We Can't Wait for These Games on the Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 is coming connected June 5, 2025, and the lineup looks stacked. There were implicit 30 games shown successful Nintendo's afloat console reveal, and the champion portion is that the Switch 2 is backward compatible with archetypal Switch games which means players volition person a batch to play if they're upgrading.

The Switch 2's uncover showed exclusive, multiplatform, and Switch 2-enhanced (Switch 2 Edition) games. It was an awesome showcase, and galore of them made maine impatient for merchandise day.

1 Deltarune

Deltarune is the latest crippled from the creator of Undertale. It's an episodic RPG wherever you play a quality who indispensable prevention the world. It's acceptable successful a parallel beingness to Undertale, featuring the aforesaid fantabulous pixel art, soundtrack, and unsocial turn-based combat. You volition adjacent spot alternate versions of characters from Undertale (if you're acquainted with that game). The archetypal 3 episodes are disposable connected PC/Mac, Switch, and PS4, but a Switch 2 merchandise of the crippled volition motorboat with episodes 3 and four.

2 Civilization VII

Civilization VII is simply a real-time strategy (RTS) crippled wherever you turn quality civilization from primitive to precocious societies. What is notable astir the Switch 2 version, which volition beryllium disposable connected launch, is that it takes vantage of the Joy-Cons' rodent controls, which volition marque the acquisition smoother than utilizing a controller. As someone who is not a instrumentality of PC, I person ever envied however RTS games are overmuch easier to play with a mouse.

3 Street Fighter 6

For a while, it seemed similar modern Street Fighter games would ne'er marque it to Nintendo. That's wherefore it's a joyousness to spot Street Fighter 6 making its mode to the level connected motorboat time with 2 caller modes exclusive to the Switch 2. There volition besides beryllium amiibo figures disposable for Luke, Jamie, and Kimberly, portion different characters volition get their ain amiibo cards. All this other contented is large for some caller and aged players to bask Street Fighter 6 adjacent more.

4 EA SPORTS FC 25

Switch 2 players volition besides beryllium capable to bask the Switch Edition of FC 25 sometime successful 2025. Like the Switch version, it volition beryllium packed with each the modes disposable connected different platforms, including FUT and Rush. The Switch 2 mentation looks similar it volition not lone person amended visuals but improved show arsenic well. Other sports games that volition beryllium released connected the Switch 2 see NBA 2K25 and Madden NFL 25.

5 Borderlands 4

It's improbable that Borderlands 4 volition beryllium connected immoderate last-gen consoles, and the Switch 2 is coming close connected clip truthful Nintendo fans don't miss out. The crippled takes spot connected an all-new satellite alternatively of the series' staple, Pandora. Plus, it features all-new Vault Hunters, skills, abilities, locations, enemies, and, of course, billions of guns. If there's 1 happening the Borderlands bid gets right, it's the looting and shooting, and this 1 looks large for newcomers erstwhile it releases connected September 23rd, 2025.

6 Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition

The lone FromSoftware crippled connected the Switch is Dark Souls: Remastered, meaning Nintendo fans are beauteous overmuch starved of Hidetaka Miyazaki's greatness. But fret nary more, arsenic the massive, open-world soulslike Elden Ring is coming to the Switch 2 sometime successful 2025 (via a 30 FPS port). Players tin look guardant to the vanilla mentation arsenic good arsenic the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. That's implicit 100 hours of FromSoft greatness they tin instrumentality connected the go.

7 Donkey Kong Bananza

We haven't seen a afloat 3D Donkey Kong crippled since Donkey Kong 64. That changes erstwhile Donkey Kong Bananza comes retired connected July 17, 2025. You volition play the titular character, who volition punch and smash his mode done a beauteous 3D world. From what I person seen from the trailer, everything, including Donkey Kong's caller design, gameplay, and destructible environments, looks amazing.

8 Hollow Knight: Silksong

To accidental Hollow Knight: Silksong is simply a highly anticipated crippled is an understatement. It is simply a sequel to the critically acclaimed 2D Metroidvania video game Hollow Knight. It was announced successful 2019 and has yet been confirmed to beryllium coming successful 2025. You volition play arsenic Hornet, 1 of the bosses from the archetypal game, arsenic she fights and explores a full caller kingdom.

9 Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion

Coming this September 5th, 2025 is the fast-paced mech shooter Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion. The crippled looks similar Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and Anthem rolled into 1 but with a dense anime aesthetic. I can't hold to customize my mech and unleash my arsenal connected some hostile robots and aliens portion exploring the unfastened satellite and seeing the epic communicative unfold.

10 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom

Both open-world Zelda titles are coming to Switch 2 connected motorboat day. The erstwhile is known for its exploration, physics-based gameplay, and state to attack challenges successful originative ways. The second expands connected the erstwhile crippled by adding much verticality and gathering mechanics. I had to halt myself from finishing TotK due to the fact that I wanted to acquisition it with amended visuals and framerate connected the Switch 2, and I'm gladsome I waited.

11 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is simply a prequel to Tears of the Kingdom and is expected to travel retired this wintertime for the Nintendo Switch 2. It's the 3rd Hyrule Warriors game, and focuses connected Zelda teaming up with King Rauru and different characters that look successful TotK to combat against the forces of Ganondorf. But this isn't your emblematic Zelda game; it's a hack-and-slash crippled wherever you combat hordes of enemies similar Dynasty Warriors.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is simply a Nintendo Switch crippled coming aboriginal successful 2025, and you tin play the Switch 2 Edition via an upgrade path. The enactment takes spot successful a metropolis called Lumiose City, wherever humans and Pokémon unrecorded unneurotic successful harmony. During the day, you tin research the metropolis and spell to areas called Wild Zones to conflict and seizure Pokémon. At night, the metropolis becomes a battleground wherever you combat different trainers to rise your fertile from Z to A.

13 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

The legendary bounty hunter, Samus Aran, returns successful the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which volition beryllium released astatine an unspecified clip successful 2025 for the Switch and Switch 2. It volition diagnostic the addictive gameplay loop the bid is known for. Basically, you research a bid of interconnected planets portion getting suit upgrades that let you to scope antecedently inaccessible areas. This is simply a first-person escapade game, and the added vantage of the Switch 2 mentation is that you tin usage the rodent controls.

14 Mario Kart World

The Mario Kart games are known for their fast-paced, chaotic racing gameplay that features iconic Nintendo characters, power-ups, and imaginative tracks. The biggest summation to Mario Kart World is the interconnected tracks and free-roam mode packed with activities for those who privation to stray disconnected the beaten path. A caller mode called Knockout Tour sees you racing others to scope checkpoints dispersed retired passim the continent. And if you don't get determination accelerated enough, you volition beryllium knocked out.

Other than that, expect caller characters, tracks, vehicles, costumes, and abilities (I saw partition bouncing and obstruction grinding successful the trailers). Mario Kart World is simply a motorboat rubric exclusive to the Switch 2.

15 The Duskbloods

If the Switch 2 Edition of Elden Ring isn't capable Miyazaki and FromSoftware for Switch fans, we besides person The Duskbloods coming successful 2026. This Switch 2 exclusive had maine excited successful peculiar due to the fact that it gave disconnected Bloodborne vibes but with a vampire twist. It volition beryllium a PvPvE crippled wherever you and 7 different players (a full of eight) vie to assertion what is known arsenic the First Blood.

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Many much games are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2. Honorable mentions see Kirby Air Riders, Hades II, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, Super Mario Party Jamboree, Split Fiction, and Final Fantasy Remake Intergrade.

With specified an awesome lineup of games spanning assorted genres, the Nintendo Switch 2 is shaping up to beryllium an breathtaking platform. This is existent whether you're caller to Nintendo oregon upgrading from the archetypal Switch.