25 Games That Are Better On Switch OLED

Instead of these articles why not just come to the conclusion that all games look better on the OLED

Surely all games look better?

@UltimateOtaku91 all games look better, but some games look better than others

By this logic, Splatoon 3 will also make the list

Amazingly I was able to find the white OLED at a local Walmart. It is noticeably different. I have played Cuphead on it and I am currently working through Eastward. These games look amazing. I bought the Ori collection so that is next, and I am sure that will look great too.

@somebread yeah splatoon 2 has stood out the most for me so far

So basically good games look better on the OLED screen. Cruisin’ Blast should be on the list too considering how colourful it is.

Interesting that the system's best and one of the most gorgeous games (BOTW) is not included. Definitely that's a most for anyone buying the OLED Switch.

And for "Hades has never looked better", it actually has, the Xbox Series X and PS5 Versions running on a LG OLED would like to have a word with you.

Are there any other pictures to use on articles, other than the same two Samus poses? lol

I'm surprised Dragon's Dogma didn't make the list, I know it is an older port, but all the night time and dark areas, I would think the OLED would really make them pop/spookier.

Basically any game with good graphics

Why would games not look better with a better screen?
Is there any games that would look worse with OLED?

But Monster Boy and Cursed Kingdom?!?!?!?!

@nessisonett not from my personal experience. The switch OLED has a screen grain thing going on that makes it a rough experience to people who cant ignore it.

All games look nicer on the Oled. Though I did notice replaying Mario Odyssey again recently on the switch oled that the grass looked a bit odd in the Cascade Kingdom, kind of a blurred or fuzzy effect which I never noticed before. But those rich and vivid colours are very nice to look at.

@BiscuitCrumbsInMyBed yup its a common thing in amoled screens to have a hazy grain. It happens on lower quality amoled screens.

So is Old Switch -> OLED this years 3DS -> Better 3DS?

Here is my challenge: List 25 games that look ugly in OLED

Try booting up Hollow Knight again. It’s VERY striking on the OLED

While you guys are at it, where is your list of games that look worse on the OLED screen?

@PtM : That's because the "Switch Pro" rumour mill has finally run dry.

That, and the endless Super Mario 3D All Stars doomsday articles.

In regards to dark games how can you forget Alien Isolation? I was holding on finishing it until a Switch revision came out. It's definitely a treat. Although some dark games might show flaws of your Switch OLED if it has bad grey uniformity.

Acnh is so much better in handheld and is truly the reason I upgraded

Diablo 2 should be on the list as well - granted it’s had server issues since launch, but single player works fine. But since it is a darker game with high contrasts it benefitted amazingly from the OLED upgrade.

Most games will look better on OLED, it’s just certain ones will stand out much more. Typically those with higher contrast between bright and dark areas like Limbo, Metroid, Diablo, and those with a LOT of black areas present on the screen like Limbo.

so like, everything?

@nessisonett but ESPECIALLY these games lol

"Looks nicer" for the vast majority of games is the least we expect though?

It can't improve performance of some games (that need it) & can still potentially have drifting joycons. Also the gameplay is exactly the same.

Disagree with Splatoon's inclusion simply because that game should really be played docked, hopefully with an ethernet connection and definitely with detached motion controls.

If you play Splatoon handheld or with stick controls, please stop doing that to yourself. I beg you. Please. The poor game

...ok.. .still not buying one.

Nintendolife love their new OLED switch don't they? I've lost count of how many articles there are on it now

Hm... I don't see fighting games on this list. And if talking about dark colors... Maybe, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] need to be included in the list? Also, CHAOS CODE -NEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE- too...
Edit: If you want to know how [cl-r] is pronounced, it's pronounced as "clear".

None of those games are better on the OLED Switch and EVERY game looks better on it. 🤷‍♂️

It will look nicer for all of them to be honest. It's the proper hand held that is the Switch Lite that really sold me on the system though. Maybe we'll see a OLED version of the Lite at some point, like a modern version of the launch Vita.

@MichaelP Not entirely accurate…. Certain games are indeed better on OLED, Diablo 2 being a prime example. The OLED screen shows transparent objects like the Walls and Doors in the Durance of Hate MUUUUUCH better than the original LCD screen. Due to the contrast differences, scenes like that can get muddy on LCD. I find myself running into the transparent walls much less often on OLED than I did the LCD.

The same flip holds true on other games. If a game had blurry edges that were muddied by LCD and it looked fine, then under the OLED it can become much more apparent how jaggy/blurry the edges are. According to my friend, Ni No Kuni 2 shows this effect in action on the OLED.

That all said, it’s all about visual performance. The games still run the same otherwise, the screen is just that much better.

Another comparison to screens could be likened back to Castlevania: Circle of the Moon on GBA vs GBA SP. That game became much better to play on SP due to how dark it was.

@Casco
"Interesting that the system's best and one of the most gorgeous games (BOTW) is not included. Definitely that's a most for anyone buying the OLED Switch."

Tbf. BotW is probably one of the big games that profit the least
from OLED. It neither has very vibrant colors nor is it very dark a lot. Sure it looks better on OLED (I have an OLED TV myself, I know), but so does every game. If you want to just count games that profit the most, I would agree that BotW is not really one of them.

@Kirgo this is exactly what I figured would happen with BotW. I haven’t tried BotW, MonHun Stories 2, or Ni No 1&2 yet, but I assumed they’d have the least impact, or feared even worse - that normal blurred line edges that looked great on LCD, would be highlighted and look worse on OLED due to sharpness and contrast differences.

@Dm9982
While I haven't played Ni No Kuni or Monster Hunter Stories, I have yet to see a single game (or anything) that looks worse on OLED. Everything looks better, but to list every game here doesn't make much sense, so better list the ones that profit the most.
To me it is not a question whether it does look better, but only how much better.
That is the experience I have from my TV, compared to most other TVs.

@Kirgo heavily disagree as the games features several scenes with both vibrant colors- contrast with dark and red (lava) and some dark areas.

But does it look better on a 65" Oled in docked mode.

Why did you have to mention bobby? (Sobbing in background)

All games looks better with OLED obviously, but some games benefit more from the OLED then others. Astral Chain was one of those for example.

“ 25 Games That Are Better On Switch OLED”

LOL I’ll just have to take your word for it because I’m not getting dupped into buying another Switch when the one I have is in fine working order and will instead opt to save my money for the new Nintendo console that is inevitably coming soon because let’s face it the Switch is old tech…or I might put that money towards a new full suspension mountain bike. Besides, I play docked on my OLED television. 🤪

@Bogbupog And right after that I want to see "25 games that look better on Switch OLED in docked mode"

They are all the same on tv!

@MrDinosaur Yes!

The OLED screen is so nice it caused me to restart Hollow Knight.

@Casco They didn't pick BotW cause they figured that game had enough time in the spot light, and it was finally time for the other Zelda game to have their time.

@Floki Still it wasn't an article about "undiscovered gems" but rather games that shine on an OLED screen. I would find it hard to believe that Donkey Kong Archives is a better use of the display than BOTW

Game journalists (lol) are going to milk the Switch OLED for weeks, aren't they?

Question:
What games are better on the OLED Switch?

Answer:
All of them.

Bonus question:
Which games are not better on OLED?

Answer:
None of them. …ok…maybe that AAA Clock “game.”

@ChromaticDracula I'm thinking MK11, and maybe the calculator "game"

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@Dm9982 Very true. It’s actually the very first game I thought of when I saw the headline. Any game like Diablo II specifically designed around pich-blackness as a core part of it’s aesthetic looks amazing. Many retro games have that going as well.

@Casco And Alien Isolation would have been a better choice than both Donkey Kong and BotW.

It was the writers choice on what would appear in the list. If they didn't want to include BotW than fine.

@somebread I believe the term is "betterer."

@Floki Good call about Alien Isolation, another example of how pointless this article is.

I am quite aware that it is fully the writer's choice, Captain Obvious, but I don't have to recognize the choices as good ones or the article as a quality piece. Far from it, completely pointless.

The exclusion of BotW and AoC from this list leads me to conclude that those two games are too impressive to look any better on Switch hardware.

@DylanMcGrann Yeah and it was a very striking difference. I’ve been playing D2R nightly since it launched, and the first thing I noticed when booting it on the OLED was the flames wrapping around “Diablo II” opening… Catacombs, Durance, and Halls of Pain/Vought were suddenly much clearer too.

I’ve also seen some awesome contrast on pixel titles like Eastward and the Castlevania Advance Collection too, although on CV it’s lesser. I think Konami boosted brightness on CotM in there, cause it’s slightly brighter than I remember it on GBA SP even.

Captain Toad!

What really is the point of this article? Pokemon look better too.

I went mental when I played one of my old school favorites, Donkey Kong Country 2 on the Oled. The colors... they should had sent a poet.

I assume Mario Odyssey and BotW were left off to prevent the "you've just listed the best games on Switch" response(!) - despite the fact both should be on the list !

@msvt Just don't try one out!
I told myself I wasn't going to buy one. I had a launch edition and was quite happy with it... then I gave one a go. Now my children have my old switch, and I have the OLED!

It is not just the screen, but it's the other changes, like the better build, better speakers and that hugely improved kick stand. I now hardly use it docked, where as my previous one was played on the TV most of the time.

@1ThomasBW84 I have to ask, did you not think to wipe the finger prints off the screen before you filmed it? Maybe its just my laptop screen but I'm sure I could login to your phone they are so clear

@Ghostmutt

I would have if it were a little bigger. I have issues reading the small text that was often designed for large TV's, in portable mode. Never have this problem with 3DS because those games were designed with handheld in mind. OLED is nice but really, I would want an "OLED XL" to bite on a new replacement console.

I've been loving the way a number of Switch games look on the OLED model. Here's a few: Layton's Mystery Journey Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy, Collection of Mana, Sine Mora EX, Quake, Doom 64, We Are Doomed, West of Dead, Steamworld Heist, Colt Canyon, Hotshot Racing, N + +, Party Golf, Ninja JaJamaru Collection, Travis Strikes Again, Cruisn Blast, Mario Golf Super Rush, Octahedron, Aleste Collection, Virtua Racing, and Yoshi's Island.

I'd say anything graphically intensive like Doom Eternal, Wolfenstein II, Dying Light, Crysis and so forth would definitely benefit the most which is why I'm getting one since I only play in handheld mode.

@Casco
"heavily disagree as the games features several scenes with both vibrant colors- contrast with dark and red (lava) and some dark areas."

True, but so do other games.
I am not denying that BotW looks gorgeos on an OLED screen, but some other games are profiting even more, imo.

Why is Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 reMIX Cloud Version in the "Included Games" List, but It's not on the actual list, or even out?