#01
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
A kart racer where Nintendo characters drift, boost, and throw items around wild tracks.
2017
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Nintendo Switch
Nintendo's hybrid console, played on the television or in your hands.
The best-selling Nintendo Switch games, from published sales figures, plus a few recent releases that were not already on that list. Nintendo does not publish hours played.
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The best-selling Nintendo Switch games.
59 ranked · #01–#59
#02
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
A life sim about shaping your own island, collecting creatures, and living with animal neighbors.
2020
Switch
#03
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
A platform fighter that drops characters from across games onto floating stages.
2018
Switch
#04
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
An open-world adventure about Link waking from a long sleep to save Hyrule from Calamity Ganon.
2017
Switch
#05
Super Mario Odyssey
A 3D platformer about Mario traveling kingdoms with his living hat to stop Bowser's wedding.
2017
Switch
#06
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
An open-world RPG about attending school in Paldea, catching Pokémon, and challenging the league.
2022
Switch
#07
Pokémon Sword and Shield
A Pokémon adventure about the Galar gym challenge and dynamax battles.
2019
Switch
#08
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
An open-world adventure in which Link explores Hyrule's sky, surface, and depths.
2023
Switch
#09
Super Mario Party
A party game about boards, stick minigames, and allies who join your side.
2018
Switch
#10
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
A platformer about a world map, power-ups, and Nabbit if you want an easier clear.
2019
Switch
#11
Nintendo Switch Sports
A motion-control sports game about bowling, soccer, tennis, and a few more.
2022
Switch
#12
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
A platformer about wonder flowers that change the level, and badges you equip.
2023
Switch
#13
Ring Fit Adventure
An RPG where the attacks are exercises done with a ring and a leg strap.
2019
Switch
#14
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
A Kanto Pokémon game about catching and training Pokémon.
2018
Switch
#15
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
An RPG with the gym challenge and the underground.
2021
Switch
#16
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
An open-area Pokémon game about surveying Hisui and catching without a traditional route.
2022
Switch
#17
Luigi's Mansion 3
An adventure game with Gooigi for the places Luigi cannot fit.
2019
Switch
#18
Mario Party Superstars
An action game about a collection of classic Mario Party boards and minigames.
2021
Switch
#19
Splatoon 2
A shooter about covering the ground in ink and swimming through your own color.
2017
Switch
#20
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
A 3D platformer about a cat suit, four-player stages, and a separate Bowser's Fury island.
2021
Switch
#21
Splatoon 3
A shooter about turf wars, with a story mode and a lobby that changes seasons.
2022
Switch
#22
Super Mario Party Jamboree
A party game about a large board, motion minigames, and a lot of players.
2024
Switch
#23
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
An action Pokémon game set in Lumiose City about real-time battles and a redevelopment plan.
2025
Switch
#24
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
A 3D platformer about a collection of Super Mario 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy.
2020
Switch
#25
Super Mario Maker 2
A platformer about a Mario level editor, plus a story mode and a pile of courses other people made.
2019
Switch
#26
Monster Hunter Rise
A hunting game about wirebugs that pull you off the ground and into mounted attacks.
2021
Switch
#27
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
A life sim about Miis on an island, their problems, and the songs they sing.
2026
Switch
#28
Stardew Valley
A farming sim about restoring a rundown farm and settling into a small town.
2016
PCPS4Xbox One
#29
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
A 3D Kirby game about mouthful modes that turn Kirby into the object he swallowed.
2022
Switch
#30
Suika Game
A falling-fruit puzzle about combining two of the same fruit into the next size.
2021
Switch
#31
Minecraft
A sandbox about mining, crafting, and building in a blocky world you shape yourself.
2011
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#32
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
An adventure about Koholint Island and the instruments that wake the Wind Fish.
2019
Switch
#33
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
A puzzle game about a collection of board, card, and sport games, from chess to darts.
2020
Switch
#34
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
A platformer about DK and a partner whose ability changes the level.
2014
Switch
#35
Mario Tennis Aces
A tennis game about zone shots, trick shots, and a short story mode.
2018
Switch
#36
Kirby Star Allies
A Kirby game about friends with copy abilities that combine into special moves.
2018
Switch
#37
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
An action-adventure with a stick option for the sword.
2021
Switch
#38
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
A tactics RPG about teaching a house of students and then fighting a war with them.
2019
Switch
#39
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
An adventure where Zelda copies objects and monsters and places them to solve rooms.
2024
Switch
#40
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
A musou game about the war before Breath of the Wild, with a large battlefield and specials.
2020
Switch
#41
1-2-Switch
An action game about a party game of short motion duels, played while looking at the other person, not the screen.
2017
Switch
#42
Pikmin 4
A Pikmin game about a rescue corps, a dog you ride, and night missions.
2023
Switch
#43
Paper Mario: The Origami King
A Paper Mario game about a ring puzzle in every battle and a folded-paper Bowser.
2020
Switch
#44
Yoshi's Crafted World
A side-view Yoshi game built from craft materials with a flip side of each level.
2019
Switch
#45
Super Mario RPG
An RPG about Mario, Geno, and Bowser repairing a star broken by a living sword.
1996
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#46
Among Us
A social deduction game about crewmates doing tasks while impostors sabotage the ship.
2018
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#47
Metroid Dread
A side-scrolling action game about Samus exploring planet ZDR while robotic hunters pursue her.
2021
Switch
#48
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
A tactics game about Mario, Rabbids, and sparks that change a character's skill.
2022
Switch
#49
Rhythm Heaven Groove
A rhythm game of short scenes where the beat, not the button mashing, is the score.
2026
Switch
#50
Deltarune
An RPG about a dark world, a party you did not choose, and battles you can spare.
2018
Switch
#51
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy
An action game about a set of the three 3D-era Grand Theft Auto games, remade for modern consoles.
2021
Switch
#52
EA Sports FC 26
A football sim about clubs and Ultimate Team.
2025
PCPS4PS5
#53
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
A platformer about planetoids, a spin, and a star on each stage.
2025
Switch
#54
MLB The Show 26
A baseball sim with Diamond Dynasty and a career mode.
2026
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#55
Hogwarts Legacy
An open-world game about a student in the 1890s who can see ancient magic.
2023
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#56
It Takes Two
A co-op game about a couple turned into dolls, with a new mechanic in each level.
2021
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#57
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
An action game with free roam between the story missions.
2022
Switch
#58
Persona 5 Royal
A stylish RPG about Tokyo students who steal the corrupted hearts of powerful adults.
2019
PCPS4Xbox One
#59
NBA 2K26
A basketball sim about MyTeam and the park.
2025
PS4PS5Switch
Also on Switch
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Apex Legends
A shooter about legends with special abilities fighting to be the last team alive.
2019
PCPS4PS5
Celeste
A precision platformer about Madeline climbing a mountain and facing her own doubts.
2018
PCPS4Xbox One
Civilization VI
A strategy game about leading a civilization from the ancient world into the future.
2016
PCPS4Xbox One
Dead Cells
A roguelike action-platformer about a headless prisoner escaping a constantly changing island.
2018
PCPS4Xbox One
Fortnite
A battle-royale shooter about landing on an island, scavenging, and being the last one standing.
2017
PCPS4PS5
Hades
A roguelike about Zagreus fighting his way out of the Greek underworld.
2020
PCPS4PS5
Hollow Knight
A metroidvania about a small knight exploring the ruined insect kingdom of Hallownest.
2017
PCPS4Xbox One
Rocket League
A sports game about rocket-powered cars playing soccer.
2015
PCPS4PS5
Slay the Spire
A roguelike deck-builder about climbing a spire by drafting cards and surviving encounters.
2019
PCPS4Xbox One
Terraria
A 2D sandbox about digging, building, and fighting bosses in a pixel world.
2011
PCPS3PS4
Tetris Effect
A puzzle game about fitting falling blocks together, set to music and light.
2018
PCPS4PS5
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
An open-world RPG about a Dragonborn drawn into a civil war and the return of the dragons.
2011
PCPS3PS4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
An open-world RPG about monster hunter Geralt searching for his adopted daughter.
2015
PCPS4PS5
Warframe
A co-op shooter about armored operatives running missions across a far-future solar system.
2013
PCPS4PS5