The best Switch games 2024 - Our top 10 games

We'll show you the best games for Nintendo Switch from 2023/2024 according to the GamePro ranking.

The Nintendo Switch continues to be extremely successful; after the initial lack of games during the launch period, new titles are now appearing in the eShop almost every day. To get a quick overview of the best current Switch games, there is this top list.

The rules for the top list:In the following we will focus on games from 2024 and, as long as there haven't been that many releases this year, we will also focus on games from 2023 so that there is a bit of variety in the list. Here you can find the top 10 Switch games with the currently highest GamePro ratings at a glance.

The ratings also determine the order. If the rating is the same, the younger game goes higher in the list. DLCs ​​and expansions, as well as ports and remasters are not taken into account in this list, and they are not exclusively exclusive titles.

10. Super Mario RPG - Rating: 85

• Genre:Role play
• Release: 17. November 2023

That's what it's about: Super Mario RPG was the first game over 25 years ago in which Mario broke new ground with RPGs. Mario is now well known as a role-playing game, but here we go back to the roots. Instead of Bowser, who once again kidnaps Princess Peach, you have to stop a bigger danger together with the lizard and new friends and collect seven stars to save the kingdom.

Here's why you should play it:With this RPG it is still exciting to see how the genre has developed further. Thanks to the polished visuals and cute characters (some of which never made the jump from the SNES), it's finally possible to relive this piece of Mario history.

9. Octopath Traveler - Rating: 86

• Genre:Role play
• Release: February 24, 2023

That's what it's about:is a role-playing game that might especially appeal to fans of the genre. In the classic pixel look with an HD touch, you will experience a comprehensive story from the perspective of eight heroes who gradually meet each other. The game is also quite tough, which is why you have to act tactically in the challenging fights.

Here's why you should play it:Octopath Traveler 2 doesn't fall into the trap of many sequels. Because it actually makes changes in the right places and creates a much more coherent story that better connects the events of the individual characters.

Octopath Traveler 2 im Test

8. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp - Rating: 86

• Genre:Strategy
• Release: 21. April 2023

That's what it's about: AtThese are remakes of Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising. As consultants, we carry out turn-based battles in two campaigns and a versus mode with up to four players. We take cities and bases with land, air and naval units, but we have to pay attention to the terrain and weather. The commanders also have their own gifts such as repairing units.

Here's why you should play it:Even if Advance Wars seems like a tough strategy title at first glance, there is a lot more logic behind it. Like a puzzle game, you have to position your troops tactically to overcome your opponents, rather than simply building up a huge force that flattens everything in its path.

Advance Wars-Remakes im Test

7. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Rating: 86

• Genre:Action-Adventure
• Release: 18 January 2024

That's what it's about:Withthe popular series returns to its roots and is 2D again. But instead of a cinematic platformer, this time you can expect a Metroidvania. In the role of Sargon, who serves in a special unit of the royal army, you have to find the prince who was kidnapped to the mysterious Mount Qaf.

That's why you should play it: The Lost Crown manages to offer a competent Metroidvania experience primarily through the combat system and the climbing, both of which are very well done. In addition, the game has a surprisingly long playing time of just under 20-25 hours.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

6. Metroid Prime Remastered - Rating: 87

• Genre:Action-Adventure
• Release: February 9, 2023

That's what it's about:is the new edition of the GameCube game that is still convincing over 20 years after release. In the role of Samus Aran, a bounty hunter, we find ourselves on an unexplored planet and explore it in perfect adventure style.

Here's why you should play it:No matter whether you already know the original or are playing it for the first time. Metroid Prime Remastered is the perfect version to experience the classic. Thanks to new control options and adjusted graphics, the game feels more modern than ever before.

5. Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus

• Genre:Action-Adventure
• Release: 17 July 2024

That's what it's about: Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is the perfect game for anyone waiting for Hollow Knight: Silksong. In the hand-drawn Metroidvania you explore a beautiful world that is based primarily on Asian folklore.

Here's why you should play it:Ultimately, Bo's style isn't the only thing that impresses. The Metroidvania is also recommended for play. The game becomes more and more demanding, especially because of the combat system, which requires a lot of finger acrobatics in the air. But even beyond that, the skills gradually loosen up the gameplay.

Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus

4. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

• Genre:Action-Adventure
• Release: 26. September 2024

That's what it's about:is the first big game in which you control the eponymous princess yourself. After Hyrule has been plunged into ruin by cracks and Link has been swallowed up by the earth, Zelda must now save the kingdom

Here's why you should play it:She receives support from Tri, who gives her the power to create so-called echoes. With these you can turn opponents you copy against other monsters or conjure up beds to solve puzzles. Basically, Echoes of Wisdom is a 2D Zelda with dungeons, but thanks to physics puzzles it gives you the playful freedom you know from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.

3. Roots of Pacha - Rating: 90

• Genre:Farmsimulation
• Release: 28. November 2023

That's what it's about: Inyou experience a farming simulator in a very atypical setting. The game puts you in a fictional Stone Age in which you, as part of a tribe, have to survive the seasons and gradually develop your ideas. This is how you get fireplaces, larger houses, a sundial and much more.

Here's why you should play it:Due to the unusual setting, some things happen differently in the game than you are used to in the genre. So there are all the elements like cultivating fields or collecting livestock/pets, but instead of a hoe you use a stone at the beginning or you don't have a dog but a baby mammoth as a pet. This means that even those who know the genre inside out are offered some new elements.

2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Rating: 92

Genre: Jump 'n' Run
Release-Datum: 20 October 2023

That's what it's about:Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the first new 2D offshoot since 2012. And Nintendo has come up with a lot of new ideas for it. The gameplay remains classic, but with the Flower Kingdom, which is haunted by Bowser, there is a completely new setting. This not only offers new abilities, such as the elephant power-up, but also never-before-seen opponents.

That's what's special:Of course the new style is a real eye-catcher, but the real star is the titular miracle flowers. Each level offers one of these plants that transform the entire world. The effect is always different and therefore ensures variety throughout the entire game.

Recommended for fans who:like to jump around in 2D or are simply a fan of the plumber.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Wertung: 93

Genre: Action role-playing game
Release-Datum: 12. May 2023

That's what it's about:After more than six years, we're finally going back to Hyrule. InNot only do you explore the same Hyrule again, but there are also many places waiting for you in the sky and underground. After Link and Zelda discover a new disaster beneath Hyrule Castle, the hero must once again save the princess who has disappeared.

That's what's special:Nintendo has completely replaced Link's abilities and is now relying even more on the sandbox feeling. This means you can connect items to your weapons and shields to create completely new attack options. In addition, objects can be freely combined with each other to create vehicles, paths and much more.

Recommended for fans who:are looking for a huge sandbox open world again.

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

These were the best Switch games of 2023/2024. We're excited to see what new titles this year will bring us.

Read more reviews from 2023/2024 and the Hall of Fame with five games that we always recommend.