Best Switch Games
Guide Best Nintendo Switch RPGs
The finest trad-style Switch RPGs available to humanity
Nintendo Switch has amassed a huge number of quality titles across almost every category since launching back in 2017, but that may be more true with RPGs than any other genre. Switch RPG fans are spoilt for choice, with a veritable glut of retro re-releases and ports, indie gems, and the...
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Short Games
Blast through these games in a single sitting
We've given this list a little spring clean adding the excellent Despelote. Enjoy! A Switch 1 or 2 is the perfect console if you travel a lot, for work or pleasure. The consoles' portability make them the perfect choice if you're spending any time at all in planes, trains, and automobiles. Of course,...
Guide Best Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 Roguelikes, Roguelites & Run-Based Games
Like Rogue?
We've given this list a little spring clean and updated it with Blue Prince and Caves of Qud. Enjoy! When it comes to modern video games, there are few more polarising genre terms than 'roguelike'. That divisive descriptor draws some players like moths to a flame, while others run a mile at its mere whisper. It often feels like...
Guide The Best Nintendo Switch Games (2026)
The very best Switch games to play right now
Nintendo Switch has amassed a huge amount of great games since the console launched back in 2017. But what are the best games for Nintendo Switch available in 2026? Which Switch games are must-haves? What should you play first on Switch? To answer those questions, we've compiled this ranked list of the...
Guide Best Space And Sci-Fi Games On Nintendo Switch 1 & 2
The answer to the Ultimate Question
Guide Best Nintendo Switch FPS Games
Lock and load with Switch's first-person finest
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Strategy Games
What are the best Strategy games on Switch?
Guide Best Cheap Nintendo Switch Games
50 games under 20 bucks
Best Games Of All Time
Guide Best Pokémon Games Of All Time
Every mainline 'mon, ranked
In honour of Pokémon's 30th anniversary, we're republishing our ranked master list of all the mainline games. Enjoy! Ranking the best Pokémon games is no easy feat, given that many of them are considered among the best games of their particular hardware generation. Then you have to consider just how many spin-off...
Guide Best Super Mario Games Of All Time
From Superfluous to Superlative - every Mario game, ranked
What's the best Mario game ever? Over more than four decades, the Nintendo mascot has starred in many of the best video games of all time, and, let's face it, any of the top 10 could justifiably take the title. We've compiled the following definitive ranking to help you sort the Super from...
Guide Top 100 Best Nintendo Games Of All Time
Over 40 years of Nintendo games, as ranked by you
The Famicom launched in 1983. Time, huh? That's four whole decades of 8-bit Nintendo games, many of which defined entire genres and birthed enduring characters and series that would go forth and flourish in future console generations. In honour of 40 years of quality from our video game purveyors of...
Guide Best Fire Emblem Games Of All Time
Fancy a game of Swords-Axes-Lances?
It might have taken a while for Nintendo's premier SRPG series to find its feet in the West, but the storming success of 2019's Fire Emblem: Three Houses on Switch proved that Intelligent Systems' turn-based strategy series is now up there with the Marios and the Zeldas in terms of hallowed Nintendo franchises...
Guide Best Mario Party Games Of All Time
Where does Jamboree rank?
Guide Best Harvest Moon / Story Of Seasons Games Of All Time
Harvested (and ranked) by you
Guide Best Pokémon Spin-Off Games Of All Time
Ranked by you, now including Pokopia
Guide Best Mega Man Games Of All Time
Every Nintendo Mega Man game, ranked by you (yes, ALL of them)
Guide Best Final Fantasy Games, Ranked - Switch 2 And Nintendo Systems
Every single Final Fantasy game, mainline or spin-off, ranked by you
Nintendo Life's eShop Selects
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (March 2026)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in March
As early signs of spring emerge after a pretty rough winter, there's only one thing we can think about right now: what's waiting for us on the eShop. Yep, it's eShop Selects for March 2026, and yes, believe it or not, there's lots to dig into besides building and breaking things in Pokémon...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - The Best Digital-Only Games On Switch
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If you're drowning in Switch games and you're looking for only the very best the eShop has to offer, well done - welcome to the Nintendo Life eShop Selects guide. Here you'll find our archives of the best Switch eShop games, as voted by Nintendo Life staff almost every month since 2017. Nintendo Life eShop Selects Archive: We've published...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (February 2026)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in February
February 2026, hey? It's been a busy one with a Nintendo Direct, a Pokémon Presents, and a couple of shadow drops and Switch 2 surprises. That means it's time for a lovely edition of eShop Selects. So yeah, a big month for what is the shortest one of the year. Spring is approaching,...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (January 2026)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in January
You've got through one month of 2026, and what's your reward? Ah yes, another dose of eShop Selects! The Switch 2 has kicked off the year in relatively calm fashion, but before the mad Spring rush hits us, let's look at some eShop gems that are worth checking out. Yes, there are games...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (November 2025)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch and Switch 2 in November!
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects (December 2025)
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in December
