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Nintendo Switch 1 games released in May 2019

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Snapshot

• Total releases: In May 2019, there were 118 releases for the Switch 1.
• Common category: The most common category in May 2019 was Puzzle, with 11 releases.
• % of year to date: May 2019 includes 8.36% of the total Switch 1 releases in 2019.
• Low quality: In May 2019, there were 12 low quality releases - 10.17% of the total releases this month.

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Top rated: May 2019

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

Falling blocks puzzle

#1

Crystal Crisis

8.48

Visual novel

#2

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

8.40

Horror

#3

Resident Evil 4

8.30

Platformer (2D)

#4

Castlevania Anniversary Collection

8.23

Roguelike

#5

The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse

8.13

Roguelike

#6

Blazing Beaks

8.11

RPG

#7

Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland

8.07

Buy:

Run-and-gun

#8

Gunlord X

8.00

Puzzle

#8

Chime Sharp

8.00

Puzzle

#10

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

7.92

Arena shooter

#10

Duck Game

7.92

Metroidvania

#12

Gato Roboto

7.90

Tower defense

#12

Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder

7.90

Shooting

#14

Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package

7.89

Tower defense

#15

OTTTD: Over The Top Tower Defense

7.80

Action-adventure

#15

Shakedown Hawaii

7.80

RPG

#17

Shadows of Adam

7.75

Puzzle

#17

Koral

7.75

Horror

#19

Darkwood

7.72

One-on-one fighting

#19

Guilty Gear

7.72

Turn-based roguelike

#21

For the King

7.71

Puzzle

#22

Warlock's Tower

7.70

Strategy

#23

Reverse Crawl

7.67

Tennis

#24

Super Tennis Blast

7.63

Shoot 'em up

#24

Black Paradox

7.63

Horror

#24

Resident Evil

7.63

Kart racing

#27

Team Sonic Racing

7.58

Futuristic racing

#28

Redout

7.57

Music

#29

Vectronom

7.50

Action-adventure

#29

Anarcute

7.50

Buy:

Adventure

#31

39 Days to Mars

7.40

Buy:

Action RPG

#32

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition

7.33

Falling blocks puzzle

#33

Puyo Puyo Champions

7.25

Shooting

#34

Project Nimbus: Complete Edition

7.22

Action RPG

#35

Lapis x Labyrinth

7.18

Roguelike

#36

Hellmut: The Badass from Hell

7.00

Roguelike

#36

Devious Dungeon 2

7.00

Arcade

#38

Akane

6.96

Buy:

Stealth

#39

Sniper Elite V2 Remastered

6.90

Action RPG

#40

Lovecraft's Untold Stories

6.88

Point and click

#41

Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus The Awakening of Golden Jazz

6.80

Buy:

Strategy

#42

Undead Horde

6.77

Strategy

#43

Golem Gates

6.75

Platformer (2D)

#44

Venture Kid

6.74

RPG

#45

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

6.71

Adventure

#46

My Big Sister

6.69

Platformer (2D)

#47

Wonder Boy Returns Remix

6.56

Shooting

#48

Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut

6.50

Roguelike

#49

Skelly Selest

6.44

Puzzle

#50

Darkest Hunters

6.42

Hidden gems: May 2019

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

Octogeddon

8.00

Super Life of Pixel

7.85

European Conqueror X

7.25

Evil Defenders

7.00

My Lovely Daughter

7.00

Star Sky

7.00

Pocket League Story

7.00

Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

7.00

Cricket 19

6.75

Heroine Anthem Zero episode 1

6.70

Geki Yaba Runner Anniversary Edition

6.00

Fun! Fun! Animal Park

6.00

Watermelon Party

6.00

Frane: Dragons' Odyssey

5.00

Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

5.00

Monster Puzzle

4.75

HexaGravity

4.50

Arcade Archives Ninja Gaiden

4.00

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Ascendance

2.50

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Crypt of the Serpent King

2.50

Inferno Climber: Reborn

2.00

Happy Words

2.00

Who's publishing?

These companies published 1 or more games for the Switch 1 in May 2019.

Publisher	Games this month
Hamster	5
Ratalaika Games	5
Digerati	4
Capcom	3
PQube	3
Sega	3
Arc System Works	2
CFK	2
Circle Entertainment	2
Curve Digital	2
Devolver Digital	2
Flynns Arcade	2
Nicalis	2
Plug In Digital	2
QubicGames	2
Ysbryd Games	2
10tons	1
1C Entertainment	1
2tainment	1
505 Games	1
8floor Games	1
Adult Swim Games	1
All in! Games	1
All Yes Good	1
ARTE Experience	1
Bandai Namco Entertainment	1
Beep	1
Big Ant Studios	1
Bigosaur	1
Born Ready Games	1
Carlos Coronado	1
Chequered Ink	1
Chilled Mouse	1
Clickteam	1
Crazy Panda	1
Crunching Koalas	1
Digital Bards	1
DrinkBox Studios	1
FDG Entertainment	1
Fireshine Games	1
Forever Entertainment	1
Gaijin Entertainment	1
GameTomo	1
Greenlight Games	1
Intragames	1
Its Anecdotal	1
Joindots	1
Kairosoft	1
Kemco	1
Koei Tecmo	1
Konami	1
Lan Games	1
My Next Games	1
Nacon	1
Neon Doctrine	1
NGDEV	1
NIS America	1
Numskull Games	1
Onevision Games	1
Payload Studios	1
Plaion (ex Koch Media)	1
Playism	1
Prime Time	1
Rebellion Developments	1
Rendercode Games	1
Rising Star Games	1
SimFabric	1
SMG Studio	1
Snail Games USA	1
Soedesco	1
Sometimes You	1
Tiny Trinket Games	1
Ubisoft	1
Unfinished Pixel	1
Vblank Entertainment	1
VivaGames	1
WhiteMoon Dreams	1
Winking	1
YFC Games	1

Games

There were 106 games released in May 2019 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
1st May	Crashbots		Runner	Sometimes You		4.13
1st May	Puzzle Herder		Puzzle	Tiny Trinket Games
1st May	Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut		Shooting	Born Ready Games		6.50
1st May	Table Top Racing: World Tour - Nitro Edition		Racing	Greenlight Games		5.88
2nd May	Arcade Archives Terra Force		Shoot 'em up	Hamster
2nd May	Duck Game		Arena shooter	Adult Swim Games		7.92
2nd May	Giga Wrecker Alt.		Puzzle	Rising Star Games		6.25
2nd May	HexaGravity		Platformer (2D)	Flynns Arcade	2/3
2nd May	The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse		Roguelike	Devolver Digital		8.13
2nd May	VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action		Visual novel	Ysbryd Games		8.40
2nd May	Venture Kid		Platformer (2D)	FDG Entertainment		6.74
3rd May	Bird Game +		Adventure	Ratalaika Games		5.25
3rd May	Black Paradox		Shoot 'em up	Digerati		7.63
3rd May	Gyro Boss DX		Shoot 'em up	Chequered Ink
3rd May	Hellmut: The Badass from Hell		Roguelike	2tainment		7.00
3rd May	Preventive Strike		Shoot 'em up	SimFabric
3rd May	Quadle		Arcade	Clickteam
3rd May	Shadows of Adam		RPG	Circle Entertainment		7.75
6th May	OTTTD: Over The Top Tower Defense		Tower defense	SMG Studio		7.80
7th May	European Conqueror X		Strategy	Circle Entertainment	2/3
7th May	Puyo Puyo Champions		Falling blocks puzzle	Sega		7.25
7th May	Shakedown Hawaii		Action-adventure	Vblank Entertainment		7.80
8th May	Super Cane Magic Zero		Action RPG	Intragames		6.14
9th May	Arcade Archives Ninja Gaiden		Beat 'em up	Hamster	1/3
9th May	Ascendance		Platformer (3D)	Onevision Games	2/3
9th May	Dragon Snakes		Arcade	My Next Games
9th May	For the King		Turn-based roguelike	Curve Digital		7.71
9th May	Frane: Dragons' Odyssey		Action RPG	Kemco	1/3
9th May	Lost Artifacts: Soulstone		Strategy	8floor Games
9th May	MachiKnights -Blood bagos-		Action RPG	CFK		6.00
9th May	Masquerada: Songs and Shadows		RPG	Ysbryd Games		6.71
9th May	Monster Puzzle		Puzzle	Flynns Arcade	2/3
10th May	Blazing Beaks		Roguelike	QubicGames		8.11
10th May	Lovecraft's Untold Stories		Action RPG	1C Entertainment		6.88
10th May	My Big Sister		Adventure	Ratalaika Games		6.69
10th May	Reverse Crawl		Strategy	Digerati		7.67
10th May	Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package		Shooting	Plaion (ex Koch Media)		7.89
10th May	Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack		Platformer (2D)	DrinkBox Studios	1/3
14th May	Blades of Time		Action-adventure	Gaijin Entertainment		4.43
14th May	Evil Defenders		Tower defense	Crazy Panda	2/3
14th May	Redout		Futuristic racing	Nicalis		7.57
14th May	Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder		Tower defense	Sega		7.90
14th May	Sniper Elite V2 Remastered		Stealth	Rebellion Developments		6.90
15th May	Super Life of Pixel		Platformer (2D)	WhiteMoon Dreams	2/3
15th May	Undead Horde		Strategy	10tons		6.77
16th May	39 Days to Mars		Adventure	Its Anecdotal		7.40
16th May	Arcade Archives Buta san		Shooting	Hamster
16th May	Castlevania Anniversary Collection		Platformer (2D)	Konami		8.23
16th May	Darkwood		Horror	Crunching Koalas		7.72
16th May	Inferno Climber: Reborn		Action RPG	Arc System Works	1/3
16th May	Koral		Puzzle	Carlos Coronado		7.75
16th May	Light Tracer		Puzzle	Beep
16th May	Octogeddon		Shooting	All Yes Good	2/3
16th May	Pocket League Story		Management	Kairosoft	1/3
16th May	Project Nimbus: Complete Edition		Shooting	GameTomo		7.22
16th May	Thief Simulator		Stealth	Forever Entertainment		6.20
16th May	Your Toy		Puzzle	VivaGames
17th May	Akane		Arcade	QubicGames		6.96
17th May	Devious Dungeon 2		Roguelike	Ratalaika Games		7.00
17th May	Guilty Gear		One-on-one fighting	PQube		7.72
17th May	Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R		One-on-one fighting	PQube
21st May	Assassin's Creed III Remastered		Action-adventure	Ubisoft		5.64
21st May	Resident Evil		Horror	Capcom		7.63
21st May	Resident Evil 0		Horror	Capcom		6.30
21st May	Resident Evil 4		Horror	Capcom		8.30
21st May	Team Sonic Racing		Kart racing	Sega		7.58
22nd May	Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus The Awakening of Golden Jazz		Point and click	Arc System Works		6.80
22nd May	Gunlord X		Run-and-gun	NGDEV		8.00
22nd May	The Last Door - Complete Edition		Point and click	Plug In Digital
23rd May	American Fugitive		Action RPG	Curve Digital		6.01
23rd May	Arcade Archives Image Fight		Shoot 'em up	Hamster
23rd May	Heroine Anthem Zero episode 1		Action-adventure	Winking	2/3
23rd May	My Lovely Daughter		Life simulator	Neon Doctrine	1/3
23rd May	Star Sky		Adventure	Playism	1/3
23rd May	TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge		Bike racing	Nacon		4.67
23rd May	Wonder Boy Returns Remix		Platformer (2D)	CFK		6.56
24th May	Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland		RPG	Koei Tecmo		8.07
24th May	Back in 1995		Horror	Ratalaika Games		3.86
24th May	Skelly Selest		Roguelike	Digerati		6.44
24th May	Super Tennis Blast		Tennis	Unfinished Pixel		7.63
24th May	Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition		Action RPG	Bandai Namco Entertainment		7.33
28th May	Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons		Puzzle	505 Games		7.92
28th May	Chime Sharp		Puzzle	Chilled Mouse		8.00
28th May	Cricket 19		Sports	Big Ant Studios	2/3
28th May	Crystal Crisis		Falling blocks puzzle	Nicalis		8.48
28th May	Little Friends: Dogs & Cats		Life simulator	Fireshine Games		5.92
29th May	Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition		Action-adventure	Soedesco	1/3
29th May	Happy Words		Board and Tabletop	Lan Games	1/3
29th May	TerraTech		Action-adventure	Payload Studios		5.83
29th May	Vectronom		Music	ARTE Experience		7.50
30th May	30-in-1 Game Collection: Volume 2		Party	Digital Bards		6.10
30th May	Ages of Mages: The Last Keeper		Twin-stick shooter	YFC Games
30th May	Anarcute		Action-adventure	Plug In Digital		7.50
30th May	Arcade Archives Alpine Ski		Skiing and Snowboarding	Hamster
30th May	Fun! Fun! Animal Park		Party	Numskull Games	2/3
30th May	Gato Roboto		Metroidvania	Devolver Digital		7.90
30th May	Ragtag Adventures		Party	Prime Time
30th May	Season Match 2		Matching puzzle	Joindots
31st May	Crypt of the Serpent King		Dungeon crawler	Rendercode Games	1/3
31st May	Geki Yaba Runner Anniversary Edition		Runner	All in! Games	2/3
31st May	Golem Gates		Strategy	Digerati		6.75
31st May	Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa		Visual novel	PQube		6.06
31st May	Lapis x Labyrinth		Action RPG	NIS America		7.18
31st May	PixARK		Survival	Snail Games USA		4.00
31st May	Warlock's Tower		Puzzle	Ratalaika Games		7.70
31st May	Watermelon Party		Party	Bigosaur	1/3

Games (Low quality)

There were 12 low quality games released in May 2019 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
2nd May	Darkest Hunters	Low quality	Puzzle	Ultimate Games		6.42
3rd May	Xtreme Club Racing	Low quality	Racing	EnjoyUp Games
7th May	Car Mechanic Manager	Low quality	Vehicle simulator	Ultimate Games	2/3
10th May	Dragon Pinball	Low quality	Pinball	EnjoyUp Games	1/3
12th May	Car Trader	Low quality	Management	Ultimate Games	2/3
17th May	Chicken Rider	Low quality	Runner	Ultimate Games		3.40
20th May	World Soccer	Low quality	Football / soccer	Sabec
27th May	Monkey Business	Low quality	Platformer (2D)	Sabec
28th May	GoFishing 3D	Low quality	Fishing	Ultimate Games		1.00
30th May	Desktop Table Tennis	Low quality	Tennis	Sat-Box	1/3
31st May	Selma and the Wisp	Low quality	Puzzle	Ultimate Games		5.36
31st May	Super Arcade Soccer	Low quality	Football / soccer	EnjoyUp Games	1/3

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