Switch | .hack//G.U. Last Recode | CyberConnect2 | See PS4 |
Switch | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | Vanillaware | See PS4, but removes some visual effects and adds new weapons |
Switch | Actraiser Renaissance (DL only) | Quintet/Square Enix | Adds onto the original city sim/2D platformer in practically every way, with a new tower defense/RTS mode, a new realm to save, and new buildings to construct |
Switch | Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent (DL only) | Acquire | See PS4 |
Switch | Alphadia Genesis (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
Switch | Alphadia Genesis 2 (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XS |
Switch | Alvastia Chronicles (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | A Magical High School Girl | IlluCalab | A roguelike with magic crafting and casting, but lots of repetition in dungeon and enemy design |
Switch | Ambition of the Slimes (DL only) | Altair Works/Flyhigh Works | See 3DS |
Switch | Ambition Record (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XS |
Switch | Antiquia Lost (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | Arcade Archives: Valkyrie no Densetsu | Namco | Technically an arcade game, a top-down hack-and-slash with a time limit to each stage and gold to earn to upgrade spells/weapons |
Switch | Archlion Saga (DL only) | Hit-Point | Same plot you've heard a million times over; in combat all characters have a shared health pool and all attack at once |
Switch | Arc of Alchemist | Compile Heart | See PS4 |
Switch | Armed Emeth (DL only) | Hit-Point | See XS |
Switch | Artifact Adventure Gaiden DX | Bluffman Games | Game Boy-like aesthetic with a generally non-linear world; player choices affect game progession in significant fashion |
Switch | Asdivine Cross (DL only) | Exe-Create | See 3DS |
Switch | Asdivine Dios (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | Asdivine Hearts (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
Switch | Asdivine Hearts II (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | Asdivine Kamura (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XBO |
Switch | Asdivine Menace (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | Asdivine Saga (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XS |
Switch | Astral Chain | PlatinumGames | Hacky/slashy/cyberpunky stand-wieldy combat with some bonus detective work |
Switch | Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk DX (DL only) | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky DX (DL only) | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey DX (DL only) | Gust | Adds new exploration tools, quests, fast forward, and all previous DLC |
Switch | Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings DX (DL only) | Gust | Adds a new painting to explore, fast forward, and all previous DLC |
Switch | Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX (DL only) | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX (DL only) | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy | Gust | See PS5 |
Switch | Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea DX (DL only) | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX (DL only) | Gust | Adds new cauldrons, fast forward, and all previous DLC |
Switch | Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX (DL only) | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Azur Lane: Crosswave | Felistella/Idea Factory | See PS4 |
Switch | Beastie Bay DX (DL only) | Kairosoft | An island conquering/development sim with beastly allies to recruit and train |
Switch | Biomotor Unitron (DL only) | Aicom | A mech-building JRPG initially released for the Neo Geo Pocket Color with an unfortunate lack of depth |
Switch | Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom (DL only) | Rideon | A departure from Kemco's norm, where you run your blacksmithy half the time (including crafting equipment for your party) and fight monsters in a grid-like turn-based format the other half |
Switch | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | ArtPlay | See XBO |
Switch | Blue Reflection: Second Light | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Bonds of the Skies | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
Switch | Brave Dungeon + Dark Witch Story: COMBAT | Inside System | A remastered version of the 3DS dungeon crawler and a card battling game with lots of auto battle (cards can have their stats increased) |
Switch | Bravely Default II | Claytechworks | Not a sequel to either of the previous Bravely games; robust and fashionable job system, turn-manipulating combat, and lots of grass to cut! |
Switch | Breath of Fire (NSO) | Capcom | See SNES |
Switch | Breath of Fire II (NSO) | Capcom | See SNES |
Switch | Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia | Matrix Software | SRPG with multiple warring factions to choose from, combat is done in hex grids; managing the overall battle map is important |
Switch | Burger Bistro Story (DL only) | Kairosoft | Another management sim with staff that can level up, but this one has burgies |
Switch | Castlevania Advance Collection (DL only) | Konami | See XS |
Switch | Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy! (DL only) | Rocket Studio Inc./Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Chroma Quaternion (DL only) | Exe-Create | Kemco approaches decent quality; regular turn-based gameplay, kingdoms themed after the four seasons... and surfing gorillas as an enemy encounter?!? |
Switch | Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition | D4 Enterprise/Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Chronus Arc | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
Switch | Code of Princess EX | Studio Saisenzen | Overall improvement from the original; adds more playable characters, story co-op mode, a streamlined skill system, and other QoL changes |
Switch | Collection of Mana | M2/Square | Brings together the original versions of the first three Mana games along with UI QoL additions; first appearance of a localized Trials of Mana |
Switch | Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend (DL only) | M2/Square | A collection of the original versions of the first three SaGa games along with UI/QoL additions/improvements |
Switch | Cresteaju (DL only) | Shou/PLiCy | A remastered JP-only indie PC game that shows its age |
Switch | Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion | Square Enix/Tose | See PS5 |
Switch | Croixleur Sigma | Souvenir Circ | See PS4 |
Switch | Crystalis (NSO) | SNK | See NES |
Switch | Crystal Ortha (DL only) | Hit-Point | Kemco returns yet again; there are no items in-game and only 5 skills can be equipped per character; perks help in balancing the very frequent combat |
Switch | Crystar | Gemdrops | See PS4, but with all DLC included |
Switch | Damascus Gear: Operation Osaka HD Edition (DL only) | Aplus | See Vita, but prettier |
Switch | Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo HD Edition (DL only) | Aplus | See Vita, but prettier |
Switch | Dandy Dungeon: Legend of Brave Yamada (DL only) | Onion Games | Very fourth wall-breaking; completing roguelike dungeons via pathing elements not only improves that character, but the person that made him |
Switch | Danganronpa Decadence | Spike Chunsoft | Featues Danganronpa 1/2/v3 as well as Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp - a board game/turn-based RPG hybrid with characters from all 3 main games |
Switch | Dark Souls: Remastered | FromSoftware | See XBO |
Switch | Dead or School (DL only) | Studio Nanafushi | See PS4 |
Switch | Death end re;Quest | Compile Heart | See PS4 |
Switch | Death end re;Quest 2 | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | See PS4 |
Switch | Demon Gaze Extra (DL only) | Kadokawa/Experience | See PS4 |
Switch | Demoniaca: Everlasting Night (DL only) | AKI/Eastasiasoft | See XS |
Switch | Destiny Connect: Tick-Tock Travelers | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
Switch | Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition | Media.Vision | Combined versions of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Hacker's Memory; gives extra Digimon, balancing, and evolution trees to the first game |
Switch | Digimon Survive | Hyde | See XBO |
Switch | Disgaea 1: Complete | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
Switch | Disgaea 4 Complete + | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
Switch | Disgaea 5 Complete | Nippon Ichi | Contains the base game and all DLC |
Switch | Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny | Nippon Ichi | The numbers for leveling and damage get even more ridiculous (if that can be believed), change from sprites to 3D models, same approach to humor |
Switch | Doraemon: Story of Seasons (DL only) | Brownies/Marvelous | See PS4 |
Switch | Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom (DL/Asia English) | Marvelous | Grow crops and use gadgets with Doraemon and pals- good vibes abound |
Switch | Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle | Technos Japan/Million/Arc System Works | A compilation with many previously unlocalized titles of the latter series |
Switch | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | Capcom | See 360 |
Switch | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 | Dimps | See XBO |
Switch | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set | CyberConnect2 | See XBO, with an additional DLC-only storyline revolving around DB Super content |
Switch | DragonFangZ: The Rose & Dungeon of Time (DL only) | Toydea | See XBO |
Switch | Dragon Lapis (DL only) | Exe-Create | See 3DS |
Switch | Dragon Marked For Death | Inti Creates | See PS4 |
Switch | Dragon Prana (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XS |
Switch | Dragon Quest (DL only) | Armor Project/Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the relocalized mobile version, with redrawn character/monster sprites |
Switch | Dragon Quest Builders | Square Enix | See Vita |
Switch | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | Omega Force/Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (DL only) | Armor Project/Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the relocalized mobile version, with redrawn character/monster sprites |
Switch | Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (DL only) | Armor Project/Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the relocalized mobile version, with redrawn character/monster sprites |
Switch | Dragon Quest Treasures | Square Enix | A prequel of sorts to DQXI where treasure hunting with your merry monster band is the name of the game |
Switch | Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | Armor Project/Square Enix | Lots of QoL changes including adding the symphonic score, extra quests/party chat, and more; can be played in either 2D or 3D modes |
Switch | Dragon Sinker (DL only) | Exe-Create | See 3DS |
Switch | Dragon Star Varnir | Compile Heart | See PS4 |
Switch | Dream House Days DX (DL only) | Kairosoft | An apartment manager sim where you level up your furniture, tenants, and their potential careers; capitalism at its most end-stage form |
Switch | Dungeon and Gravestone (DL only) | Wonderland Kazakiri Inc. | Voxel-styled roguelike, experience is lost upon death but stat upgrades are permanent, lacks tutorials |
Switch | Dungeon Encounters (DL only) | Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Dungeon Village (DL only) | Kairosoft | A simple village management sim where you send out townspeople to obtain money and items as well as defend the town (and hopefully level up doing so) |
Switch | Dungeon Village 2 (DL only) | Kairosoft | Very similar to the first game, but adds some layes of complexity to the town management-sim |
Switch | Egglia Rebirth (DL only) | Brownies Inc. | A formerly mobile game (minus microtransactions) that wears its Legend of Mana influence on its sleeve, with board-game like gameplay |
Switch | Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising (DL only) | Rabbit & Bear Studios/NatsumeAtari | See PS5 |
Switch | Elemental Knights R (DL only) | Winlight | A port of a mobile MMORPG with stiff character animations and an absolutely horrendous localization- and it's not even free-to-play! |
Switch | Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights (DL only) | Live Wire/Adglobe | A heavily atmospheric Metroidvania utilizing spirits to aid in attack and traversal |
Switch | Everdark Tower (DL only) | Hit-Point | In the same series as Archlion Saga, with the same combat system to boot; characters are more cookie-cutter than its predecessor |
Switch | Fairune Collection | Urara-Works/Skipmore/Esquadra | Contains Fairune and Fairune 2 (with QoL improvements) as well as Fairune Origin (a very short early version of the first game) and Fairune Blast (a shmup) |
Switch | Fairy Elements (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XS |
Switch | Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | See PS4 |
Switch | Fairy Tail | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy (DL only) | Arc System Works | See Vita |
Switch | Fernz Gate (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered (DL only) | Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Final Fantasy IX (DL only) | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
Switch | Final Fantasy VII (DL only) | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
Switch | Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (DL only) | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
Switch | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster | Virtuos/Square Enix | See PS3 |
Switch | Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age | Square Enix | See XBO |
Switch | Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD (DL only) | SummerTimeStudio/Square Enix | See XBO |
Switch | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (DL only, delisted) | Intelligent Systems/Nintendo | First localized appearance of the original version of the first Fire Emblem with some modern UI improvements |
Switch | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo | If Fire Emblem took place at Hogwarts, this would be it; multiple story branches to take depending on which house you side with, very fleshed-out characters |
Switch | Fire Emblem Warriors | Omega Force/Team Ninja | See 3DS, but runs smoother/can handle more enemies on screen at once |
Switch | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | Omega Force/Intelligent Systems | What if Three Houses, but as more of a musou, with not as much of a time skip, and a different plot/protagonist? Don't forget the tea! |
Switch | Frane: Dragon's Odyssey (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | Front Mission 1st: Remake | Square Enix/Forever Entertainment | Called a remake, but more of a remaster of the JP PSX/DS versions |
Switch | Fuga: Melodies of Steel (DL only) | CyberConnect2 | See PS5 |
Switch | Gale of Windoria (DL only) | Hit-Point | See XS |
Switch | GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon (DL only) | Konami | A 2D roguelite with a heavy uikyo-e aesthetic and slow character progression through material gathering |
Switch | Ghost Sync (DL only) | Exe-Create | See PS5 |
Switch | Gnosia | Petit Depotto | More of a visual novel/single-player deduction game; leveling stats and learning skills unlocks new story in the short gameplay loop |
Switch | God Eater 3 | Marvelous | See PS4 |
Switch | God Wars: The Complete Legend | Kadokawa | Contains all content from the original game, including DLC; adds a new character, storylines, endings, and dungeons as well as other QoL changes |
Switch | Goken | Gianty | A simple ARPG with a lush art style, particularly in backgrounds; character growth is customizable |
Switch | Grandia HD Collection | Game Arts | Takes Grandia I and II and upgrades visuals; includes Japanese audio for both games; combines Saturn and PSX story elements of the first game |
Switch | Greedroid (DL only) | Yuto Aoyama | A voxel-based roguelike where the environment can be manipulated to make dungeon delving easier |
Switch | Hakoniwa Explorer Plus (DL only) | Suxamethonium | An isometric pixel-art ARPG with skeezy humor and enemy design strewn throughout |
Switch | Harvestella | Square Enix/Live Wire | A meatier storyline than the usual farming sim, competent combat and a solid score |
Switch | Harvest Moon: Light of Hope | Tabot | See PS4 |
Switch | Harvest Moon: One World | Natsume | See PS4 |
Switch | Haunted Dungeons: Hyakki Castle (DL only, delisted) | Asakusa Studios | See PS4 |
Switch | Heroland | FuRyu | See PS4 |
Switch | Hero Must Die. Again (DL only) | G-Mode | See PS4 |
Switch | Hoshi wo Miru Hito (DL only, delisted) | Another/Hot-B | See FC |
Switch | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | Omega Force | Another Zelda musou with a large roster to level up; serves as a prequel to Breath of the Wild with lots of references to the series as a whole |
Switch | Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition | Omega Force/Team Ninja | Takes everything from the Wii U and 3DS versions and streamlines it, with some additional costumes to boot |
Switch | I Am Setsuna (DL only) | Tokyo RPG Factory | See PS4 |
Switch | Illusion of L'Phalcia (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | Inferno Climber: Reborn (DL only) | Arc System Works | See PS4 |
Switch | Infinite Links (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XS |
Switch | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Myth Infinite Combate | 5pb./MAGES | See PS4 |
Switch | Justice Chronicles (DL only) | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
Switch | Kairobotica (DL only) | Kairosoft | See PS4 |
Switch | Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story | Acquire | See PS4 |
Switch | Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory | Square Enix/Indieszero | The inevitable Kingdom Hearts rhythm game; characters level their health and attack as they keep the beat to songs throughout the series |
Switch | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix Cloud Version (DL only) | Square Enix | See XBO |
Switch | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Cloud Version (DL only) | Square Enix | See XBO |
Switch | Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind Cloud Version (DL only) | Square Enix | See PS4, but with added story DLC included |
Switch | Kowloon High-School Chronicle (DL only) | Toybox/Shout! Design Works | A remaster of a formerly JP-only PS2 title, with visual novel-styled relationship balancing and first-person puzzle solving/dungeon crawling |
Switch | Labyrinth Legend (DL only) | Shinobi Games | A third-person dungeon crawl with a sparse narrative but breezy, pick-up-and-play bite sized dungeons |
Switch | Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
Switch | Labyrinth of the Witch (DL only) | Orange Cube | A Mystery Dungeon-like game that does little to distinguish itself from other games like it; penalties for dying are much softer than tradition dictates |
Switch | Langrisser I & II | Chara-ani/Extreme | See PS4 |
Switch | Lapis x Labyrinth | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
Switch | Legend of Ixtona (DL only) | WorldWideSoftware | It's a Kemco SRPG, with nicely detailed sprites and gameplay that will by no means astound you |
Switch | Legend of Mana (DL only) | M2/Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Legend of the Tetrarchs (DL only) | Hit-Point | See XBO |
Switch | LiEat (DL only) | Miwashiba | Bite-sized affair where you trade secrets and eat lies after defeating them in turn-based combat |
Switch | Liege Dragon (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XBO |
Switch | Little Noah: Scion of Paradise (DL only) | Cygames | A cute roguelite with even cuter companions to recruit and customize (and level)! |
Switch | Little Town Hero | Game Freak | See XBO |
Switch | Live A Live | Square Enix/Historia | Localized for the first time with a new HD2D aesthetic, voice acting, and artwork- the game is otherwise the same |
Switch | Lost Sphear | Tokyo RPG Factory | See PS4 |
Switch | Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness | Spike Chunsoft | See PS4 |
Switch | Magic Scroll Tactics (DL only) | Otori Denshi | An SRPG that utilizes a side-scrolling-horizontal field of battle rather than an isometric grid |
Switch | Maglam Lord | Felistella | A visual novel-ARPG mix, with dating sim elements for the former and a simplified combat system akin to old Tales games for the latter |
Switch | Marchen Forest (DL only) | PrimaryOrbit | Begins as a cute alchemy adventure; ends up as a third-person, darker-themed (but still cute) dungeon crawler |
Switch | Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God (DL only) | Rideon | See XBO |
Switch | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Koei Tecmo/Team Ninja | Isometric co-op ARPG featuring the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe beating each other up ad nauseum; lots of differenct characters to choose from |
Switch | Mary Skelter 2 | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Zerodiv | A first-person dungeon crawler much like the first; juggling corruption in battle and avoiding regenrating boss enemies is important; also contains the first game |
Switch | Mary Skelter Finale | Compile Heart | A multi-party fitrst-person dungeon crawler with dense labyrinths and a bonus mode to let you read through the plot of previous entries |
Switch | Megadimension Neptunia VII | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | See PS4 |
Switch | Mercenaries Blaze: Dawn of the Twin Dragons (DL only) | Rideon | Standard SRPG gameplay; takes a bit of a ham-handed approach to modern sensitive topics plotwise |
Switch | Mercenaries Rebirth: Call of the Wild Lynx (DL only) | Rideon | A better translation than previous entries, aggro factors into enemy attack choice, but generally more of the same |
Switch | Mercenaries Saga: Chronicles | Rideon | A collection of the first 3 Mercenaries Saga games; all are SRPGs where MP is low and is slowly gained per turn; directional facing makes a difference |
Switch | Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix | Rideon | See PS4 |
Switch | Metallic Child | Studio HG | A semi-roguelike with lots of fast-paced robot action and ability customization; mini-games can help unlock items that further augment stats |
Switch | Metal Max Xeno Reborn | Kadokawa | See PS4 |
Switch | Miden Tower (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XBO |
Switch | Miitopia | Nintendo | Mostly similar to the 3DS version, but with greatly expanded Mii customizability! |
Switch | Moero Chronicle Hyper | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | First-person dungeon crawl where everything is steeped in sexual innuendo |
Switch | Moero Crystal H (DL only) | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | More first-person dungeon crawling, just as skeezy as Moero Chronicle Hyper (if not more) |
Switch | Monark | FuRyu | See PS5 |
Switch | Monmusu Gladiator (DL only) | ZephyrStudio | Raise monster girls in a roguelite with card-based mechanics (thankfully not lewd) |
Switch | Monochrome Order (DL only) | Hit-Point | See XBO |
Switch | Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | Capcom | Adds new monsters, new hunting styles, changes the control scheme (for obvious reasons), and spiffs up the graphics from the original |
Switch | Monster Hunter Rise | Capcom | Monster hunting, now with doggo pals and many more combat options; iterates on ideas from both World and previous games |
Switch | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin | Capcom | Same fun monster hatching and turn-based training gameplay loop as its predecessor, improved battle mechanics and lots of open areas to explore |
Switch | Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX (DL only) | Koei Tecmo | Bundled QoL-polished versions of the monster breeder, with turbo functions, added monsters to the second game, and an in-game CD database |
Switch | Monster Viator (DL only) | Hit-Point | See XBO |
Switch | Moon: Remix RPG Adventure (DL only) | Onion Games | A formerly JP PSX-only game that parodies JRPG tropes; the character must level up and solve puzzles in order to clean up after a "hero" |
Switch | Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | NEO: The World Ends With You | Square Enix/h.a.n.d. | Gone is the partner-based system of the first game, replaced by frenetic yet trendy 4-party-member action; as fashionable as ever |
Switch | Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars | Idea Factory/Compile Heart/Tamsoft | See PS4 |
Switch | New Pokemon Snap | Bandai Namco | It's a stretch, but there are courses to level up which unlock new routes and Pokemon to candidly capture on camera |
Switch | NieR: Automata - the End of YoRHa Edition | PlatinumGames | See PS4, but with all DLC included (and additional exclusive costumes) |
Switch | Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon | Gust | See PS4 |
Switch | Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | Level-5 | See PS3 |
Switch | Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - Prince's Edition | Level-5 | See PS4, but with all DLC included |
Switch | Octopath Traveler | Acquire/Square Enix | A gorgeous 2D/3D mesh with 8 different protagonists whose stories overlap (albeit very little); fairly robust turn-based combat system |
Switch | Omega Labyrinth Life (DL only) | Matrix Software | See PS4, but with "touch" events, a lewd rock-paper-scissors game, destructable armor, and less censored scenes |
Switch | One Way Heroics Plus (DL only) | Smoking Wolf | A complete version of the PC original game; a roguelike where every few steps in-game causes an instant death shadow to scroll more across the screen |
Switch | Onigiri (DL only) | Cyberstep | A free-to-play MMORPG with an extensive character development system, dated graphics, and lots of mythological Japanese fanservice |
Switch | Oninaki (DL only) | Tokyo RPG Factory | See PS4 |
Switch | Orangeblood (DL only) | Grayfax Software | See PS4 |
Switch | Overrogue (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XS |
Switch | Paper Mario: The Origami King | Intelligent Systems | Not much in the RPG department yet again (HP is upgraded by collecting hearts), but the turn- and timing-based combat returns with extra complexity |
Switch | Penny-Punching Princess | Nippon Ichi | See Vita |
Switch | Persona 5 Royal | Atlus | See PS5 |
Switch | Persona 5 Strikers | Omega Force/Atlus | A sequel to Persona 5 (if you pretend Royal never happened) with ARPG gameplay; much more in-depth strategy required than your typical musou-like game |
Switch | Poison Control | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
Switch | Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl | ILCA | Remakes of the Gen 4 Pokemon games, with a cute but divisive art style and adding QoLs from later games |
Switch | Pokemon Legends: Arceus | Game Freak | A more dynamic Pokemon-catching experience than anything previously, open-world exploration against a feudal backdrop |
Switch | Pokemon Let's Go Eevee/Pikachu | Game Freak | Full 3D remakes of Red/Blue versions but with Pokemon Go-like mechanics of catching new mons |
Switch | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX | Spike Chunsoft | Combined remake of Red/Blue Rescue Team with similar gameplay: exploring dungeons and making use of type advantages to help delve further |
Switch | Pokemon Quest (DL only) | Game Freak | Send voxel-styled Pokemon out to explore an island for you, then take the stones they find to level them up further; relies on free-to-play mechanics |
Switch | Pokemon Scarlet/Violet | Game Freak | More free-form/open-world in path-taking than any prior mainline entry, but marred with technical hiccups |
Switch | Pokemon Sword/Shield | Game Freak | First-ever mainline console Pokemon game; not all Pokemon can be caught/are featured in the National Pokedex; regional theme is British |
Switch | Potato Flowers in Full Bloom (DL only) | Pon Pon Games | Simplistic, straightforward first-person dungeon crawling with a cozy aesthetic and stamina management in combat |
Switch | Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 1 | Nippon Ichi | Contains Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle and Soul Nomad & the World Eaters in remastered fashion |
Switch | Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2 | Nippon Ichi | Contains ports of Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman and Makai Kingdom (the latter with previously JP-only content) |
Switch | Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 | Nippon Ichi | Contains La Pucelle: Ragnarok (available for the first time in the west) and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (PSX) with QoL features |
Switch | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 | Sega/Sonic Team | See PS5 |
Switch | Puzzle & Dragons Gold (DL only) | GungHo Online | A barebones story, dumbed-down mechanics from the regular game, and gacha mechanics galore; seen as a low point in the series |
Switch | Rainbow Yggdrasil (DL only) | Otorakobo | A roguelike with a heavy emphasis on color, which can even upgrade equipment |
Switch | Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- | Team Ladybug | See PS5 |
Switch | Revenant Dogma (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | Revenant Saga (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
Switch | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | Conjure a literal sweat and work (out) to save the world with the help of a magical pilates ring! Character progression is measured though XP |
Switch | Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered (DL/Asia English) | Square Enix/Bullets | A remaster of the PS2 version with additional playable characters and events |
Switch | Romancing SaGa 2 (DL only) | ArtePiazza/Square | See Vita |
Switch | Romancing SaGa 3 (DL only) | ArtePiazza/Square | See Vita |
Switch | RPGolf Legends (Asia English/DL) | ArticNet | There's exploring, fishing, whacking monsters with clubs, XP of sorts to unlock holes... Kemco has made up for its sins |
Switch | RPG Time: The Legend of Wright (DL only) | DeskWorks | See XS |
Switch | Ruinverse (DL only) | Exe-Create | The same Kemco turn-based fare as usual, the main character has two different forms that provide different strengths in battle |
Switch | Rune Factory 4 Special | Hakama/Neverland | Adds a new difficulty mode and event scenes for your marriage partner of choice post-matrimony; QoL changes present |
Switch | Rune Factory 5 | Marvelous | Interesting characters and fun farming/adventuring/courting/crafting gameplay hooks, but poor performance |
Switch | SaGa Frontier Remastered (DL only) | Square Enix/Bullets | Adds new cutscenes and the long-awaited 8th playable character, as well as spiffs up the graphics |
Switch | SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions (DL only) | Studio Reel/Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | Edelweiss | See PS4 |
Switch | Samurai Maiden (DL/Asia English) | Shade Inc. | See PS5 |
Switch | Saviors of Sapphire Wings/Stranger of Sword City Revisited | Experience/Codeglue | Two first-person dungeon crawlers, one brought to the West for the first time with an emphasis on character social interaction to enhance stat bonuses (see XBO/Vita for the other) |
Switch | SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Asia English/DL) | Artdink/Alvion | See XS |
Switch | SD Gundam G Generation: Cross Rays (Asia English) | Tom Create | See PS4 |
Switch | Seek Hearts (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XBO |
Switch | Sega Ages: Phantasy Star | Sega | Mostly the same as the original release, but with QoL features like auto-mapping of dungeons and adjusting the rate of XP gain (if desired) |
Switch | Sephirothic Stories (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XBO |
Switch | Seven Pirates H | Idea Factory/Compile Heart/Felistella | It's Genkai Tokki. You command monster girls in combat with a pirate theme. And you deserve to be judged for playing it. |
Switch | Shadowverse: Champion's Battle | Cygames | An anime-based card battle game where each deck theme has its own level to increase, conferring better cards |
Switch | Shining Resonance Refrain | O-Two/Sega/Media.Vision | See PS4 |
Switch | Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster | Atlus | See PS4 |
Switch | Shin Megami Tensei V | Atlus | Probably the most beginner-friendly of the mainline series, but still punishing if you aren't paying attention |
Switch | Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate | Spike Chunsoft | See Vita, but with a few extra dungeons |
Switch | Silver Nornir (DL only) | WorldWideSoftware | See XS |
Switch | Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold | h.a.n.d./Level-5 | A third-person dungeon crawler (as the name implies) with lots of food-based puns and humor as well as surprising difficulty |
Switch | Sonic Frontiers | Sonic Team | See PS5 |
Switch | Star Ocean: First Departure R (DL only) | Tose/Square Enix/Tri-Ace | See PS4 |
Switch | Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town | Bullets/Marvelous | A remake of Harvest Moon: (More) Friends of Mineral Town with different choices for both male/female protagonists; farming/courtship as usual otherwise |
Switch | Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town | Marvelous | The true heir to the Harvest Moon name; this time you help develop a whole town and learn new recipes by increasing your gathering skills |
Switch | Super Neptunia RPG | Artisan Studios/Compile Heart/Idea Factory | See PS4 |
Switch | Super Robot Wars T (Asia English) | B.B. Studio | See PS4 |
Switch | Super Robot Wars V (Asia English) | B.B. Studio | See PS4 |
Switch | Super Robot Wars X (Asia English) | B.B. Studio | See PS4 |
Switch | Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido | Indieszero/Nintendo | A puzzle game with equippable/trainable sprites that help you serve sushi spectacularly! |
Switch | Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (DL only) | Aquria | See XBO |
Switch | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - Complete Edition (DL only) | Dimps | Includes all expansions and DLC from the original release |
Switch | Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - Deluxe Edition (DL only) | Aquria | Includes all DLC from the original |
Switch | Sword of Elpisia (DL only) | Exe-Create | See XS |
Switch | Tactics Ogre: Reborn | Square Enix | See PS5 |
Switch | Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack | Bandai Namco | Formerly JP 3DS-only games; all the rhythmic action of Taiko Drum Master with 2 different story modes wherein you assemble a party and level up |
Switch | Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition | QLOC/Bandai Namco | See XBO |
Switch | The Alliance Alive HD Remastered | Cattle Call | See PS4 |
Switch | The Caligula Effect 2 | FuRyu/Historia | See PS4 |
Switch | The Caligula Effect: Overdose | Aquria | See PS4 |
Switch | The Cruel King and the Great Hero | Nippon Ichi | Children's storybook visuals abound, with an uncomplicated turn-based combat system to match and a strangely high encounter rate |
Switch | The DioField Chronicle | Lancarse/Square Enix | See PS5 |
Switch | The Good Life (DL only) | White Owls Inc. | See XS |
Switch | The Knight of Queen (DL only) | VR RPG Inc. | An extremely simplistic-looking turn-based RPG meant to be played in VR |
Switch | The Last Remnant Remastered (DL only) | Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero | Falcom | See PS4 |
Switch | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | Falcom | See PS4 |
Switch | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | Falcom | See PS4 |
Switch | The Longest Five Minutes | Nippon Ichi | See Vita |
Switch | The Lost Child | Kadokawa | See Vita |
Switch | The Princess Guide | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
Switch | The World Ends With You Final Remix | Jupiter/Square Enix | Adds an extra scenario, but incorporates awkward motion/touch controls |
Switch | Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore | Atlus | Adds new side stories and all previous DLC; allows a secondary party member to be called into combat; other QoL changes |
Switch | Tomomi (DL only) | NUL2 Studio | A solo-developed Metroidvania that leans into humor |
Switch | Touhou Genso Wanderer -Lotus Labyrinth R- (DL only) | Aqua Style | See PS4 |
Switch | Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded | Aqua Style | See PS4 |
Switch | Touhou Shoujo Tale of Beautiful Memories (DL only) | The N Main Shop | A pixelated ARPG/turn-based hybrid featuring characters from throughout the long-running series |
Switch | Traditional Braves (DL only) | Daidai | An SRPG with sparse map and unit design, but interesting card mechanics in combat |
Switch | Trials of Mana | Xeen/Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Triangle Strategy | Square Enix/Artdink | An SRPG core with a heavy emphasis on narrative decision-making and trying to sway party members to agree with your decisions |
Switch | Twin Blades of the Three Kingdoms (DL only) | Unico | Tactical gameplay on a much smaller scale telling the oft-spun yarn of the Three Kingdoms with anime character portraits galore |
Switch | Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher (DL/Asia English) | Koei Tecmo | An Ultraman-Monster Rancher crossover that maybe nobody asked for, but everyone needed (same gameplay as older titles, but kaiju-sized!) |
Switch | Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi | Experience | See XBO |
Switch | Valkyria Chronicles 4 | Sega/Media.Vision | See PS4 |
Switch | Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (DL only) | Sega | See PS4 |
Switch | Various Daylife (DL only) | Dokidoki Groove Works/Square Enix | Do jobs, juggle gaining (and losing!) XP as a result of said jobs, maybe do some quests, repeat (with some element of social links) |
Switch | Vivid Knight (DL only) | Asobism | A roguelike with an auto-battle system, heavy reliance on RNG, and many crystals that combine to increase party stats |
Switch | Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden (DL only) | Square Enix | Doesn't drastically shake up the formula from the first 2 games, but does add a monster-taming mechanic and features a female GM |
Switch | Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden (DL only) | Alim/Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (DL only) | Alim/Square Enix | Yoko Taro makes a card game with a heavy tabletop aesthetic |
Switch | Void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
Switch | Witch & Hero (DL only) | FK Digital/Flyhigh Works | See 3DS |
Switch | Witch & Hero II (DL only) | Flyhigh Works | See 3DS |
Switch | Wizards of Brandel (DL only) | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Switch | Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World | Artdink | A remake of Monster World IV with added game modes and character voices |
Switch | Wonder Boy: Monster Land (DL only) | Westone Bit Entertainment/Sega | (AKA Wonder Boy in Monster Land) See SMS, but with challenge modes and QoL features |
Switch | Wonder Boy Collection | Bliss Brain/Westone Bit Entertainment | See PS4 |
Switch | WorldNeverland: Elnea Kingdom (DL only) | Althi | A slice-of-kingdom-life sim with dungeons to explore and very large amounts of townspeople to talk to/marry; skills can be leveled to make kingdom life easier |
Switch | World of Final Fantasy Maxima | Square Enix | See XBO |
Switch | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Monolith Soft | A vast, open world with character designs that lean far closer to anime than its predecesor; some gacha mechanics for unlocking new summonable spirits |
Switch | Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country | Monolith Soft | Serves as both a DLC to XC2 as well as a standalone game; set long before the main game; combat is more dynamic than the main game |
Switch | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Monolith Soft | Adds a class system to the series' lauded exploration, 6 active party members in combat at once; heavy emphasis on character interaction that works in its favor |
Switch | Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition | Monolith Soft/Monster Games | Adds an entire epilogue section, cleans up the graphics significantly, and has a lot of QoL improvements |
Switch | Yodanji (DL only) | Kemco | Yokai-themed roguelike with many unlockable/playable demons, minimalistic graphics, and limited inventory space |
Switch | Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | Falcom | See PS4 |
Switch | Ys Origin | Falcom | See Vita |
Switch | Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | Falcom | See PS4 |
Switch | Yumeiri (DL only) | Affility | Simple visuals but challenging text-heavy gameplay with heavy real-life subject matter |
Switch | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NSO) | Nintendo | See NES |
Switch | ZombieVital DG (DL only) | StudioGIW | A dungeon maker game where you level up your monsters and create the catacombs you've always wanted; rather graphically sparse |