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Nintendo Switch 1 games released in Jan 2022

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• Total releases: In Jan 2022, there were 158 releases for the Switch 1.
• Common category: The most common category in Jan 2022 was Platformer (2D), with 12 releases.
• % of year to date: Jan 2022 includes 7.93% of the total Switch 1 releases in 2022.
• Low quality: In Jan 2022, there were 42 low quality releases - 26.58% of the total releases this month.

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Top rated: Jan 2022

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

Shoot 'em up

#1

Eschatos

8.53

Buy:

RPG

#2

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

8.38

Metroidvania

#3

Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

8.30

Sports

#4

Windjammers 2

8.13

Buy:

Point and click

#5

Unforeseen Incidents

8.10

Card game

#6

SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash

8.06

Buy:

Adventure

#7

The Artful Escape

7.80

Buy:

Turn-based roguelike

#7

Guild of Ascension

7.80

Buy:

Action-adventure

#9

Heaven Dust 2

7.78

Buy:

Platformer (2D)

#10

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2

7.68

Buy:

Survival

#11

Astroneer

7.50

Buy:

Tactical RPG

#12

Reverie Knights Tactics

7.35

Buy:

Board and Tabletop

#13

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

7.33

Buy:

Platformer (2D)

#14

Super Onion Boy 2

7.20

Buy:

Action RPG

#15

RPGolf Legends

7.14

Buy:

Metroidvania

#16

The Company Man

7.11

Action-adventure

#17

Headland

7.08

Action-adventure

#18

Shadow Man Remastered

7.02

Buy:

Run-and-gun

#19

PopSlinger

6.88

Platformer (2D)

#20

Epic Dumpster Bear 2: He Who Bears Wins

6.50

Buy:

Arena shooter

#21

Warshmallows

6.37

Buy:

Action-adventure

#22

Blackwind

6.18

Puzzle

#23

Kinduo

6.14

Buy:

Roguelike

#24

Vagante

6.12

Buy:

Turn-based roguelike

#25

Theatre of Sorrows

5.75

Buy:

Dungeon crawler

#26

Demon Gaze Extra

5.67

Buy:

Run-and-gun

#27

Queeny Army

5.37

Action RPG

#28

Eternal Radiance

5.33

Action-adventure

#29

Broken Blades

4.77

Hidden gems: Jan 2022

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

Putt-Putt Travels Through Time

10.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle Tamagotori

9.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

To Be or Not To Be

9.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Cogen: Sword of Rewind

8.30

Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell

8.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Nova-111

7.85

Summertime Madness

7.75

Buy: Nintendo Store

Cake Invaders

7.50

Justice Chronicles

7.50

Baby Storm

7.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

Kansei: The Second Turn HD

7.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

Vivid Knight

7.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

Arcade Archives Gunnail

7.00

Buy: Nintendo.co.uk

Scrapnaut

7.00

Concordia

7.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Jack 'n' Hat

6.90

Labyrinth Legend

6.70

JankBrain

6.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

The Enigma Machine

6.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Dual Souls: The Last Bearer

6.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Horrid Henry's Krazy Karts

6.00

Watermelon Blocks

6.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Arcadia Fallen

6.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Breakneck City

5.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

Gomoku Let's Go

5.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Pandemic Shooter

4.85

Buy: Nintendo Store

The Longest Road on Earth

4.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

Demoniaca: Everlasting Night

3.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Who's publishing?

These companies published 1 or more games for the Switch 1 in Jan 2022.

Publisher	Games this month
eastasiasoft	4
Hamster	4
Gotcha Gotcha Games	3
Ratalaika Games	3
DuckbearLab	2
Equilibrium Systems	2
Five-BN Games	2
Indienova	2
Kemco	2
Mediascape	2
No Gravity Games	2
Origamihero Games	2
QUByte Interactive	2
Silesia Games	2
UFO Interactive	2
1C Entertainment	1
2Awesome Studio	1
Acram Digital	1
Annapurna Interactive	1
Application Systems (Ashgames)	1
Artifex Mundi	1
Asobism	1
Asylum Square	1
Big Village Games	1
BlitWorks	1
Blowfish Studios	1
Bolder Games	1
Bonus Stage Publishing	1
BottleCube	1
Brute Force	1
CC Games	1
ChiliDog Interactive	1
Clouded Leopard Entertainment	1
Crypton Future Media	1
Crytivo	1
Dolores Entertainment	1
DotEmu	1
Drageus Games	1
Elusor	1
Fellhuhn	1
Forever Entertainment	1
Funky Can Creative	1
Galdra Studios	1
Game Museum	1
gamebra.in	1
Gamuzumi	1
Gemdrops	1
hook.gg	1
Imagination Overflow	1
iMel	1
IndieRevo	1
Infinite Zone	1
Inti Creates	1
Johnny Ostad	1
Konami	1
Leoful	1
magicdweedoo	1
Megaxus	1
Mental Drink	1
Mind's Eye Games	1
Nightdive Studios	1
Nintendo	1
NIS America	1
Northplay	1
P2 Entertainment	1
Pancake Games	1
Penguin Pop Games	1
Pineapple Works	1
Pipetka Games	1
Pixelmob	1
Playism	1
PLiCy	1
Plug In Digital	1
Polygon Dust Entertainment	1
Qute	1
Raw Fury	1
Rebel Twins	1
Red Ego Games	1
Refold	1
RockGame	1
Run-Down Games	1
Samustai	1
SNK	1
Sometimes You	1
Specialbit (Maxim Ryadchik)	1
Stun Games	1
SuperPowerUpGames	1
System Era Softworks	1
TapNice	1
Team Samoyed	1
Tin Man Games	1
VDimension	1
Visualnoveler	1
Yooreka Studio	1
Zordix	1

Games

There were 116 games released in Jan 2022 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
2nd Jan	Trigger Dungeon		Platformer (2D)	Refold
3rd Jan	Biker Garage: Mechanic Simulator		Vehicle simulator	Pineapple Works
3rd Jan	Chess - Clash of Kings		Board and Tabletop	CC Games
3rd Jan	Crumble		Platformer (3D)	Brute Force
3rd Jan	FightNJokes		One-on-one fighting	Mental Drink
3rd Jan	Flåklypa Grand Prix		Racing	Zordix
3rd Jan	Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell		Point and click	UFO Interactive	1/3
3rd Jan	Lost Lands: Redemption		Point and click	Five-BN Games
3rd Jan	Putt-Putt Travels Through Time		Point and click	UFO Interactive	1/3
3rd Jan	Star Balls		Platformer (3D)	Bolder Games
5th Jan	Arcadia Fallen		Visual novel	Galdra Studios	1/3
5th Jan	Breakneck City		Beat 'em up	eastasiasoft	2/3
5th Jan	Heaven Dust 2		Action-adventure	Indienova		7.78
6th Jan	Arcade Archives Super Pac-Man		Arcade	Hamster
6th Jan	Demon Gaze Extra		Dungeon crawler	Clouded Leopard Entertainment		5.67
6th Jan	Dual Souls: The Last Bearer		One-on-one fighting	Stun Games	1/3
6th Jan	Epic Dumpster Bear 2: He Who Bears Wins		Platformer (2D)	Equilibrium Systems		6.50
6th Jan	Jigsaw Master Kids		Board and Tabletop	BottleCube
6th Jan	Justice Chronicles		RPG	Kemco	1/3
6th Jan	Pinball Jam		Pinball	SuperPowerUpGames
6th Jan	Pixel Game Maker Series: Medium-Naut		Roguelike	Gotcha Gotcha Games
6th Jan	Warshmallows		Arena shooter	Bonus Stage Publishing		6.37
6th Jan	Watermelon Blocks		Platformer (2D)	QUByte Interactive	1/3
7th Jan	Sports Car Driver		Racing	Pixelmob
11th Jan	dweeMIXED: Thwee Pack		Arcade collection	magicdweedoo
12th Jan	Demoniaca: Everlasting Night		Metroidvania	eastasiasoft	1/3
12th Jan	Headland		Action-adventure	Northplay		7.08
12th Jan	Sniper Time: The Shooting Range		Shooting	Pipetka Games
12th Jan	SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash		Card game	SNK		8.06
12th Jan	To Be or Not To Be		Interactive story	Tin Man Games	1/3
13th Jan	Arcade Archives Gunnail		Shoot 'em up	Hamster	1/3
13th Jan	Astroneer		Survival	System Era Softworks		7.50
13th Jan	Eschatos		Shoot 'em up	Qute		8.53
13th Jan	Eternal Radiance		Action RPG	Visualnoveler		5.33
13th Jan	hocus 2		Puzzle	gamebra.in
13th Jan	Nova-111		Turn-based roguelike	No Gravity Games	2/3
13th Jan	Pixel Game Maker Series: Game Battle Tycoon		Arcade	Gotcha Gotcha Games
13th Jan	Sudoku Zenkai		Logic puzzle	Imagination Overflow
13th Jan	Teamfight Manager		Management	Team Samoyed
13th Jan	Turbo Shot		Twin-stick shooter	Mediascape
13th Jan	Unlock the cat		Puzzle	QUByte Interactive
13th Jan	Vazial Saga XX		Strategy	Mediascape
14th Jan	AirRevo		Racing	IndieRevo
14th Jan	Kansei: The Second Turn HD		Visual novel	Ratalaika Games	1/3
17th Jan	Attack on Beetle		Strategy	PLiCy
17th Jan	Shadow Man Remastered		Action-adventure	Nightdive Studios		7.02
17th Jan	Sit-Ups Workout		Lifestyle	Run-Down Games
17th Jan	Swing Saga		Runner	Megaxus
17th Jan	Virtual Maid Streamer Ramie		Visual novel	iMel
18th Jan	Concordia		Board and Tabletop	Acram Digital	1/3
18th Jan	Drowning Cross		Point and click	Origamihero Games
18th Jan	Labyrinth Legend		Action RPG	NIS America	2/3
18th Jan	Queeny Army		Run-and-gun	eastasiasoft		5.37
19th Jan	Blackwind		Action-adventure	Blowfish Studios		6.18
19th Jan	Guild of Ascension		Turn-based roguelike	Plug In Digital		7.80
19th Jan	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel		Board and Tabletop	Konami		7.33
20th Jan	Animal Revolt Battle Simulator		Simulation	VDimension
20th Jan	Arcade Archives Hopping Mappy		Arcade	Hamster
20th Jan	Demons Hunter: Ascendance		Point and click	Artifex Mundi
20th Jan	Downslope		Skiing and Snowboarding	Mind's Eye Games
20th Jan	Dragon Hills 2		Run-and-gun	Rebel Twins
20th Jan	Escape Lala		Puzzle	DuckbearLab
20th Jan	Escape Lala 2		Puzzle	DuckbearLab
20th Jan	JankBrain		Run-and-gun	Equilibrium Systems	1/3
20th Jan	Make the Burger		Restaurant / cooking	Silesia Games
20th Jan	Nature		Runner	Game Museum
20th Jan	Pixel Game Maker Series: Thunder Striker		Shoot 'em up	Gotcha Gotcha Games
20th Jan	RichMan 10		Board and Tabletop	Yooreka Studio
20th Jan	RPGolf Legends		Action RPG	Kemco		7.14
20th Jan	Scrapnaut		Survival	RockGame	1/3
20th Jan	Slingshot Stunt Driver & Sports		Stunt driving	TapNice
20th Jan	The Company Man		Metroidvania	Leoful		7.11
20th Jan	The Enigma Machine		Puzzle	Dolores Entertainment	1/3
20th Jan	Toasted!		Arena fighting	Polygon Dust Entertainment
20th Jan	Troll Patrol		Matching puzzle	Fellhuhn
20th Jan	Vivid Knight		Turn-based roguelike	Asobism	1/3
20th Jan	Windjammers 2		Sports	DotEmu		8.13
21st Jan	Baby Storm		Party	Forever Entertainment	1/3
21st Jan	Dungeons of Shalnor		Turn-based roguelike	Johnny Ostad
21st Jan	Go Minimal		Board and Tabletop	hook.gg
21st Jan	Hammer Kid		Platformer (2D)	Asylum Square
21st Jan	Horrid Henry's Krazy Karts		Kart racing	P2 Entertainment	1/3
21st Jan	Jack 'n' Hat		Platformer (2D)	2Awesome Studio	2/3
21st Jan	Kinduo		Puzzle	Ratalaika Games		6.14
21st Jan	Merek's Market		Party	Big Village Games
22nd Jan	Magic code		Puzzle	Elusor
24th Jan	Darkness and Flame: Born of Fire		Point and click	Five-BN Games
25th Jan	Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest		Point and click	Specialbit (Maxim Ryadchik)
25th Jan	PopSlinger		Run-and-gun	Funky Can Creative		6.88
25th Jan	Reverie Knights Tactics		Tactical RPG	1C Entertainment		7.35
25th Jan	The Artful Escape		Adventure	Annapurna Interactive		7.80
25th Jan	The Longest Road on Earth		Interactive story	Raw Fury	2/3
26th Jan	Cake Invaders		Shooting	eastasiasoft	2/3
26th Jan	Cogen: Sword of Rewind		Platformer (2D)	Gemdrops	1/3
26th Jan	Elasto Mania Remastered		Stunt driving	Infinite Zone
26th Jan	Gomoku Let's Go		Board and Tabletop	Indienova	1/3
26th Jan	Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2		Platformer (2D)	Inti Creates		7.68
26th Jan	Magi Trials		Visual novel	Gamuzumi
26th Jan	Starlight Shores		Visual novel	Penguin Pop Games
26th Jan	Summertime Madness		Puzzle	Sometimes You	2/3
27th Jan	Arcade Archives Pistol Daimyo No Bouken		Shoot 'em up	Hamster
27th Jan	Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle Tamagotori		Matching puzzle	Crypton Future Media	2/3
27th Jan	Hidden Paws		Hidden objects	Silesia Games
27th Jan	Pandemic Shooter		Shooting	No Gravity Games	2/3
27th Jan	Serin Fate		Action RPG	Crytivo
27th Jan	Unforeseen Incidents		Point and click	Application Systems (Ashgames)		8.10
27th Jan	Vagante		Roguelike	BlitWorks		6.12
28th Jan	Calturin		Action-adventure	Samustai
28th Jan	Circus Pocus		Action-adventure	ChiliDog Interactive
28th Jan	Don't Be Afraid		Horror	Drageus Games
28th Jan	Pokémon Legends: Arceus		RPG	Nintendo		8.38
28th Jan	Re:Turn 2 - Runaway		Horror	Red Ego Games
28th Jan	Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth		Metroidvania	Playism		8.30
28th Jan	Super Onion Boy 2		Platformer (2D)	Ratalaika Games		7.20
31st Jan	Luminos		Runner	Pancake Games
31st Jan	Treasure Hunter Man 2		Metroidvania	Origamihero Games

Games (Low quality)

There were 42 low quality games released in Jan 2022 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
1st Jan	Sorcerer Knights	Low quality	Beat 'em up	Game Nacional
2nd Jan	Racing Karts	Low quality	Kart racing	Kistler Benjamin
3rd Jan	Geography Quiz Festival: Guess the Countries	Low quality	Educational	Cooking and Publishing
3rd Jan	Minepull	Low quality	Matching puzzle	Erik Games
6th Jan	Alone Musc	Low quality	Music	Erik Games	1/3
6th Jan	Faircroft's Antiques: The Forbidden Crypt	Low quality	Hidden objects	Ocean Media	2/3
6th Jan	I Love Finding Cats! - Collector's Edition	Low quality	Hidden objects	Ocean Media	2/3
6th Jan	Theatre of Sorrows	Low quality	Turn-based roguelike	Ultimate Games		5.75
7th Jan	Day of the Dead: Solitaire Collection	Low quality	Card game	Green Sauce Games
10th Jan	Drive Drift X	Low quality	Racing	Sat-Box
13th Jan	Aery: Dreamscape	Low quality	Adventure	EpiXR Games
13th Jan	Space Stella: The Unknown Planet	Low quality	Shooting	Troooze	1/3
14th Jan	Pirate Treasure: Island of Mazes	Low quality	Puzzle	Gametry	1/3
17th Jan	Cop Car Police Simulator Chase	Low quality	Vehicle simulator	Midnight Works
17th Jan	Kubi Adventures	Low quality	Platformer (3D)	Weakfish Studio
19th Jan	Monster Rescue	Low quality	Arcade	Kistler Benjamin
19th Jan	Trivia for Dummies	Low quality	Party	Sabec
20th Jan	Alien Destroyer	Low quality	Shooting	RandomSpin Games
20th Jan	I Love Finding Pups! - Collector's Edition	Low quality	Hidden objects	Ocean Media	1/3
20th Jan	Jewel Match Solitaire: Winterscapes	Low quality	Card game	Ocean Media
20th Jan	Jewel Match Twilight Solitaire	Low quality	Card game	Ocean Media
20th Jan	Pyramid Quest	Low quality	Platformer (2D)	EntwicklerX	1/3
20th Jan	Road Bustle	Low quality	Arcade	RandomSpin Games
20th Jan	Survive on Raft	Low quality	Survival	Megame	2/3
20th Jan	The Flea Evolution: Bugaboo	Low quality	Puzzle	Cooking and Publishing
21st Jan	Chef Word Ardee	Low quality	Word game	Digital Game Group
21st Jan	Pure Mini Golf	Low quality	Golf	Gametry
21st Jan	Shadow Quest	Low quality	Platformer (2D)	Gametry
21st Jan	Storm Tale 2	Low quality	Matching puzzle	Green Sauce Games
23rd Jan	Parking Simulator	Low quality	Vehicle simulator	Megame
24th Jan	Trigonal	Low quality	Puzzle	Kistler Benjamin
26th Jan	Colors and Numbers	Low quality	Educational	Kistler Benjamin
26th Jan	Froggy Crossing	Low quality	Arcade	Pix Arts
27th Jan	Crazy Athletics - Summer Sports and Games	Low quality	Sports	Crazysoft
27th Jan	Heroic Pirates	Low quality	Shooting	Gametry
27th Jan	Jumping Quest	Low quality	Arena fighting	Gametry
27th Jan	Shadow Samurai Revenge	Low quality	Platformer (2D)	Gametry
27th Jan	Zodiac Tri Peaks Solitaire	Low quality	Card game	Digital Game Group
28th Jan	Cue Sports	Low quality	Cue sports	Kistler Benjamin
28th Jan	Pixel Jumper	Low quality	Platformer (2D)	Digital Game Group
29th Jan	Broken Blades	Low quality	Action-adventure	Ultimate Games		4.77
29th Jan	Magic Pen Color Book	Low quality	Lifestyle	Pix Arts

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