Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Nintendo Switch Games of All Time
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#1 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) (#1)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | WiiU, SW | Action-Adventure | ~50h | 107 lists
#2 Hades (2020) (#45)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 50 lists
#3 Super Mario Odyssey (2017) (#48)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 70 lists
#4 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) (#65)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~59h | 49 lists
#5 Inside (2016) (#73)
Playdead | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Horror / Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 62 lists
#6 Persona 5 (2016) (#93)
P Studio | WIN, 3, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~98h | 60 lists
#7 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#97)
Lucas Pope | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~8h | 47 lists
#8 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) (#99)
Bandai Namco Studios, Sora | SW | Fighting | ~24h | 55 lists
#9 Stardew Valley (2016) (#101)
ConcernedApe | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Life Simulation | ~53h | 49 lists
#10 Rocket League (2015) (#104)
Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 55 lists
#11 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2014) (#105)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | WiiU, SW | Kart Racing | ~6h | 52 lists
#12 Hades II (2025) (#110)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~30h | 45 lists
#13 What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) (#126)
Giant Sparrow | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | ~2h | 46 lists
#14 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) (#128)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Life Simulation | ~61h | 46 lists
#15 Celeste (2018) (#138)
Extremely OK Games | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~8h | 57 lists
#16 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#140)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 39 lists
#17 Limbo (2010) (#177)
Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 39 lists
#18 Fez (2012) (#190)
Polytron Corporation | 3, X360, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 33 lists
#19 Hollow Knight (2017) (#204)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 29 lists
#20 Into the Breach (2018) (#219)
Subset Games | MAC, WIN, SW | Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 36 lists
#21 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) (#269)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 41 lists
#22 Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) (#273)
Intelligent Systems | SW | Tactical RPG | ~49h | 39 lists
#23 Metroid Dread (2021) (#298)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 33 lists
#24 Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018) (#302)
Ubisoft Québec | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~46h | 35 lists
#25 It Takes Two (2021) (#318)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 28 lists
#26 Slay the Spire (2019) (#374)
Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 18 lists
#27 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#436)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~12h | 25 lists
#28 Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) (#441)
Nintendo Cube | SW | Party | ~7h | 2 lists
#29 Night in the Woods (2017) (#449)
Infinite Fall | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 25 lists
#30 Balatro (2024) (#471)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~8h | 44 lists
#31 Untitled Goose Game (2019) (#485)
House House | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing / Puzzle / Stealth | ~3h | 31 lists
#32 Dead Cells (2018) (#492)
Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists
#33 Pikmin 4 (2023) (#504)
Eighting, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Real-Time Strategy / Puzzle | ~18h | 15 lists
#34 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017) (#524)
Square Enix Business Division 6 | WIN, 3DS, SW, PS4 | Role-Playing | ~57h | 14 lists
#35 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#569)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~27h | 10 lists
#36 Pentiment (2022) (#584)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 22 lists
#37 Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) (#588)
HAL Laboratory | SW | Platform | ~10h | 19 lists
#38 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025) (#593)
Lizardcube, Sega | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Platform | ~9h | 13 lists
#39 Factorio (2020) (#600)
Wube Software | 3, SW | Real-Time Strategy / Construction & Management | ~50h | 2 lists
#40 Ball x Pit (2025) (#603)
Kenny Sun | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2, PS5, XBXS | ~19h | 11 lists
#41 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#630)
Simogo | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~17h | 21 lists
#42 Thumper (2016) (#636)
Drool | WIN, 3, XB1, PS4, PSVR, SW | Music | ~8h | 11 lists
#43 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) (#639)
Nintendo EAD Tokyo Software Development Group No.1 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 12 lists
#44 Gorogoa (2017) (#648)
Jason Roberts | WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Puzzle | ~2h | 10 lists
#45 Animal Well (2024) (#662)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 25 lists
#46 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021) (#665)
Owlcat Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing | ~56h | 2 lists
#47 Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) (#689)
Next Level Games, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 6 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~13h | 20 lists
#48 The Outer Worlds (2019) (#696)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~13h | 25 lists
#49 Baba Is You (2019) (#743)
hempuli | 3, SW | Puzzle | ~8h | 18 lists
#50 Splatoon 3 (2022) (#745)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists
#51 Loop Hero (2021) (#746)
Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 11 lists
#52 Oxenfree (2016) (#747)
Night School Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Point-and-Click | ~4h | 10 lists
#53 Unpacking (2021) (#760)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#54 Mortal Kombat 11 (2019) (#765)
NetherRealm Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Fighting | ~6h | 16 lists
#55 1000xResist (2024) (#784)
sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | WIN, SW | Adventure | ~11h | 12 lists
#56 Absolum (2025) (#790)
DotEmu | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Beat 'em Up / Roguelike | ~8h | 9 lists
#57 Overcooked (2016) (#811)
Ghost Town Games | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Simulation | ~8h | 5 lists
#58 Dorfromantik (2022) (#819)
Toukana Interactive | WIN, SW | Strategy / Puzzle | ~5h | 5 lists
#59 Live A Live (1994) (#820)
Historia Inc, Square Enix Creative Business Unit II | WIN, SNES, SW, PS4, PS5 | Role-Playing / Turn-Based Tactics | ~19h | 7 lists
#60 Gris (2018) (#834)
Nomada Studio | MAC, WIN, SW | Action-Adventure | ~4h | 9 lists
#61 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#869)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 10 lists
#62 Cocoon (2023) (#872)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 18 lists
#63 Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018) (#883)
Omega Force, Square Enix Business Division 5 | WIN, PS4, SW | Sandbox / Action RPG | ~55h | 6 lists
#64 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#888)
Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 26 lists
#65 and Roger (2025) (#899)
TearyHand Studio | MAC, WIN, SW | Adventure | ~1h | 7 lists
#66 Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) (#912)
Coal Supper | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~2h | 15 lists
#67 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#926)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#68 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (2024) (#931)
Grezzo, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~21h | 26 lists
#69 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (2017) (#945)
Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris | SW | Action-Adventure / Tactical RPG | ~22h | 17 lists
#70 Pokémon Sword/Shield (2019) (#947)
Game Freak | SW | Role-Playing | ~26h | 15 lists
#71 Death's Door (2021) (#950)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 20 lists
#72 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#959)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#73 Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019) (#960)
Simogo | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Action / Music | ~1h | 17 lists
#74 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024) (#971)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 20 lists
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#2
#45
Hades
2020
#3
#48
Super Mario Odyssey
2017
#4
#65
#5
#73
Inside
2016
#6
#93
Persona 5
2016
#7
#97
#8
#99
#9
#101
Stardew Valley
2016
#10
#104
Rocket League
2015
#11
#105
#12
#110
Hades II
2025
#13
#126
#14
#128
#15
#138
Celeste
2018
#16
#140
#17
#177
Limbo
2010
#18
#190
Fez
2012
#19
#204
Hollow Knight
2017
#20
#219
Into the Breach
2018
#21
#269
#22
#273
#23
#298
Metroid Dread
2021
#24
#302
#25
#318
It Takes Two
2021
#26
#374
Slay the Spire
2019
#27
#436
#28
#441
#29
#449
Night in the Woods
2017
#30
#471
Balatro
2024
#31
#485
Untitled Goose Game
2019
#32
#492
Dead Cells
2018
#33
#504
Pikmin 4
2023
#34
#524
#35
#569
Spelunky 2
2020
#36
#584
Pentiment
2022
#37
#588
#38
#593
#39
#600
Factorio
2020
#40
#603
Ball x Pit
2025
#41
#630
#42
#636
Thumper
2016
#43
#639
#44
#648
Gorogoa
2017
#45
#662
Animal Well
2024
#46
#665
#47
#689
Luigi's Mansion 3
2019
#48
#696
The Outer Worlds
2019
#49
#743
Baba Is You
2019
#50
#745
Splatoon 3
2022
#51
#746
Loop Hero
2021
#52
#747
Oxenfree
2016
#53
#760
Unpacking
2021
#54
#765
Mortal Kombat 11
2019
#55
#784
1000xResist
2024
#56
#790
Absolum
2025
#57
#811
Overcooked
2016
#58
#819
Dorfromantik
2022
#59
#820
Live A Live
1994
#60
#834
Gris
2018
#61
#869
#62
#872
Cocoon
2023
#63
#883
#64
#888
Vampire Survivors
2022
#65
#899
and Roger
2025
#66
#912
#67
#926
NBA 2K24
2023
#68
#931
#69
#945
#70
#947
Pokémon Sword/Shield
2019
#71
#950
Death's Door
2021
#72
#959
#73
#960
Sayonara Wild Hearts
2019
#74
#971
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