A list of some of my top favorite Switch (or Switch 2) games that I'm always going to recommend, alongside those I am hoping to play someday! **If you are interested in these games, but not the Switch, most are also available on other platforms!**
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Owned and tested!
To try
Owned and tested!
These are all games that I personally have purchased and tested out.
A cute visual novel about a young, spoiled witch coming into her own after being sent to help the village of Flora at her Gran's behest. Coming only with your crow familiar, Ramsey, you're meant to help the villagers as they get ready for the festiva...
Witchy Life Story for Nintendo Switch
A Cosy management game with central themes on death, grief, love and moving forward. As the new ferry person for tge afterlife, your job is to care for the deceased and the world you now call home. Beautiful world and touching game.
Spiritfarer for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
This is, honestly, my favorite out of the entire Fire Emblem's series - branching story lines, engaging characters, and beautiful designs. What is there not to love?
Fire Emblem™: Three Houses for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Such a goofy game! West of Loathing is a single-player slapstick comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cow...
West of Loathing on Steam
The world-famous indie RPG UNDERTALE comes to Nintendo Switch™! Fall into the underworld and explore a hilarious and heartwarming world full of dangerous monsters. Date a skeleton, dance with a robot, cook with a fishwoman...or destroy everyone where...
UNDERTALE
Nine Parchments is a co-op action-RPG game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, the creators of the Trine series. A group of runaway wizard apprentices decide to skip their training to search for the Nine Parchments.
Nine Parchments for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Torchlight II takes you back into the quirky, fast-paced world of bloodthirsty monsters, bountiful treasures, and sinister secrets - and, once again, the fate of the world is in your hands.
Torchlight II for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Tavern Talk for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
So. Much Nostalgia. Meet funny and friendly characters filled with personality! Some will be with you the whole time, and others you’ll meet as you play and explore. Help them, give them gifts, and become friends (or even BEST friends!) as they inspi...
MySims™: Cozy Bundle for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Another great addition to the series. Welcome to Olive Town, a peaceful community established by your trailblazing grandfather and his friends. Now that you've taken over his farm, it's your job to carry on his legacy. Plant crops, raise animals, bui...
STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.
What Comes After for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Welcome to BAD END THEATER! Select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates! The decisions you make in one story will affect the others. You can toggle these behaviors to open up new paths! Unfortunately, every path leads to a bad end...
BAD END THEATER for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip" finally answers the age-old question: "What if we added survival mechanics to a beloved dating sim franchise?" Monster Roadtrip adds a twist to its predecessors Monster Prom and Monster Camp, multiplayer dating sims ...
Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip XXL for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Sky: Children of the Light is a peaceful, award-winning MMO from the creators of Journey. Explore a beautifully-animated kingdom across seven realms and create enriching memories with other players in this delightful puzzle-adventure game.
Sky: Children of the Light for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
To try
All games listed here are games I think would be a lot of fun, but, have not yet gotten to test. Any other recs would be appreciated!
From the creative studio, Wētā Workshop, live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, and share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits and familiar faces awaiting your arr...
Tales of the Shire
Your BFA in customer service unfortunately goes to waste as you lose your job to AI. But... a mysterious stranger sends a gift - magical glasses called 'Dateviators' - which make your house come alive and dateable!
Date Everything! for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
Neva
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
Neva for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
From the award-winning creators behind Journey (2013 Game of The Year) and the highly-acclaimed Flower, comes a ground-breaking social adventure that is set to warm your hearts. In Sky, we arrive as the Children of the Light, spreading hope through t...
Sky: Children of the Light for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Restore color to the desolate islands of Farewell North, an atmospheric journey where you play as a border collie on an adventure with your human.
Farewell North for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion and Transistor.
Hades for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast, ruined kingdom of insects and heroes.
Hollow Knight for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Untitled Goose Game is a slapstick-stealth-sandbox, where you are a goose let loose on an unsuspecting village. Make your way around town, from peoples' back gardens to the high street shops to the village green, setting up pranks, stealing hats, hon...
Untitled Goose Game for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think?
Refind Self: The Personality Test Game for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your growing collection to influence the story and unravel Und...
Strange Horticulture for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to peoples’ problems and helping them by serving a warm drink or two.
Coffee Talk for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats. Each...
WINGSPAN for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
A dynamic world that changes as you play|Nearly 100 different encounters each with varied results! Gain items and upgrades as you discover things about the world around you. Up to 8 different pups to add to your team each with their own personalities...
The Red Lantern (Limited Run #132) - Switch
Kingdom games are 2D side scrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic. We play the role of a king or queen atop their horse and enter a procedurally-generated realm primed to...
Kingdom Majestic
Journey through a magical land teeming with mysteries to unravel. Baldo: the Guardian Owls is full of challenging puzzles to solve and intricate dungeons to explore. Traverse this captivating open world as Baldo, and meet a host of quirky and unforge...
Baldo: The Guardian Owls - Three Fairies Edition Switch
Hikaru finds himself out of luck and homeless on an unfamiliar island. While avoiding pit vipers and angry senior committee members, he comes across a witch in a very similar situation. The two set out to survive, and hopefully thrive, on Toyotoki, t...
Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch Switch
Premium Edition includes sheep pocket plush, cloth poster, original soundtrack CD, 115 page art book, and collectible outer box.
Tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, and looking for a life of cozy comforts? Have a green thumb, a love for anim...