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All upcoming Switch games: 2024 and beyond

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The Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular consoles Nintendo has ever produced, with a wide variety of games to choose from and plenty of unique features. We’ve already gotten to play new entries across the Zelda, Super Mario, and Pokémon series on Nintendo Switch, but there are still plenty of great games on the way for the hybrid console. These include exclusive games developed internally by Nintendo, as well as third-party titles and ports of games that are also available on other platforms.

Here’s our list of the best upcoming Nintendo Switch games for 2024 and beyond. Of course, some titles without release windows could skip the Switch entirely and wind up on Nintendo Switch 2 (or whatever it ends up being called) And if you’re looking at future releases on multiple consoles, don’t forget to check out what’s upcoming on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC this year.

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Upcoming Switch games 2024

The games listed below either have 100% confirmed release dates or solid release windows that we expect them to hit this year. Anything that’s up in the air due to more vague launch predictions or previous delays will be listed below confirmed launches.

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Endless Ocean: Luminous

Endless Ocean: Luminous
E
Platforms Nintendo Switch
Genre Simulator, Adventure
Publisher Nintendo
Release May 02, 2024
Nintendo Wii cult classic Endless Ocean is getting a new installment on Switch. Endless Ocean Luminous is a new underwater exploration game with 30-player online play. A relaxing trailer showed off divers swimming underwater, cataloging fish, and sharing their discoveries with other players.
Endless Ocean Luminous - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch

Biomutant

Biomutant
58 %
3.5/5
T
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer Experiment 101
Publisher THQ Nordic
Release May 14, 2024
After being out on other platforms for a few years, Biomutant is finally coming to Switch. Described as a “kung fu fable,” Biomutant is an action RPG that’s as adorable as it is morbid. The Earth as we know it has been destroyed by a man-made ecological disaster. The human race is seemingly dead, but animals have evolved in the aftermath. Players control a foxlike creature who must save the Tree of Life by defeating giant predators known as Worldeaters that gnaw at its roots.
Biomutant - Cinematic Announcement Trailer

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
E
Platforms Nintendo Switch
Genre Role-playing (RPG)
Developer Intelligent Systems
Publisher Nintendo
Release May 23, 2024
Nintendo is on its remake game in 2024 — it will also be launching a remaster of the second game in the Paper Mario series, originally released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2004.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023

Star Wars: Hunters

Star Wars: Hunters
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Platforms Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Genre Shooter, Strategy, MOBA
Developer Zynga, NaturalMotion
Publisher Zynga
Release June 04, 2024
This new Star Wars MOBA is only coming out for Switch and mobile. Gear up for battle by choosing from a roster of new characters, including nefarious bounty hunters, heroes of the Rebellion, Imperial stormtroopers, and everything in between. Outclass opponents by mastering advanced abilities, skills, and strategies while fighting it out in intense 4v4 third-person combat and dominating opponents on the road to fame in The Arena.
Star Wars: Hunters - Welcome to the Arena | Cinematic Trailer

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble
E
Platforms Nintendo Switch
Genre Platform, Arcade
Developer Ryu ga Gotoku Studios
Publisher Sega
Release June 25, 2024
The Super Monkey Ball series is returning with Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania. The game is a remake of the first two titles in the series. Compete online with up to 16 players or tackle local co-op adventures with up to four friends.
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble rolls in June 25th! (Nintendo Switch)

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
E
Platforms Nintendo Switch
Genre Puzzle, Adventure
Publisher Nintendo
Release June 27, 2024
Experience a revamped world of ghostly thrills in Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, a remaster of the acclaimed 3DS game Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (2013). Join Luigi, who’s armed with the Poltergust 5000, in multiple mansions, solving puzzles, capturing new ghosts, and completing missions for Professor E. Gadd. Unleash the upgraded strobe function to stun ghosts. Each mansion brims with unique puzzles and spectral challenges, requiring players to unravel clues and unlock hidden areas. Rediscover the charm and suspense of Luigi’s ghost-hunting escapades in stunning high definition on the Nintendo Switch platform.
Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon - Switch Teaser Trailer | Nintendo Direct 2023

Rift of the Necrodancer

Rift of the Necrodancer
E10
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Genre Music, Role-playing (RPG), Indie
Developer Brace Yourself Games
Publisher Brace Yourself Games
Release June 30, 2024

Brace Yourself Games is one of the premier rhythm game developers thanks to titles like Crypt of the Necrodancer and Cadence of Hyrule, and it announced a new game during Nintendo’s April Indie World Showcase. Titled Rift of the Necrodancer, this is a lane-based game where players rhythmically attack the monsters that come down each lane. The game also features minigames that more closely resemble the Rhythm Heaven series.

Rift of the NecroDancer Reveal Trailer

Machi Koro With Everyone

Machi Koro With Everyone
E
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Release July 04, 2024

The hit board game Machi Koro is finally getting a video game adapatation. This fast-paced game tasks players with developing the city of Machi Koro on their own terms and completing the construction of all landmarks faster than their rivals.

みんなと街コロ [Indie World 2024.4.17]

Football Story

Football Story
RP
Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genre Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure, Indie
Developer fructus temporum
Publisher fructus temporum
Release July 22, 2024
Football Story is a multiplayer football game that pits full teams of players against one another. Each player controls their own character, instead of a full team. In Football Story, you step into the cleats of a player in a small neighborhood club.
Football Story Official Trailer

World of Goo 2

World of Goo 2
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Genre Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Developer 2D Boy
Publisher Tomorrow Corporation
Release August 02, 2024
Like its predecessor, World of Goo 2 is a physics-based puzzle game where players craft structures from little, gooey critters. It presents a series of engineering challenges, as poorly built structures will topple under the weight of all those jiggly little pals. Rather than reinventing that concept entirely, World of Goo 2 adds some wild new ideas onto that stable structure that opens up its puzzle potential. The result is a chaotic co-op game that’s a perfect fit for the Nintendo Switch.
World of Goo 2 - Official Trailer 1

Expected 2024 releases without set release dates

These titles might be coming out in 2024. Some have launch windows without set dates, others have been in development for a while and it’s expected that more news will be released soon. We’ll be updating this list every month as new info comes out.

Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - 2024

Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - 2024
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre Adventure
Developer Purple Lamp Studios
Publisher THQ Nordic
Release December 31, 2024

An impressive remaster of 2010’s Epic Mickey, Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is set to be a worthwhile revisiting of the Wii classic. As Mickey, the player is propelled into Wasteland, an alternate world made up of Disney’s forgotten creative efforts. The player is given the power to wield paint and paint thinner to dynamically change the world, which will determine Mickey’s path to becoming an epic hero.

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed | Announcement Trailer

The Plucky Squire - TBD 2024

The Plucky Squire - TBD 2024
RP
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre Platform, Adventure
Developer All Possible Futures
Publisher Devolver Digital
Release December 31, 2024

Embark on a magical journey with The Plucky Squire, an enchanting Zelda-like adventure that unfolds beyond the confines of a storybook. Join Jot, a brave squire, and his friends as they discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book, only to encounter the sinister Humgrump, who seeks to rewrite their destiny. Jot must overcome unprecedented challenges to rescue his friends from the clutches of Humgrump’s dark forces and restore the book’s once-happy ending. Prepare for an immersive adventure where courage and friendship prevail against all odds.

The Plucky Squire | Coming 2023 | PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series in 2023!

Hollow Knight: Silksong — TBD 2024

Hollow Knight: Silksong — TBD 2024
RP
Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Genre Platform, Adventure, Indie
Developer Team Cherry
Publisher Team Cherry
One of 2017’s absolute best games is getting a sequel in Hollow Knight: Silksong, and it’s headed to Nintendo Switch sometime in the future. It will take the stunning visuals, Metroidvania gameplay, and atmosphere of the original Hollow Knight and put you in the shoes (do these creatures wear shoes?) of Hornet, a princess who is tasked with protecting Hallownest. Silksong was announced in 2022 last year, and we haven’t gotten much of an update on its development, but hopefully, we won’t have to wait much longer. If it’s half as good as the original, we’re all in for a treat.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Reveal Trailer

Upcoming Switch games 2025

These games are set to launch in 2025. Of course, these titles might have something to do with the Nintendo Switch 2.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Platforms Nintendo Switch
Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer Game Freak
Publisher Nintendo
Release December 31, 2025
We don’t know a lot about Pokémon Legends: Z-A yet, but we know it’ll take players back to Lumiose City, which was first featured in Pokémon X and Y. Fans speculate that the digital and futuristic style of the trailer is hinting at the game being set in the future, contrasting with how Pokémon Legends: Arceus was set in the past, but this is all just theorizing.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A releases simultaneously worldwide in 2025!​

Switch games with no release window

All we know about the games listed below is that they’re in development. Most of them are probably a few years away from launch.

Project Bloom - 2026

Project Bloom - 2026
Genre Adventure
Developer Game Freak
Publisher Private Division
The only thing we know about the mysterious Project Bloom is that Pokémon creator Game Freak is developing it and appears to be set in ancient Japan. This project isn’t set to launch until early 2026, so it’ll be a while before we really know what it’ll look like.

Metroid Prime 4 - TBA

Metroid Prime 4 - TBA
Platforms Nintendo Switch
Genre Shooter
Developer Retro Studios, Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo
Since we’re on the topic of games we know nothing about, word of Metroid Prime 4 got out several years ago at an E3 Nintendo Direct presentation, but we haven’t heard anything from Nintendo since. Supposedly, the game was still being developed at Bandai Namco. Still, the game was not advancing as quickly as Nintendo expected, and it was thus scrapped and restarted with Metroid Prime trilogy creator Retro Studios taking the wheel. We don’t know if the game will launch in the next few years, but we do know one thing: Metroid fans are great at waiting. Otherwise, they may get stuck with another game like Other M, and no one wants that.
Metroid Prime 4 - First Look - Nintendo E3 2017

Haunted Chocolatier

Haunted Chocolatier
RP
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genre Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Developer ConcernedApe
We don’t know a lot about Haunted Chocolatier yet, but developer ConcernedApe’s follow-up to Stardew Valley is easily the most anticipated cozy game in development right now. Haunted Chocolatier begins with the player starting up a chocolate shop while living in a haunted castle in the middle of a snowy community. The player will need to seek out a wide variety of ingredients and alliances to make the best chocolate possible and ultimately reach success. Right now, only a PC release has been mentioned officially, but Stardew Valley was eventually released on all platforms and we don’t see why this title would be treated differently.
ConcernedApe's Haunted Chocolatier -- Early Gameplay

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