35 Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games To Look Forward To In 2025

Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door is the only game on my wishlist for next year tbh. I played and beat Dark Moon on 3DS (a last gen console) so I feel no need to repurchase it. TTYD I don't own an OG copy so I'm looking to get it~

Welp looks like next year will be a great one for switch for me. A bunch of these games are on my shortlist for purchase. Also I’m still missing many of the major releases from 2023 as well so I will have plenty to play.

Peach, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Apollo Justice Trilogy, and of course, Another Code.

Not a huge amount to look forward to, but nothing to scoff at either. Another Code's Wii sequel never made it to Australia either, so it'll be new to us as well (though the European release is import friendly).

I hope to at least finally complete the original DS game after all of these years in anticipation of the remake. I feel silly for not playing it so much sooner as it was one of very few mature games early in the DS's life, and the game is fairly short and linear.

It would also be really neat if Mario vs. Donkey Kong comes with a level editor (I'm not sure whether or not that had been confirmed).

Looking forward to the RPGs for this year! Eiyuden Chronicles in particular is hype, fingers crossed it lives up to it.

Honestly, the only game I am looking forward to get is Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD.

I am tempt to pre-order Princess Peach, but with the amount I spent this month it will have to wait to January or Feb.
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time looks interesting too.

Don’t forget Trails Through Daybreak! Although I will wait and see what the Japanese release looks like on Switch before getting too excited…

How about Pepper Grinder? Or Penny's Big Breakaway?

2024 has a lot to look forward to already

Nothing in my wislist but I wait for the new nintendo gen !!

Another Code Recollection
Princess Peach Showtime
And… Paper Mario.

I'll also consider the Tomb Raider trilogy if a physical release surfaces. Otherwise, I'll spring for the PC release (as I hope to grab a handheld PC in the near future).

Eesh definitely the death knell for the Switch. Remasters mostly. Ah well, reckon this might finally be the year for the new console.

Unicorn overload looks really great.

@John_Deacon

*piqued my interest

Hoping for Monoliths next IP in 2024. Dragon Quest 12 would be icing on the cake.

No UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II [Sys:Celes] in this list?! That's criminal!

Only things really on my radar at the moment are Another Code, Thousand-Year Door, Touch Detective, and Ace Attorney.

Peach game is kind of a maybe, but I need to see more of it and what has been shown so far hasn't done it for me.

No mention of Dark Forces? 😢

Metroid Prime 4 (Hopefully)
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn

At this point it’s more likely that someone will be 100% finished with GTA6 before we even get at least a trailer for Metroid Prime 4.

There are two days in 2024 ALREADY that have two must-play games on the same day
January 19th with Another Code/POP and April 23rd, with Tales of Kenzara/Eiyuden Chronicles.
I am very pleased

Prince of Persia, Ubisoft nailed that one👍
I am also interested in another code.
Peach also looks interesting.

Not really interested in much for Switch in 2024 outside TTDY and Decapolice. Could change as Nintendo can easily just drop a bunch of games in a Direct in February. I'm not too fussed if the Switch line up is smaller in 2024 cause I got a ton of PS5 games coming out in the first quarter and if we do get Switch 2 that should have some nice releases lined up. Plus I still got 2023 Switch titles to catch up on

Call me a conspiracy theorist but I believe Silksong will release. Maybe not this decade, century, or millenium, but it will be there.

Also Peach because we need games with female protags!

Have so much fun time with my switch but we all knows this year was last good year for switch

Honestly kind a lot of stuff there I’m interested in. Another Code, Ace Attorney, Paper Mario, the Princess Peach game, and then a number of the other more indie flavored titles… I can already see that I’ll be buying plenty of Switch games in 2024! But the million dollar question is… will I also be buying a new Nintendo console???

Nothing much to look forward to since it’s all ports or remakes and the peach game doesn’t look like it’s for me. Just release the switch 2 already Nintendo

It’s just the remasters for me going on announced releases only from Nintendo.

Prince of Persia
Mario vs DK
Luigi mansion 2 HD
Paper Mario TYD

SO it’s ok ish, but hoping for Switch 2 sooner in the year than later and a big release or 2 from Nintendo on Switch 2 release date.

I think leaving Switch 2 until October, November 2024 is a little mistake from Nintendo and March, April 2024 would be far better and keep Nintendo more relevant and enable some good third party releases day one for Switch 2 as well, like RDR2 or RE4 remake as it will have the power to handle those games.

The original Switch is still catered for with all those remakes I mentioned above.

Another Code, Mario vs DK, Peach, Luigi's Mansion, Decapolice, Paper Mario and Metroid for me!

I'll get a few others (Ace Attorney, Tomb Raider, maybe a couple of others) for PS5.

Paper Mario TTYD HD, Another Code and Peach Showtime are on my list to buy in 2024. The Unicorn Overlord game does look interesting so it's also on my radar.

Honestly I'm kinda ok with Nintendo having a bit more of a quiet year to start since I need to get through my backlog of games.

Remasters and indie games. Peach is the only new 1st party game. the next gen must surely be coming in september if not guess ill catxh up on movies ive missed, because 24 really looks dry...

Not much for me, silk song and metroid prime 4 are my wants whenever they come out if ever. I guess Prince of Persia and where is Hades 2 on the list (im probably just blind)?

Not a great looking year tbh, but some of these could be really great surprises. Unicorn Overlord DecaPolice are the most interesting and the rest are toss ups if I’ll get them or not.

Supposedly Another Crab's Treasure and Penny's Big Breakaway are Q1 2024. South Park Snow Day is a high profile release too.

Ruffy And The Riverside?

Is this game still expected on Switch? They had a pretty in-depth looking trailer last summer(?) and it said "Winter 2023..or perhaps later" or something cheeky like that.

Looked like an interesting little game.

From the list only Paper Mario and Silksong for me...but I'm also really looking forward to Little Kitty Big City.

Wasn't the Tsukihime remake announced for switch for a 2024 release?

Hollow Knight Silksong in 2024? That's just silly.

Got that Unicorn Overlord Super Duper Giga Edition on the pre order. Here's hoping it sparks interest in a new Ogre Battle from those squares at Square!

Great list! I'm just missing Little Nightmares 3 and Penny's Big Breackaway. Hopefully Dragon Quest 3 and Ys X too, but they haven't been confirmed (Hollow Knight either though).

For now, I can't wait for:

1- Fantasy Life 2
2- Paper Mario TTYD
3- Metroid Prime 4
4- The Plucky Squire
5- Eiyuden Chronicles
6- Decapolice
7- Prince of Persia
8- Princess Peach
9- Suikoden 1&2
10- Little Nightmares 3
11- Mina the Hollower
12- Unicorn Overlord

Another fantastic year is coming!

The Thousand Year Door's remake is #1 on my list. The Peach game might be neat, too! Sadly, I don't foresee having money for games this year. =(

I hadn't heard of the Inkulinati game and I had to watch the trailer because I quite like the medieval illuminated manuscript aesthetic, even when it gets really strange - and it does. The crassness I can say I could do without, but that actually exists in real illuminated manuscripts, so it's not necessarily out of line for them to include that.

I think that the style has always been ripe for using in a game. I'm not sure this one's gameplay is for me, but it's fun to see.

@iBashar141 same

@BodkinDQ Same, to me Luigi's Mansion 2 was disappointing, didn't even bother finishing it. They just can't capture that same eerie atmosphere from the first one at all.

Looking forward to Metroid Prime 4 and The Plucky Squire, with the latter probably rather on PS5.
And where is Thank Goodness You’re Here?

Most of those are either insta-downloads or "wishlistable and pending reliable reviews". I estimate around 65-75% of the games in this article. Argh, my wallet in 2024.

I'm planning to spend more time with the PS5 in 2024. FF7 and Star Wars Outlaws are my highlights. Switch needs new hardware, which may or may not come in 2024, but I'm happy just waiting to be honest. I feel like I've had my fill of amazing Switch experiences and really don't need anything in 2024. Roll on the new era I say.

1. Metroid Prime 4
2. Silksong
3. Mina the Hollower
4. Paper Mario TTYD
5. Unicorn Overlord
6. Laika
7. Metal Slug Tactics
8. Decapolice
9. The Plucky Squire
Those are just the ones on this list that are highly awaited from me. Sounds like we're feasting next year once again. Crazy, if you consider this to be the twilight years from a seven year old console!

Really looking forward to these ones:

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Decapolice
The Plucky Squire
Planet of Lana

Also really hoping for a localisation of Mameda No Bakeru which is developed by Good-Feel, as I love the Goemon series and they've always made such high quality games.

Only Silksong, Mina, The Plucky Squire and Demon school interest me which is great news for myself.
With this likely being the final full year before switch 2, it gives me time to go back and finish my backlog and maybe even replay a few favourites. I wouldn't even be mad if the four games I'm looking forward too get delayed for the switch 2.

Switch 2? The only game on the list for me are the remakes and prime 4

The games I'm looking forward to on this list are the Princess Peach one and the Mario thousand year door one sounds interesting.

I still hope for any news of Hatsune Miku Boxing in the west....

Arzette feels like a notable omission as a spiritual successor to arguably the most infamous games using Nintendo IP. More glaring, though, is the lack of Penny's Big Breakaway. Genuinely my most anticipated game of 2024 right now.

I just want "Princess Peach Showtime" and "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door".

Ok, I am going to be brutally honest here, not counting re-Makes for once: I can barely name 5.

Even counting re-Makes: Dark Moon HD for likely $60 is really pushing even my limits and I loved Dark Moon and am thrilled they've re-done it(!)

Come on Nintendo, please. I know 2023 was a bit of a bumper year - but really TOtK should have been a 2022 release , so it's was really only Pikmin 4, the big DLCs, a 2D Mario (instead of the 2nd big 3D one rumored - or simply that Wonder was not in full 3D, just imagine if it was, I'd have given Nintendo a free pass this Year lol!) - and of course the re-Makes.

And even though I don't want to, I know this will sadly hurt many ppl's feelings but Princess Peach is not 'that game' guys. Lets not pretend the 1st Lady suddenly went all Yoshi's world and got her own 3D adventure, her own 'Mario 64'. Most of it looks like yet another 2.5D side-scroller and I'm tired of this laziness by Nintendo now.

It's not going to melt your console Nintendo to make her adventure in full 3D with a nice full world and Adventure mode to go with it. Jeeeez! What ever happened to bona-Fide titles like Starlink and Astral Chain??

The Switch rather could be called the 2017 Game Boy at this rate!

gta6 comes out in 2025 , and already there are 3 massive AAA blockbuster games lined up for the PC (3 big PC original IPs) in Dragon's Dogma 2 (curiously, the Original game was also ported to the Switch!) , Star Wars Outlaws and Stalkker 2.

So yea, as if there's not enough Competition this year(!)

One game I would note is missing here is AntonBlast, the throwback to GBA-era platformers that pretty clearly wears its Wario Land 4 inspiration on its sleeve. While no release date or even window has been given yet, the devs have said they're shooting for a 2024 release date and if the Steam demo I've played is any indication, this will for sure be a game for anyone like me who has been starved for a new Wario Land game.

Also of what's not listed here, pretty excited that Freedom Planet 2 will finally be Switch-bound this year.

@canaryfarmer

that's the one I'm waiting for. supposed to come out late febuary I think

I'm curious, why didn't Eyuiden Chronicles not get a link to the physicals? It got banished to "eshop".

Did I miss MH stories from the list?

A decent number of these (among the most anticipated) will likely not release this year.

You said “Buffy-esq” about Demonschool and now my interest is piqued.

Also, now I really really really want a new Buffy game…. Preferably action rpg or Metroidvania. Ugh… 😭

34 of them being third party or remakes. Making this lineup look better than it actually is. Bottom line this is probably going to be a near empty year for Nintendo, especially if you're a fan of first party.

Death Trick: Double Blind and Ace Combat 7 for me (probably - depends on the price tag).

@card-crunch78 you and me too

Contra (Remake) and seeing those probotector in the game, was pure nostalgia.
Played the demo, loved every part of it, the og music and gameplay, local Coop. Amazing. And how hard it is again to even finish it lol.
Thats the only game i am going to buy.

The only games on my radar for this year are...

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Contra: Operation Galuga
The Plucky Squire
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (obviously)
Fairune: Fragment Isles (PC only, but it has to come to Switch, especially since all of the previous games have been on 3DS and Switch)

The lack of respect for Gundam Breaker 4 is sad to say the least.

You forgot to add Little Nightmares 3, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Super Monkey Ball, Ender Magnolia and Megaton Musashi.

What a fantastic year!

My day one games (apart from Prince of Persia and Pentiment) are for sure Fantasy Life i, Ys X Nordics, Metroid Prime 4 and Paper Mario. Perhaps many more, if they turn out well (Unicorn Overlord, Eiyuden Chronicles, Epic Mickey, Plucky Squire...)

Princess Peach Showtime and Paper Mario TTYD Remaster are my Day One choice.

Something I think that really sells Berserker Boy, and one of the main reasons I'm getting it is because Tee Lopes is doing the soundtrack. Guy pretty much single handedly wrote my study music and I'm excited for the new game but especially the tunes.

Love the questions at the end! You might want to add my favorite question: When is wipEout 64 coming to Switch with it's much vaunted 120fps mode? Answer: Get a life you frame rate jerk!

I would add A Void Hope from Elden Pixels (Alwa's Awakening, Alwa's Legacy). Due out 29 February 2024.

I didn't like:

• Pentiment
• planet of Lana

I'm eagerly awaiting:

• Fantasy Life i
• Ys: Nordic

I might try:

• Shiren
• Hundred Heros
• Sonic x Shadow
• Arranger
• DecaPolice
• Plucky Sqiure

I will get it, but only when it is discounted by half or more:

• Star Wars: Battlefront

@120frames-please
I'd like 1080° in 1080p!

@CharlieZee ...didn't I make that post a long time ago?

@Spider-Kev 1080 is on NSO, and it's great, but it would be awesome at 60fps or higher. I think it's at 720p, maybe even 1080 in docked, I'm not sure

Backlog it is. So many great games released in previous years to play yet, so I guess that's fine.

@Spider-Kev Also, I'd like 1080 at 1080fps at 1080p!

Battlefront, Generation and Thousand Year Door looking interesting for me!

Thanks for posting this again! It’s a good reminder that there still are some great games coming this year. Really looking forward to a lot of the Japanese titles coming out this year, plus Rift of the Necrodancer.

Pizza Tower…where art thou??? There’s a good bit I’m awaiting for on this list, contra, peach, paper Mario, Luigi’s mansion, Metroid prime 4, and monkey ball. But pizza tower, could’ve been one for sure.

Echoes of wisdom, I NEED YOU!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG (10 days) AND I NEED YOU TO COME

@Lilligant562 I kinda like princess peach showtime. It's actually ok in my opinion. About the laziness, don't forget how much detail they had to put in. They had to make the obstacles, AND the backdrop!

I am going to buy Zelda day 1 without review. Pokemon Legends is also on my wish list. Mario & Luigi: Brothership looks too experimental for my liking.

It does feel like the Switch is winding down though.

Eek! There are more games that I want than I thought. Craaaap. So much for the new year resolution lol.

I wonder how many of these will inevitably get pushed into 2026? No Mario or Zelda titles yet either... Hmm...

It's looking like a pretty solid year already and that's without the sure to be announced soon stuff. I'm looking forward to quite a few of these, and also Cuisineer, a fun looking roguelite/restaurant management hybrid coming this month.

2025 is going to kill my wallet

Switch is still going strong in 2025. Plenty to look forward to. No doubt a few titles still to announce. Although it's the transitional year now to Switch 2. Looking forward to see what the year brings...

I'm Looking Foward For
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD And
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond For Switch.

I still have like over 100 games left to play on Switch. Not buying anymore until I'll play and finish what I have, maybe I'll just switch to Switch 2 as it'll be compatible.Too many games, being made too quickly, unfinished, endless patching. That's the industry now, oh yes, and remakes, remasters almost non-stop.

Ninja gaiden
Little nightmares III (pls have better controls on this 1 pls)

Not 100% convinced Metroid comes out this year. I’m sure they want it on the next system so maybe it launches with it, but we’ve only seen a small amount of it once

What do you all think, how is Nintendo going to handle the (inevitable) cross-platform release of Metroid?

It feels like a great opportunity to show off the step up in graphics with the new system. 4K vs HD, but possibly a lot more than that. Advanced lighting? And maybe backwards compatibility comes with automatic upgrades this time around, maybe Switch games will run smoother / higher framerate / higher resolution etc even without developers retouching them?

@Elock Or you might reason the other way around: Metroid‘s release date is confirmed for 2025, and we‘re all certain it will release on both the old and the new system, so that’s a strong indication that the new system will arrive this year?

Can we have a Metroid Prime 2+3 Remastered release before 4 comes out please? I've only played numero uno! Although I doubt it'll matter too much as its not a series famed for its storylines...

You left out Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero on January 30, 2025. It was in the last Nintendo Direct and everything!

@Nintendolife: Also, why would you reuse last year's article? Did you mean to copy it but forgot? Now we won't be able to go back and see the anticipated 2024 games.

Still lots of good Switch releases to get even before the release of the Switch successor. Lots of good mentions on this list too.

One I'm looking forward to that isn't on this list is Danmachi Fulland of Water and Light.

My backlog just groaned. There are some games on there I'm absolutely pining for. I can't list them all, but some are Metroid Prime 4, Mina, Lunar, Blade Chimera, Trails, Shadow Labrynth, Shantae, DQI&II, and more.

I may hold out on getting a Switch 2 this year until I think I'm ready.

Haven't played the first one, but looking forward to a physical re-release of it when the second one launches in February - Tails of Iron 2.

As much as Rift of the NecroDancer could be a fun rythm-game, I wouldn't call what I've seen of it so far gorgeous XD

I must make a mention of Toree Saturn. I tried the demo on my brother's Steam Deck and... holy moly its outstanding. Maybe the best feeling game Siactro has developed yet.

The Level 5 games, Civ 7, and Monster Hunter Wilds are all I care about. Wilds isn’t confirmed for Switch, probably because it’s going to be a launch title on the Switch 2 (or whatever we’re calling it). I’ll more than likely get all these on Steam though.

Honestly looking at this list, I don’t even need Switch 2. I mean, I want Switch 2, I’ll be getting it day one, and I do think that more powerful hardware is needed to keep getting multi platform support, but looking at that list, I could get easily get through another year with just the current switch. This console has the greatest library of any console. It’s just amazing.

One year ago, a few comments showed high hopes in Metroid Prime 4 and the Plucky Squire.
Poor people (for different reasons in that case).
"Carpe diem and take a look at your backlog" like they said in "Dead poets society" !
And a happy new year !

looks like i have to import physical copy's of lunar collection and the first trails game.

The EIGHTH year of a console generation should not be that exciting. The Switch already has the best library ever, imo. It's ridiculous. Mina the Hollower looks like it will give me life. Oath in Felghana is my favorite Ys game. Capcom Vs SNK games on a cart.
It's great, but it never ends, lol. I'll never catch up.

Morsels have been delayed from February to just 2025
https://x.com/furcula/status/1866152928928800872

Shadow Labyrinth looks exciting imo. I would be excited for Prime 4 but they haven’t put 2 and 3 on Switch. So idk. I’m down for a new Mario game or whatnot coming from Nintendo this year. I may get Shadow Labyrinth if it runs well on Switch and whatever Nintendo is making next year (probably not getting Prime 4 since 2 and 3 aren’t on Switch, may get 1).

@Koffeeking0407 I honestly doubt Wilds could even run on Switch 2. The game seems to be pretty demanding even for PS5.

If its not on "Switch 2" I do not care I am done with the Switch

Hello, 2025!

Boy, there are a lot of great games in that list of 35.

I am looking forward to

Pokemon Legends Z-A
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Sonic Racing: Cross Worlds
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Yooka Replaylee

And I am hoping for

New Spyro the Dragon game or some more remasters of the older Spyro games like they done with the Reignited Trilogy.
New Rayman game

Yoshi's Woolly World
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Super Mario Galaxy 2
New Super Mario Bros Wii and DS

NSO

Sonic Heroes
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Mischief Makers
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
Wario Land 2
Diddy Kong Racing
Poke Park 1 and 2

Happy New Year! I'm looking forward to Metroid Prime 4 Beyond, Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, and Pokémon Legends Z-A.

Next year is looking incredible already and that's without the Switch 2 and it's launch exclusives.

Why are the comments on here from 2 years ago?

Fantastic last year line-up! I'm actually getting about 20 games from here, which is a lot!
Especially interested in Metroid Prime, Fantasy Life, Trails in the Sky, Ninja Gaiden, Professor Layton and Pokemon Legends.
I don't think we'll ever see Hollow Knight Silksong, though...

@KBuckley27 Switch 2 will be backwards compatible, man.

@LikelySatan Within 2 months will be the NINTH year, actually!
Pretty crazy indeed.

Only Croc and Mina for me (by the way I paid for a physical for switch on the kickstarter so it better be coming to it)

Pokemon, Rune Factory, Sonic Racing and perhaps Ys for me. However, I'm a sucker for cozy games and the Switch has so many that I still will never feel caught up with my existing library.

Call me basic, but Silksong, Pokemon Legends, and Metroid are the only three that remotely interest me on this list. And that's honestly a good thing because my to-play list is already at [checks notes]... oh my... 94.... Apparently the Switch is going to be my last console.

Very packed year for me. And that doesn’t include the other systems.

Fighting Collection 2, Onimusha 2, a new Shinobi AND Ninja Gaiden, gonna be a good year!

I’m looking forward to getting the new game for the Nintendo Switch which is Carmen Sandiego, I’m a big fan of the Netflix series and Gina Rodiguez as Carmen Sandiego and she better be the voice for this video game for the Nintendo Switch or I’m not buying it and it’s simple as that

I am so happy to see Demonschool on the list. I keep reminding myself it’s coming and I’m so excited for it—the devs really seem like they’re cooking up something special.
It makes me want a Devil Survivor remastered double pack or something on Switch. Those games are also something very special!

metroid prime 4 is a lock and maybe croc remastered and ruffy.

Atelier Yumia, Rune Factory, Trails in the Sky, and Bye Sweet Carole are the ones I'm most looking forward to out of this list

The only obvious picks for me are YsX and Guilty Gear Strive which I still need to pick up and of course Prime 4 and XenoX.

But I have to admit between Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden possibly, Ratatan definitely and maybe the Capcom collection, 2025 isn't looking so bad. And also there are the fabled Mina and Sliksong maybe?

Xenoblade X, Metroid Prime 4, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, The Hundred Line, Atelier Yumia, Onimusha 2 Remastered, DQ I-II HD-2D and Capcom Fighting Collection 2 are my most anticipated releases of this year thus far.