Updated: 08 Sep 2025

10 Best nintendo switch 2 games of 2025

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Updated: 08 Sep 2025

#1

Best Choice

Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

9.8

Nintendo

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New Dynamic Battles: For the first time ever, Trainers and their Pokémon will move around and take action in real time during battles. Pokémon will unleash their moves when their Trainers command them to. In addition to type matchups, there will be new mechanics to consider, such as the precise timing for swapping out your Pokémon or using moves, the different lengths of time moves will take to launch, and how big an area the moves will impact.

Explore Lumiose City On Nintendo Switch 2: By taking advantage of the power of Nintendo Switch 2, you can enjoy your adventure in Lumiose City with enhanced resolution and frame rates.

A Luminous Metropolis: An urban redevelopment plan is underway in Lumiose City! The goal: to turn it into a place Pokémon and people can truly share.
#2

Best Value

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

9.6

Nintendo

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Upgrade Details: Support for the ZELDA NOTES game-specific service via Nintendo Switch App*, Improved frame rates and resolution and Faster load times.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of a game is a bundle that includes the original game and its upgrade pack, which enhances the game to take advantage of the capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2 system. Available only for select games. Contents and enhancements of the upgrade pack vary by game. They can include visual improvements, new features, or additional game modes. Features and content of a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game can only be played on Nintendo Switch 2.

If you already have the original Nintendo Switch game—as either a physical or digital version—you can upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition by purchasing the game's upgrade pack from Nintendo eShop, My Nintendo Store, or retailers. After you upgrade, the original Nintendo Switch game can still be played on Nintendo Switch, though the features and content of the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition can only be played on Nintendo Switch 2.
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#3

Donkey Kong Bananza - Nintendo Switch 2

9.5

Nintendo

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Smash! Explore! Bananas!: Join the unlikely duo of Donkey Kong and Pauline as they smash their way through a vast underground world in Donkey Kong Bananza – only on Nintendo Switch 2.

Peel Back The Layers: Delve deeper underground to discover a subterranean world that’s more than it seems on the surface. From lush lagoons, enormous canyons, and even frozen tundra – each layer is full of surprises. These layers are also home to inhabitants who need help dealing with Void Company’s shenanigans.

Break It Down: Bash through just about anything with the raw power of Donkey Kong! Crash through walls, carve tunnels with your fists, punch straight down into the ground, and even tear off chunks of terrain to swing around and throw – the more you smash, the more secrets you’ll open up to explore.

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#4

Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

9.3

Nintendo

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Upgrade Details: New way to play exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2: Jamboree TV

Players appear within the game via CameraPlay using a compatible USB-C camera (sold separately)

New modes that use mouse controls, microphone and a compatible USB-C camera (sold separately)

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#5

Mario Kart World - Nintendo Switch 2

9.2

Nintendo

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Hit the open road with Mario and friends! Zip around courses in a vast world where everything is connected. Race along grassy plains, bustling cities, wide-open waters, big ol' volcanos, and more—plus everything in between. Exclusively for the Nintendo Switch 2 system!

Go beyond the course: There's more to racing than just the course. Hop off the course and race the distance to the next one!

A sprawling world of courses: Speed across plains, cities, water, volcanos, and much more. Everything is connected!

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#6

Street Fighter 6: Year 1-2 Fighters Edition - Nintendo Switch 2

9.1

Nintendo

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Street Fighter 6 is the next evolution of the Street Fighter series and features innovative new gameplay features, plus enhanced visuals for every aspect of the game.

Powered by Capcom's proprietary RE ENGINE, Street Fighter 6 spans three distinct game modes, including Fighting Ground, World Tour and Battle Hub. The experience also includes innovative new gameplay features, plus enhanced visuals for every aspect of the game.

Hit the streets with new ways to play and fight in the next evolution of Capcom's legendary fighting series.

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#7

Split Fiction - Nintendo Switch 2 (Code In Box)

9.0

Electronic Arts

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UNPARALLELED VARIETY: Discover new mechanics and abilities in every level of your adventure, which will alternate between sci-fi and fantasy settings. Escape a sun that’s going supernova, challenge a monkey to a dance battle, try out some cool hoverboard tricks, fight an evil kitty, and ride everything from gravity bikes to a sandshark. Experience worlds that are entirely different from each other, unexpected new abilities, and a range of gameplay that includes platforming, stealth, puzzles, and more. There are surprises waiting for you and your partner in every new level.

TRUE CO-OP ADVENTURE: This split-screen adventure is tailored for two. Experience co-op gameplay where you’ll have to coordinate your actions and timing as well as work together to overcome challenges. Invite a friend to play with you for free on any platform (Crossplay on NS2, PS, Xbox & PC) with the Friend’s Pass*. This wild ride comes to you from Hazelight, the co-op thrill-makers that brought you It Takes Two and A Way Out.

THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP: Mio and Zoe don’t get along at first, but soon enough they become each other’s only hopes. This journey will throw unexpected twists at them and if they want to make it through, they’ll need to have each other’s backs. They’ll encounter bizarre situations as they traverse stories born from their own wild imaginations. Most importantly – they’ll face it all together.
#8

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

8.9

Nintendo

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Upgrade Details: Support for the ZELDA NOTES game-specific service via Nintendo Switch App*, Improved frame rates and resolution, Faster load times and HDR support**

Explore the vast land - and skies - of Hyrule

An epic adventure across the land and skies of Hyrule awaits in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo Switch system. The adventure is yours to create in a world fueled by your imagination.

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#9

Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

8.7

Nintendo

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Upgrade Details: A new story: Star-Crossed World and Visually enhanced with improved frame rate.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of a game is a bundle that includes the original game and its upgrade pack, which enhances the game to take advantage of the capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2 system. Available only for select games. Contents and enhancements of the upgrade pack vary by game. They can include visual improvements, new features, or additional game modes. Features and content of a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game can only be played on Nintendo Switch 2.

If you already have the original Nintendo Switch game—as either a physical or digital version—you can upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition by purchasing the game's upgrade pack from Nintendo eShop, My Nintendo Store, or retailers. After you upgrade, the original Nintendo Switch game can still be played on Nintendo Switch, though the features and content of the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition can only be played on Nintendo Switch 2.

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#10

Sonic X Shadow Generations - Nintendo Switch 2

8.6

SEGA

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SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS also includes a complete remaster of the highly acclaimed SONIC GENERATIONS, a time-traveling adventure featuring a greatest-hits collection of 3D and 2D Sonic stages, now with upgraded visuals and new bonus content.

SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS Day One Edition includes a legacy skin for Sonic and Gerald Robotnik’s Journal, a 28-page logbook chronicling Gerald’s innermost thoughts and drawings while he created Shadow the Hedgehog and the Ark Space Station.

Play as Shadow in a brand-new story campaign featuring never-before-seen abilities that prove why he’s known as the Ultimate Life Form! Speed through iconic stages from Shadow’s history, discover hidden secrets in an expansive hub world, and unlock new powers to take on Black Doom and save the world.

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