Top Nintendo Switch Games 2023

Just Dance 2023 adds valuable visual detail to the series, and lets you dance with others online. It features a good range of music genres, although the game comes with only 40 default tracks. You will need to pay for the Just Dance+ subscription to access more routines.

Fire Emblem Engage recalls earlier series entries by hitting familiar tactical notes, but it augments them with a cool, new team-up system. Its multiplayer modes need work, though.

River City Girls 2 tops its predecessor in nearly every way with more characters, enhanced combat, cross-platform play, and some of the best music you'll hear in a video game.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the beloved series in a long-awaited open-world direction on the Nintendo Switch, one that's filled with enjoyable battles and multiple storylines.

Shovel Knight Dig is yet another treasure dug up by Nitrome and Yacht Club Games that successfully turns the series’ signature 2D side-scrolling action into excellent 2D side-falling action. The procedurally generated levels are expertly designed, and though the roguelite progression elements leave a bit to be desired when it comes to motivating further runs after you’ve completed one, the focus on risk-and-reward choices make for a supremely satisfying experience the whole way through. It’s a short delve (albeit with a very well hidden post game) and it’s not quite as groundbreaking as either of the Spelunkys as far as spelunking roguelike’s go, but Shovel Knight Dig is still a gem.

Square Enix’s Live A Live was originally released in 1994 in Japan, but a new version for the Nintendo Switch gives modern audiences a chance to experience the classic RPG.

Neon White, the latest release from Donut County developer Ben Esposito and publisher Annapurna Interactive, combines elements from Quake, Persona, and Mirror’s Edge into a thrilling game for the Nintendo Switch and Steam.

Mario Strikers: Battle League makes its long-awaited return as a deliriously fun and accessible soccer game that's packed with character customization and online modes.

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga packs the nine, mainline films into a galaxy-spanning, kid-friendly, open-world toybox.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a fun and whimsical adventure through a strange land. You play as the eponymous Kirby, the lovable pink puffball. He has his old skills of swallowing and copying enemies’ powers, but now he has a new trick.