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Nintendo Switch 1 games released in May 2023

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• Total releases: In May 2023, there were 175 releases for the Switch 1.
• Common category: The most common category in May 2023 was Puzzle, with 26 releases.
• % of year to date: May 2023 includes 7.87% of the total Switch 1 releases in 2023.
• Low quality: In May 2023, there were 49 low quality releases - 28% of the total releases this month.

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Top rated: May 2023

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

Action-adventure

#1

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

9.45

Buy:

Matching puzzle

#2

Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!

8.12

Buy:

Visual novel

#3

Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo

8.00

RPG

#4

Cassette Beasts

7.97

Buy:

Interactive story

#5

End of Lines

7.87

Buy:

Roguelike

#6

Fights in Tight Spaces

7.84

Buy:

Platformer (2D)

#7

Bat Boy

7.80

Buy:

Lifestyle

#8

Fitness Circuit

7.75

Buy:

Visual novel

#9

ghostpia Season One

7.70

Buy:

Shooting

#10

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

7.64

Buy:

Interactive story

#11

Mia and the Dragon Princess

7.60

Buy:

Roguelike

#12

Despot's Game

7.57

Buy:

Arcade

#13

Murtop

7.51

Metroidvania

#14

Convergence: A League of Legends Story

7.50

Action RPG

#15

Trinity Trigger

7.37

Turn-based roguelike

#16

Dark Quest 3

7.27

Buy:

Platformer (2D)

#17

Tiny Dragon Story

7.23

Buy:

Puzzle

#18

Maquette

7.13

Buy:

Shooting

#19

Nightmare Reaper

7.08

Buy:

Party

#19

Dokapon Kingdom Connect

7.08

Buy:

Racing

#21

Lego 2K Drive

7.07

Buy:

Puzzle

#22

Decarnation

7.00

Beat 'em up

#23

Pulling No Punches

6.95

Buy:

Platformer (2D)

#24

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

6.90

Buy:

Adventure

#25

Super Dungeon Maker

6.89

Tactical RPG

#26

Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook

6.83

Buy:

Platformer (2D)

#27

Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril

6.73

Buy:

Roguelike

#28

Replikator

6.40

Buy:

Farming

#29

Farming Simulator 23

5.66

Buy:

Platformer (2D)

#30

Cyber Citizen Shockman

5.35

Buy:

Hidden gems: May 2023

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

TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3

8.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

No Place Like Home

8.10

Buy: Nintendo Store

Undead Hordes 2: Necropolis

8.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Gunvein

8.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

To Hell with the Ugly

8.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Space Gladiators

8.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Menseki: Area Maze Search

8.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Super Night Riders

8.00

Constellations

8.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Poosh XL

7.75

Buy: Nintendo Store

Mechanic 8230: Escape from Ilgrot

7.70

Buy: Nintendo Store

The Blind Prophet

7.55

Buy: Nintendo Store

Glitch Busters: Stuck on You

7.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

No One Lives Under the Lighthouse

7.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

Best Forklift Operator

7.40

Buy: Nintendo Store

Protodroid DeLTA

7.35

Buy: Nintendo Store

Vaccine Rebirth

7.30

Buy: Nintendo Store

The Tartarus Key

7.25

Buy: Nintendo Store

Skye Tales

7.25

Buy: Nintendo Store

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2

7.25

To the Rescue!

7.10

Buy: Nintendo Store

Arcade Archives Mazinger Z

7.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Star Gagnant

7.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Hola! Reversi

7.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Pretty Girls 2048 Strike

7.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Terracotta

6.95

Hexapoda

6.90

Buy: Nintendo Store

For a Vast Future

6.90

Buy: Nintendo Store

Spectrolite

6.90

Buy: Nintendo Store

Hello Goodboy

6.80

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

6.75

Buy: Nintendo Store

Garden Simulator

6.70

Buy: Nintendo Store

Murderous Muses

6.60

Buy: Nintendo Store

Last Labyrinth: Lucidity Lost

6.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

Onigo Hunter

6.35

Buy: Nintendo Store

Johnny Trigger

6.10

Buy: Nintendo Store

Bunhouse

6.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Herodes

6.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (16-bit Console Version)

6.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Urbek City Builder

6.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Color Pals

6.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Animality

5.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

Demon Skin

5.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Rubberduck Wave Racer

4.40

Dessert DIY

4.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Under the Warehouse

4.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

World Championship Boxing Manager 2

4.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Mystical Mixing

4.00

Buy: Nintendo Store

Sunshine Shuffle

3.50

Buy: Nintendo Store

Who's publishing?

These companies published 1 or more games for the Switch 1 in May 2023.

Publisher	Games this month
eastasiasoft	5
Hamster	5
Ratalaika Games	4
Reddeer.games	4
Freedom Games	3
QubicGames	3
QUByte Interactive	3
Regista	3
BD Games	2
Big Way	2
Five-BN Games	2
Glitch Games	2
ININ Games	2
Joindots	2
Sometimes You	2
Success Corp	2
10tons	1
2K	1
4J Studios	1
8 Bit Legit	1
Adamvision Studios	1
Aksys Games	1
AMATA	1
Annapurna Interactive	1
AppsGears	1
Armor Games Studios	1
ARTE Experience	1
Bandai Namco Entertainment	1
BigWhitePlanet	1
Bonus Stage Publishing	1
Brain Seal	1
Caracal Games	1
Catness Game	1
Clockwork Origins	1
CyberConnect2	1
CyberStep	1
D'Avekki Studios	1
Daewon Media	1
Devolver Digital	1
Digerati	1
Dolores Entertainment	1
ESDigital Games	1
Feardemic	1
Flyhigh Works	1
Flynns Arcade	1
Focus Entertainment	1
Gamedust	1
Gamuzumi	1
Gemdrops	1
Giants Software	1
Gogii Games	1
guselect	1
Humble Games	1
IV Productions	1
JanduSoft	1
Kemco	1
Marvelous	1
Mens Sana Interactive	1
Merge Games	1
Mode 7	1
Nacon	1
Narwhalnut	1
Neko Works	1
NGDEV	1
Nintendo	1
NIS America	1
Nova-box	1
PQube	1
Puppet Combo	1
Qureate	1
Rainy Night Creations (RNC)	1
Raw Fury	1
Rawr Lab	1
Reef Entertainment	1
Riot Forge	1
RockGame	1
Rokaplay	1
Sad Panda Studios	1
Seaven Studio	1
Shinyuden	1
Shiro Games	1
Skybound Games	1
SNEG	1
Spike Chunsoft	1
Strange Scaffold	1
Tendokore	1
Terarin	1
tinyBuild Games	1
TOMAGameStudio	1
Top Hat Studios	1
Toplitz Productions	1
Voltage	1
Wales Interactive	1
X PLUS	1
Zenberry Games	1
Ziggurat	1

Games

There were 126 games released in May 2023 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
2nd May	Arcade Archives Tecmo Knight		Beat 'em up	Hamster
2nd May	Minit Fun Racer		Racing	Devolver Digital
3rd May	Color Pals		Puzzle	eastasiasoft	1/3
3rd May	Invercity		Puzzle	Flyhigh Works
3rd May	Super Dungeon Maker		Adventure	Rokaplay		6.89
3rd May	Weeping Willow		Visual novel	Sometimes You
4th May	Fortress S		Arena shooter	Daewon Media
4th May	Gruta		Platformer (2D)	Ratalaika Games
4th May	Hola! Reversi		Board and Tabletop	BigWhitePlanet	1/3
4th May	Japanese Escape Games: The Prison Underground		Puzzle	Regista
4th May	Menseki: Area Maze Search		Puzzle	Shinyuden	1/3
4th May	Mia and the Dragon Princess		Interactive story	Wales Interactive		7.60
4th May	No Place Like Home		Simulation	Merge Games	2/3
4th May	Pathfinders: Memories		Puzzle	Mens Sana Interactive
4th May	Space Gladiators		Roguelike	Seaven Studio	1/3
4th May	Terra Flame		Shoot 'em up	Terarin
4th May	The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan		Horror	Bandai Namco Entertainment	2/3
4th May	Urbek City Builder		City building	RockGame	1/3
4th May	Virtual Families Cook Off: Chapter 2 Farm Life		Restaurant / cooking	Gogii Games
5th May	Demon Skin		Action RPG	ESDigital Games	1/3
5th May	Dessert DIY		Restaurant / cooking	QubicGames	1/3
5th May	Swordbreaker: Origins		Interactive story	Sometimes You
5th May	Tiny Dragon Story		Platformer (2D)	Reddeer.games		7.23
8th May	A Western Drama		Interactive story	IV Productions
8th May	Cabin Escape: Alice's Story		Puzzle	Glitch Games
8th May	Dokapon Kingdom Connect		Party	Reef Entertainment		7.08
8th May	Forever Lost: Episode 2		Puzzle	Glitch Games
8th May	King Jister 3		Point and click	AppsGears
8th May	Poosh XL		Arcade	Adamvision Studios	2/3
9th May	Sakura Gamer		Visual novel	Gamuzumi
10th May	Garden Simulator		Simulation	Toplitz Productions	2/3
11th May	After You		Puzzle	JanduSoft
11th May	Arcade Archives Mazinger Z		Shoot 'em up	Hamster	2/3
11th May	Elemental War 2		Tower defense	Clockwork Origins
11th May	Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2		RPG	CyberConnect2	2/3
11th May	Gunvein		Shoot 'em up	NGDEV	2/3
11th May	Herodes		Shoot 'em up	QUByte Interactive	1/3
11th May	Little Disaster		Puzzle	Ratalaika Games
11th May	Murderous Muses		Puzzle	D'Avekki Studios	1/3
11th May	Pretty Girls 2048 Strike		Puzzle	eastasiasoft	1/3
11th May	TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3		Bike racing	Nacon	1/3
12th May	2021: Moon Escape		Action-adventure	Caracal Games
12th May	Death, Soul and Robots		Platformer (2D)	Big Way
12th May	Despot's Game		Roguelike	tinyBuild Games		7.57
12th May	For a Vast Future		RPG	Reddeer.games	2/3
12th May	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom		Action-adventure	Nintendo		9.45
15th May	Trinity Trigger		Action RPG	Marvelous		7.37
16th May	Kargast		RPG	Top Hat Studios
17th May	Under the Warehouse		Horror	eastasiasoft	1/3
17th May	World Championship Boxing Manager 2		Management	Ziggurat	1/3
18th May	Arcade Archives: Ark Area		Shooting	Hamster
18th May	Belle Boomerang		Platformer (2D)	Narwhalnut
18th May	Bio Prototype		Survivor roguelike	BD Games
18th May	Bunhouse		Simulation	Digerati	1/3
18th May	Chasm: The Rift		Shooting	SNEG
18th May	Cyber Citizen Shockman		Platformer (2D)	Ratalaika Games		5.35
18th May	Fall of the New Age		Point and click	Joindots
18th May	Japanese Escape Games: The House		Puzzle	Regista
18th May	Legendary Tales: Stolen Life		Hidden objects	Five-BN Games
18th May	Love on Leave		Visual novel	Qureate
18th May	Murtop		Arcade	Flynns Arcade		7.51
18th May	Nightmare Reaper		Shooting	Feardemic		7.08
18th May	No One Lives Under the Lighthouse		Horror	Puppet Combo	1/3
18th May	PI.EXE		Platformer (2D)	Zenberry Games
18th May	Puzzle by Nikoli S: Numberlink		Puzzle	Hamster
18th May	Rubberduck Wave Racer		Racing	Joindots	2/3
18th May	Undergrave		Turn-based roguelike	QUByte Interactive
18th May	Winter's Wish: Spirits of Edo		Visual novel	Aksys Games		8.00
19th May	Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril		Platformer (2D)	8 Bit Legit		6.73
19th May	Hexapoda		Shoot 'em up	TOMAGameStudio	2/3
19th May	Lego 2K Drive		Racing	2K		7.07
19th May	Mechanic 8230: Escape from Ilgrot		Point and click	Reddeer.games	2/3
23rd May	Convergence: A League of Legends Story		Metroidvania	Riot Forge		7.50
23rd May	Farming Simulator 23		Farming	Giants Software		5.66
23rd May	ghostpia Season One		Visual novel	PQube		7.70
23rd May	Glitch Busters: Stuck on You		Arena shooter	Skybound Games	2/3
23rd May	Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (16-bit Console Version)		Matching puzzle	ININ Games	1/3
23rd May	Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!		Matching puzzle	ININ Games		8.12
23rd May	Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun		Shooting	Focus Entertainment		7.64
24th May	Bat Boy		Platformer (2D)	X PLUS		7.80
24th May	Dark Quest 3		Turn-based roguelike	Brain Seal		7.27
24th May	Finally, in Love Again		Visual novel	Voltage
24th May	Kizuna AI: Touch the Beat!		Music	Gemdrops
24th May	Last Labyrinth: Lucidity Lost		Puzzle	AMATA	1/3
24th May	Loco Parentis		Horror	Big Way
24th May	Moonleap		Puzzle	guselect
24th May	Sunshine Shuffle		Card game	Strange Scaffold	2/3
24th May	Torinto		Run-and-gun	eastasiasoft
25th May	Akaiito HD Remaster		Visual novel	Success Corp
25th May	Animality		Runner	Tendokore	1/3
25th May	Aoishiro HD Remaster		Visual novel	Success Corp
25th May	Arcade Archives Rolling Thunder 2		Run-and-gun	Hamster
25th May	Best Forklift Operator		Vehicle simulator	Gamedust	2/3
25th May	Cassette Beasts		RPG	Raw Fury		7.97
25th May	End of Lines		Interactive story	Nova-box		7.87
25th May	Fights in Tight Spaces		Roguelike	Mode 7		7.84
25th May	Fitness Circuit		Lifestyle	Spike Chunsoft		7.75
25th May	Hello Goodboy		Adventure	Freedom Games	2/3
25th May	Hush Hush		Visual novel	Sad Panda Studios
25th May	Maquette		Puzzle	Annapurna Interactive		7.13
25th May	Onigo Hunter		RPG	Kemco	2/3
25th May	Protodroid DeLTA		Platformer (3D)	Humble Games	2/3
25th May	Pulling No Punches		Beat 'em up	QUByte Interactive		6.95
25th May	Replikator		Roguelike	Ratalaika Games		6.40
25th May	Rina: Rhythm Error		Music	BD Games
25th May	Spectrolite		Platformer (3D)	Dolores Entertainment	2/3
25th May	Star Gagnant		Shoot 'em up	Regista	2/3
25th May	Super Night Riders		Racing	Neko Works	1/3
25th May	Terracotta		Action-adventure	Freedom Games	2/3
25th May	To the Rescue!		Management	Freedom Games	2/3
25th May	Vaccine Rebirth		Horror	Rainy Night Creations (RNC)	1/3
25th May	Welcome Kokuri-san		Visual novel	CyberStep
26th May	Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath		Platformer (2D)	Catness Game		6.90
26th May	Johnny Trigger		Platformer (2D)	QubicGames	2/3
26th May	Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook		Tactical RPG	NIS America		6.83
26th May	Mystical Mixing		Simulation	QubicGames	1/3
26th May	Skye Tales		Puzzle	4J Studios	2/3
26th May	The Blind Prophet		Point and click	Reddeer.games	2/3
30th May	To Hell with the Ugly		Action-adventure	ARTE Experience	1/3
31st May	Constellations		Puzzle	Rawr Lab	1/3
31st May	Decarnation		Puzzle	Shiro Games		7.00
31st May	Laserpitium		Shoot 'em up	eastasiasoft
31st May	Legendary Tales: Cataclysm		Hidden objects	Five-BN Games
31st May	Mythargia		Puzzle	Bonus Stage Publishing
31st May	The Tartarus Key		Horror	Armor Games Studios	2/3
31st May	Undead Hordes 2: Necropolis		Action RPG	10tons	2/3

Games (Low quality)

There were 49 low quality games released in May 2023 for Switch 1. A full list is below.

Date	Title	Quality filter	Category	Publishers	Review count	Rating
2nd May	Pixel Paint 2	Low quality	Lifestyle	Reddeer.games
2nd May	Toziuha Night: Dracula's Revenge	Low quality	Platformer (2D)	TuanisApps	2/3
4th May	Escape the Prison: 3 Days to Freedom	Low quality	Interactive story	Cooking and Publishing
4th May	I Love Finding Birds: Collector's Edition	Low quality	Hidden objects	Ocean Media
4th May	Jigsaw Puzzle Fever	Low quality	Board and Tabletop	Funbox Media	1/3
4th May	Shape Neon Chaos	Low quality	Twin-stick shooter	Isaias Game Dev	1/3
4th May	Tarot Cards: Discover the Meaning	Low quality	Educational	Cooking and Publishing
6th May	Scrap Bolts	Low quality	Platformer (2D)	Game Nacional
9th May	Zombie Apocalypse: Survival Stories	Low quality	Shooting	Aldora Games
11th May	Heartbeat Hospital: Love, Lies and Betrayal	Low quality	Interactive story	Cooking and Publishing
11th May	Leap from Hell	Low quality	Platformer (3D)	EpiXR Games
11th May	Pixel Driver	Low quality	Racing	Pretty Fly Games
11th May	Zombie Dead Smasher	Low quality	Shooting	Midnight Works
12th May	Rainbow Runner	Low quality	Runner	Prison Games	1/3
12th May	Secret Dimension	Low quality	Puzzle	Ultimate Games
13th May	Truck Climb Racing	Low quality	Vehicle simulator	Nerd Games
15th May	Bubble Bird	Low quality	Puzzle	Artem Kritinin
18th May	911: Cannibal	Low quality	Horror	17Studio	1/3
18th May	Blackjack Waifu Tour	Low quality	Card game	Dolores Entertainment	2/3
18th May	Bubble Monsters	Low quality	Matching puzzle	EntwicklerX
18th May	Find the Pairs	Low quality	Puzzle	Megame
18th May	Magic Bubble Shooter	Low quality	Matching puzzle	Megame
18th May	Sudoku: Casual Board Game	Low quality	Logic puzzle	Megame
18th May	Unalive 010	Low quality	Roguelike	RandomSpin Games
19th May	Hentai Dream	Low quality	Puzzle	Big Way
19th May	Theft Ride Legacy	Low quality	Vehicle simulator	Prison Games	1/3
20th May	Smash Out	Low quality	Arcade	Entity3
20th May	Woodland Hike	Low quality	Interactive story	Ultimate Games
22nd May	Round People	Low quality	Arena fighting	Aldora Games
23rd May	Dice and Spells	Low quality	RPG	T-Bull
24th May	Marlon's Mystery: The Darkside of Crime	Low quality	Point and click	Cooking and Publishing	2/3
24th May	Waifu Space Conquest	Low quality	Puzzle	Gamuzumi	1/3
25th May	Bee in the Valley	Low quality	Action-adventure	Ultimate Games
25th May	BlackSmith Hit	Low quality	Arcade	Ultimate Games
25th May	Coloring Pixels: Collection 3	Low quality	Lifestyle	ToastieLabs
25th May	Fantasy Tower Defense (2023)	Low quality	Tower defense	EpiXR Games
25th May	Laser Brain Puzzle	Low quality	Puzzle	Megame
25th May	Need for Drive	Low quality	Racing	VG Games	1/3
25th May	Octo Curse	Low quality	Platformer (2D)	Ocean Media
25th May	Racing Drift Taxi	Low quality	Racing	VG Games
25th May	Santa's Monster Shootout	Low quality	Shooting	EntwicklerX
25th May	Serene Hike	Low quality	Interactive story	Ultimate Games
25th May	Slasher	Low quality	Action RPG	GoGame Console Publisher	1/3
25th May	True Disc Golf	Low quality	Sports	Kuvakertomo
25th May	World War: Combat Guardian	Low quality	Shooting	Troooze
27th May	Hentai Girls	Low quality	Board and Tabletop	Reddeer.games	1/3
27th May	Home Sweet Home	Low quality	Life simulator	Game Nacional
27th May	Paper Dominoes	Low quality	Board and Tabletop	Soroka Games
27th May	Super Hero Demolition	Low quality	Arcade	Entity3

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