- Home
- Picks by genre
- 10 seriously great Nintendo Switch classics
10 seriously great Nintendo Switch classics
We gathered the must-play classics on Nintendo Switch. From open-world adventures to platformers, strategy RPGs and shooters, these games show off Nintendo's signature polish. Many can also be played on Switch 2, so if you've just bought the console, start here. · Updated 2026-10-20
- Th
1 · Open-world action-adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The game that first showed the joy of solving problems your own way, with no set path, in a free Hyrule where you can climb every mountain you see.
- Th
2 · Open-world action-adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Explore a Hyrule that stretches across the sky, the surface and the depths with an ingenious ability to stick objects together. Here, your imagination is the strategy.
3 · 3D platformer
Super Mario Odyssey
One idea, throwing Cappy the hat to possess enemies and objects, completely refreshed the fun of 3D Mario.
4 · 2D platformer
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Wild transformations triggered by Wonder Flowers await in every course, so familiar 2D Mario feels new every time.
5 · Team-based shooter
Splatoon 3
Covering more ground in your team's ink matters more than taking down opponents, making it a unique shooter where you can help your team even if you're not great at shooting games.
6 · Tactical RPG
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
You become a teacher at an officers academy, teaching students and taking them into battle, so strategic combat and character relationships are deeply intertwined.
- Me
7 · 2D action-adventure
Metroid Dread
The first new numbered 2D entry in 19 years from the series that pioneered the Metroidvania genre, expertly blending fast action with the dread of being hunted.
8 · Action-adventure
Luigi's Mansion 3
The story of timid Luigi exploring a haunted hotel floor by floor, delightful for its toy-box-like presentation and two-player co-op.
- Pi
9 · Real-time strategy adventure
Pikmin 4
A strategy game where you command a swarm of tiny Pikmin to explore a world like a giant garden. It's cute, but it really makes you think.
- Xe
10 · Open-world RPG
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
One of the finest big-budget JRPGs on Switch, with an overwhelming world of nations built atop giant creatures called Titans and a sweeping saga.