shiren and Koppa make their way to Serpentcoil Island—a distant isle rumored to be the lost stronghold of treasure hoarding pirates. Determined to rescue the girl and find the treasure, the two race into danger… only to be soundly defeated, like all the others who tried before. Undeterred, Shiren and Koppa vow to challenge the monster again in order to save the mysterious girl. To brave the many dangers that await them, Shiren and Koppa must traverse complex dungeons filled with hostile monsters, hidden traps, and useful items. All the gear and experience Shiren accumulates will be lost if he collapses during exploration, so beware of rushing in unprepared! Rescue the mysterious girl and uncover the mystery that clouds Serpentcoil Island!

8. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Jan 25, 2024 • Rated T

Court is back in session with Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy! Featuring three games - Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice - join Apollo Justice on his journey to bring order to the courts and bring an end to the dark age of the law!

9. Botany Manor

Apr 9, 2024 • Rated E

Botany Manor is an exploration-puzzle game where you play as a retired botanist called Arabella Greene. Explore a complete historical English manor and its grounds. There are many rooms and gardens to discover, all set inside a beautiful countryside surrounding. Room by room, you learn more about the life and career of Arabella, and the challenges she faced as a woman navigating her scientific career.

10. Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II

Feb 15, 2024 • Rated M

In the suburbs of Tokyo's H City is a private institution called "Konoehara Academy," which was established over 100 years ago. There were rumors that every 10 years, the dead would creep into the academy and spread a curse. Around the end of summer, some students of the academy died an inexplicable death in the academy garden... While a police investigation was unable to confirm the nature of the incident, many rumors spread among the students regarding their tragic death, such as "it was the work of the dead" and "they were summoned by spirits." In order to regain a sense of composure within the academy, the chairman requested an investigation from the Kujou house, which has been involved in rituals since ancient times. A strange and sullen middle-aged man able to "examine" the supernatural, the head of the Kujou house begins an undercover investigation as a temporary teacher in order to determine the truth of the rumors. And to experience the terrible curse from the dead that has crept into the academy....

11. Berserk Boy

Mar 6, 2024 • Rated E

In the distant future... Driven insane by his obsession with Berserk Force Orbs, the diabolical Dr. Genos and his army of Dark Energy minions wage war on the people of Earth. Hope for all humanity rests with The Resistance, but are they enough? As the battle begins, a new hero joins the fight... Berserk Boy is a vibrant, retro-inspired 2D action platformer that lets you... GO BERSERK! Change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Earth, Air, and Ice as you race through stylish stages in a heroic battle to save the planet from the evil Dr. Genos!

12. Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

Mar 7, 2024 • Rated E

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is a musical adventure game in which Snufkin needs to restore the harmony of Moominvalley, after a series of grotesque parks has appeared and ruined the valley's natural balance. The game is an ambient and wholesome experience for both kids and adults, and combines open world-mechanics with puzzles, stealth and melodic elements.

13. Promenade

Feb 23, 2024 • Rated E

Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this game inspired by the best 3D platformers.

14. Freedom Planet 2

Apr 4, 2024 • Rated T

The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens.

15. Pepper Grinder

Mar 28, 2024 • Rated E10+

Pepper Grinder is an action-packed pirate adventure starring the titular Pepper, a seafaring soul with a passion for prospecting, and Grinder, her super-powered drilling device. Shipwrecked and robbed of her treasure, Pepper must spin up her trusty sidearm to reclaim what the mischievous Narlings stole. Armed with Grinder, Pepper burrows through terrain & water, controls machines, and pulverises all enemies blocking the way towards recovering her missing fortune - with interest! Pepper's progress will not be that simple, however, as mysterious beings begin to emerge from the shadows... Gritty Gameplay Cruise through a colorfully animated world with precise movements, fluid drilling, and thrilling leaps. Thrilling Drilling Chew through the world with Grinder and find new drill bits to ramp up the chaos and solve clever puzzles.

16. Hitman: Blood Money - Reprisal

Jan 25, 2024 • Rated M

This is a sparkling version of the stealth classic Hitman: Blood Money for new platforms, complete with a suite of improvements that deliver powerful new features such as Instinct Mode, an ever-present minimap, and a wide array of gameplay improvements inspired by later games in the series. Reprisal's twelve sandbox missions offer endless opportunities to experiment, with many different routes to success. From the refined surroundings of the Paris opera to the heaving streets of New Orleans during Mardi Gras, how Agent 47 executes his commissions is up to the player. Whether it's a very public execution, a silent kill with no witnesses or an "unfortunate accident," a generous armoury of tools, weapons, disguises and blunt objects are always on-hand to help with decision making....

17. Ufouria: The Saga 2

Ufouria: The Saga 2 is an exploration-style side-scrolling action game and an orthodox sequel to the original Ufouria: The Saga. Explore a felt-style world that feels handcrafted. As you acquire new powers and friends, you will be able to explore even more places. Use popoons to clean up the blots that have polluted the world. Find the bad guy who caused this and take them down!

18. Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass Wave 2 - Side Order

Feb 22, 2024 • Rated E10+

Challenge yourself to a new single-player campaign, Side Order! As Agent 8, you wake up to discover Inkopolis Square has been drained of color and its residents have gone missing. Looming over the city is the ominous Spire of Order. Alongside a drone who claims to be Off the Hook member Pearl, Agent 8 must fight off waves of enemies in floor after floor of challenges on their way to the top of the Spire and learn its secrets. Use color chips to boost your abilities in this experience that’s designed to be replayed over and over.

19. Sympathy Kiss

Feb 27, 2024 • Rated T

You have been working as a designer for an app company for exactly one year. These days, you have become accustomed to your job and are living a normal, but fulfilling life. One day, you are unexpectedly assigned to the editorial and planning department for a news app rumored internally to be ending service. A group of peculiar men selected by the company were already assigned to the project to rebuild the app. And you are going to be working alongside them...!? As you work to rebuild the app, you will be at the mercy of your eccentric partners, as well as struggle with a job full of firsts. But what you have yet to learn is that a new love beyond that job is awaiting you...

20. Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

Feb 14, 2024 • Rated E10+

A NEW interactive animated adventure! In this action-adventure game, Arzette must explore the Kingdom of Faramore, slay fearsome foes, acquire powerful items, discover secrets, assist colorful characters, and defeat the evil Daimur!

21. Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story

Feb 21, 2024 • Rated E

From Lazy Bear, the studio that brought you Graveyard Keeper, comes Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story. Jump into this delightful crafting RPG set in the magical world of Bandle City, home of the furry and fun-loving yordles. You are a shy yordle living in Yarnville, a cozy but isolated island obsessed with all things knitting. When your 101-year-long apprenticeship ends, you want nothing more than to see what lies beyond the portals that connect the rest of Bandle City. But when a party you attend goes horribly wrong, the portals collapse and everything is thrown into chaos! With your unique knitting magic and unflappable spirit, enlist the help of new friends, restore the portals, and reunite Bandle City once more!

22. Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Feb 16, 2024 • Rated E

Run, jump, and backflip your way to rescuing the stolen Mini-Mario toys in this puzzling twist on Mario action. Obstacles like spikes, moving platforms, and falling bricks stand in your way - put your brain to work and figure out the best way to reach the Mini-Marios. The rivalry that originally heated up on the Game Boy Advance system reignites on the Nintendo Switch system with newly-added co-op play and updated visuals.

23. Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons

Feb 27, 2024 • Rated E

Piczle meets Story of Seasons with over 350 nonogram puzzles from the beloved farm life game series! Classic Piczle nonograms x Story of Seasons Enjoy the bucolic charm of Story of Seasons while relaxing and exercising your brain with classic logic-puzzles. All your favourite villagers and bachelors, tools and crops, animals and upgrades in nonogram form will provide you with countless hours of puzzling! No end of nonograms With 350 puzzles featuring a wealth of different Story of Seasons mainstays you’ll have a veritable pasture-full of puzzling pleasure!

24. The Legend of Steel Empire

Jan 23, 2024 • Rated E10+

Restore peace in a steam punk world with the striker airplane or zeppelin! In a dystopian world where the Motorhead Empire has conquered and enslaved virtually the entire planet, mammoth battleships, armored locomotives, and invincible fortresses dominate the skies. However, there is hope for the republic of Silverhead, and you are the only one who can save it. Take control of the Striker airplane or Zeppelin with an aerial mine launcher and engage in intense euro-shmup action, battling enemies both in the air and on the ground, and using devastating screen-clearing attacks in tight spots. With improved graphics and controls, Steel Empire, originally released in the early 90s for a 16-bit console, has been ported to various handheld consoles. Join the fight and defeat the Motorhead Empire.

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