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Nintendo Switch 1 games released in May 2018

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Snapshot

• Total releases: In May 2018, there were 88 releases for the Switch 1.
• Common category: The most common category in May 2018 was Puzzle, with 10 releases.
• % of year to date: May 2018 includes 8.29% of the total Switch 1 releases in 2018.
• Low quality: In May 2018, there were 4 low quality releases - 4.55% of the total releases this month.

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Top rated: May 2018

The highest rated releases this month, with 3 reviews or more.

Platformer (2D)

#1

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

8.81

Metroidvania

#2

Yoku's Island Express

8.69

Platformer (2D)

#2

N++

8.69

Shoot 'em up

#4

Ikaruga

8.65

RPG

#5

West of Loathing

8.50

Action RPG

#6

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

8.40

One-on-one fighting

#6

Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection

8.40

Puzzle

#8

Framed Collection

8.36

Platformer (2D)

#9

Mega Man Legacy Collection

8.33

Platformer (2D)

#10

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

8.23

Puzzle

#11

Shift Quantum

8.17

Tactical RPG

#12

The Banner Saga

8.15

Action RPG

#13

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 - Deluxe Edition

8.08

RPG

#14

Knights of Pen and Paper: Deluxier Edition

8.06

Action RPG

#15

Fairune Collection

8.05

Tower defense

#16

PixelJunk Monsters 2

8.01

Shooting

#17

Immortal Redneck

7.93

RPG

#18

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

7.92

Roguelike

#19

Death Road to Canada

7.89

Platformer (2D)

#20

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2

7.75

Shoot 'em up

#21

Hyper Sentinel

7.73

Horror

#22

Little Nightmares: Complete Edition

7.72

Platformer (2D)

#23

Icey

7.67

Survival

#23

Smoke and Sacrifice

7.67

Action-adventure

#25

Songbringer

7.55

Puzzle

#26

Super Chariot

7.54

Runner

#27

Runner3

7.46

Roguelike

#28

Wizard of Legend

7.39

Beat 'em up

#29

Die for Valhalla!

7.21

Puzzle

#30

The Adventures of Elena Temple

7.20

Puzzle

#30

Nihilumbra

7.20

Simulation

#32

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

7.17

Platformer (2D)

#32

Animal Super Squad

7.17

Action-adventure

#34

The Fall

7.14

Life simulator

#35

Pokemon Quest

7.00

Arcade

#36

Don't Die, Mr Robot! DX

6.99

Platformer (2D)

#37

Fox n Forests

6.93

Twin-stick shooter

#38

Garage

6.84

Turn-based roguelike

#39

Dungeon Rushers

6.60

Management

#40

Punch Club

6.38

Arcade

#41

Invisiballs

6.33

Beat 'em up

#42

Raging Justice

6.05

Adventure

#43

Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition

6.00

Adventure

#44

Suicide Guy

5.94

Twin-stick shooter

#45

Atomine

5.93

Buy:

Point and click

#46

Baobabs Mausoleum Ep 1: Ovnifagos Don't Eat Flamingos

5.88

Run-and-gun

#47

Cast of the Seven Godsends

5.72

Twin-stick shooter

#48

InkSplosion

5.43

Shooting

#49

Milanoir

5.37

Action-adventure

#50

Legend of Kay Anniversary

5.25

Hidden gems: May 2018

These games have 1 or 2 ratings, so don't yet have ranks. We strongly recommend reading the reviews before buying!

Zen Bound 2

8.25

6180 the moon

8.00

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

White Night

7.50

Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

7.50

ACA NeoGeo Stakes Winner

7.00

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Lost Sea

6.05

Mecha Storm

6.00

Kitten Squad

6.00

Yesterday Origins

6.00

Arcade Archives 10-Yard Fight

6.00

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Discovery

5.90

Never Stop

5.50

The Pinball Arcade

5.50

Calculation Castle: Greco's Ghostly Challenge - Addition

5.00

Quad Fighter K

5.00

Arcade Archives Terra Cresta

4.30

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Henry the Hamster Handler

4.00

LFO - Lost Future Omega

4.00

Perfect Angle

4.00

Defoliation

2.50

ACA NeoGeo Ninja Combat

2.00

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Who's publishing?

These companies published 1 or more games for the Switch 1 in May 2018.

Publisher	Games this month
Hamster	8
Media5	4
Capcom	3
Nintendo	3
Plug In Digital	3
Silver Star Japan	3
Bandai Namco Entertainment	2
Digerati	2
Microids	2
Team17	2
THQ Nordic	2
tinyBuild Games	2
Aksys Games	1
Arcade Distillery	1
Artifex Mundi	1
Asymmetric Publications	1
BeautiFun Games	1
Choice Provisions	1
ChubbyPixel	1
Cosen	1
Crema	1
Curve Digital	1
Digital Kingdom	1
Dolores Entertainment	1
Double Eleven	1
DoubleMoose	1
eastasiasoft	1
ENP Games	1
EuroVideo Medien	1
FarSight Studios	1
Fellow Traveller	1
Flyhigh Works	1
Gambitious / Good Shepherd	1
GrimTalin	1
Huey Games	1
Humble Bundle	1
Inti Creates	1
Ivanovich Games	1
Magic Frame Studios	1
Mebius	1
Merge Games	1
Metanet Software	1
MixedBag	1
Monster Couch	1
Nicalis	1
noowanda	1
Over the Moon	1
Pixelsplit	1
Pocket Money Games	1
Prideful Sloth	1
Ratalaika Games	1
Red Panda Interactive	1
Secret Exit	1
Spike Chunsoft	1
Turtle Cream	1
Ukiyo Publishing	1
United Independent Entertainment (UIG)	1
Versus Evil	1
X.D. Network	1
Zerouno Games	1

Games

There were 84 games released in May 2018 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
1st May	Animal Super Squad		Platformer (2D)	DoubleMoose		7.17
2nd May	ACA NeoGeo Stakes Winner		Sports	Hamster	1/3
2nd May	Arcade Archives 10-Yard Fight		Football / soccer	Hamster	1/3
3rd May	Cast of the Seven Godsends		Run-and-gun	Merge Games		5.72
3rd May	Don't Die, Mr Robot! DX		Arcade	Digerati		6.99
3rd May	LFO - Lost Future Omega		Arcade	Mebius	1/3
3rd May	Nihilumbra		Puzzle	BeautiFun Games		7.20
3rd May	Perfect Angle		Puzzle	Ivanovich Games	1/3
4th May	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze		Platformer (2D)	Nintendo		8.81
8th May	Death Road to Canada		Roguelike	Ukiyo Publishing		7.89
8th May	Raging Justice		Beat 'em up	Team17		6.05
10th May	ACA NeoGeo Super Sidekicks 2		Football / soccer	Hamster
10th May	Arcade Archives Terra Cresta		Shoot 'em up	Hamster	1/3
10th May	Garage		Twin-stick shooter	tinyBuild Games		6.84
10th May	Immortal Redneck		Shooting	Crema		7.93
10th May	Suicide Guy		Adventure	ChubbyPixel		5.94
10th May	Super Chariot		Puzzle	Microids		7.54
10th May	The Fall		Action-adventure	Over the Moon		7.14
10th May	Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition		Adventure	Digerati		6.00
10th May	Touch Battle Tank SP		Arena shooter	Silver Star Japan
11th May	Hyper Sentinel		Shoot 'em up	Huey Games		7.73
11th May	InkSplosion		Twin-stick shooter	Ratalaika Games		5.43
11th May	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 - Deluxe Edition		Action RPG	Bandai Namco Entertainment		8.08
14th May	Never Stop		Runner	Pixelsplit	2/3
14th May	The Mystery of the Hudson Case		Adventure	Magic Frame Studios
15th May	Battle Chasers: Nightwar		RPG	THQ Nordic		7.92
15th May	The Adventures of Elena Temple		Puzzle	GrimTalin		7.20
15th May	Wizard of Legend		Roguelike	Humble Bundle		7.39
17th May	ACA NeoGeo Baseball Stars Professional		Baseball	Hamster
17th May	Fairune Collection		Action RPG	Flyhigh Works		8.05
17th May	Fox n Forests		Platformer (2D)	EuroVideo Medien		6.93
17th May	Framed Collection		Puzzle	Fellow Traveller		8.36
17th May	Ice Cream Surfer		Shoot 'em up	Dolores Entertainment		4.67
17th May	Invisiballs		Arcade	Digital Kingdom		6.33
17th May	Silver Star Chess		Board and Tabletop	Silver Star Japan
17th May	The Banner Saga		Tactical RPG	Versus Evil		8.15
17th May	White Night		Horror	Plug In Digital	2/3
17th May	Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles		Simulation	Prideful Sloth		7.17
18th May	Henry the Hamster Handler		Puzzle	Pocket Money Games	1/3
18th May	Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition		Action RPG	Nintendo		8.40
18th May	Little Nightmares: Complete Edition		Horror	Bandai Namco Entertainment		7.72
18th May	The Pinball Arcade		Pinball	FarSight Studios	2/3
22nd May	Mega Man Legacy Collection		Platformer (2D)	Capcom		8.33
22nd May	Mega Man Legacy Collection 2		Platformer (2D)	Capcom		7.75
22nd May	Professional Construction: The Simulation		Simulation	United Independent Entertainment (UIG)
22nd May	Runner3		Runner	Choice Provisions		7.46
24th May	ACA NeoGeo Top Player's Golf		Golf	Hamster
24th May	Arcade Archives Ikki		Shooting	Hamster
24th May	Baobabs Mausoleum Ep 1: Ovnifagos Don't Eat Flamingos		Point and click	Zerouno Games		5.88
24th May	Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon		Platformer (2D)	Inti Creates		8.23
24th May	Calculation Castle: Greco's Ghostly Challenge - Addition		Educational	Media5	1/3
24th May	Calculation Castle: Greco's Ghostly Challenge - Division		Educational	Media5
24th May	Calculation Castle: Greco's Ghostly Challenge - Multiplication		Educational	Media5
24th May	Calculation Castle: Greco's Ghostly Challenge - Subtraction		Educational	Media5
24th May	Escape Game: Aloha		Puzzle	Silver Star Japan
24th May	N++		Platformer (2D)	Metanet Software		8.69
24th May	Punch Club		Management	tinyBuild Games		6.38
24th May	Zen Bound 2		Puzzle	Secret Exit	2/3
25th May	Atomine		Twin-stick shooter	MixedBag		5.93
25th May	Dungeon Rushers		Turn-based roguelike	Plug In Digital		6.60
25th May	Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood		Hidden objects	Artifex Mundi	2/3
25th May	Mecha Storm		Shooting	ENP Games	2/3
29th May	Die for Valhalla!		Beat 'em up	Monster Couch		7.21
29th May	Ikaruga		Shoot 'em up	Nicalis		8.65
29th May	Kitten Squad		Arena shooter	Arcade Distillery	1/3
29th May	Knights of Pen and Paper: Deluxier Edition		RPG	Plug In Digital		8.06
29th May	Legend of Kay Anniversary		Action-adventure	THQ Nordic		5.25
29th May	Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection		One-on-one fighting	Capcom		8.40
29th May	Yoku's Island Express		Metroidvania	Team17		8.69
30th May	PixelJunk Monsters 2		Tower defense	Spike Chunsoft		8.01
30th May	Pokemon Quest		Life simulator	Nintendo		7.00
30th May	Shift Quantum		Puzzle	Red Panda Interactive		8.17
31st May	6180 the moon		Platformer (2D)	Turtle Cream	1/3
31st May	ACA NeoGeo Ninja Combat		Beat 'em up	Hamster	1/3
31st May	Defoliation		Puzzle	Cosen	2/3
31st May	Discovery		Simulation	noowanda	2/3
31st May	Icey		Platformer (2D)	X.D. Network		7.67
31st May	Lost Sea		Roguelike	eastasiasoft	2/3
31st May	Milanoir		Shooting	Gambitious / Good Shepherd		5.37
31st May	Quad Fighter K		Shoot 'em up	Aksys Games	1/3
31st May	Smoke and Sacrifice		Survival	Curve Digital		7.67
31st May	Songbringer		Action-adventure	Double Eleven		7.55
31st May	West of Loathing		RPG	Asymmetric Publications		8.50
31st May	Yesterday Origins		Point and click	Microids	1/3

Games (Low quality)

There were 4 low quality games released in May 2018 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
3rd May	Timberman VS	Low quality	Arcade	Forever Entertainment		5.20
24th May	Dead Fun Pack: Penguins and Aliens Strike Again	Low quality	Arcade collection	EnjoyUp Games
25th May	Jurassic Pinball	Low quality	Pinball	EnjoyUp Games	2/3
31st May	World Soccer Pinball	Low quality	Pinball	EnjoyUp Games	2/3

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