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Fun Club LIST THREAD!!! Given that we know the Nintendo Switch's finalized library, what are your top 20 games on the Nintendo Switch?

Looking at some of these lists I can only come to one conclusion

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1. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
2. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
3. Super Mario Odyssey
4. Tetris 99
5. F-Zero 99
6. Hades
7. Dragon Quest XI Echoes of an Elusive Age
8. Monster Hunter Rise
9. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder’s Revenge
11. Streets of Rage 4
12. Metroid Dread
13. Dungeon Encounters
14. Sea of Stars
15. Astral Chain
16. Animal Crossing New Horizons
17. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
18. Chained Echoes
19. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
20. Hollow Knight
 
Super off the cuff, but it's probably not too far off from if I'd really think about it.
  1. Fez
  2. Into the Breach
  3. TLoZ: Breath of the Wild
  4. Celeste
  5. N++
  6. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
  7. TLoZ: Tears of the Kingdom
  8. Hyper Light Drifter
  9. Rayman Legends
  10. Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
  11. La Mulana 2
  12. Picross S series
  13. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
  14. Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
  15. Mario Odyssey
  16. Thimbleweed Park
  17. Minit
  18. Animal Crossing New Horizons
  19. Smash Bros. Ultimate
  20. Xenoblade 2: Torna - TGC
I like platfomers, puzzle games and 60 fps!

Honorable mentions: SEGA AGES Virtua Racing, Burnout Paradise, Toki Tori 2+, Art of Balance, Captain Toad, Love 3, VVVVVV, Shovel Knight TT, Blaster Master 0, SEGA AGES G-LOC Air Battle, Cosmic Star Heroine, Yoku's Island Express, Thumper, Cruis'n Blast, Astalon: Tears of the Earth.
 
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Strictly from what I've played:
  1. Breath of the Wild
  2. Super Mario Odyssey
  3. Persona 5 Royal
  4. Tears of the Kingdom (still at 1/4 of the game)
  5. Binding of Isaac
  6. Dragon Quest XI
  7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  8. Rocket League (would be higher with better perfomance but still the best online multiplayer on the system)
  9. Octopath Traveler
  10. Animal Crossing New Horizons
  11. Slay the Spire
  12. Tetris 99
  13. Celeste
  14. Hades
  15. Steamwold Dig 2
  16. Stardew Valley
  17. Into the Breach
  18. Splatoon 2
  19. Clubhouse Games
  20. Ultra Street Fighter II
Honorable Mention:
  • NSO emulators
 
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Ooooo boy this is gunna be fun. The more I list the tougher it gets to organize them. I don’t replay games as often as I want to so it’s tough to say where they go after 5. But regarding strictly the Switch, this is how I rank them:

1) Super Smash Bros Ultimate
2) Super Mario Odyssey
3) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
4) Pokémon Legends: Arceus
5) Fire Emblem Three Houses

Rocket League
Pikmin 4
The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
Metroid Dread
Tetris 99
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition for the Nintendo Switch Family of Systems
Persona 5 Royal
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Vampire Survivors
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Shin Megami Tensei 5
New Pokémon Snap
NEO: The World Ends With You
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Octopath Traveler

Honorable Mentions:

Bowser’s Fury
Splatoon 3
Celeste
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
TinyKin
Pokémon Violet
Bayonetta 2


Switch has lots of great games.
 
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Dardan Sandiego said:
Looking at some of these lists I can only come to one conclusion

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After that last Direct? No fucking way. Nintendo cancelled all their games and said "they belong in a museum!" after the financial success of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. So they started building the Nintendo musuem, so they could never make another game again.
 
This is probably the closest thing to a definitive list for me, based on a combination of games that have given me the strongest memories with the Switch (particularly the top half), and games that I've had a blast experiencing with friends & family (mostly the bottom half).

1. Tears of the Kingdom
2. Hades
3. Breath of the Wild
4. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
5. Celeste
6. Super Mario Odyssey
7. Metroid Dread
8. Nier Automata
9. Pikmin 3 Deluxe
10. Tetris 99
11. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
12. Xenoblade Chronicles DE
13. Fire Emblem Engage
14. Link's Awakening
15. Super Mario 3D All Stars
16. Ori and the Blind Forest
17. River City Girls
18. 51 Worldwide Games
19. Mario Party Superstars
20. Overcooked All You Can Eat

21. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered (can't believe I forgot about this one)

Honourable mention: SNES NSO
 
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I'll include games I've played on PC on this list that have Switch versions. Sorry if the Switch versions of some of these games are bad. Also my order could change at any point. I'm sure I've made lists in the past on here that are at odds with this lol.

1. Hollow Knight
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3. Dragon Quest XI S
4. Octopath Traveler II
5. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
6. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
7. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
8. Super Mario Odyssey
9. Shin Megami Tensei V
10. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
11. Celeste
12. Paper Mario: The Origami King
13. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
14. The Messenger
15. Metroid Dread
16. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
17. AI: The Somnium Files
18. Valkyria Chronicles 4
19. Astalon: Tears of the Earth
20. Astral Chain

All I know is that if SMT5 had a story that felt complete then it'd have a shot at the best game on this list. Such amazing gameplay in that game. Could probably make a similar statement for Origami King but the opposite. If that game had a better battle system it'd have a shot at one of the top spots. Two great games despite their faults. Idk that just jumped out at me when I put this together lol. Also 12 of these games are either a JRPG or metroidvania.
 
My first crack at it, though I feel like I’m leaving a lot of games off that might make a list I spent more time on it.

  1. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  4. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
  5. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
  6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  7. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
  8. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
  9. Persona 5 Royal
  10. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  11. Celeste
  12. Tetris 99
  13. Super Mario Odyssey
  14. Monster Hunter Rise
  15. Paper Mario: The Origami King
  16. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
  17. Luigi’s Mansion 3
  18. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  19. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
  20. Metroid Dread
 
totofogo said:
I am technically keeping track of this, but I'm going to take a stab at it from the heart to keep things interesting :)

Given some qualifiers...

  • Obviously there is recency bias, especially in a world where Nintendo is presently giving me exactly what I want between totk/p4/Mario Wonder.
  • I am not including all ports here as I am too platform agnostic at this stage to really do so correctly - just ones I played on Switch
  • I expect many titles yet to release to take a spot:
    • Mario Bros. Wonder
    • Sonic Superstars (I won't get it on Switch probably)
    • Metroid Prime 4
    • WarioWare Move It
  • I also expect many titles early in progress / backlogged to take a spot:
    • Metroid Prime: Remastered
    • Fire Emblem: Three Houses
    • M+R: Sparks of Hope
    • Spiritfarer
    • Ni No Kuni
    • Chicory

Cream of the Crop


Honorable Mentions


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EDIT: Oops I made a mistake using stars, markdown is f-ing with some of these... I'll fix later lol
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So glad to see M+R got a Whoa
 
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WestEgg said:
My first crack at it, though I feel like I’m leaving a lot of games off that might make a list I spent more time on it.

  1. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  4. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
  5. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
  6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  7. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
  8. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
  9. Persona 5 Royal
  10. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  11. Celeste
  12. Tetris 99
  13. Super Mario Odyssey
  14. Monster Hunter Rise
  15. Paper Mario: The Origami King
  16. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
  17. Luigi’s Mansion 3
  18. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  19. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
  20. Metroid Dread
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That's a really nice top 3
 
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I tried to make it mostly exclusives or console exclusives, the list changes a lot if i include the rest of the games available for the switch.

1.- Zelda: Totk
2.- Xenoblade 2 + Torna (Or your favorite xeno game)
3.- Smash Ultimate
4.- Super Mario Odyssey
5.- Zelda Botw (Even if it is kind of a Wii U game)
6.- Mario Kart 8 DX
7.- Dragon Quest 11
8.- Pikmin 4
9.- Kirby and the forgotten land
10.- Monster Hunter Rise
11.- Animal Crossing New Horizons
12.- Astral Chain
13.- Metroid Dread
14.- Pokemon legends Arceus
15.- Luigi Mansion 3
16.- Bayonetta 3
17.- Splatoon 3
18.- Monster Hunter Stories 2
19.- Persona 5 Royal
20.- Tetris 99
 
This is somewhat easy for me to put together in that I rank all of the physical games I beat, but then there’s so many amazing digital only games this is painful lol. I’m sticking with just games I finished on Switch and I’ll exclude NSO. Also shoutout to the Crunchyroll app for being my most used lol. I decided to include remakes / remasters which muddies things a bit, but whatever.

1 Super Smash Bros Ultimate
2 Xenoblade Chronicles 3
3 Metroid Prime Remastered
4 Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition
5 Zelda Breath of the Wild
6 Neo The World Ends With You
7 Advance Wars Reboot Camp
8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
9 Trails To Azure
10 Metroid Dread
11 Super Mario Odyssey
12 Pikmin 4
13 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
14 CrossCode
15 Box Boy and Box Girl
16 Splatoon 3
17 Splatoon 2
18 Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
19 Trails From Zero
20 Bayonetta 2

A quick list of games I didn’t include / consider since I largely played them elsewhere:

BlazBlue Central Fiction
Under Night In-Birth
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Axiom Verge
Ys VIII
Trails of Cold Steel 3
Trails of Cold Steel 4
Trails Into Reverie
Final Fantasy XII (basically all of the FFs lol)
Pikmin 3
Mario 3D All Stars (I didn’t know how to factor this in. Mario 64 is my favorite game of all time. Incidentally, Super Metroid is my 2nd)

Edit: Bumped CrossCode up higher.
 
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Bayonetta Origins Cereza & the Lost Demon
Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
Crash Bandicoot 4
Doom Eternal
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Luigi's Mansion 3
Metroid Dread
Metroid Prime Remastered
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit
Ori and the Blind Forest
Paper Mario Thousand Year Door
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Pikmin 4
River City Girls
Road 96
Sifu
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Wolfenstein II
The Wonderful 101 Remastered
 
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Great thread!

So, this is my list. Only going through the games I own. Of course if I owned games like FFIX, Undertale, etc, they would be super high, but only from what I own, this is it.

Going through my entire library almost gave me chills. What a system this is. Absolutely astounding.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3. NieR Automata: The End of YoRHa Edition
4. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
5. Metroid Prime Remastered
6. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
7. Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster
8. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
9. Astral Chain
10. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
11. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
12. Game Builder Garage
13. Super Mario 3D All-Stars
14. Super Mario Odyssey
15. AI: The Somnium Files
16. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
17. Harvestella
18. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE: Encore
19. Metroid Dread
20. Celeste

Wildcards: Eliza, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, I Was A Teenage Exocolonist and Labo
 
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This is a very rough top 20 from me. There’s been so many huge timesinks that I tend to forget all the amazing indies I’ve played too. Nintendo’s own stuff doesn’t even rise that high on my list despite it being their strongest first party lineup since the SNES IMO, that’s how highly I regard the system. I could write a top 50 easily and still have it full of absolute classics, Dragon Quest Builders 2 and various Mario games all just missed this cut of the last 6.5 years. Tough to narrow down the top spots. Also, this is only out of games I’ve played, which it’s probably only out of a hundred or so at the most. There’s 150 more on my wishlist.

Monster Hunter Rise
Octopath Traveller II
Dragon Quest XI
SMTV
Infernax
Streets of Rage 4
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Rise of the Third Power
Cyber Shadow
Triangle Strategy
Huntdown
Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Octopath Traveller
Advance Wars
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
Monster Hunter Stories 2
 
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  1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  2. Splatoon 3
  3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild
  5. Mario Kart 8
  6. Persona 5 Royal
  7. Hades
  8. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  9. Super Mario Odyssey
  10. Metroid Dread
  11. Splatoon 2
  12. Luigi’s Mansion 3
  13. Hollow Knight
  14. Celeste
  15. Portal 1+2
  16. Stardew Valley
  17. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  18. Super Mario 3D World
  19. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
  20. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
I feel like there’s stuff I want to put on here but I just can’t take any of these out
Like no Xenoblade 1, Octopath, into the breach and no Tetris 99
Too many good games
 
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My last list was of games I played first on Switch, but this would be my 20 ports and collections on the system.

1. Final Fantasy XII
2. Tactics Ogre Reborn
3. Metroid Prime
4. Resident Evil 4
5. Super Mario 3D Allstars
6. Layer Section
7. Ghost Trick
8. Burnout Paradise
9. Tetris Effect
10. Castlevania Advance Collection
11.SEGA Ages OutRun
12. Final Fantasy VIII
13. Super Mario 3D World/Bowser’s Fury
14. The Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening
15. Elevator Action Returns
16.Radiant Silvergun
17. Grid Autosport
18. The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword
19. Assault Suit Valken
20. Collection of Mana
 
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I'll be here a while if I want to do my list justice, but I will say that I believe F-Zero 99 just slid into my top 3 with TOTK and Dread. It's my literal dream game so here we are.
 
1. Breath of the Wild
2. Tears of the Kingdom
3. Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Haven’t played Pikmin 4 yet).
4. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
5. Animal Crossing New Horizons
6. Stardew Valley
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8. Splatoon 2
9. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
10. Metroid Dread
11. Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
12. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
13. Hollow Knight
14. Two Point Hospital
15. Dragon Quest XI
16. Super Mario Maker 2
17. Switch Sports
18. Mario Tennis Aces
19. Golf Story
20. Dicey Dungeons

I’ve really enjoyed the Switch’s library and it’s gotten me to try out several genres I did not previously play. It was difficult to narrow the list down to 20 and I’m still excited about several upcoming releases.
 
Quite surprised how high Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is on peoples lists.

My top 20 will obviously mirror the top 20 in sales.

1. Fire Emblem Three Houses
2. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
3. LOZ: Breath of the wild
4. Splatoon 2
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
6. LOZ: Breath of the wild
7. Pikmin 4
8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
9. LOZ: Tears of the kingdom
10. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
11. Stardew Valley
12. Xenoblade Chronicles 1
13. Super Mario Odyssey
14. DK Tropical Freeze
15. Pikmin 3
16. Advance Wars Rebooted
17. Pokemon Sword
18. Celeste
19. Cadence of Hyrule
20. Monster Hunter Stories 2

All of these games are shareholder approved of course.
 
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There are 6 games where i have beaten the 100 hour mark

  • Super smash bros ultimate
  • Monster Hunter Rise
  • Monster Hunter generations ultimate
  • Breath of the wild
  • Bayonetta 3
  • Bayonetta
While it may be quite lame to make a list based on playtime, those are in fact the 6 games i enjoyed the most on switch. ToTK and The wonderful 101 join at 85 hours but i don't look that fondly on ToTK. Other games that i really enjoyed were Splatoon 3, Astral Chain, Fire emblem three houses and mario strikers battle league.
 
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Jeez… tough one. Let’s give it a try

1. Breath of the Wild
2. Tears of the Kingdom
3. Super Mario Odyssey
4. Xenoblade 3
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
6. Metroid Dread
7. Shin Megami Tensei V
8. Fire Emblem The Three Houses
9. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
10. Dragon Quest XI
11. Xenoblade 2
12. Final Fantasy XII TZA
13. No More Heroes III
14. Disco Elysium TFC
15. Luigi’s Mansion 3
16. Bayonetta 3
17. Neo the World Ends With You
18. Paper Mario The Origami King
19. Hades
20. Astral Chain

Honerable mentions:

  • Untitled Goos Game
  • Link’s Awakening
  • Octopath Traveler
 
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Cara said:
There are 5 games where i have beaten the 100 hour mark

  • Super smash bros ultimate
  • Monster Hunter Rise
  • Breath of the wild
  • Bayonetta 3
  • Bayonetta
While it may be quite lame to make a list based on playtime, those are in fact the 5 games i enjoyed the most on switch. ToTK and The wonderful 101 join at 85 hours but i don't look that fondly on ToTK. Other games that i really enjoyed were Splatoon 3, Astral Chain, Fire emblem three houses and mario strikers battle league.
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I poured 500+ hours into MHR/Sunbreak. I always find MH interesting in these discussions as it tends to be either a series people rate incredibly highly or don’t play at all. A really odd niche in that way- Capcom’s biggest series with millions of players that are either all-in on it for months or not. I guess it’s closer to MMOs in that way- you’re either in head-first or you aren’t :D
 
Still have a ton of backlog to get through and there’s quite a few upcoming games that have my attention, but right now, in particular order:

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • Super Smash Brothers Ultimate
  • NEO: The World Ends With You
  • Monster Hunter Rise
  • Super Mario Odyssey
  • Celeste
  • Kirby and the Forgotten Lands
  • Baba Is You
  • Slay the Spire
  • Into The Breach
  • The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  • Astral Chain
  • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
  • Octopath Traveler
  • Overcooked 2
  • Untitled Goose Game
  • Mechstermination Force
  • Ring Fit Adventure
Some games I haven’t played but think have a shot at usurping positions on this list:
  • Undertale
  • Luigi’s Mansion 3
  • What The Golf?!
  • A Monster’s Expedition
  • Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
  • Atelier Ryza
  • Shin Megami Tensei V
  • A Short Hike
  • Octopath Traveler 2
  • Triangle Strategy
  • Passpartout 2
  • Chained Echoes
  • Nier Automata
  • Sifu
  • 13 Sentinels - Aegis Rim
  • Sea of Stars
  • Super Mario Wonder
  • Dave The Diver
  • Eiyuden Chronicle
 
PixelKnight said:
I poured 500+ hours into MHR/Sunbreak. I always find MH interesting in these discussions as it tends to be either a series people rate incredibly highly or don’t play at all. A really odd niche in that way- Capcom’s biggest series with millions of players that are either all-in on it for months or not. I guess it’s closer to MMOs in that way- you’re either in head-first or you aren’t :D
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Your post made me realize i missed MHGU lol, i went and edited it in.

And yeah, i think there is a certain threshold that you pass, and it becomes the most addicting game on the planet. My first games were world and iceborne, and the first time i beat them i didn't really understood the game or the mechanics at all so it was just a once and done type of deal, it wasn't until i started playing GU where i finally understood all the mechanics and it instantly became an addiction, the game just intertwines two of the most addictive feelings in games, improving mechanically and bigger numbers.
 
I’m only doing ten because twenty is too darn many

1. Metroid Dread
2. Pokémon Legends Arceus
3. Paper Mario The Origami King
4. Super Mario Odyssey
5. Breath of the Wild
6. Pokémon Let’s Go
7. Link’s Awakening 2019
8. Mario Golf Super Rush
9. Luigi’s Mansion 3
10. Metroid Prime Remastered
 
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This inspired me to make a top 12 group on my Switch. Why 12? Because that's two rows that fit on screen.

So here it is
  1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  3. Super Mario Odyssey
  4. Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation The Endless Seven Day Journey
  5. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
  6. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
  7. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
  8. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
  9. A Short Hike
  10. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  11. Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (accepting the nom for both)
  12. Yoshi's Crafted World
Honourable mentions in the order I notice them on my mosaic.
  • Pikmin 4
  • Ring Fit Adventure
  • Portal
  • Manifold Garden
  • Miitopia
  • Paper Mario: The Origami King
  • L'il Gator Game
  • Luigi's Mansion 3
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 2
  • Picross S5 (accepting the mention for all Picross S games)
  • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
  • Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
 
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Tier 1: Added to my All-Timer list
1. Cuphead - It's 2D action-platforming perfection as a long time fan of Mega Man games
2. SMTV - Over-the-top style, incredible (and challenging) battles. Made me discover that I love SMT.
3. Metroid Dread - 1A & 1B with Hollow Knight as my fave Metroidvania
4. Celeste - Probably the best pure 2D platformer I've played
5. Slay the Spire - Opened me up to a completely new genre of rogue-like deckbuilders, which I never would have expected being into

Tier 2: Just on the cusp of being all-time faves
6. Fell Seal - Best FFT-like I've played since the original FFT, my all-time fave.
7. Mario Odyssey - New king as my fave 3D platformer
8. A Hat in Time - Super charming 3D platformer that I actually prefer over Odyssey in some ways
9. Pokemon Violet - I can tolerate the performance issues for the really fun world it created and pretty epic adventure (loved the sci-fi Area Zero finale). This pretty much succeeds in what kid-me envisioned for the future after playing Pokemon Red/Blue.
10. Triangle Strategy - Between this and Fell Seal, Switch was incredible for FFT-style SRPGs

Tier 3: Great entries, memorable experiences
11. Pokemon Shield - Probably my favorite Pokemon until Violet came out. I put way too many hours into online battles/raids lol.
12. Fire Emblem: The Three Houses - FE is probably my favorite franchise and Switch did it justice with 2 great entries.
13. Monster Hunter Stories 2 - Outdoes Pokemon at their own formula in a lot of ways. Loved the battle animations.
14. Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Kirby's first foray into 3D was an incredible success to me. Post-apocalyptic vibes was a nice touch, epic finale.
15. Fire Emblem: Engage - I like the maps and battle system way better in Engage than 3H, but the Somniel interludes dragged it down and the final few chapters were a slog.
16. Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - I bounced off of BOTW, but LA's was the traditional Zelda experience I was looking for. Great refresh of a classic.
17. Dicey Dungeons - Following the eye-opening experience of Slay the Spire, DD further solidified my addiction to this newly-discovered genre.
18. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - I'm stunned a game of this quality is only #18 on my list. Incredible story, incredible world, it's a JRPG masterclass.

Tier 4: Solid/fun games
19. Hades - Beat Hades on my 10th run. Got lots of fun out of it, but didn't get completely absorbed like I know many did.
20. Octopath Traveler - Great new JRPG IP with clever battle/job system and influential art design. Looking forward to playing OT2 at some point.
21. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - Not really big on visual novel-ish games, but TGAA was just too damn charming to put down.
22. The Last Campfire - Individual puzzles were a little too easy, but it's greater than the sum of its parts. Got sucked into its world.
23. Carrion - Funny and competent take on the Metroidvania formula where you are the monster.
24. Ori and the Blind Forest - Platforming segments were hit or miss, still looking forward to trying its sequel which seems to address my few issues.
25. Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion - Silly Zelda-like with fun post-apocalyptic story.
26. Gato Roboto - Bite-sized metroidvania with GB nostalgia and an adorable cat protagonist.
27. Inside - Not as good as its Limbo predecessor in terms of the puzzles, but still an engrossing, dark thriller.
28. Nexomon Extinction - Indie pokemon, nothing great, but still a fun adventure that scratched an itch.
29. Cosmic Star Heroine - Pretty competent indie take on futuristic cyberpunk Chrono Trigger. Looking forward to Zeboyd's new game.

Tier 5: So-so
30. Pokemon Shining Pearl - Honestly, probably would prefer to play the original. Not bad, but a meh remake, especially in terms of the graphics/art style.
31. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Interesting concept and new ideas, but ultimately bored of the actual battles. Violet built off this and made the Pokemon game I actually wanted.
32. Doki Doki Plus - Not really that into visual novels, but the psychological thriller/horror twist made me intrigued. Worth the time.
33. Donut County - It was pretty dumb, tbh, but still short and frictionless enough that I finished.

Tier 6: Notable drops
  • Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Controversial I know. I recognize it for being an excellent game and why other consider it the GOAT, but it's just not what I want in a Zelda experience. Dungeons are the draw for me and the overworld is usually my least favorite part, so you can see why I bounced off BOTW. Still got an enjoyable 10 or so hours out of it.
  • Tactics Ogre Reborn - As you can tell from my list, I love FFT. I was looking forward to TO but the cards put me off. A rather small nitpick, I know, but I just couldn't get over it.
  • Persona 5 Royal - Maybe I'll pick this one up again, but after how much I loved SMTV, I was super excited to try this out (never played SMT or Persona before SMTV). It was just too much talking and anime high school stuff for my taste.
  • Nier: Automata - Honestly, I loved what I've played from it. Something came up and I had to put it on hold and never got back to it, partly because I feel like I have to relearn it at this point.
  • Paper Mario: Origami King - Super charming (I loved the singing trees bit), but the battle system lost me. Really looking forward to TTYD remake though.
  • Mario Rabbids 1 + 2 - Played a large chunk of both, but just never finished. Really enjoyed them both though, maybe 1 more since I thought the battles were more challenging. 2 has a better streamlined experience though.
  • Live A Live - I dropped it after finishing the single character campaigns. Honestly one of the worst JRPG experiences I've had, I'm stunned this seemed to be held in such high regard. Aside from a couple, the character stories are so basic and boring. The battle system is crap. Some of the design decisions should have been updated, but they kept it true to the original at its own detriment.
 
Let's go!

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  3. Hades
  4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 + Future Redeemed
  5. Hollow Knight
  6. Super Mario Odyssey
  7. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 + Torna
  8. Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak
  9. Xenoblade Chronicles + Future Connected
  10. Octopath Traveller 2
  11. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
  12. Steamworld Dig 2
  13. Overcooked 2
  14. Link's Awakening
  15. Ori and the Blind Forrest
  16. A Short Hike
  17. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
  18. Mario + Rabbids: Battle Kingdom
  19. Shin Megami Tensei V
  20. Astral Chain

Some games are interchangable, but the top 3 are probably going to be my top 3 games on the system when all is said and done (debating on which one is 1 and 2 all the time though). I left a lot of great games outside of this list that easily could have been here but in the end.. with a great system like the Switch some will have to be left aside :>

Switch has been my favorite game system of all time, no other Nintendo library comes close to the sheer amount of top tier games. Looking forward to another year or so of Switch before moving on to next :>
 
1. Zelda Tears of the Kingdon
2. Zelda BotW
3. Pikmin 4
4. Xenoblade 3
5. Mario Odyssey
6. Minecraft
7. Final Fantasy IX
8. Animal Crossing New Horizons
9.Smash Ultimate
10. Mario 3D All Stars
11. Pokémon Legends Arceus
12. FF Pixel Remaster
13. Zelda Links Awakening
14. Zelda Skyward Sword
15. Metroid Dread
16. Fire Emblem 3 Houses
17. Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition
18. Stardew Valley
19. Mario Party Superstars
20. Mariokart 8 Deluxe
 
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1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
4. Animal Crossing
5. Bravely Default 2
6. Metroid Dread
7. Hollow Knight
8. Triangle Strategy
9. Fire Emblem 3 Houses
10. Super Mario Oddyssey
11. Overcooked
12. Civilization VI
13. Divinity Original Sin 2
14. Ring Fit Adventure
15. Metroid Prime Remastered
16. Octopath Traveler 2
17. Mario Kart
18. Luigi’s Mansion 4
19. Smash Bros
20. Switch Ports

I think after the top 3 the position of the games doesn’t really matter anymore. The top 3 though is of another level for me. Lots of games that could have been on this list too like Pikmin 4 or Xenoblade 3 but this is what first came to mind.
 
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There are a lot games on switch, huh?

Top 20 in rough order:

Ori and the Will of the wisps
Smash Ultimate
Nier Automata
DOOM Eternal
ZELDA TOTK (for all its issues and my preference for old dungeons, I still enjoy open air zelda)
Metroid Dread
Baba is You
Bowser’s Fury
Breath of the Wild
DK Tropical Freeze
DOOM 2016
Mario Odyssey
Hat in time
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
Xenoblade 3
Ys 8
Zelda BOTW
Deltarune/Undertale
Persona 5 Royal
Disco Elysium

Next 21-40

Xenoblade 1 DE
Dead Cells (castlevania and fully up to date)
Hollow Knight
Bayonetta 2
Cuphead
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Metroid Prime Remaster
Overcooked!
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Sonic Mania
Ori and the Blind Forest
Mario Party Superstars
Octopath Traveler 2
Bayonetta
Dark Souls Remastered
Dragon Quest XI S
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Super Mario 3D All Stars

41-60

BioShock 1
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening
Sea of Stars
Shin Megami Tensei V
Splatoon 2
Splatoon 3
Tetris 99
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
Astral Chain
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Hades
Monster Hunter Rise
Picross
Stardew Valley
Super Mario Maker 2
Death's Door
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
bloodstained
Blasphemous
 
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1. Dragon Quest Builders 2
2. DQ Builders
3. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX
4. Stardew Valley
5. Smash Bros
6. Collection of Mana
7.Castlevania Advance Collection
8. DQ XI
9. Link's Awakening
10. Mario RPG (providing there's nothing wrong with it)
11. Pokemon Violet
12. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
13. Mario Kart
14. Monster Hunter Rise
15. Mario Odyssey
16. TotK
17. Octopath Traveler
18. ARMS
19. Hypnospace Outlaw
20. Baba is You
 
Ok, here I go:

1. Super Mario Odyssey
2. Ring Fit Adventure
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
4. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
5. Tetris 99
5. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
6. Mariokart 8 Deluxe
7. The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
8. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
10. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
11. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
12. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
13. Luigis Mansion 3
14. Paper Mario: The Origami King
15. Splatoon 3
16. Spiritfarer
17. Monster Hunter Rise
18. Pokémon Shield
19. 51 Clubhouse Games
20. Warioware: Get it together

Cities Skylines
Portal 1-2
Deponia 1-3 Collection + Doomsday
Miitopia
Undertale
Hades
Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
Baba is you
LA Noire
Celeste
Minecraft
...and probably many more
 
I didn't play Breath of the Wild on the Switch, otherwise it would've made it in 2nd place.

It was awfully hard to make this list, and I had to leave some absolute gems out of it. All the games here are at least 9/10 as far as I'm concerned.

1- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
2- Super Mario Odyssey
3- Hollow Knight
4- Dark Souls
5- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
6- Tunic
7- Metroid Dread
8- Celeste
9- Luigi's Mansion 3
10- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
11- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
12- Pikmin 4
13- Triangle Strategy
14- The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
15- Monster Hunter Rise
16- Olli Olli World
17- Disco Elysium
18- Super Smash Bros: Ultimate
19- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
20- Return of the Obra Din
 
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In no particular order, may have forgotten some obvious ones.

Bonfire Peaks
A Monster's Expedition
Return of the Obra Dinn
Celeste
Hollow Knight
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Hades
Tetris Effect
Heaven's Vault
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
A Short Hike
Baba Is You
Cuphead
Shovel Knight
Into the Breach
Patrick's Parabox
Metroid Prime Remastered
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
 
Including games I played on other platforms that were available on Switch:

1. Disco Elysium
2. Persona 5 Royal
3. Hollow Knight
4. SMT III Nocturne HD Remaster
5. Clannad
6. Doom 2016
7. Metroid Prime Remaster
8. Nier Automata
9. Final Fantasy VII
10. Portal 1
11. Super Mario Odyssey
12. Trails from Zero
13. BioShock
14. Witch on the Holy Night
15. Persona 4 Golden
16. Ys VIII
17. Metroid Dread
18. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
19. Shin Megami Tensei V
20. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 
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