20 Upcoming & Best Games On Switch 2… so far!

Only available on Switch 2

Pokémon Pokopia is a life simulation, sandbox adventure game where you build a cozy little world alongside Pokémon. You play as a Ditto disguised as a human, gathering materials, crafting buildings, growing crops, and decorating your surroundings with help from Pokémon using their unique moves. Instead of focusing on battles, the game is all about building up your little corner of the world, meeting Pokémon.

Only available on Switch 2

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a puzzle-platform adventure where Yoshi dives into the pages of a talking encyclopaedia called Mr. E and explores bright storybook worlds filled with quirky creatures. As you hop through each chapter, you’ll use Yoshi’s familiar moves like egg throwing and flutter jumps to solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and learn how each creature behaves. Rather than being a tricky platformer, it leans into discovery and experimentation

Only available on Switch 2

Grab a friend and launch into Orbitals, an intergalactic 2-player co-op adventure set in a wholly new retro anime world.

Team up as Maki and Omura, two inseparable explorers with a whole lot more determination than experience. You’ll brave the perils of space in search of help for their crumbling station home, now trapped within a supernatural cosmic storm.

The duo must venture beyond the storm and into the unknown in a desperate bid to save their home. It’ll take brains, bravery, and teamwork to make it through!

Available on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition brings a lovely batch of updates that make island life feel fresh again on Nintendo’s new console. With enhanced resolution up to 4K in TV mode and support for the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, which makes decorating your home, moving furniture around, creating custom designs and even doodling on the bulletin board feel quicker and a bit more natural.

Online multiplayer has also been expanded to support up to 12 players, and the game now works with CameraPlay using a compatible USB-C camera. On top of the Switch 2 features, Nintendo’s free Version 3.0 update adds even more content.

Original game available on Nintendo Switch – New update Only available on Switch 2

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch 2 gives Link’s adventure a refresh without changing what made the original so special. Hyrule looks sharper with enhanced resolution and HDR support, frame rates feel much smoother, and load times are noticeably faster, which makes exploring, climbing and gliding around the world feel even better. Nintendo has also added an extra save slot, which is handy if you fancy starting a fresh adventure without touching your original file.

The other big update is ZELDA NOTES through the Nintendo Switch app. This adds map navigation to help track down shrines and Koroks, gameplay stats, photo sharing, and even new voice memories from Zelda herself that weren’t in the original release.

Original game available on Nintendo Switch – New update Only available on Switch 2

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is an open-world action-adventure game where you play as Link exploring a vast version of Hyrule alongside the sky islands above it and the deep underground regions below. The gameplay focuses on exploration, combat with weapons and abilities, solving shrine puzzles, and using physics-based tools to build and combine objects in creative ways to traverse the world and defeat enemies.

The Switch 2 Edition is an enhanced version of the original game rather than new content, with improved resolution, higher and more stable frame rates, and faster loading times to make exploration smoother. It also adds support for ZELDA NOTES via the Nintendo Switch app, which includes navigation assistance, additional gameplay data, photo sharing features, and extra voice memories, but the core game content remains the same as the original release.

Only available on Switch 2

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is an action hack-and-slash adventure set during the Imprisoning War from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The gameplay isn’t not overly cozy, but it is a continuation of the story if you enjoyed it.

You play as Princess Zelda, King Rauru, Mineru and other allies as they fight Ganondorf’s army across ancient Hyrule. Battles focus on taking on large groups of enemies with character-specific attacks, using Zonai devices during combat, and combining abilities with allies through Sync Strikes. The story expands on the events only briefly shown in Tears of the Kingdom and includes two-player co-op through split-screen or GameShare.

Available on Switch 2, Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S

Mixtape is a narrative adventure game from Beethoven & Dinosaur. You play as three teenagers on their final night together before leaving for college, reliving key memories from their friendship on the way to a farewell party. The game is made up of short playable scenes including skateboarding, taking photos, setting off fireworks and exploring different locations, with each section tied to a licensed soundtrack featuring bands including The Cure and Joy Division.

Original game available on Nintendo Switch – New update Only available on Switch 2

Stardew Valley – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a farming simulation and life role-playing game where you inherit a run-down farm and build it up through farming, mining, fishing, crafting, and relationships with townsfolk. You can decorate and organise your farm more smoothly thanks to mouse-style controls, which make placing furniture and managing your inventory quicker and more precise than before.

The game also expands its multiplayer options, letting you share farm life locally with up to four players or online with up to eight. There’s even GameShare support, so one copy can be used to invite friends to join in without needing their own copy.

This Edition is Only available on Switch 2

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is an action-adventure game developed by Ember Lab. You follow Kena, a young spirit guide, as she travels through a long-forgotten village and surrounding forest areas, helping restless spirits move on while uncovering what happened to the land.

The game is not exclusive to Switch 2. It originally launched on PlayStation and PC, later came to Xbox, and the Switch 2 version is a new port of the full game. This edition includes the base story along with the Anniversary Update content and New Game+ mode, so it’s a complete version rather than a new release.

This Update is free on Switch 2

Cozy Grove – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a life simulation and exploration game where you play as a Spirit Scout camping on a haunted island, helping spirits by completing daily tasks, crafting items, fishing, and decorating your campsite as the world gradually becomes more colourful over time. The game is structured around real-world time, with new quests unlocking each day as you progress through each spirit’s story.

The Switch 2 Edition is an enhanced version of the original game, and the upgrade is free for existing owners. It improves performance with higher resolution, 1080p handheld output, and increased frame rates, making the island smoother and clearer to explore while keeping all the original content intact.

Exclusive Content for Switch 2

Overcooked! 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is an action party cooking game where players work together (or sometimes against each other) to prepare meals under time pressure across chaotic kitchens, either locally or online with up to four chefs. You chop, cook, serve dishes and deal with shifting hazards like moving floors, teleporters and collapsing layouts as you try to keep orders flowing in the Onion Kingdom.

This Switch 2 edition adds exclusive features on top of the original game, including higher-resolution 4K visuals at 60fps when docked, support for CameraPlay so players can see each other’s reactions during co-op, and GameShare, which lets others join sessions even without owning the game. It also includes a new exclusive chef character, the Platinum Platypus.

Available on Switch 2, Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S

Two Point Museum is a management simulation game where you build and run a series of museums across different themes, including prehistoric, aquarium, supernatural, science, and space exhibits. You design the layout of each museum, place exhibits, decorate spaces, and manage staff while also keeping visitors happy and the business running smoothly.

A key part of the game is sending out expert teams on expeditions to discover new artefacts, which you then bring back and display to attract more guests. As your museums grow, you unlock new locations, larger collections, and more complex management systems, with sandbox options available for building custom museums and experimenting freely.

Available on Switch 2, Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S

Solarpunk is a survival crafting sandbox game set on floating sky islands where you build bases, gather resources, farm, and automate systems using wind and solar power. You can construct buildings, grow food, craft tools and gadgets, and travel between islands using an airship while managing renewable energy systems that power your base.

Available on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is a life simulation RPG where you explore a mysterious island, switch between 14 different jobs called Lives, and rebuild the world around you. You can gather materials, fish, cook, craft furniture and weapons, reshape the island with roads and rivers, and head out into the open world to fight monsters or uncover the story behind the island’s past.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition includes higher resolution, improved frame rates and faster loading than the original Switch release. It isn’t a separate game though — it’s an enhanced version of the base release, and Nintendo also offers a paid upgrade pack for players who already own it on Switch.

Available on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is a farming and life simulation game set in Zephyr Town, where you grow crops, raise animals, build relationships with villagers and run your own stall at the town’s weekly bazaar. Selling produce is a bigger focus here than in most Story of Seasons games, with your farm and windmills helping you create goods to bring to market while you work to restore the Grand Bazaar and help the town thrive. You can also glide around town using the wind, befriend residents, and choose from twelve romance options.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition adds higher resolution, improved frame rates and Joy-Con 2 mouse controls. But for an added extra which is only worth it if you plan on playing the game a lot on Switch 2.

Available on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Steam, iOS and PlayStation 5

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a life simulation and adventure game where you explore Friendship Island with Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters, complete quests, gather materials, cook, craft furniture, decorate cabins, and restore different parts of the island. There are eight regions to unlock, including underwater areas and sky islands, alongside gardening, fishing, puzzle-solving, seasonal events, and multiplayer with friends.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is an upgraded version of the base game rather than a separate release. It adds higher frame rates, smoother visuals, enhanced resolution, CameraPlay support, and Joy-Con 2 mouse controls for decorating and menus.

Available on Switch 2, Steam and PlayStation 5

to a T is a narrative adventure game that portrays the extraordinary life of a 13-year-old teenager, whose body happens to be in the shape of the letter “T.” They live in a modest seaside town that they explore by foot, train, or even their favorite unicycle, and interact with a the charming cast of characters who live there.

From teenager’s loyal fluffy canine companion and their caring mother, to a gang of despicable bullies and a giraffe that makes the most scrumptious sandwiches. After a chance encounter, the teenager discovers a newfound ability, and a story begins to unravel around a mysterious object enveloped in light that falls from the sky.

Available on Switch 2

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park is an enhanced version of a 2D side-scrolling platformer with added multiplayer and party-style content set in the Flower Kingdom, where players complete platforming levels while using “Wonder Flowers” that trigger unpredictable changes to stages and gameplay. The base game remains intact, but this edition expands it with new playable characters and additional challenge content alongside the main adventure.

The “Meetup in Bellabel Park” section is a new multiplayer hub area added for Switch 2. It acts as a social space where players can take part in cooperative and competitive minigames such as coin collection challenges, tag-style modes, obstacle races, and survival matches. It supports both local and online play, with larger player counts in online sessions, and includes extra progression elements like rewards and customisation tied to completing activities in the park.

Available on Switch 2

Mario Kart World is an open-world kart racing game where you race as Mario characters across a connected world made up of cities, plains, volcanoes, waterways and more. Instead of only racing on isolated tracks, the areas between courses are also part of the race, and you can drive freely across the map in modes like Free Roam while waiting for events or exploring with friends.

It features traditional Grand Prix racing, a high-stakes Knockout Tour mode where players are eliminated at checkpoints, and multiplayer support for up to 24 online racers. Local play supports up to four players on one console, with additional social features like GameChat and CameraPlay that let players communicate and see each other during races.