Swap 2 launched in June 2025 and, though a younger console within the scheme of issues, it is already constructed up a sizeable software program library, mixing some selection exclusives with a bunch of ‘Nintendo Swap 2 Editions’, which embrace optimised, improved variations of a few of the biggest video video games ever made.However what are one of the best video games for Nintendo Swap 2 obtainable? Which Swap 2 video games are must-haves? What do you have to play first?With nicely over 50 titles on the system now, we have compiled this ranked record of the easiest Swap 2 video games. It is going to, in fact, develop within the coming weeks and months, with loads of top-quality video games coming quickly that’ll be jostling for a spot – and inevitably pushing a few of these out of the highest 50.Let’s start on the backside…50. Useful Hockey (Swap 2)
Writer: ITL / Developer: ITLRelease Date: thirty first Jul 2025 (USA) / thirty first Jul 2025 (UK/EU)Useful Hockey is a re-release/remaster of 2010’s Japan-only DSI title from ITL, and it is the epitome of laser-focused recreation design. There may be one factor to do right here, and it is play air hockey.
This pretty little Swap 2 model permits gamers to compete with a combination of human/CPU opponents in matches that may be both singles or doubles. With Mouse Mode performance and the choice to put your Swap 2 on the desk, it is a no-frills winner that does precisely what it says on the tin – and at 120fps, too.
49. Drag x Drive (Swap 2)
Writer: Nintendo / Developer: NintendoRelease Date: 14th Aug 2025 (USA) / 14th Aug 2025 (UK/EU)Drag x Drive could lack choices with its on-line modes, its controls take a little bit of getting used to, and it is a charisma vacuum within the presentation division.
Nonetheless, if you happen to may give up a while to actually interact with it, if you will get previous the limitations by way of controls and the early frustrations as you discover your rhythm, you may be rewarded with a novel and really well-made sports activities recreation that deserves to seek out an viewers of devoted followers. Add in some friends, and you have a strong little bit of enjoyable for the value.
48. BOKURA: planet (Swap 2)
Writer: KODANSHA / Developer: TokoronyoriRelease Date: seventh Aug 2025 (USA) / seventh Aug 2025 (UK/EU)A follow-up to developer tokoronyori’s BOKURA from 2023, BOKURA: planet was a stunning shock.
This two-player-only puzzle-platformer options an intriguing, diverging co-op narrative that creates pressure beneath its novel puzzles with out utterly jettisoning its cutesy vibes for pixel horror.
Should you’re on the lookout for a reflective, grown-up journey with laughs, gasps, and maybe even a tear or two — and one that actually showcases GameChat — this affecting little expedition will declare however a number of hours of your life and is price enlisting a pal for.
47. Arcade Archives 2 SCRAMBLED EGG (Swap 2)
Writer: HAMSTERRelease Date: twenty eighth Aug 2025 (USA) / twenty eighth Aug 2025 (UK/EU)Technos’ Scrambled Egg is a top-down arcade egg-kicker from 1983. You wander across the yard cracking eggs together with your ft and booting the hatchlings out of bounds to security, all whereas baddies prowl round attempting to get you.
With some timing and ability, you may boot the chicks into enemies and take them out for further factors. Easy stuff, however enjoyable sufficient to take in some quarters.
46. The Exit 8 – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: PLAYISM / Developer: KOTAKE CREATERelease Date: twenty ninth Aug 2025 (USA) / twenty ninth Aug 2025 (UK/EU)The Exit 8 is a cool expertise that is definitely worth the low asking value to play a recreation that is develop into a cult hit — common sufficient to spawn a film, in truth — nevertheless it’s not one thing we think about going again to anytime quickly.
‘Scary’ can be beneficiant, however there are positively moments that made us really feel uneasy. If developer Kotake Create had actually leaned into the horror and made one thing a bit nearer to Hideo Kojima’s P.T., we might have had a contemporary basic right here.
45. WWE 2K25 (Swap 2)
Writer: 2K Video games / Developer: Visible ConceptsRelease Date: twenty third Jul 2025 (USA) / twenty third Jul 2025 (UK/EU)WWE 2K25 powerbombs onto Swap 2 in a superb port that holds its personal in opposition to the likes of the PS5 model, and retains the motion easy and silky, even whenever you begin piling on the wrestlers in a Royal Rumble.
With nice seems, best-in-class core mechanics, a ton of on-line, native, and solo modes, and an infinite roster, this one will hold all you Swap 2 wrasslin’ followers busy for very long time. Intergender matches, improved MyRise and Showcase, in-depth tutorials, and the return of chain wrestling are all simply icing on high.
44. Survival Children (Swap 2)
Writer: Konami / Developer: Unity GamesRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Survival Children is a completely competent, cosy recreation of cooperative gathering and crafting. It’s not a lot of a looker, and its concepts aren’t mind-blowing, nevertheless it’s all good things because of its strong controls and easy-to-grasp loop.
We’re undecided we’d wish to be caught with it on a desert island, nevertheless it’s good firm for a number of completely happy hours with a pal – particularly a much less skilled gamer.
43. Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion (Swap 2)
Writer: Marvelous! / Developer: First StudioRelease Date: fifth Sep 2025 (USA) / fifth Sep 2025 (UK/EU)Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion is a good mech recreation with loads of depth in its weapons setups and plenty of cool loot to find in its massive open-world maps. The fight is versatile, it is quick, and it is fairly often loads of enjoyable.
Nonetheless, efficiency points — that are additionally current on different platforms, so do not sweat it an excessive amount of, Swap 2 homeowners — make for a janky expertise in locations, with mushy controls and limp suggestions. It is simply not almost as polished because it may very well be on this respect. With stutters loading into new areas and low-res textures a typical sight (once more, additionally on different techniques), the general feeling right here is of a recreation that wants a number of patches and tweaks to get it the place it must be.
42. Apex Legends (Swap 2)
Writer: EA / Developer: Respawn EntertainmentRelease Date: fifth Aug 2025 (USA) / fifth Aug 2025 (UK/EU)Following the disappointing Swap 1 port, Apex Legends redeems itself on Swap 2. This upgraded model provides us 60fps capturing motion with crisp, clear resolutions and none of that juddery, unresponsive, blurry stuff we had again in 2021.
It is arguably nonetheless one of the best hero shooter/Battle Royale on the market, with amazingly fluid traversal, best-in-class gunfeel, and a ping system that places correct teamwork and techniques entrance and centre. The cherry on high, in fact, is that it is free to play, too, so there isn’t any good purpose for shooter followers to not dive proper in.
41. Nintendo Swap 2 Welcome Tour (Swap 2)
Writer: Nintendo / Developer: NintendoRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Nintendo Swap 2 Welcome Tour is a chilled, surprisingly participating {hardware} exhibition with a handful of cool minigames, a trove of attention-grabbing information, and a few neat demos that showcase precisely what the little system can do. It makes you be ok with shopping for the factor, which makes the platform holder’s determination to not bundle it with the console completely baffling. That includes costly add-ons you may not personal additionally will not impress anybody who’s indignant that the corporate desires one other 10 bucks for this.
That apart, it is an undeniably high quality demonstration of Nintendo’s considerate design strategy. It is cute, it is enjoyable, and it is a disgrace the entire pack-in argument overshadows the pleasant software program. Anybody thinking about tech, design, or Nintendo basically ought to test it out instantly.
40. Arcade Archives 2 MACH BREAKERS (Swap 2)
Writer: HAMSTERRelease Date: 4th Sep 2025 (UK/EU)One in all a number of arcade classics we hoped to see come to Swap sooner or later again in 2021, Namco’s superpower-infused sports activities sequel (to 1993’s Numan Athletics) has discovered its technique to Swap 1 and a pair of courtesy of Hamster’s Arcade Archives collection.
A multiplayer Olympics-style aggressive affair, it is nice to have it extra extensively obtainable, and we’re wanting ahead to checking it out on a Swap.
39. Arcade Archives 2: Aqua Jet (Swap 2)
Writer: HAMSTER / Developer: NamcoRelease Date: 14th Aug 2025 (USA) / 14th Aug 2025 (UK/EU)Namco’s racer was initially launched the exact same 12 months as Wave Race 64 and Hamster has carried out one other strong job bringing a ’90s arcade basic to Swap 2 and making it sing. Sadly, with out a lot content material current within the base recreation, there are solely so many occasions you may revisit this vibrant racer earlier than issues get repetitive.
Aqua Jet presents good options, with toggleable gyro controls and on-line leaderboards to maintain you cracking away at course occasions. However with no multiplayer, there’s barely any purpose to revisit this when you’re glad together with your efficiency.
38. Excessive On Life: Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Squanch Video games / Developer: Squanch GamesRelease Date: twenty eighth Aug 2025 (USA)A free improve if you happen to personal the Swap model, Excessive On Life: Nintendo Swap 2 Version provides mouse controls to Squanch Video games’ comedian FPS the place the weapons speak. You additionally get bumps to texture high quality, decision, and body charge.
The Excessive On Knife DLC is included, too, so if you happen to’ve bought the urge for food for a dozen hours of pretty strong first-person capturing, with gabbing weaponry that spit Rick & Morty-esque gags at you for the length, nicely, right here it’s.
37. Tremendous Mario Occasion Jamboree – Nintendo Swap 2 Version + Jamboree TV (Swap 2)
Writer: Nintendo / Developer: NintendoRelease Date: twenty fourth Jul 2025 (USA) / twenty fourth Jul 2025 (UK/EU)Tremendous Mario Occasion Jamboree – Nintendo Swap 2 Version + Jamboree TV (breathe) provides an already unbelievable occasion recreation an enormous shot within the arm, with a bunch of sensible Mouse Mode and mic-based video games that additionally assist you to see your large foolish face as you play. It is all very knockabout, very simple to make use of, and really simple to get pleasure from.
With an enormous base recreation packing seven boards and an entire bunch of modes, and the Swap 2’s new tech including to the enjoyable in significant methods, it is a completely pleasant and completely family-friendly technique to occasion Mushroom Kingdom-style.
36. Shadow Labyrinth – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Bandai Namco / Developer: Bandai NamcoRelease Date: 18th Jul 2025 (USA) / 18th Jul 2025 (UK/EU)Should you’re intrigued by Shadow Labyrinth’s recent strategy to Pac-Man, we suggest giving it a shot on Swap 2.
It offers an intriguing narrative in a foreboding world with diverse environments all through, and PUCK proves to be a compelling character. The brief bursts of Pac-Man-style gameplay assist combine up the expertise, and that is very welcome for the reason that recreation by no means actually delivers a ‘wow’ second.
A lot of it has been carried out higher elsewhere — and it is giving off some robust Hole Knight vibes — however that is however a promising new route for an ageing franchise.
35. Fortnite (Swap 2)
Writer: Epic Video games / Developer: Epic GamesRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Fortnite on Swap 2 fixes all evident — and never so evident — points with the Swap 1 model of the sport. This can be a large package deal of actions; from battle royale to survival recreation, racing, artistic modes, music festivals, and extra in addition to. It is lots, and it now runs at 60fps with crisp, clear resolutions all spherical.
Mouse mode controls are a revelation, loading occasions are vastly improved, graphics look very good certainly, thanks, and, nicely, I reckon that is now the easiest way to play this one, no matter a slight downgrading in visuals.
34. Arcade Archives 2: Air Fight 22 (Swap 2)
Writer: HAMSTER / Developer: NamcoRelease Date: third Jul 2025 (USA) / third Jul 2025 (UK/EU)Air Fight 22 is arguably extra attention-grabbing as a historic artefact than it’s as a online game, however that is to not say followers of Namco’s collection will not extract loads of enjoyment from it.
Like stablemate Ridge Racer, it is a very restricted expertise designed round short-burst ‘arcade’ play, nevertheless it’s nonetheless entertaining sufficient to be price your money and time; hopefully, it sells nicely sufficient for Bandai Namco and Hamster to deliver different basic Nineties arcade titles to fashionable techniques.
33. Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer (Swap 2)
Writer: HAMSTER / Developer: NamcoRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Whereas it lacks the extra content material seen within the PS1 port, the unique arcade iteration of Ridge Racer stays a landmark launch within the historical past of the racing style, and it is simply as gripping and playable as we speak because it was again in 1993.
The flexibility to compete for top scores on-line provides massively to this model’s endurance, and whereas its long-term enchantment does have a reasonably low ceiling, it is simply definitely worth the modest asking value simply to expertise the primal satisfaction you get from pulling off an ideal energy slide.
32. Pricey me, I used to be… (Swap 2)
Writer: Arc System Works / Developer: Arc System WorksRelease Date: thirty first Jul 2025 (USA) / thirty first Jul 2025 (UK/EU)A wordless expertise that places an emphasis on the ‘visible’ in visible novel, it’s not every single day {that a} recreation efficiently manages to craft a transferring narrative about artwork, life, and the passage of time solely on the advantage of its visible and musical storytelling.
However even when this brief recreation itself stays silent, Pricey me, I used to be… is completely price speaking about.
31. Sonic X Shadow Generations (Swap 2)
Writer: SEGA / Developer: SEGARelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Whether or not it is best to take a punt on Sonic X Shadow Generations for the Swap 2 will rely upon whether or not you already personal it on Swap 1 or not. Should you don’t, it is maybe Sonic’s finest 3D recreation, and that is undoubtedly the easiest way to play it on Nintendo techniques.
Should you do, nevertheless, it is best to suppose twice about double-dipping. It’s already a splendid recreation on Swap 1, and with no improve path or new content material, you are lacking out on little or no if you happen to skip it. Personally, we might watch for a sale if you happen to completely can’t reside with out these 60 frames per second.
30. NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION Awakening Full Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Koei Tecmo / Developer: Koei TecmoRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Just a little extra decision is all the time going to be helpful in a technique recreation, and that is true for Nobunaga’s Ambition Awakening.
This ‘Full Version’ builds on the Swap 1 basis by including a half dozen new eventualities and all of the beforehand launched DLC, plus Mouse Mode performance and 4K assist providing you with a greater take a look at the battlefield and extra exact management over your campaigns.
Should you favored the bottom recreation on Swap, the Swap 2 additions improve the expertise in precisely the best way you’d count on and hope, arguably fulfilling the sport’s potential on the hand-held hybrid the place it struggled earlier than.
29. No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES (Swap 2)
Writer: Spike Chunsoft / Developer: Spike ChunsoftRelease Date: twenty fifth Jul 2025 (USA) / twenty fifth Jul 2025 (UK/EU)No Sleep for Kaname is an effective spin-off for current AI: The Somnium Information followers. Whereas the Somnium segments haven’t advanced a lot since their introduction within the first recreation, the brand new escape puzzle video games are a welcome addition to the collection. Regardless of a brand new author taking the helm for this entry, the writing is tonally constant and the characters are as charming as ever.
28. Wild Hearts S (Swap 2)
Writer: Koei Tecmo / Developer: Omega ForceRelease Date: twenty fifth Jul 2025 (USA) / twenty fifth Jul 2025 (UK/EU)Wild Hearts S is a satisfying, if unspectacular, addition to the Swap 2’s early library. The monster searching and tools constructing is simply as rewarding and addictive as you’d hope, and there’s tons of replayability right here, whether or not you’re enjoying solo or with pals.
That being mentioned, the technical efficiency is simply okay, whereas the dearth of any important content material additions to this re-release looks like a missed alternative, particularly if you happen to beforehand performed this on different platforms. We might nonetheless give Wild Hearts a advice, as its blemishes don’t in the end take an excessive amount of away from its many strengths, however maybe that is one to attend for a sale.
27. Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Sq. EnixRelease Date: thirty first Jul 2025 (USA) / thirty first Jul 2025 (UK/EU)The Swap 1 model launched in October 2024, and whereas we loved varied elements (its open-ended narrative construction, the generational occasion system, some respectable QoL options), we felt that the characters lacked persona and the battle system wanted some work.
Whereas these parts are unchanged within the Swap 2 improve, our different predominant grip — underwhelming graphics and efficiency — has seen a lift within the newer model, with docked mode now outputting at (as much as) 1440p with 60fps efficiency. Throw in quicker hundreds, and that is undoubtedly the easiest way to play the sport if you happen to’re curious. Take a look at our Swap 1 overview for the total skinny on the non-upgraded model.
26. Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster (Swap 2)
Writer: Sq. Enix / Developer: Silicon StudioRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster is a strong replace of one among Sq.’s best fashionable turn-based RPGs. Its mixture of a versatile job system, dynamic fight, and unexpectedly attention-grabbing story makes for an journey that no followers of the JRPG style will wish to miss out on, particularly any such followers that loved Crew Asano’s newer work on the Octopath Traveler duology.
That in thoughts, there isn’t actually something new on this remaster that justifies the value of a double dip—if you happen to already put lots of time into this one on the 3DS again within the day, we’d warning you to first take into account simply how badly you wish to spend your cash on what in the end quantities to little greater than a pleasant visible bump.
All the identical, Bravely Default was and nonetheless is a good RPG; if you happen to haven’t had the prospect to present this one a shot but, this port is a good way to see what the fuss is about.
25. RAIDOU Remastered: The Thriller of the Soulless Military (Swap 2)
Writer: SEGA / Developer: AtlusRelease Date: nineteenth Jun 2025 (USA) / nineteenth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)RAIDOU Remastered: The Thriller of the Soulless Military is a superb retread of a forgotten basic, neatly sprucing up its finest elements and modifying its worst elements to make for an general extra pleasant expertise. Although the visuals are simply ‘okay’ and the detective gameplay generally is a bit plain, the action-packed fight, reworked demon fusion, and attention-grabbing story all come collectively to make for a gripping journey.
We’d suggest you decide this one up if you happen to’re curious and also you suppose it might be up your alley. We’ve by no means performed something fairly like Raidou, and it presents a really distinctive take not simply on the usual SMT system, however motion RPGs on the entire.
24. Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 + 4 (Swap 2)
Writer: Activision / Developer: Iron GalaxyRelease Date: eleventh Jul 2025 (USA) / eleventh Jul 2025 (UK/EU)Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 + 4 is one other welcome return to the franchise’s glory days, presenting the third and fourth entries with revamped visuals throughout the board whereas retaining the identical slick gameplay. Some of us may be unable to recover from the structural adjustments to Professional Skater 4, and we’ve to confess to being slightly dissatisfied on the lack of basic music tracks, however general, the positives completely outweigh the negatives.
Should you’re trying to inject a healthy dose of nostalgia into your life, otherwise you merely wish to see what the Tony Hawk collection was like at its absolute peak, then this could show a high quality addition to your Swap 2 library.
23. Hitman World of Assassination – Signature Version (Swap 2)
Writer: IO Interactive / Developer: IO InteractiveRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Hitman World of Assassination – Signature Version is a surprising assortment of video games that sees Agent 47 at his very best. With multiplayer elements woven seamlessly and neatly into the combination, tons of the way to strategy each mission, and a few of the finest degree design within the biz, it is a bona fide belter, no questions requested.
Nonetheless, at launch, this Swap 2 port wanted some work to repair its stuttering points, particularly in docked mode. A promised patch ultimately arrived, which included varied enhancements and an choice to cap the body charge at 30fps to maintain issues constant, a minimum of – a workable compromise, although it might nonetheless be good to see 47 hit that 60fps goal ultimately.
22. Cronos: The New Daybreak (Swap 2)
Writer: Bloober Crew / Developer: Bloober TeamRelease Date: fifth Sep 2025 (USA) / fifth Sep 2025 (UK/EU)We’re nonetheless enjoying by way of Cronos for overview, so you may have to attend slightly longer for our verdict on Bloober Crew’s newest. It appears to be happening nicely with you lot thus far, although. Watch this area.
21. Star Wars Outlaws (Swap 2)
Writer: Ubisoft / Developer: Huge EntertainmentRelease Date: 4th Sep 2025 (USA) / 4th Sep 2025 (UK/EU)Star Wars Outlaws on Swap 2 is a really high quality port of a strong Star Wars recreation. Kay Vess’s story could over-utilise tried and examined gameplay mechanics, it might not deliver something new or vastly thrilling to the desk, however what it does do is provide you with a well-crafted world stuffed filled with lore by way of which to discover, sneak, and forge your personal path.
With strong efficiency and attractiveness in each docked and handheld, and movement controls and cross-saves thrown in for good measure, that is a simple advice for Swap 2 followers of Star Wars.
18. Hogwarts Legacy (Swap 2)
Writer: Warner Bros Video games / Developer: Avalanche SoftwareRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)An up to date model of Swap’s Hogwarts Legacy, the NS2 model bumps the decision as much as 1080p in handheld and 1440p docked, because of the console’s DLSS upscaling.
Co-developers Krome Studios additionally added Mouse Mode compatibility, improved load occasions, and a stabilised 30fps whereas sprucing varied different issues to bump up the general high quality on the extra highly effective {hardware}.
17. Cut up Fiction (Swap 2)
Writer: EA / Developer: HazelightRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Cut up Fiction looks like a present. Its sole intention is to entertain and produce gamers collectively by testing them at each flip. Hazelight provides us two distinct worlds, every crammed with an enormous array of actions for co-op companions to get pleasure from and argue over.
It serves as a shocking visible showcase for the Swap 2 and enhances the Buddy’s Cross characteristic, permitting our unique Swap buddies to hitch within the enjoyable.
16. Avenue Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Capcom / Developer: CapcomRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Avenue Fighter 6 on Swap 2 is a cracker, and in moveable mode, it might nicely develop into my most well-liked technique to play this unbelievable entry in Capcom’s storied franchise. The one fly within the ointment with this port is 30fps fights in World Tour. It is a disgrace, and it is 100% gonna be a dealbreaker for some.
However if you happen to can overlook that, the remainder of what’s right here is crisp, clear, and as slick as we might have ever hoped. All different modes are totally featured and working at 60fps, and on-line works a deal with.
15. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Swap 2)
Writer: Capcom / Developer: CapcomRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Kunitsu-Gami was an actual shock. A strong mix of technique and motion that comes with elements of Shinto and Japanese folklore to create a visually beautiful expertise. It is a fantastic showcase for Swap 2, as nicely, even when mouse controls may not fairly work for everybody.
14. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Marvelous Europe / Developer: Marvelous Inc.Launch Date: twenty seventh Aug 2025 (USA) / twenty seventh Aug 2025 (UK/EU)Should you’re within the temper for an attractive, endearing, and cute farming recreation, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar ought to tickle your pickle with aplomb. It may not have the depth of different farming sims, nevertheless it’s unbelievable to manage, and the well-written (and voiced) characters alongside the various duties and calendar filled with occasions to occupy your time, make you are feeling like a part of a bustling little neighborhood.
We fell in love with Zephyr City, and because of the satisfying gameplay and intricately related internet of rewards, we will not see myself placing it down any time quickly.
The sport can be obtainable on Swap 1, so if you happen to’re enjoying it there, count on the entire above at 720p.
13. Deltarune (Swap 2)
Writer: 8-4 / Developer: tobyfoxRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Deltarune is a recreation that may really feel odd to suggest, because it’s each troublesome to convey in phrases what makes this recreation really feel particular and… nicely, with additional chapters but to hitch the current 4, it nonetheless isn’t completed but.
Its goofy and subversive narrative, revolutionary battle mechanics, and killer soundtrack all mix to make this follow-up to Undertale from Toby Fox definitely worth the buy in its present state, even whether it is incomplete and the visuals really feel a tad underwhelming.
12. No Man’s Sky – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Hey Video games / Developer: Hey GamesRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)No Man’s Sky – Nintendo Swap 2 Version brings this wonderful, continuously evolving area survival journey to your new Nintendo console in high quality type. That is an almost-perfect match for different variations of the sport, barring some very minor hiccups right here and there.
Fight continues to be a bit naff, particularly in area, and hardcore pirates may not get all they want from the techniques in place right here, however aside from that, that is an nearly good port of an almighty behemoth of a recreation. The sky, it appears, actually has no limits.
11. Mario Kart World (Swap 2)
Writer: Nintendo / Developer: NintendoRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)At first, this does not fairly really feel just like the reinvention of Mario Kart that folks wished or anticipated, however the extra time you spend within the open world and racing with pals, you’ll uncover a mechanically wealthy kart racer filled with secrets and techniques and pleasure. Mario Kart World refines and expands the system in significant methods whereas upping the allure in lots of others.
Few video games have introduced as a lot laughter as this one since launch. Should you want a pick-me-up, Mario Kart World is bound to deliver a smile, and it looks like an ideal begin to Swap 2’s life.
10. Quick Fusion (Swap 2)
Writer: Shin’en Multimedia / Developer: Shin’en MultimediaRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Quick Fusion could not have probably the most complete assortment of tracks, nevertheless it’s simply probably the most completed entry in Shin’en Multimedia’s collection thus far. The brand new leap capability provides a brand new layer of technique to the gameplay, whereas experimenting with the fusion mechanic to seek out the right car is a pleasure.
The occasional grinding to avoid wasting up cash generally is a momentary drag, however if you happen to’re after one thing a bit extra ‘hardcore’ than Mario Kart World, Quick Fusion is a no brainer, and an absolute must-buy.
9. Yakuza 0: Director’s Lower (Swap 2)
Writer: SEGA / Developer: RGG StudioRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Yakuza 0 is one of the best of the traditional-styled Yakuza video games, with probably the most advanced story and attention-grabbing characters of the lot. It is also the perfect place for newcomers to get began with this strange collection.
The brand new multiplayer mode is slightly throwaway, for certain, and the fights do get repetitive (turn-based Yakuza FTW), however in any other case, it is a phenomenal port of an epic journey that is now my favorite technique to get down on the imply streets of Eighties Tokyo and Osaka.
8. Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Swap 2 Version + Star-Crossed World (Swap 2)
Writer: Nintendo / Developer: HAL LaboratoryRelease Date: twenty eighth Aug 2025 (USA) / twenty eighth Aug 2025 (UK/EU)Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Swap 2 Version + Star-Crossed World (say that 5 occasions, and so on.) provides you the bottom recreation at a scrumptious 60fps with an entire large bunch of recent content material thrown in for good measure. The 12 remixed areas that make up the DLC are uniformly pleasant, the brand new transformations are wonderful, and there is even new challenges for hardcore Kirby followers to get caught into.
Probably the greatest video games on Swap and one among our favorite 3D platformers in years, polished to a shiny sheen and packing some significant new content material? That is an easy advice and a very wonderful addition to the Swap 2’s early lineup.
7. Rune Manufacturing facility: Guardians of Azuma – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Marvelous! / Developer: Marvelous Inc.Launch Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Rune Manufacturing facility: Guardians of Azuma manages to reinvent itself whereas nonetheless sustaining the bones that make the Rune Manufacturing facility collection really feel like itself. It takes daring new strides in sudden instructions that fortunately repay.
The Swap 2 model presents the requisite boosts to border charge and backbone, but additionally provides Mouse Mode compatibility. Wherever you will get it, Guardians of Azuma is a must-play for Rune Manufacturing facility followers and can be well-enjoyed by newcomers to the collection as nicely.
6. Hole Knight: Silksong – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Crew Cherry / Developer: Crew CherryRelease Date: 4th Sep 2025 (USA) / 4th Sep 2025 (UK/EU)Hmm, undecided about this one. A sequel to one among them ‘Metroidvanias’, we perceive. It is constructed up slightly cult following through the years. We’ll whack it on the backlog and report again if we get to it.
Haw-haw-haw. We’re nonetheless knee-deep in our first playthroughs in the mean time, however look out for our overview quickly. You lot prefer it fairly a bit, it appears…
5. Fantasy Life i: The Woman Who Steals Time – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Stage-5 / Developer: Stage-5Release Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Given how low cost the improve is for Swap 1 homeowners, the efficiency enhancements for Fantasy Life i – Nintendo Swap 2 Version are greater than definitely worth the value of admission if you have already got the unique. And if you happen to do not and also you’re eager on attempting out Stage-5’s long-awaited sequel, that is completely the easiest way to play on Nintendo techniques.
4. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Nintendo / Developer: NintendoRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – NS2 Version is a unbelievable revamp of maybe Nintendo’s most elegant sequel. What was as soon as a technical marvel on aged {hardware} now has an opportunity to actually shine, with visible and efficiency boosts undoubtedly making it the definitive technique to play.
Nothing will ever match the sensation of enjoying it for the primary time, in fact, and a few bonus content material would have been welcome, however armed with Zelda Notes and the promise of buttery easy upgrades, I might problem anybody to dip again in with out dropping hours to its unrivalled surprise.
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Swap 2 Version (Swap 2)
Writer: Nintendo / Developer: NintendoRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Swap 2 Version is undoubtedly the easiest way to play one of many biggest video games of all time. The visible and efficiency enhancements take away any points that you will have needed to endure with the unique recreation. It is virtually flawless from that perspective.
Sadly, the Zelda Notes app actually brings the entire thing down. Helpful options that ought to have been carried out in-game have been relegated to your smartphone, and utilizing it utterly breaks immersion on this unimaginable world. I am solely grateful that it isn’t even remotely necessary.
Go away Zelda Notes to 1 facet, although, and you have the definitive presentation of a contemporary basic.
2. Cyberpunk 2077: Final Version (Swap 2)
Writer: CD Projekt Pink / Developer: CD Projekt RedRelease Date: fifth Jun 2025 (USA) / fifth Jun 2025 (UK/EU)Cyberpunk 2077: Final Version is a exceptional launch-day port for Nintendo’s console. Its deep, various, and tangible world is totally realised with spectacular efficiency for such a low-powered machine.
Should you’ve not taken your first steps into Evening Metropolis already, otherwise you’re a long-time participant with a portable-play itch that wants scratching, you are in for a critical deal with, choom.
1. Donkey Kong Bananza (Swap 2)
Writer: Nintendo / Developer: NintendoRelease Date: seventeenth Jul 2025 (USA) / seventeenth Jul 2025 (UK/EU)Donkey Kong Bananza is an almighty re-introduction to the world of 3D platforming for DK, and arguably the Swap 2’s first absolute must-play. The punching and crashing is a passing novelty that, when you get your fill, shortly turns into simply one other means of exploring the splendidly diverse and fantastically offered layers.
Whether or not it is smashing by way of the surroundings with a Bananza Transformation or fastidiously planning a path to a hidden Banandium Gem, you may have bother discovering extra originality and, crucially, extra enjoyment from a platformer lately. Because the DK Rap so properly mentioned, “Donkey Kong is right here.” Now let’s simply hope he stays.
And there you’re, the highest 50 finest video games on Swap 2. Effectively carried out for making it to the top.
Finest Nintendo Swap 2 Video games FAQ
Earlier than we go, let’s shortly reply some regularly requested questions that Nintendo Life readers have about one of the best Swap 2 video games.
When was Nintendo Swap 2 launched?
The Swap 2 launch date was the identical worldwide, as with its predecessor: Swap 2 launched on fifth June 2025.
What’s the hottest Swap 2 title?
As of June 2025, the best-selling Nintendo recreation on Swap 2 is Mario Kart World (5.63 million gross sales).
Particular gross sales numbers for first-party video games have not been introduced but, though Mario Kart is the one one to interrupt the million mark at this stage (and the present figures solely keep in mind gross sales till the top of the system’s launch month)
The Mario Kart World {hardware} bundle was additionally extremely common. Put merely, nearly everybody who picked up a Swap 2 in June (Nintendo introduced unit gross sales of 5.82 million) additionally bought Mario Kart World.
What’s the highest-rated Nintendo Swap 2 recreation?
On Swap 2, Nintendo’s highest-rated recreation — in accordance with overview aggregation website Metacritic — is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – NS2 Ed., adopted by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – NS2 Ed. and Donkey Kong Bananza.
What about Swap 1 video games through backwards compatibility?
Most Swap 1 video games are playable on Swap 2, and (as you may see from the record above) a few of them have paid Improve Packs obtainable which add Swap 2-specific options, or free updates that enhance efficiency.
You possibly can try our backwards compatibility information for a full record of Swap 1 video games which do not at the moment work correctly on Swap 2.
Together with them on this record would not make sense — they’re two completely different consoles, in spite of everything — however if you happen to’re questioning about one of the best Swap 1 video games, we have got you lined.
How can I add a recreation to this text?
Cannot see your favorite Swap 2 recreation? We have compiled this rating based mostly on Nintendo Life readers’ scores in our database. This implies our Finest Swap 2 Video games record will all the time embrace new video games as they’re launched.
If the sport you wish to charge is not within the high 50, be at liberty to seek out it utilizing the search instrument beneath and provides it a rating out of 10. If it is effervescent beneath, it might very nicely pop into the rating beneath.
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Gavin first wrote for Nintendo Life in 2018 earlier than becoming a member of the positioning full-time the next 12 months, rising by way of the ranks to develop into Editor. He can at the moment be discovered squashed beneath a Swap backlog the scale of Normandy.
