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All upcoming Switch games: 2024, and beyond

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 PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC this year.

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.

Unicorn Overlord - March 8

Unicorn Overlord - March 8
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Platforms PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Developer Vanillaware, Atlus
Publisher Sega
Release March 08, 2024
Embark on a regal adventure in Unicorn Overlord. Crafted by the brilliant minds behind 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Odin Sphere, this epic saga follows exiled prince Alain on a quest to reclaim his kingdom from the rogue General Valmore. In a vibrant world torn by war, assemble a grand army of over 60 unique characters, from humans and elves to massive beasts and heavenly angels. With real-time field movement and battles, Unicorn Overlord promises a tactical RPG experience, blending overworld exploration and innovative battle systems in true Vanillaware style.
Unicorn Overlord — Announcement Trailer | Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4

Contra: Operation Galuga - March 12

Contra: Operation Galuga - March 12
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre Platform, Arcade
Publisher Konami
Release March 12, 2024

Gear up for a pulse-pounding revival of the iconic Contra series with Contra: Operation Galuga. Immerse yourself in a modernized take on the 1980s classic run-and-gun action game, featuring sleek graphics, revamped sound, and an arsenal of updated weapons. Face the relentless Red Falcon terrorist group as they seize control of the Galuga Islands near New Zealand, triggering an intense war that only elite Contra commandos Bill Rizer and Lance Bean can wage. Experience explosive co-op combat for up to two players in Story Mode or assemble a squad of four players in Arcade Mode.

Contra: Operation Galuga - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection - March 14

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection - March 14
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Release March 14, 2024

Two classic Star Wars titles are making their debut on modern consoles this year. Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Battlefront 2 will include online play, 64-player battles, and even some new characters and maps.

STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection - Announce Trailer

MLB The Show 24 - March 19

MLB The Show 24 - March 19
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Platforms PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Developer SIE San Diego Studio
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release March 19, 2024
The next big installment in everyone’s go-to baseball sim is nearly here. As usual, you’ll be able to play exhibitions, run entire seasons, or focus on making a name for a custom character in the MLB, all while learning about the league’s history.

Princess Peach: Showtime! - March 22

Princess Peach: Showtime! - March 22
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Platforms Nintendo Switch
Genre Adventure
Publisher Nintendo
Release March 22, 2024

Princess Peach: Showtime! focuses on Peach and several Toads visiting a Sparkle Theater to watch a play, only for mysterious foes called the Wicked Grape and Sour Bunch to appear. Peach, alongside a new flower companion named Stella, is left to fight back and save the day (and the play) using a magical ribbon.

Untitled Princess Peach Game - Teaser | Nintendo Direct 2023

South Park: Snow Day! - March 26, 2024

South Park: Snow Day! - March 26, 2024
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Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Developer Question Games
Publisher THQ Nordic
Release March 26, 2024
A new South Park game is in the works that will focus on the magic on snow days in the small Colorado town. You never know what you’ll get from a South Park title, but it’ll surely be a crude, snowy, multiplayer adventure.
SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY! | Reveal Trailer

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes - April 23

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes - April 23
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Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Developer Rabbit & Bear Studios
Publisher 505 Games
Release April 23, 2024
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes invites players to rediscover the magic of classic JRPGs with a modern twist. Lead a cast of 100-plus playable characters through a war-torn world in a tale woven across diverse cultures and alliances. As the Galdean Empire seeks to expand its power using rune-lens technology, follow the journey of Seign Kesling, a gifted imperial officer, and Nowa, a boy from a remote village, as their paths intertwine in a quest for an artifact that could shape the fate of Allraan.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Announcement Trailer

Tales of Kenzera: Zau - April 23

Tales of Kenzera: Zau - April 23
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Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Genre Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Developer Surgent Studios
Publisher Electronic Arts
Release April 23, 2024

Embark on an emotional odyssey in Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a Metroidvania infused with Bantu folklore. Assume the role of Zau, a young shaman navigating perilous landscapes to reunite with his beloved Baba. Harness cosmic abilities and newfound courage to traverse mythological realms teeming with ancestral spirits.

Tales of Kenzera ZAU Official Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2023

Endless Ocean: Luminous - May 1

Endless Ocean: Luminous - May 1
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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 that features 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

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.

Rift of the Necrodancer - Q2 2024

Rift of the Necrodancer - Q2 2024
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

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD - Q2 2024

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD - Q2 2024
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Platforms Nintendo Switch
Genre Puzzle, Adventure
Publisher Nintendo
Release September 30, 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

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - 2024

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - 2024
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Platforms Nintendo Switch
Genre Role-playing (RPG)
Publisher Nintendo
Release December 31, 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. We don’t have a lot of details yet, but the modern makeover of this classic is set to release sometime in 2024.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023

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
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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
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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

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
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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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