Best Nintendo Switch Games

NXTO's catalog has 1,908 Nintendo Switch games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Portal, Batman: Arkham City and Hades.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Portal

   2007Action, PuzzlePC, Switch ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~3.1 h to beat
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   Batman: Arkham City

   2011Action, HorrorPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~12.6 h to beat
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   Hades

   2020Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~23.6 h to beat
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   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

   2017Adventure, ActionSwitch ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~50.3 h to beat
5. 5
   

   Divinity: Original Sin 2

   2017Strategy, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~59.2 h to beat
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   The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

   2011Action, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~35.3 h to beat
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   Batman: Arkham Asylum

   2009ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~12 h to beat
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   It Takes Two

   2021Platformer, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~12.8 h to beat
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   Ori and the Will of the Wisps

   2020Platformer, AdventurePC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~12 h to beat
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    Celeste

    2018Platformer, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~8.3 h to beat
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    Stardew Valley

    2016Indie, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~53.4 h to beat
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    Undertale

    2015Indie, RPGPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~7 h to beat
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    Super Mario Odyssey

    2017Platformer, ArcadeSwitch ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~12.5 h to beat
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    Hollow Knight

    2017Platformer, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~27 h to beat
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    What Remains of Edith Finch

    2017Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
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    INSIDE

    2016Adventure, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~3.6 h to beat
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    Cuphead

    2017Platformer, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~10.6 h to beat
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    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

    1998Adventure, ActionSwitch ★ 4.5/5~7 h avg. playtime
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    Hotline Miami

    2012Indie, ShooterPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~5.2 h to beat
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    Gorogoa

    2017Casual, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
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    The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

    2022Casual, IndiePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
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    Slay the Spire

    2019Card, StrategyPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~12.5 h to beat
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    Baba Is You

    2019Indie, PuzzlePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~7.5 h to beat
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    Cocoon

    2023Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
25. 25
    

    Katana ZERO

    2019Platformer, IndiePC, Xbox One, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~4.8 h to beat
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    Return Of The Obra Dinn

    2018Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.2 h to beat
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    Inscryption

    2021Indie, StrategyPC, PS5, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~12.8 h to beat
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    Quake

    1996Shooter, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~1 h avg. playtime
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    Into the Breach

    2018Strategy, IndiePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.8 h to beat
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    Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

    2017Shooter, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.2 h to beat

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