Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,400 most recommended games across 920 critic lists from 146 publications.

Updated: October 16, 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 | 111 lists

#2 Hades (2020) (#44)

Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Hack and Slash / Action RPG / Roguelike | ~24h | 53 lists

#3 Super Mario Odyssey (2017) (#49)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 73 lists

#4 Hades II (2025) (#58)

Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG / Roguelike | ~32h | 46 lists

#5 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) (#59)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~59h | 52 lists

#6 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#69)

Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 40 lists

#7 Inside (2016) (#74)

Playdead | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Horror / Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 65 lists

#8 Persona 5 (2016) (#85)

P Studio | WIN, 3, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~98h | 62 lists

#9 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2014) (#97)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9 | WiiU, SW | Kart Racing | ~6h | 54 lists

#10 Rocket League (2015) (#100)

Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 57 lists

#11 Stardew Valley (2016) (#101)

ConcernedApe | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Life Simulation | ~53h | 49 lists

#12 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) (#104)

Bandai Namco Studios, Sora | SW | Fighting | ~24h | 54 lists

#13 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#108)

Lucas Pope | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~8h | 46 lists

#14 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) (#111)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Life Simulation | ~61h | 46 lists

#15 What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) (#126)

Giant Sparrow | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Walking Simulator | ~2h | 48 lists

#16 Celeste (2018) (#129)

Extremely OK Games | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~8h | 57 lists

#17 Hollow Knight (2017) (#179)

Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 32 lists

#18 Limbo (2010) (#189)

Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 40 lists

#19 Fez (2012) (#208)

Polytron Corporation | 3, X360, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 34 lists

#20 Metroid Dread (2021) (#236)

MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 34 lists

#21 Into the Breach (2018) (#241)

Subset Games | MAC, WIN, SW | Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 36 lists

#22 Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) (#289)

Intelligent Systems | SW | Tactical RPG | ~49h | 37 lists

#23 It Takes Two (2021) (#309)

Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action-Adventure | ~13h | 30 lists

#24 Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018) (#324)

Ubisoft Québec | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~46h | 34 lists

#25 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) (#357)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 41 lists

#26 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#377)

Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Metroidvania | ~12h | 27 lists

#27 Pentiment (2022) (#392)

Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 24 lists

#28 Slay the Spire (2019) (#404)

Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 18 lists

#29 Night in the Woods (2017) (#424)

Infinite Fall | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 26 lists

#30 Balatro (2024) (#450)

LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~8h | 45 lists

#31 Untitled Goose Game (2019) (#484)

House House | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing / Puzzle / Stealth | ~3h | 31 lists

#32 Neon White (2022) (#490)

Ben Esposito | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle-Platformer / First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 23 lists

#33 Dead Cells (2018) (#493)

Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists

#34 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017) (#561)

Square Enix Business Division 6 | WIN, 3DS, SW, PS4 | Role-Playing | ~57h | 14 lists

#35 Tunic (2022) (#594)

Andrew Shouldice | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 26 lists

#36 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (2020) (#602)

Vicarious Visions | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~7h | 13 lists

#37 Sifu (2022) (#607)

Sloclap | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Beat 'em Up | ~8h | 13 lists

#38 Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) (#614)

Nintendo Cube | SW | Party | ~7h | 2 lists

#39 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#616)

BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~28h | 10 lists

#40 Chants of Sennaar (2023) (#630)

Rundisc | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 14 lists

#41 Thumper (2016) (#633)

Drool | WIN, 3, XB1, PS4, PSVR, SW | Music | ~8h | 11 lists

#42 Animal Well (2024) (#636)

Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 26 lists

#43 The Outer Worlds (2019) (#663)

Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~13h | 25 lists

#44 Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) (#665)

Next Level Games, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 6 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~13h | 20 lists

#45 Gorogoa (2017) (#666)

Jason Roberts | WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Puzzle | ~2h | 10 lists

#46 Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) (#669)

HAL Laboratory | SW | Platform | ~10h | 19 lists

#47 Factorio (2020) (#681)

Wube Software | 3, SW | Real-Time Strategy / Construction & Management | ~53h | 2 lists

#48 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#697)

Simogo | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~17h | 21 lists

#49 Pikmin 4 (2023) (#698)

Eighting, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Real-Time Strategy / Puzzle | ~18h | 15 lists

#50 Baba Is You (2019) (#720)

hempuli | 3, SW | Puzzle | ~8h | 18 lists

#51 Oxenfree (2016) (#737)

Night School Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Point-and-Click | ~4h | 10 lists

#52 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (2024) (#751)

Grezzo, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~21h | 26 lists

#53 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) (#770)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 12 lists

#54 Mortal Kombat 11 (2019) (#783)

NetherRealm Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Fighting | ~6h | 15 lists

#55 Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016) (#784)

Firaxis Games | 3, iOS, SW | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~23h | 13 lists

#56 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#787)

Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~16h | 26 lists

#57 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021) (#806)

Owlcat Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing | ~57h | 2 lists

#58 Overcooked (2016) (#825)

Ghost Town Games | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Simulation | ~8h | 5 lists

#59 Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) (#829)

Coal Supper | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~2h | 15 lists

#60 Loop Hero (2021) (#850)

Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 11 lists

#61 Gris (2018) (#860)

Nomada Studio | MAC, WIN, SW | Action-Adventure | ~4h | 9 lists

#62 1000xResist (2024) (#861)

sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | WIN, SW | Adventure | ~11h | 12 lists

#63 Unpacking (2021) (#873)

Witch Beam | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists

#64 Cocoon (2023) (#894)

Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 18 lists

#65 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024) (#897)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~17h | 20 lists

#66 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (2017) (#911)

Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris | SW | Action-Adventure / Tactical RPG | ~22h | 17 lists

#67 Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018) (#925)

Omega Force, Square Enix Business Division 5 | WIN, PS4, SW | Sandbox / Action RPG | ~55h | 6 lists

#68 Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019) (#931)

Simogo | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Action / Music | ~1h | 17 lists

#69 Splatoon 3 (2022) (#936)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists

#70 Death's Door (2021) (#956)

Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 20 lists

#71 Pokémon Sword/Shield (2019) (#960)

Game Freak | SW | Role-Playing | ~26h | 15 lists

#72 Live A Live (2022) (#970)

Historia Inc, Square Enix Creative Business Unit II | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Role-Playing / Turn-Based Tactics | ~20h | 7 lists

#73 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022) (#976)

Monolith Soft | SW | Action RPG | ~62h | 19 lists

#74 Dorfromantik (2022) (#987)

Toukana Interactive | WIN, SW | Strategy / Puzzle | ~5h | 5 lists

#75 Citizen Sleeper (2022) (#991)

Jump Over the Age | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing | ~7h | 13 lists

#76 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#1011)

Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 10 lists

#77 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) (#1014)

Grezzo | SW | Action-Adventure | ~14h | 15 lists

#78 Splatoon 2 (2017) (#1019)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 10 lists

#79 Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021) (#1025)

Wishes Ultd. | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 17 lists

#80 Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) (#1045)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Platform | ~8h | 13 lists

#81 Sonic Mania (2017) (#1046)

Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, PagodaWest Games | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~6h | 12 lists

#82 Ball x Pit (2025) (#1050)

Kenny Sun | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2, PS5, XBXS | ~19h | 10 lists

#83 Pokémon: Let's Go Eevee!/Pikachu! (2018) (#1097)

Game Freak | SW | Role-Playing | ~25h | 12 lists

#84 The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (2015) (#1100)

Capcom | WIN, 3DS, SW, PS4 | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~31h | 1 lists

#85 The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (2017) (#1102)

Capcom | WIN, 3DS, SW, PS4 | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~35h | 1 lists

#86 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025) (#1133)

Lizardcube | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Platform | ~10h | 13 lists

#87 Pillars of Eternity (2015) (#1136)

Obsidian Entertainment | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing | ~36h | 8 lists

#88 Absolum (2025) (#1138)

DotEmu | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Beat 'em Up / Roguelike | ~9h | 9 lists

#89 This War of Mine (2014) (#1145)

11 bit studios | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Survival | ~11h | 7 lists

#90 Iconoclasts (2018) (#1169)

Joakim Sandberg | 3, PSV, PS4, SW | Platform | ~11h | 6 lists

#91 Minit (2018) (#1194)

Dominik Johann, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio, Kitty Calis | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Action-Adventure | ~2h | 9 lists

#92 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#1200)

Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists

#93 Venba (2023) (#1205)

Visai Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW, PS5 | Puzzle | ~2h | 13 lists

#94 If Found... (2020) (#1208)

DREAMFEEL | MAC, WIN, iOS, SW | Visual Novel | ~2h | 11 lists

#95 Dragon Ball FighterZ (2018) (#1216)

Arc System Works | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Fighting | ~12h | 14 lists

#96 Monster Hunter Rise (2021) (#1232)

Capcom Development Division 2 | WIN, SW | Action RPG | ~23h | 16 lists

#97 Spiritfarer (2020) (#1260)

Thunder Lotus | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Management Simulation / Platform | ~26h | 11 lists

#98 Telling Lies (2019) (#1262)

Furious Bee Limited, Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Interactive Drama | ~4h | 13 lists

#99 Hypnospace Outlaw (2019) (#1264)

Michael Lasch, Tendershoot, ThatWhichIs Media | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Simulation / Puzzle | ~6h | 8 lists

#100 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2021) (#1271)

Eidos Montréal | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action-Adventure | ~18h | 16 lists