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Best Nintendo Switch 1 games of 2021

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These are the best Nintendo Switch 1 games released in 2021, based on review scores from our partner sites.
Games must have at least 3 ratings to be included in the list.

Top 100 Switch games - released in 2021

Falling blocks puzzle

#1

Tetris Effect: Connected

9.40

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Shooting

#2

Dusk

9.39

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Action RPG

#3

Monster Hunter Rise

9.38

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Platformer (2D)

#3

Love 3

9.38

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Action-adventure

#5

Death's Door

9.25

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Visual novel

#5

The House in Fata Morgana

9.25

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Point and click

#7

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

9.19

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Dungeon crawler

#8

Mary Skelter Finale

9.18

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Roguelike

#9

Spelunky 2

9.17

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Point and click

#10

The Forgotten City - Cloud Version

9.13

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Platformer (3D)

#11

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

9.03

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Puzzle

#12

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

9.00

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Shooting

#12

QUAKE

9.00

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Metroidvania

#14

Castlevania Advance Collection

8.93

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Metroidvania

#15

Metroid Dread

8.91

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RPG

#16

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

8.88

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Falling blocks puzzle

#16

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

8.88

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Action-adventure

#18

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

8.84

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Adventure

#19

Everhood

8.79

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Puzzle

#20

Unpacking

8.75

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Adventure

#20

Tales from the Borderlands

8.75

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Visual novel

#20

Crimson Spires

8.75

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Interactive story

#23

Road 96

8.68

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Interactive story

#24

Sumire

8.67

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RPG

#25

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

8.64

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Point and click

#25

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

8.64

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Puzzle

#27

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

8.63

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Point and click

#27

Unavowed

8.63

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Skateboarding

#29

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

8.62

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Action-adventure

#29

Unsighted

8.62

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Block pushing

#31

A Monster's Expedition

8.59

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Adventure

#32

Overboard!

8.58

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Roguelike

#32

Monster Train First Class

8.58

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Horror

#34

Little Nightmares II

8.57

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Visual novel

#34

Bustafellows

8.57

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RPG

#36

Shin Megami Tensei V

8.56

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Action RPG

#36

Persona 5 Strikers

8.56

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Metroidvania

#36

Cyber Shadow

8.56

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Visual novel

#36

Gnosia

8.56

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Puzzle

#40

FEZ

8.55

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Shoot 'em up

#40

DoDonPachi Resurrection

8.55

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RPG

#42

Bravely Default II

8.53

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Metroidvania

#43

Astalon: Tears of the Earth

8.51

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Visual novel

#44

Cupid Parasite

8.50

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Adventure

#44

Wytchwood

8.50

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Adventure

#44

The Kids We Were

8.50

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Metroidvania

#47

Blaster Master Zero 3

8.49

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Hidden objects

#48

Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective

8.46

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Adventure

#49

TOEM

8.45

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Action-adventure

#49

The Legend of Tianding

8.45

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Turn-based roguelike

#51

Loop Hero

8.43

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Simulation

#52

Littlewood

8.42

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RPG

#52

Cthulhu Saves Christmas

8.42

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Action-adventure

#54

Olija

8.40

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Action RPG

#55

NEO: The World Ends with You

8.38

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RPG

#55

Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings DX

8.38

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Shoot 'em up

#55

Raiden IV x MIKADO remix

8.38

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Point and click

#55

Lacuna

8.38

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Stealth

#59

UnMetal

8.37

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Roguelike

#60

Dreamscaper

8.36

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Action RPG

#61

Tails of Iron

8.35

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Sports

#62

Dodgeball Academia

8.33

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RPG

#62

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV

8.33

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Action RPG

#62

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - The Prince's Edition

8.33

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Action-adventure

#62

The Wild at Heart

8.33

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Interactive story

#62

Before I Forget

8.33

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City building

#62

Port Royale 4

8.33

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Party

#68

Mario Party Superstars

8.32

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Roguelike

#68

Spelunky

8.32

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Adventure

#70

Signs of the Sojourner

8.30

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RPG

#70

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan

8.30

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RPG

#72

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

8.28

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Arcade collection

#73

Capcom Arcade Stadium

8.27

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Puzzle

#73

Timelie

8.27

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Shoot 'em up

#73

Space Moth Lunar Edition

8.27

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Action-adventure

#76

Eastward

8.25

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Roguelike

#76

Skul: The Hero Slayer

8.25

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Puzzle

#78

Filmechanism

8.24

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Puzzle

#79

Unbound: Worlds Apart

8.23

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Party

#79

Overcooked! All You Can Eat

8.23

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Platformer (3D)

#81

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time

8.22

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Visual novel

#81

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

8.22

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Platformer (2D)

#81

Kaze and the Wild Masks

8.22

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Platformer (2D)

#81

Dojoran

8.22

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Shooting

#85

Space Otter Charlie

8.20

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Action-adventure

#85

Archvale

8.20

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Puzzle

#85

A Boy and His Blob

8.20

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Adventure

#85

Lyrica2 Stars Align

8.20

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Metroidvania

#89

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

8.18

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Action-adventure

#89

Lost in Random

8.18

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Board and Tabletop

#89

Fly Together!

8.18

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RPG

#92

Fuga: Melodies of Steel

8.17

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Horror

#92

Lamentum

8.17

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Arena fighting

#92

Stick Fight: The Game

8.17

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Interactive story

#92

Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game

8.17

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Adventure

#96

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins

8.15

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Logic puzzle

#96

Picross S: Mega Drive and Master System Edition

8.15

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Adventure

#96

Monomals

8.15

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Action-adventure

#99

No More Heroes 3

8.14

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Metroidvania

#99

Axiom Verge 2

8.14

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