The 10 Biggest Switch Games That Don't Work on the Switch 2 (Right Now)

The Nintendo Switch 2 whitethorn beryllium backwards compatible with archetypal Switch games, but that doesn't mean each crippled volition enactment connected the caller console perfectly. In fact, Nintendo precocious updated a agelong database of games that don't tally arsenic expected connected the Switch 2 astatine the moment.

The scope of these show issues varies: immoderate of them could beryllium rather tolerable, but others are game-breaking capable that Nintendo created a abstracted database of games with "start up issues." To prevention you sifting done the entries yourself, present are each the biggest games with start-up issues connected the Switch 2 close now.

10 Darksiders Genesis

Darksiders Genesis is the top-down prequel introduction successful the long-running Darksiders series. It spot you swapping betwixt 2 characters—Strife and War—as you sprout oregon slash your mode done hordes of demons. Alternatively, you tin play successful split-screen co-op mode by taking 1 quality each. But you won't beryllium capable to play it astatine each connected the Switch 2 close present arsenic Nintendo says the crippled doesn't footwear up.

9 Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight is an online multiplayer fearfulness crippled that sees 4 survivors pitted against a azygous killer, slinking done the shadows to snag them connected gnarly hooks earlier they tin activate capable generators to escape. The crippled has garnered a batch of attraction from fearfulness fans by licensing iconic characters to play as, similar Leatherface, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Ghost Face, the Demogorgon, and more. Hopefully the Switch 2 mentation receives a spot to support this agelong database of fearfulness icons available.

8 Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is yet different top-down warring crippled that refuses to enactment connected the Switch 2 successful its existent state. This side-sequel to the No More Heroes bid sees you instrumentality power of Travis Touchdown arsenic helium is sucked into a possessed games console portion battling Badman. It's thing of a assortment act, arsenic the crippled takes connected a scope of play styles to acceptable the antithetic crippled worlds Travis finds himself in.

7 Little Nightmares Complete Edition

Little Nightmares Complete Edition combines 3 of the creepy puzzle-platform games into a azygous bundle for the Switch, but Nintendo lists it arsenic different crippled with start-up issues connected the Switch 2. It's unclear if the idiosyncratic games are working, arsenic Nintendo lone mentions the Complete Edition successful its listings.

6 NBA 2K25

Basketball fans whitethorn beryllium disappointed if they effort to footwear up NBA 2K25 erstwhile the Switch 2 launches due to the fact that Nintendo lists it arsenic having issues starting up. Other NBA games successful the bid look to beryllium unaffected astatine this time, truthful if these games don't person a patch, you'll astatine slightest person plentifulness of different options for shooting hoops connected the Switch 2.

5 Warframe

Warframe is simply a free-to-play third-person shooter that has been progressive connected aggregate gaming platforms since arsenic acold backmost arsenic 2013. In it, you conflict antithetic alien factions, leveling up on the mode to further upgrade your Warframe and wreak much havoc. We'll request to spot an update to support playing it connected the Switch 2, though, arsenic Nintendo says it doesn't commencement up astatine the moment.

4 South Park: The Fractured But Whole

A follow-up to The Stick of Truth, which saw players taking portion successful a phantasy warfare among the foulmouthed children of South Park, The Fractured But Whole dons cape and disguise for superhero shenanigans instead. These are hilarious games that marque usage of a 2D creation benignant to perfectly mimic South Park episodes, though this benignant was ditched for Snow Day!, the 3rd successful the series. The Fractured But Whole is the lone crippled successful the bid not compatible with the Switch 2 close now, truthful hopefully it volition beryllium fixed soon.

3 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

A follow-up to Wolfenstein: The New Order—which isn't disposable connected Switch—Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus sees you taking connected a Nazi authorities that's taken power of the United States successful this alternate-history first-person shooter. It's a affluent communicative with a captivating acceptable of characters, contrasted by off-the-wall enemies and machinery for you to combat. Just don't program to bash truthful connected the Switch 2 astatine launch.

2 Rocket League

Soccer, rocket-powered cars, and multiplayer madness: Rocket League has each of that and more. This free-to-play online crippled is massively popular, and is 1 of the highest-profile games with start-up issues connected the Switch 2 astatine the clip of writing. If you privation to support playing, you'll request to bent onto your archetypal Switch oregon drawback a 2nd console for the clip being.

1 DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal is the adrenaline-pumping, demon-slaying follow-up to 2016's highly acclaimed DOOM reboot. While the archetypal successful the caller bid inactive works connected the Switch 2, this follow-up is having occupation booting connected the caller system. This is atrocious timing arsenic the gaming satellite is owed to get sucked backmost into the franchise with the upcoming merchandise of DOOM: The Dark Ages, though that means developers are apt prioritizing a hole for DOOM Eternal connected the Switch 2.

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You tin presumption the afloat database of games with Switch 2 compatibility issues connected Nintendo's website; we're owed different update to it successful May. Hopefully, astir games volition person updates to hole their compability issues.

Aside from these games, it's besides worthy mentioning that Nintendo Labo is not intended to enactment with the Switch 2, and determination are a bid of games that volition lone enactment with Joy-Con 1 controllers, specified arsenic WarioWare: Move It, Ring Fit Adventure, and 1-2-Switch.