Best Travel Nintendo Switch Games in 2026

Mario embarks on a new journey through the unknown, running and jumping through huge 3D worlds in the first sandbox-style Mario game since Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine

Jump out of the Mushroom Kingdom on a journey through mysterious places and new experiences whilst sailing between worlds aboard an airship;Number of Players: 2 players simultaneous; ESRB Content: Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief ; Genre: Action, Platformer

Find something interesting? Toss your cap at it and see what happens! There are lots of fun and surprising ways to interact with your surroundings

Race across five massive overworlcl islands, each with their own unique action-platforming challenges and hidden secrets to uncover

Blaze a trail as you see fit and discover side quests, solve puzzles, scale enormous structures, go fishing, and encounter a firendly face or two along the way

Unlock Cyber Space levels featuring signature 3D platforming at Sonic speeds and a variety of challenges to test your skills like never before

Explore each stage and then find even more secrets by making your way through the stage backwards on the flip side

Overcome varied enemies and obstacles, like Zombie Guys, Skelesaurus, Ukiki, and Monty Mole as you seek out hidden collectables; ESRB Content: Mild Cartoon Violence; Genre: Action, Platformer

Pass a Joy Con controller to a friend for 2 player cooperative exploration

Command Fire Emblem: Three Houses characters like Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude in epic real-time battles

Play through three distinct storylines set in the Fire Emblem: Three Houses universe, each with a different ending, from the point of view of a new protagonist, Shez.

Combine the action-packed Warriors-style gameplay with the strategy and style of the Fire Emblem series

Divine Edition contains a 3-disc soundtrack, a large 130pg artbook measuring 8.2” by 5.8”, and a Japanese omamori charm measuring 2” by 3”, all packaged within a custom box with exclusive illustration

Refined Side-scrolling Platform Action - Using farm tools as weapons, chain together quick, heavy, special attacks to kill beasts, while mastering the divine raiment will be essential to grapple distant platforms, and evade danger

Detailed 3D Simulation-style Gameplay - Learn the ancient art of agriculture by following detailed steps from planting to harvesting to cultivate the perfect crop; As a harvest goddess, Sakuna's strength grows with each successful rice crop

LEGO Harry Potter Collection brings LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 to Nintendo Switch for the first time with both top-selling videogames remastered on one disc. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is based on the first four books and films-Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire -allowing fans to experience Harry's first four years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in full LEGO form. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 transports players through the final three books and final four films-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-to experience Harry's last years at Hogwarts and his battle against Lord Voldemort in the ultimate fight between good and evil. This action-packed adventure also offers two previously released DLC packs, including a Character Pack featuring Godric Gryffindor, Harry (Yule Ball), Helga Hufflepuff, Lockhart (Straightjacket), Luna (Lion Head), Peeves, Hermione (Pink Dress), Ron Weasley (Ghoul), Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin, as well as a Spell Pack featuring Cantis, Densaugeo, Ducklifors, Melofors and Tentaclifors

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back;ESRB Age Rating: Everyone 10+; Genre: Action and Adventure

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Explore levels that twist, turn, and transform in unexpected ways, while the game’s dynamic rotating camera helps you fully enjoy this game’s diverse, vibrant islands.

Master a range of special moves, including unique abilities like Diddy Kong’s jet pack, Dixie Kong’s spinning ponytail, and Cranky Kong’s cane bounce. ESRB Content: Mild Cartoon Violence; Genre: Platformer, Action

Overcome challenges, battle frosty foes and bosses, and reclaim the Kongs’ stolen home.

Rise to New Heights: The debut of the new Wirebug mechanic allows for wire based grappling actions that can be used to scale cliffs and other hard to reach areas, providing new traversal and aerial attack options.

New and Returning Monsters: The game will introduce Magnamalo, a menacing new flagship monster, as well as other new monsters like the shape shifting Aknosom, the amphibious Tetranadon, and more. Hunters can also expect to encounter numerous fan favourite and returning species from previous Monster Hunter games.

Canine Companions: New hunting partners called Palamutes can be personalised and used to ride across the terrain, providing players with all new traveling and attack options. On solo hunts, players can select both a Palamute and Palico to assist them, while multiplayer hunters can bring one or the other into the field.

Swing, kick and spike your way to victory with Nintendo Switch Sports, a collection of sports for Nintendo Switch that puts you right into the action!

Compete in six sports with real-world movements that model your actions in the game. You can choose from:

Tennis: rally by gently swinging the Joy-Con controller at the right time.

Experience fast-paced action as Modern Sonic

Catapult past perilous platforms as Classic Sonic

Use powerful new gadgets as your very own Custom Hero character

The very world is at your fingertips as you fight for survival, fortune, and glory.

Delve deep into cavernous expanses, seek out ever-greater foes to test your mettle in combat, or construct your own city - In the World of Terraria, the choice is yours!

Blending elements of classic action games with the freedom of sandbox-style creativity, Terraria is a unique gaming experience where both the journey and the destination are as unique as the players themselves!

Choose your living board - 3 different 3D boards are waiting for you! You can now enjoy the game you know and love in a Classic City, an Amusement Park or a Haunted Town

Play anytime, anywhere -Thanks to the Nintento Switch, you can now enjoy Monopoly wherever you want! Play at home on your TV screen or on-the-go in tabletop mode, and feel the dices as if they were in your hand

Your game, your rules - Play the way you want by selecting one of the 6 official House Rules chosen by MONOPOLY fans from around the world! The Speed Die mode is also available to make you progress faster around the board Go for shorter play sessions - Not enough time for a full game? Choose a new objective from our 5 Special Goals! Those quicker-to-achieve goals will ensure shorter play sessions and make you change your strategy! Be ready to challenge yourself! Change your luck - Spice things up with Actions Cards and take control over your own destiny! Challenge yourself online - Find other players online and challenge them in quick matches, or in customized sessions choosing your way to play! Try to get at the top of the leaderboard and be the one to own it all!

New weapons - New dual wielding Splat Dualies join the action, complete with a new Dodge Roll move. Mainstays like the Splat Roller and Splat Charger have also been remixed to include new gameplay mechanics and brand new special weapons.

Local and Online Multiplayer - In a first for the series, compete in local multiplayer Turf War battles, whether in TV mode or on the go in handheld or tabletop modes. Online battles also make a return.

New ways to play - Play using the Joy Con controllers or the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, both of which allow for gyro controls for better aiming and control.

Traditional JRPG elements like turn-based battles, random encounters, deep story, party management, NPCs, side quests

Paired with new innovative features, like 8 equally important heroes, Path Actions and Battle Boost

Presented in impressive and never-seen-before 2D-HD graphics, which offer a classic pixel look with 2D elements in a 3D environment

Action-Packed Battles – Switch between melee and ranged attacks against enemies and bosses across a variety of open field maps; Tight controls and fluid combat are simple to learn while offering plenty of depth for experienced action gamers

Players can perform high-speed battle actions—combining light and heavy attacks—and switch through an arsenal of weaponry while evading enemies with speed and style

Beautifully Desolate World – The game seamlessly joins together hauntingly beautiful vistas and locations with no area loading; The environments contain a wealth of sub-events in addition to the main storyline

Experience the classic run and gun action with a pal in 2-player local co-op

Includes the “Delicious Last Course” expansion filled with new bosses and brand-new character Ms. Chalice

Includes exclusive “Cuphead Funnies” comic collector cards & vintage-inspired “Cuphead Club Membership”, and a hand-drawn reversible coversheet

Hunt solo or give suppressive fire and advance on the enemy together in co-op as you run, jump, and take cover in the neon soaked, graffiti strewn 80s inspired cityscapes.

Hand painted 16-bit pixel art graphics and hand-drawn animations combined with fluid action-packed 60-FPS gameplay and an epic synthesized soundtrack.

Huntdown everything from feral punks to organised hockey hooligans, this game is riddled with 16-bit bad guys and crime bosses, each with their own stomping ground to reclaim, and arsenal of weapons to confiscate.

Join Sonic in the high-speed adventure of a lifetime! The evil Dr. Eggman has built a gigantic interstellar amusement park bursting with incredible rides and colourful attractions – but he’s powering it with a captured alien race called “Wisps.”

Use Sonic’s lightning speed to free the Wisps and learn the secrets of their amazing powers as you explore six unique colourful worlds, each filled with dangerous enemies and hurdles to overcome.

Now with stunning upscaled visuals, additional features, a new game mode and enhanced gameplay - it’s the Ultimate Sonic Colours experience. Sonic will be tested on this exciting journey to free the Wisps - but with their help, and yours, it’s a test he’ll pass with flying Colours!

Play as the bewitching Bayonetta in the third installment of her climax action game series

Shoot, stomp, and slam your way through multiple locations and meet other Bayonettas

Channel the power of demons using the new ability, Demon Masquerade

As the immortal Prince of the Underworld, you'll wield the powers and mythic weapons of Olympus to break free from the clutches of the god of the dead himself, while growing stronger and unravelling more of the story with each unique escape attempt.

The Olympians have your back! Meet Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, and many more, and choose from their dozens of powerful Boons that enhance your abilities. There are thousands of viable character builds to discover as you go.

A fully-voiced cast of colourful, larger-than-life characters is waiting to meet you! Grow your relationships with them, and experience thousands of unique story events as you learn about what's really at stake for this big, dysfunctional family.

Hit the Slime-filled race tracks with Nickelodeon Kart Racers

Choose a racer from 12 of the most iconic Nickelodeon series: SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats and MORE!!!

Race on 24 different Slime-filled tracks, including Bikini Bottom, NYC sewers, Tommy Pickle's house, Arnold's school and more!

SEGA's collection of Genesis classics comes to a new generation of consoles - and players.

Over 50 titles across all genres from all-time classics like Sonic and Streets of Rage 2 to deep RPGs like the Phantasy Star series; arcade action, shooters, puzzlers, old favorites and hidden gems.; Number of Players: 2 players simultaneous; ESRB Content: Mild Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence ; Genre: Arcade, Action, Platformer, Role-Playing

New features bring modern convenience to the classics. Save your game at any time, rewind those slip-ups, or customize your controls. Earn bragging rights with online multiplayer and achievements.

CROSS-PLATFORM MULTIPLATER AND AUTOLOG: Bolt down the winding Seacrest County roads headfirst in racing that is socially competitive at its core, the ground-breaking Autolog connects you and your friends in head-to-head pursuits and races and instinctively delivers challenges based on your friends' activities, this highly dynamic system is fuelled by friendly competition and is now supported with cross-platform sync and new multiplayer gameplay so that you can race each other no matter what platform you are on

EXOTIC CARS WITH WEAPONS: Drive the world's most desirable supercars on both sides of the law, bust suspects in supercharged cop interceptors enhanced with tactical weaponry, or level the playing field with counterattacks and defensive manoeuvres as an elite racer, strategize to gain an edge over the competition, no matter what side you're on

CHASE AND ESCAPE: A deep and fully-defined single-player career delivers the action of both cops and racers, with a seamlessly linked multiplayer experience across all race modes, take on friends or play through the career solo to earn Bounty and unlock new cars, weapons, and equipment

Throw an impromptu party anywhere with anyone thanks to a new play style in which players look at each other-not the screen!

Bring the action and fun into the real world as you face off in wild-west duels, cow-milking competitions, a copycat dance-off.

While the action unfolds off- screen, the audience watches the players themselves instead of the screen. That makes it as hilarious to watch as it is to play - an instant party amplifier!

Taking advantage of current generation hardware, this 3D action-adventure platformer is packed with smoother intuitive gameplay, updated visuals including a shiny new look for PAC-MAN and the Ghosts, an improved UI, fine-tuned environmental details

Adventure through the main campaign in QUEST MODE, play a collection of 3D mazes in MAZE MODE, & clear QUEST MODE to unlock the original PAC-MAN game in ORIGINAL MODE

Dodge Ghosts & other baddies, solve environmental puzzles, & collect items through the six areas of Ghost Island: Pirate Area, Ruins Area, Space Area, Funhouse Area, Factory Area, & Mansion Area - each featuring multiple levels & a unique boss battle

Follow Isaac on his journey to find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form, giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets, and fight his way to safety.

A randomly generated action-shooter with heavy RPG and roguelike elements, with over 500 items and weapons 1,000+ hours of gameplay, and 5 unique modes of play.

14 playable characters, 20 professionally animated cartoon endings, over 50 unique bosses, and 30+ Challenge modes!

Spark the second American Revolution

Fight for freedom on-the-go

Experience an unforgettable and action-packed story

The Legend is back! A compilation of 4 classic run 'n gun games with huge levels, endless action, and incredible soundtracks!

Includes turrican, turrican II, Mega turrican, and Super turrican

New modernized controls for intense action Replay

Genre-bending fun though deadly Premonition is a horror game, it's best known for its oftentimes unintentional comedy.

A lot to explore enjoy an expansive open world, featuring an enormous cast of NPCs, each with their own unique mysteries to solve.

Something for everyone deadly Premonition features a wide variety of gaming elements, resulting in a unique combination of over-the-shoulder shooter action, driving, and 3rd person adventure/exploration.