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Nintendo Switch 1 games released in Jan 2020

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Snapshot

• Total releases: In Jan 2020, there were 105 releases for the Switch 1.
• Common category: The most common category in Jan 2020 was Puzzle, with 19 releases.
• % of year to date: Jan 2020 includes 6.54% of the total Switch 1 releases in 2020.
• Low quality: In Jan 2020, there were 9 low quality releases - 8.57% of the total releases this month.

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Top rated: Jan 2020

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

Adventure

#1

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition

9.10

RPG

#2

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore

8.85

RPG

#3

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

8.57

Puzzle

#4

Aviary Attorney: Definitive Edition

8.25

Buy:

Puzzle

#5

Stories Untold

8.17

Puzzle

#6

To the Moon

8.07

Beat 'em up

#7

Super Crush KO

7.96

Shooting

#8

Hypercharge Unboxed

7.87

Shoot 'em up

#9

Sega Ages Fantasy Zone

7.81

Interactive story

#10

Coffee Talk

7.60

Shooting

#11

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

7.57

Shoot 'em up

#12

Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha

7.44

Twin-stick shooter

#13

Thoth

7.43

Logic puzzle

#13

Link-a-Pix Deluxe

7.43

RPG

#15

Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX

7.42

RPG

#15

Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea DX

7.42

Racing

#17

SpeedRunners

7.41

Platformer (2D)

#18

Sega Ages Shinobi

7.38

Adventure

#19

Lydia

7.33

Adventure

#20

Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition

7.24

Platformer (2D)

#21

140

7.17

Shoot 'em up

#22

Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo

7.14

Shoot 'em up

#23

Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire

7.08

Physics simulator

#24

Speaking Simulator

7.07

Action-adventure

#25

198X

7.05

Buy:

Puzzle

#26

Bridge Constructor Ultimate Edition

7.00

RPG

#27

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX

6.99

Puzzle

#28

Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training

6.91

Tennis

#29

AO Tennis 2

6.88

Puzzle

#30

Nicky - The Home Alone Golf Ball

6.83

Adventure

#31

Mosaic

6.75

Tower defense

#31

Sleep Attack

6.75

Beat 'em up

#33

Blackmoor 2

6.73

Platformer (2D)

#34

Code Shifter

6.69

Puzzle

#35

Robots under attack!

6.60

Metroidvania

#36

Bookbound Brigade

6.50

Arcade

#37

Witch & Hero 2

6.47

Action-adventure

#38

Milo's Quest

6.43

Visual novel

#39

Sinless

6.33

Adventure

#40

Eclipse: Edge of Light

6.25

RPG

#41

Heroland

6.24

Twin-stick shooter

#42

It came from space and ate our brains

6.23

Action-adventure

#43

Sir Eatsalot

6.17

RPG

#43

Ember

6.17

Platformer (2D)

#45

Squidlit

6.00

Football / soccer

#46

Football, Tactics & Glory

5.86

Platformer (2D)

#47

FoxyLand 2

5.81

Adventure

#48

Lumini

5.75

Horror

#48

Red Bow

5.75

Adventure

#50

Actual Sunlight

5.67

Hidden gems: Jan 2020

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

Crayon Shinchan The Storm Called Flaming Kasukabe Runner!!

8.50

Doggie Ninja The Burning Strikers

8.00

Prison Princess

7.00

Without Escape

7.00

Ascendant Hearts

7.00

Reknum

6.40

Jump Gunners

6.35

PuPaiPo Space Deluxe

6.25

Maitetsu: Pure Station

6.00

Dual Brain Vol.2: Reflex

6.00

Never Again

5.00

Dreamwalker: Never Fall Asleep

5.00

Sparkle 4 Tales

5.00

Strike! Ten Pin Bowling

4.75

Jewel Wars

3.00

Escape From Chernobyl

1.00

Who's publishing?

These companies published 1 or more games for the Switch 1 in Jan 2020.

Publisher	Games this month
Hamster	5
Forever Entertainment	3
Koei Tecmo	3
Ratalaika Games	3
Baltoro Games	2
Carlsen Games	2
Nintendo	2
Sega	2
Skybound Games	2
2Awesome Studio	1
8-4	1
Affable Games	1
All in! Games	1
Annapurna Interactive	1
Applimazing	1
Arc System Works	1
Artifex Mundi	1
Atypical Games	1
Bad Seed	1
Bare Knuckle Development	1
Behind the Stone	1
Blue Sunset Games	1
BolHut	1
BoomBox	1
Bushiroad	1
Caerux	1
CD Projekt	1
Chorus Worldwide Games	1
Circle Entertainment	1
Corvostudio	1
D-O Corporation	1
Devolver Digital	1
Digital Cybercherries	1
Dmytro Derybas	1
eastasiasoft	1
Five12 Games	1
Flyhigh Works	1
Four Fats	1
Headup Games	1
hook.gg	1
Intragames	1
JanduSoft	1
Kairosoft	1
Kemco	1
Lightwood Games	1
Marvelous	1
N-Fusion Interactive	1
Nacon	1
Nakana.io	1
NIS America	1
No More Robots	1
Oddworld Inhabitants	1
ogsoftgames	1
OnSkull Development	1
Pineapple Works	1
Plaion (ex Koch Media)	1
PrimeBit Games	1
QUByte Interactive	1
Qureate	1
Raw Fury	1
Redblack Spade	1
Regista	1
Rusto	1
Sometimes You	1
Squidlit Ink	1
Starcaster Games	1
SuperPowerUpGames	1
The Station Game	1
tinyBuild Games	1
Toge Productions	1
Tomcreate	1
Toplitz Productions	1
Touch Mechanics	1
Toydea	1
upjers	1
Vertex Pop	1
Vertical Reach	1
Visualnoveler	1
White Elk	1
Wzogi	1
X.D. Network	1

Games

There were 96 games released in Jan 2020 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
2nd Jan	Arcade Archives Penguin-Kun Wars		Sports	Hamster
2nd Jan	Link-a-Pix Deluxe		Logic puzzle	Lightwood Games		7.43
3rd Jan	Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training		Puzzle	Nintendo		6.91
6th Jan	Blackmoor 2		Beat 'em up	Four Fats		6.73
6th Jan	Invisible Fist		Turn-based roguelike	Pineapple Works
6th Jan	Ultimate Racing 2D		Racing	Applimazing		5.63
7th Jan	Nicky - The Home Alone Golf Ball		Puzzle	QUByte Interactive		6.83
7th Jan	Planetary Defense Force		Tower defense	Blue Sunset Games		2.33
9th Jan	140		Platformer (2D)	Carlsen Games		7.17
9th Jan	AO Tennis 2		Tennis	Nacon		6.88
9th Jan	Arcade Archives Exerion		Shoot 'em up	Hamster
9th Jan	Sir Eatsalot		Action-adventure	Behind the Stone		6.17
9th Jan	Thoth		Twin-stick shooter	Carlsen Games		7.43
10th Jan	Drunk-Fu: Wasted Masters		Arena fighting	Rusto		5.07
13th Jan	Jump Gunners		Arena shooter	BoomBox	2/3
14th Jan	Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX		RPG	Koei Tecmo		6.99
14th Jan	Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX		RPG	Koei Tecmo		7.42
14th Jan	Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea DX		RPG	Koei Tecmo		7.42
14th Jan	Curious Cases		Puzzle	OnSkull Development
14th Jan	Robots under attack!		Puzzle	Dmytro Derybas		6.60
14th Jan	Squidlit		Platformer (2D)	Squidlit Ink		6.00
14th Jan	Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo		Shoot 'em up	Bare Knuckle Development		7.14
14th Jan	The Station		Puzzle	The Station Game
16th Jan	Anime Studio Story		Management	Kairosoft
16th Jan	Arcade Archives Bells and Whistles		Shoot 'em up	Hamster
16th Jan	Doggie Ninja The Burning Strikers		Football / soccer	Toydea	1/3
16th Jan	Dreamwalker: Never Fall Asleep		Puzzle	Artifex Mundi	1/3
16th Jan	Maitetsu: Pure Station		Visual novel	Circle Entertainment	2/3
16th Jan	Seek Hearts		RPG	Kemco		5.67
16th Jan	Sorry, James		Puzzle	hook.gg
16th Jan	Stories Untold		Puzzle	Devolver Digital		8.17
16th Jan	Super Crush KO		Beat 'em up	Vertex Pop		7.96
16th Jan	To the Moon		Puzzle	X.D. Network		8.07
16th Jan	Witch & Hero 2		Arcade	Flyhigh Works		6.47
16th Jan	Without Escape		Puzzle	eastasiasoft	1/3
17th Jan	Lydia		Adventure	Nakana.io		7.33
17th Jan	Red Bow		Horror	Ratalaika Games		5.75
17th Jan	So Many Me: Extended Edition		Puzzle	Starcaster Games
17th Jan	Spider Solitaire		Card game	Baltoro Games
17th Jan	Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore		RPG	Nintendo		8.85
20th Jan	It's Raining Fists and Metal		Arena fighting	Corvostudio
20th Jan	Refreshing Sideways Puzzle Ghost Hammer		Falling blocks puzzle	Caerux
21st Jan	Caveman Chuck		Platformer (2D)	PrimeBit Games
21st Jan	Ember		RPG	N-Fusion Interactive		6.17
21st Jan	The Walking Dead: A New Frontier		Adventure	Skybound Games
21st Jan	The Walking Dead: Season Two		Adventure	Skybound Games
22nd Jan	Football, Tactics & Glory		Football / soccer	Toplitz Productions		5.86
23rd Jan	198X		Action-adventure	8-4		7.05
23rd Jan	Arcade Archives XX Mission		Shoot 'em up	Hamster
23rd Jan	Dual Brain Vol.2: Reflex		Puzzle	D-O Corporation	1/3
23rd Jan	Escape From Chernobyl		Horror	Atypical Games	1/3
23rd Jan	Jewel Wars		Action-adventure	Tomcreate	1/3
23rd Jan	Mosaic		Adventure	Raw Fury		6.75
23rd Jan	Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath		Shooting	Oddworld Inhabitants		7.57
23rd Jan	OmoTomO		Puzzle	Forever Entertainment
23rd Jan	PuPaiPo Space Deluxe		Shoot 'em up	BolHut	2/3
23rd Jan	Sega Ages Fantasy Zone		Shoot 'em up	Sega		7.81
23rd Jan	Sega Ages Shinobi		Platformer (2D)	Sega		7.38
23rd Jan	Sinless		Visual novel	Forever Entertainment		6.33
23rd Jan	Sleep Attack		Tower defense	Bad Seed		6.75
23rd Jan	SpeedRunners		Racing	tinyBuild Games		7.41
23rd Jan	Strike! Ten Pin Bowling		Bowling	Touch Mechanics	2/3
24th Jan	Crayon Shinchan The Storm Called Flaming Kasukabe Runner!!		Runner	Bushiroad	1/3
24th Jan	FoxyLand 2		Platformer (2D)	Ratalaika Games		5.81
24th Jan	Lumini		Adventure	2Awesome Studio		5.75
24th Jan	Orn: The Tiny Forest Sprite		Puzzle	Five12 Games
24th Jan	Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha		Shoot 'em up	NIS America		7.44
28th Jan	Actual Sunlight		Adventure	Wzogi		5.67
28th Jan	It came from space and ate our brains		Twin-stick shooter	All in! Games		6.23
28th Jan	Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition		Adventure	Annapurna Interactive		9.10
28th Jan	Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales		RPG	CD Projekt		8.57
29th Jan	Coffee Talk		Interactive story	Toge Productions		7.60
29th Jan	Horse Farm		Farming	upjers
29th Jan	Music Racer		Racing	Sometimes You		5.25
30th Jan	Arcade Archives Tecmo Bowl		Football / soccer	Hamster
30th Jan	Ascendant Hearts		Visual novel	Visualnoveler	1/3
30th Jan	Aviary Attorney: Definitive Edition		Puzzle	Vertical Reach		8.25
30th Jan	Bookbound Brigade		Metroidvania	Intragames		6.50
30th Jan	Code Shifter		Platformer (2D)	Arc System Works		6.69
30th Jan	Eclipse: Edge of Light		Adventure	White Elk		6.25
30th Jan	Never Again		Horror	Redblack Spade	1/3
30th Jan	Prison Princess		Visual novel	Qureate	1/3
30th Jan	Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire		Shoot 'em up	Chorus Worldwide Games		7.08
30th Jan	Sparkle 4 Tales		Life simulator	Forever Entertainment	1/3
30th Jan	Speaking Simulator		Physics simulator	Affable Games		7.07
30th Jan	UORiS DX		Puzzle	Regista
31st Jan	Ash of Gods: Redemption		Tactical RPG	Plaion (ex Koch Media)		5.33
31st Jan	Bridge Constructor Ultimate Edition		Puzzle	Headup Games		7.00
31st Jan	Heroland		RPG	Marvelous		6.24
31st Jan	Hypercharge Unboxed		Shooting	Digital Cybercherries		7.87
31st Jan	Milo's Quest		Action-adventure	Ratalaika Games		6.43
31st Jan	Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition		Adventure	No More Robots		7.24
31st Jan	Orbitblazers		Racing	ogsoftgames
31st Jan	Reknum		Platformer (2D)	JanduSoft	1/3
31st Jan	Super Battle Cards		Puzzle	Baltoro Games
31st Jan	Touchdown Pinball		Pinball	SuperPowerUpGames

Games (Low quality)

There were 9 low quality games released in Jan 2020 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
10th Jan	Extreme Trucks Simulator	Low quality	Vehicle simulator	SC Ovilex Soft
10th Jan	Technosphere	Low quality	Puzzle	Ultimate Games	2/3
15th Jan	Demolish & Build 2018	Low quality	Simulation	Ultimate Games		3.90
16th Jan	Where Angels Cry: Tears of the Fallen	Low quality	Point and click	Ocean Media		4.67
23rd Jan	Classic Snake Adventures	Low quality	Action-adventure	Crazysoft	1/3
23rd Jan	Just Glide	Low quality	Runner	Cool Small Games	1/3
24th Jan	Worlds of Magic: Planar Conquest	Low quality	Strategy	Ultimate Games		5.48
27th Jan	Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator	Low quality	Vehicle simulator	Ultimate Games		3.90
27th Jan	Super Tennis	Low quality	Tennis	Ultimate Games		4.21

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