Best Nintendo Switch games 2024 – the absolute best titles on Nintendo’s hybrid console
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We take a look at the very best Nintendo Switch games available to play in 2024, ahead of the console's successors' expected launch in 2025. There’s never a bad year to be a Nintendo Switch owner, but in many ways, 2024 felt like the period where Nintendo’s wildly successful hybrid console started spinning its wheels. Between odd remaster candidates such as Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and undercooked spin-offs like Princess Peach: Showtime! it was hardly a tentpole year, truth be told. It was always going to be tough trying to follow The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 2023, true, but the Nintendo Switch’s library is so airtight, every year is a good year to find something great to play.
Here's our rundown of the best Nintendo Switch games to play in 2024. Rumours suggest that 2025 may finally be when Nintendo elects to break cover as to what we can expect by way of a Nintendo Switch 2. Until then, however, we thought we’d say goodbye to 2024 by running through the 10 best Nintendo Switch games available for you to play right now.
Kicking off our list is arguably the best Nintendo Switch game on the platform: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The brilliance of Link’s latest open-world adventure is made even more impressive when you consider it followed the already genre-defining Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which single-handedly changed the way these types of games are designed. Despite this tall order, Nintendo did a wonderful job building on the bones of its 2017 launch release by granting players new tools to enhance exploration, navigation, and creativity. Combined with the return of traditional temples, Tears of the Kingdom is a game every Nintendo player should play.
