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Best Nintendo Switch 1 games of 2022

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These are the best Nintendo Switch 1 games released in 2022, 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 2022

RPG

#1

Persona 5 Royal

9.44

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Action RPG

#2

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

9.41

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Puzzle

#3

Portal: Companion Collection

9.30

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RPG

#4

Chained Echoes

9.27

Buy: Amazon US (search) Nintendo Store

Platformer (3D)

#5

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

9.21

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Action RPG

#5

NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition

9.21

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Dungeon crawler

#7

Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi

9.16

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Adventure

#8

The Oregon Trail

9.07

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Shooting

#9

Neon White

9.05

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Roguelike

#10

Inscryption

8.99

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Survival

#11

No Man's Sky

8.95

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Strategy

#12

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

8.92

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Puzzle

#12

Return to Monkey Island

8.92

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Point and click

#14

Lost in Play

8.91

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Roguelike

#15

Rogue Legacy 2

8.90

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Beat 'em up

#16

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

8.89

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Arcade collection

#17

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

8.88

Buy: Amazon US (search) Nintendo Store

Tower defense

#18

The Last Friend

8.87

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Action-adventure

#19

Sifu

8.86

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Interactive story

#20

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

8.85

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Skateboarding

#21

OlliOlli World

8.71

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Adventure

#22

Welcome to Elk

8.70

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Interactive story

#23

Beacon Pines

8.69

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RPG

#23

Citizen Sleeper

8.69

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Action-adventure

#25

Nobody Saves the World

8.68

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Platformer (3D)

#26

Demon Turf: Neon Splash

8.67

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Golf

#26

Easy Come Easy Golf

8.67

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RPG

#28

Live A Live

8.64

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Action-adventure

#28

Tunic

8.64

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Point and click

#30

OneShot: World Machine Edition

8.63

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Strategy

#31

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

8.60

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RPG

#31

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero

8.60

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Arena fighting

#31

SpiderHeck

8.60

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Interactive story

#34

AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative

8.57

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Tactical RPG

#35

Triangle Strategy

8.55

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Shooting

#36

Splatoon 3

8.54

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Platformer (3D)

#36

Tinykin

8.54

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Shoot 'em up

#38

Eschatos

8.53

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Management

#39

Two Point Campus

8.52

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RPG

#39

Jack Move

8.52

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Adventure

#41

A Musical Story

8.50

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Brick breaking

#41

Shatter Remastered Deluxe

8.50

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Platformer (2D)

#41

Ten

8.50

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Tower defense

#41

Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness

8.50

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Interactive story

#41

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

8.50

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Strategy

#41

Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions

8.50

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Interactive story

#41

Hindsight

8.50

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Visual novel

#41

Piofiore: Episodio 1926

8.50

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Action-adventure

#49

Bayonetta 3

8.49

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Shooting

#50

Zombie Army 4: Dead War

8.47

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Adventure

#51

Card Shark

8.46

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Music

#51

Melatonin

8.46

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Adventure

#53

The Spirit and the Mouse

8.44

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RPG

#54

Rise of the Third Power

8.43

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Puzzle

#54

Dorfromantik

8.43

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Platformer (2D)

#54

Super Mega Zero

8.43

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Beat 'em up

#57

Dawn of the Monsters

8.42

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Interactive story

#57

FAR: Changing Tides

8.42

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Shooting

#59

Prodeus

8.40

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Tactical RPG

#59

Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2: Makai Kingdom / ZHP Unlosing Ranger

8.40

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RPG

#59

Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden

8.40

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Metroidvania

#62

Infernax

8.39

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Management

#62

Mini Motorways

8.39

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RPG

#64

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

8.38

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Adventure

#64

The Big Con - Grift of the Year Edition

8.38

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Arcade collection

#66

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

8.37

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Adventure

#67

Lil Gator Game

8.36

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Puzzle

#67

Kombinera

8.36

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Adventure

#69

What Lies in the Multiverse

8.35

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Action-adventure

#70

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

8.34

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Roguelike

#71

Shovel Knight Dig

8.33

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Point and click

#71

Voodoo Detective

8.33

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Horror

#73

Tormented Souls

8.31

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Action RPG

#74

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

8.30

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Metroidvania

#74

Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

8.30

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Metroidvania

#76

Souldiers

8.29

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Block pushing

#77

Toodee and Topdee

8.26

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Platformer (3D)

#78

Lunistice

8.25

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Metroidvania

#78

Islets

8.25

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Visual novel

#78

Variable Barricade

8.25

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Visual novel

#78

Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei

8.25

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RPG

#78

Temtem

8.25

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RPG

#83

Steve Jackson's Sorcery!

8.22

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Interactive story

#83

Gerda: A Flame in Winter

8.22

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Platformer (2D)

#85

Grapple Dog

8.21

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RPG

#85

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

8.21

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Platformer (2D)

#85

Donut Dodo

8.21

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Arcade collection

#88

Arcade Paradise

8.20

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Shooting

#88

PowerSlave Exhumed

8.20

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Interactive story

#88

Wayward Strand

8.20

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Stealth

#88

Justice Sucks

8.20

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One-on-one fighting

#88

Them's Fightin' Herds

8.20

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Roguelike

#93

Cult of the Lamb

8.18

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Puzzle

#93

ElecHead

8.18

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Interactive story

#95

Endling: Extinction is Forever

8.17

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Platformer (2D)

#95

Get-A-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs

8.17

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Roguelike

#95

Samurai Bringer

8.17

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Action-adventure

#98

Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince

8.15

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Arcade

#99

Agent Intercept

8.14

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Sports

#100

Windjammers 2

8.13

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