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10 Fun Switch Games You Need to Play (That Aren't on Every Other List)
- hildabear
- Oct 16, 2025
- 7 min read
Updated: Jun 3
My dad brought home an NES when I was 4 or 5 years old. I know...I'm aging myself here. But I've been playing Nintendo ever since and never stopped. So when I say these are the most fun switch games I've played, I mean that as someone who has been doing this for a very long time.
These are the games that pulled me in. The ones that made me lose track of time. The ones that reminded me why I fell in love with gaming in the first place. From RPGs to puzzle games to simulation to adventure, every game on this list is different. But they all share one thing: they're incredibly fun to play!
And what I love most is that none of these are the ones everyone already knows. No Animal Crossing, no Breath of the Wild, no Mario Kart. This is the Switch library hiding in plain sight, waiting for someone to actually find it.
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1. Eastward
Eastward is an action-adventure RPG set in a world buried underground. You play as John and Sam, two characters living in a society slowly being consumed by a deadly miasma. Together they explore the ruins of a collapsing world, solving puzzles, fighting monsters, and uncovering what really happened to the surface.
You can switch between both characters, and each has unique abilities to help you move through the story. There's cooking, exploring, and a cast of quirky characters you'll grow attached to instantly.
The pixel art is incredible and so nostalgic. Playing this felt like being part of a living story...emotional and beautiful from start to finish.
And then there's the DLC, Eastward Octopia, which is a farming sim where John and Sam return as farmers to tend animals and cook heartwarming meals for their friends. I've lost hours of my day playing it...and I still cannot believe it's only $5.99.
2. Holy Potatoes! Compendium
This is one of the funniest, most charming collections I've ever played. The Holy Potatoes! Compendium includes three simulation games: What the Hell?!, We're in Space?!, and A Weapon Shop?!
Each one drops you into a completely different world to manage. You can run a weapon shop, captain a spaceship, or cook for the gods in the Afterlife. All three are filled with hilarious dialogue and genuinely fun gameplay loops.
My favorite was Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?!, where you play as a chef in an Afterlife populated by potatoes who have sinned. The goal is to sort them into their rightful cooking stations to create ingredients that appease the gods. You upgrade your stations, do maintenance, and boost them with hellfire. It's weird and chaotic and I was truly laughing out loud at the dialogue throughout.
It's one of those games you pick up for a few minutes...then realize it's been 2 hours. If you love simulation games with a side of humor, you are going to have a very good time.
3. Ooblets
Ooblets is a life simulation and farming game that is pure joy.
You start your new life in a cozy seaside town called Badgetown, where you'll grow crops, collect adorable little creatures called Ooblets, and join card-based dance battles to earn rewards and level up your team.
I'll be honest...I'm not much of a card game person. But the dance battles here are so fun and the music is so catchy that I didn't even care. The Ooblets themselves are ridiculously cute, each one with its own personality and animation style.
I loved customizing my outfits, upgrading my little shack into a real home, and exploring the nearby regions. There is so much to do in this game and I feel like I barely scratched the surface. It's a game that just feels like comfort.
4. Littlewood
In Littlewood, the story begins after the big battle. The dark wizard has been defeated, the world is saved...and now it's time to rebuild.
You play as the hero who no longer has to fight, but instead gets to create. You design your town from the ground up, choose where houses, rivers, and markets go, gather resources, and fulfill villager requests to bring life back to the land of Solemn.
There's fishing, mining, crafting, cooking, and a romance feature where you can date the townsfolk and eventually get married. The art is cute, the music is peaceful, and the world is small enough to feel cozy but full enough to keep you genuinely interested.
It's the kind of game that makes you want to make a cup of tea and just exist in it for a few hours.
5. The Touryst
At first glance, The Touryst looks like a lighthearted vacation game. You arrive on a tropical island, ready to explore, swim, surf, and party. But once you dig deeper, there's something mysterious hiding beneath all that sunshine.
You'll visit multiple islands, each with its own theme and secrets. You can hit the arcade, go diving, or explore ancient monuments filled with puzzles and hidden clues.
The voxel-style 3D art is bright, colorful, and gives everything this cheerful, toy-like feel. The puzzles are clever without being frustrating...I got stuck a few times, but cracking each one felt completely worth it.
It's quick to play through, but packed with charm, and one of the most genuinely fun switch games I've come across.
6. Two Point Campus
Okay, I need to tell you a little story about this one.
Back in 1997, Bullfrog Productions released a game called Theme Hospital. And at the time, it was the holy grail of gaming for me. I looooved that game. I had it on PC...on a Gateway computer, which was an absolute beast.
So when I found out that former Bullfrog developers had founded Two Point Studios and were releasing a series of games, I was ecstatic.
Two Point Campus is a simulation game where you build and run your own university, and it has that same quirky personality that made Theme Hospital so special. You offer courses like Knight School (jousting is a real academic subject here), Wizardry (yes, actual magic school), and Culinary Arts where giant desserts literally come to life. You hire professors, build libraries, create clubs and societies, and watch your students graduate.
It's funny, creative, and oddly relaxing even when everything goes completely off the rails. It reminded me exactly why I fell in love with simulation games in the first place.
7. Kirby and the Forgotten Land
This game is pure fun from start to finish.
You play as Kirby exploring a mysterious post-apocalyptic world where nature has overtaken civilization. You rescue Waddle Dees, battle colorful bosses, and explore new areas filled with hidden secrets.
Kirby's copy abilities keep the gameplay feeling fresh every single time...you inhale enemies to gain powers like sword, fire, ice, and ranger, and evolve them as you go.
And then there's Mouthful Mode, where Kirby inhales entire objects like a car or a vending machine. I was completely over the moon the first time that happened. I cannot even tell you.
But honestly? My favorite part of the whole game was the gotcha machine in Waddle Dee Town. You spend in-game money to unlock collectible figures...and if you know me at all, you know my collector brain absolutely goes off for that kind of thing.
I could have stayed in that town forever.
8. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
This is probably my absolute favorite Mario game of all time. Only because I genuinely had the best time ever playing it.
This combo pack gives you two full adventures. Super Mario 3D World is a colorful, fast-paced platformer where you play as Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, or Rosalina (unlocked later). Every level feels unique and the cat suit power-up is not only adorable but really useful.
Then there's Bowser's Fury, a completely new open-world experience where Bowser has gone full chaos mode. You team up with Bowser Jr. to collect Cat Shines across Lake Lapcat and face off against the biggest Bowser you've ever seen.
I finished the whole thing in about 20 hours and loved every single minute. Sometimes Mario games can feel a little stressful, but this one...I don't remember a single moment of frustration.
Just turning into a cat...climbing everything...and having the absolute best time.
9. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
A true classic, beautifully brought back to life.
You play as Link, who wakes up on the mysterious Koholint Island after a storm. To escape, you must explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and awaken the Wind Fish. It's a dreamlike adventure full of charm and heart.
The art style is one of my favorites ever...everything looks like a handcrafted toy set, which gives the whole game this nostalgic, comforting feel.
And the soundtrack hit me in a way I wasn't fully expecting. The classic music instantly took me back to playing on my NES as a little girl, and that feeling of remembering where it all started for me was so, so special.
It's not the longest Zelda game, but it's one of the most memorable. I devoured it in about 2 days because I truly could not put it down.
10. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
If you love puzzle games, this one is for you.
You play as Toad (and Toadette!) exploring small cube-shaped levels where every angle hides a secret. You rotate the camera, pluck plants, and collect treasures while avoiding traps and enemies.
Each level is short but packed with clever design...it's one of those games that makes you feel genuinely smart when you finish a course.
The story follows Toad's mission to reclaim his stolen treasure from Wingo, a greedy giant bird.
Simple, but the puzzles are perfectly balanced between relaxing and challenging. If puzzles are your thing, you are going to have such a good time with this one.
Final Thoughts
And there you have it...my top 10 fun switch games that deserve a whole lot more love than they get.
Whether you've been playing Nintendo since the NES days like me, or you just picked up a Switch for the first time, every single game on this list has something special hiding inside it.
They're fun. Creative. And they all reminded me, in their own way, why gaming has been such a big part of my life for as long as I can remember.
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