BlazBlue CentralFiction Special Edition (Switch)
£34.99 £17.49
BlazBlue CentralFiction Special Edition may have arrived a few years late on Switch, but that delay didn't dull the sharpness of its 2D fighting package. Not only does it give the Ragna saga a proper send-off with a story mode that's so rich in character development it could be a full anime season in its own right, but it offers a staggering number of modes to keep you playing long after the credits roll. It runs silky-smooth docked or in handheld modes and runs like a dream online. The lack of an English dub still rankles, and new adopters are going to have to do a lot of research to understand what's going on, but it's well worth the effort.
No Man's Sky (Switch)
£39.99 £23.99
No Man's Sky on Switch is a fantastic port of a game we genuinely didn't believe could make the transition to Nintendo's console without some serious technical issues. Hello Games has made the necessary cutbacks and downgrades to get this intergalactic survival sandbox playing at a super solid frame rate and the colourful, chunky graphical style here ensures that it all still looks pretty fantastic to boot. With all of the game's previous updates and content included — barring multiplayer at this point — and a plethora of customisation options courtesy of the massive Waypoint update, this is an easy recommendation for survival fans and an impressive Switch port.
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Lumines Remastered (Switch eShop)
£13.49 £4.04
Lumines Remastered is a luminary of the puzzle genre and feels perfectly at home on the Switch. Intense and immersive puzzle action, psychedelic visuals, a killer soundtrack, and a bevy of content and modes make for a premier puzzle experience that should not be missed. Lumines is an addictive experience that is positively a delight to play, and we would highly recommend it to both veterans and newcomers of the puzzle genre. There’s something here for everyone, and considering the relatively low price tag, Lumines Remastered is very much required playing for any Switch owner.
Portal: Companion Collection (Switch eShop)
£13.49 £6.74
It's hard to overstate our satisfaction with Portal: Companion Collection. Portal and Portal 2 felt incredibly fresh when they first released, and the years since have not diminished their immense impact. To now have two of the most unique and mind-bending puzzle games on a Nintendo console, and on-the-go if you choose, is a pure joy. If it weren't for the frequent load screens punctuating the experience, we'd have absolutely nothing to complain about here. The motion controls work like a dream, the games run at a near-rock-solid 60fps, you've got local co-op play available at the drop of a hat, and the writing remains as funny now as it did all those years ago. If you haven't played the Portal games before, this should be a no-brainer. If you have... well, just play them again.
Persona 4 Golden (Switch eShop)
£17.99 £14.39
Persona 4 Golden remains a thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing RPG that, for the most part, has stood the test of time. Although its visuals might be a bit dated, the gameplay and story presented here do more than enough to justify the purchase, while all the tweaks and additions that came with this ‘Golden’ edition round out most of the rougher edges from the initial PS2 release. If you're looking to give the Persona series a shot, Persona 5 Royal is a good place to start, but P4G is an excellent entry in the series and one that we would recommend you pick up when you can.
Catherine: Full Body (Switch)
£44.99 £11.24
Catherine: Full Body is a fantastic revamp of a bonafide cult classic. With an excellent new character and several new endings slickly inserted into an already highly entertaining narrative – not to mention a slew of fun new modes – this is the definitive version of an outstanding game. If you've never played Catherine before then you're in for an absolute treat, and if you have, we'd say there's enough new content here to make it worth diving in all over again.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Switch)
£49.99 £19.99
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a fantastic experience, a great big celebration of everything Star Wars. The upgrades to the series' core gameplay here — the combo-focused combat, flashy space battles, boss encounters, over-the-shoulder shooting action, and cover system — all combine to make this the best Lego Star Wars has ever felt to play. Throw in a humongous open-world setting that's bursting at the seams with secrets and collectibles and you've got an absolute smorgasbord of all things Star Wars to dig into. Yub nub.
Iconoclasts (Switch eShop)
£17.99 £6.11
Iconoclasts is a memorable, thought-provoking, and enjoyable take on the Metroidvania genre which manages to stick out from the crowd with its chipper presentation and deeper storytelling style. Couple those elements with some of the best 16-bit sprite work we’ve seen and a killer lineup of awesome boss encounters, and you’ve got another must-have for the Switch library. Don’t miss out on this one.
The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition (Switch eShop)
£25.99 £4.04
Croteam, the creator of The Talos Principle, was previously known primarily for their silly (but fun) Serious Sam titles. The Talos Principle shows a remarkable maturity and depth of scope that's perhaps surprising, but in a very good way. It poses interesting questions, allows the player to progress at their own pace — mostly in a non-linear fashion — and is a hugely satisfying piece of game design. Utterly entrancing and highly recommended.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition (Switch)
£29.99 £14.99
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt remains a masterpiece, and being able to take such a grand and engrossing adventure on-the-go is something well worth celebrating. The Switch's Complete Edition is a truly impressive achievement, and although performance isn't perfect, it's still an incredible and impactful role-playing experience. The Witcher 3 set the bar for modern RPGs back in 2015, and this port is a startling reminder that it has yet to be bettered.
Downwell (Switch eShop)
£2.69 £1.80
You should really have this one already.
This is an excellent port of a game that feels like it’s found a natural home on Switch thanks to a plethora of control options and the console’s natural facility with vertical orientation. Short of popping your 4K TV on its side, Switch offers the very best way to play Downwell. Its roguelike structure and twitch platforming might not be for everyone, but you should really give it a chance. For our money, it’s a modern classic that should be in everyone’s collection.
Dragon Ball FighterZ (Switch)
£49.99 £7.99
Dragon Ball FighterZ on the Switch is, simply put, one of the best fighting games we've seen on the system. Arc System Works went the extra mile in capturing the essence of the source material and distilled it into an incredible brawler that has lost nothing in the transition to Nintendo's hybrid console. The stunning visuals, intense action, and easy-to-master controls make FighterZ a game all fans of the genre should have in their library. If you only play this kind of game casually, it remains a must-own.
SteamWorld Dig 2 (Switch eShop)
£14.99 £4.49
SteamWorld Dig 2 is another confident effort from Image & Form, and a worthy successor to the original. Stylish and good-looking, it also has the series' trademark humour and, yes, a pretty good soundtrack. It refines and expands upon the qualities of SteamWorld Dig and hits some delicious high points. Whether you played the first game or not, SteamWorld Dig 2 is a must-have — its charming aesthetic and cast set the scene for a tightly designed and clever exploration game.
OlliOlli World (Switch eShop)
£24.99 £14.99
OlliOlli World takes Roll7's refined 2D skateboarding concept to cosmic heights. Tight and challenging gameplay, a high skill ceiling, dozens of hours of content, and a remarkably stylish sense of presentation combine to make this a release you absolutely don’t want to miss. It's an easy recommendation to pretty much any Switch owner, especially those who are easily roped in by score-chasing releases or super hard platforming, OlliOlli World is a shining example of the distinct kind of innovation and quality that can come from inspired indie game studios.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Switch)
£49.99 £24.99
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is a wonderful achievement for dynamic storytelling, as it puts forth a compelling and multifaceted narrative that’ll keep you guessing right up until the very end. This excellent story, combined with enjoyable combat portions, a striking art style, and some top-notch voice acting make for an experience that you won’t want to miss out on. It’s the kind of game that’ll have you wishing that you could play it again for the first time, just so all its best elements could be new again.
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection (Switch)
£24.99 £8.24
While some of the games included in this compendium are rendered somewhat superfluous by the fact that far superior sequels and updates exist alongside them, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection remains an utterly essential purchase for any self-respecting fighting game fan. This is like a history lesson in how the one-on-one fighter has evolved over time, and overall, the package is fighting game nirvana, pure and simple.
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The fact that I own most of these shows that I need to rethink my life choices. Really helpful list for those who aren't patient enough to trawl through the Eshop though. I'm just missing Dead Cells as a no-brainer purchase I should have bought ages ago.
By the way for those who want Catherine full body that live in the UK and don't mind digital, CD keys has a sweet deal on it, I snagged that recently: https://www.cdkeys.com/catherine-full-body-switch-eu
Oh I own almost the whole list unfortunately. And Oh I hate Tetris effect Connected so much !🙃such an incredibly generic low taste presentation for the legendary classic. I absolutely despise the music in this game. I wish it was trashy or v a p o r w a v y, but it tries so hard and fails so bad in its delivery. Just don’t. It’s like a really bad, eurodance-ish hollow yet flashy version of sreensaver visuals X asmr cd for good sleep from 1995. With that being said, I applaud the audacity of curating a cheesy & disappointing “healing, stress relief music” experience.
I hope people give Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope a chance that game is criminally underrated
To break from playing Zelda, I picked up Tetris Effect and Ultra Street Fighter 2. Street Fighter is properly rebalanced from the overly difficult HD Remix I had back on PS3, been fun to play through in arcade mode. Tetris looks nice on the OLED, makes me wish Rez was on the Switch though.
@Ristar24 Rez is a beautiful game it would be so nice to have it on switch just sit back with an oled switch and some decent headphones would be gaming heaven for me
A Short Hike and Oneshot are such underrated gems
together we can change it
@Gs69 Yep, I still have my Dreamcast copy and the digital PS3 version of Rez, but would great on the OLED!
I own 23 of those 63 games and can confirm there are a lot of great games in this list. A few more of these are on my wishlist but I'll have to wait and see if the US gets a good sale for them.
@ComfyAko Agreed, a Short Hike is wonderful.
@Friscobay Personally I think Tetris Effect is amazing. I have never played another game which essentially hypnotizes me. I can certainly understand if the main 'gimmick' doesn't work for you though that you wouldn't enjoy it. I wish Switch had more really different types of Tetris games, the 4 I have on Switch are not enough.
@FishyS ye ye it is obviously a taste lvl thing. And of course I would never never ever question the core game itself. Tetris and puyo puyo 4 life!
@ComfyAko Underrated by whom? Every review available anywhere rates both of them very highly.
@scottishwildcat Probably underrated in that their not talked about as much as other games. I myself haven’t heard of Oneshot
Yo, would you mind also updating the list in euro? I can't weigh pounds
A Short Hike is like a micro packed game with incredibly fun adventuring and the mechanics are soooo good!! This is a MUST BUY!!!
Any and ALL SteamWorld games!!!! PERIOD.....
In terms of value (cost / hours spent playing), Dicey Dungeons comes out top in my collection. Not the cheapest it's ever been, but still a steal at £3.37.
If you haven't played Steamworld: Heist, get it!!
I hate the artstyle, and somehow I fell in love with it and couldn't put it down! It's unique, it's fun and it's as difficult as you want it to be. I'd pay 30 bucks for it, and it's 2 bucks right now!
@brandonbwii exactly as @scottishwildcat said, it's not that they're underrated per score, it's just that these games are not talked about at almost at all, at least comparing to other indie gems like Hollow Knight, Shovel Knight, or Stardew Valley.
I picked up the Great Ace Attorney Chronicles yesterday and I love it so far. I want to spread zelda out for a good while so this and eventually bomb rush cyberfunk should help with that.
I am fortunate enough to actually own the big majority of these games. They are pretty much all wonderful games. I have a few on my backlog though of course.
Just Evergate and Catherine to download. Thanks for the article
Since when was waves a thing? this is kinda anxiety inducing for someone who is always after good deals.
No first-party games?
I think might finally pick up Astral Chain and MHRise's Sunbreak expansion, though they may still end up on my backlog instead of playing them straight away...
Great list of games. Sadly it does not mention any racing games.
WRC 8 and 10, V-rally 4, Need for Speed hot pursuit, Burnout Paradise, Snowrunner, Truck Driver, Crash Bandicoot Racing, Team Sonic Racing, Gridd Autosport, Nickelodeon Kart.
They are all on sale for up to 90% discount.
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