2023 was a phenomenal year for the Nintendo Switch, with record-breaking titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Metroid Prime Remastered, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. These back-to-back releases of highly anticipated games made players wonder what is in store for 2024. And will the new games be as good?
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Don’t worry; 2024 promises to be even more exciting for Switch owners, with a diverse lineup of games catering to all tastes. From long-awaited sequels and reboots to surprising new franchises on Nintendo, here are the most anticipated and best new upcoming Switch games in 2024.
Nintendo’s Most Anticipated and Best Upcoming Switch Games 2024
Nintendo Switch fans have much to look forward to in 2024, with many exciting games set to release. Here are some of the most anticipated games that are expected to be released in our Best Upcoming Switch Games 2024 list:
All New Nintendo Switch Games in 2024
These are the new games with exclusive Switch release dates in 2024:
Game Name | Date | Platforms Apart from Nintendo Switch | Genre |
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Laika: Aged Through Blood | January 11, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Metroidvania, action-adventure |
Gungrave G.O.R.E Ultimate Enhanced Edition | January 12, 2024 (Japan only) | Switch exclusive release date | Third-person shooter |
DreadOut 2 | January 18, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Survival horror |
Another Code: Recollection | January 19, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Point-and-click adventure |
Neptunia: Sisters vs. Sisters | January 23, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Role-playing |
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island | January 25, 2024 (Japan only) | Switch exclusive release date | Roguelike, role-playing |
Biomutant | February 14, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Action role-playing |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak | February 15, 2024 (Japan only) | Switch exclusive release date | Role-playing |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong | February 16, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Puzzle, platformer |
Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay | February 22, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Arcade |
Shin chan: Shiro of Coal Town | February 22, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Adventure |
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island | February 27, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Roguelike, role-playing |
Sympathy Kiss | February 27, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Visual novel |
Heavenly Bodies | February TBA, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Adventure |
Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku: Isshoni Exercise | March 7, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Exergaming, rhythm, sports |
Princess Peach: Showtime! | March 22, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Action-adventure |
Amairo Chocolate | March 28, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Visual novel |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak | March TBA, 2024 (Asia release day) | Switch exclusive release date | Role-playing |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! | April 25, 2024 (Japan only) | Switch exclusive release date | Digital tabletop |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! | April 26, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Digital tabletop |
Touhou Mystia’s Izakaya | May 2, 2024 | Switch exclusive release date | Restaurant simulation |
More Upcoming Switch Games
Game Name | Date | Platforms Apart from Nintendo Switch |
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Top Racer Collection | January 11, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | January 18, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: The Thrilling Steamy Maze Kiwami | January 18, 2024 | Win, iOS, Droid, PS5 |
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy | January 25, 2024 | Win, PS4, XBO |
Docchi no i ga Suki Desu ka? | January 25, 2024 (Japan only) | PS4 |
Macross Shooting Insight | January 25, 2024 (Japan only) | Win, PS4, PS5 |
Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes] | January 25, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5 |
Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash | February 1, 2024 (Japan only) | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
The Legend of Legacy HD Remastered | February 1, 2024 (Japan only) | Win, PS4, PS5 |
Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash | February 2, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore | February 14, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XSX |
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft | February 14, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Gunvolt Records Cychronicle | February 15, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
PlateUp! | February 15, 2024 | PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II | February 15, 2024 | Win, PS5 |
irem Collection Volume 2 | February 20, 2024 | PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Slave Zero X | February 21, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Open Roads | February 22, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XSX |
Yohane the Parhelion: Numazu in the Mirage | February 22, 2024 | Win, PS5 |
Promenade | February 23, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin | February 27, 2024 | Win |
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster | February 28, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Bar Bella Abyss | February 29, 2024 (Japan only) | PS4, PS5 |
Goblin Slayer Another Adventurer: Nightmare Feast | February 29, 2024 (Japan only) | Win, NS |
Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri | February 29, 2024 | Win, NS |
Ufouria: The Saga 2 | February 29, 2024 | Win, NS |
Tokyo Revengers: Last Mission | February TBA, 2024 (Japan only) | Win, iOS, Droid, PS4, PS5 |
Mediterranea Inferno | March 5, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XSX |
Unicorn Overlord | March 8, 2024 | PS4, PS5, XSX |
South Park: Snow Day! | March 26, 2024 | Win, PS5, XSX, |
Mars 2120 | March 28, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Radirgy 2 | March 28, 2024 | PS4, PS5 |
Touhou Spell Carnival | April 18, 2024 | PS4, PS5 |
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes | April 23, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Megaton Musashi: Wired | April 25, 2024 | Win, PS4, PS5 |
Braid Anniversary Edition | April 30, 2024 | Win, iOS, Droid PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
All Unscheduled Switch Game Releases in 2024
Game Name | Platforms Apart from Nintendo Switch |
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171 | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Amairo Chocolata | Switch exclusive release |
Animal Well | Win |
Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute | Win, PS4, XBO |
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story | Win |
Battle Crush | Win, Droid |
Berserk Boy | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Blade Chimera | Win |
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus | Win |
Botany Manor | Win |
Broken Roads | Win, XSX |
The Bunny Graveyard | Switch exclusive release |
Bye Sweet Carole | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Calme | Win |
Cassette Boy | Win, PS5 |
Cat Quest III | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Cattails: Wildwood Story | Switch exclusive release |
Clock Tower | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Cook, Serve, Delicious!: Re-Mustard! | Win, consoles |
Contra: Operation Galuga | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Core Keeper | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Corsairs: Battle of the Caribbean | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Dark Auction | Win |
Death Trick: Double Blind | Win |
Decapolice | PS4, PS5 |
Demonschool | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
DoubleShake | Win, PS4, PS5 |
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 | PS4, PS5 |
Eden Genesis | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Everlasting Flowers | PS4 |
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time | Switch exclusive release |
Freedom Planet 2 | PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
The Gecko Gods | Win, PS4, PS5 |
Gift | Win, PS5, XSX |
G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra | Win |
Go-Go Town! | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Gori: Cuddly Carnage | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Hookah Haze | Win |
Hot Lap Racing | Win |
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road | Win, iOS, Droid, PS4, PS5 |
Kingdom Come: Deliverance | Switch exclusive release |
Last Time I Saw You | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Little Kitty, Big City | Win, XBO, XSX |
Little Nightmares III | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Lollipop Chainsaw: RePOP | Unknown |
Lucid | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD | Switch exclusive release |
Moonstone Island | Switch exclusive release |
Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Morbid: The Lords of Ire | Win, PS5, XSX |
Morkull Ragast’s Rage | Win, PS5, XSX |
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution | PS4, PS5 |
Neva | Win, PS5, XSX |
On Your Tail | Win |
Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Switch exclusive release |
Penny’s Big Breakaway | Win, PS5, XSX |
Pepper Grinder | Win |
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX |
Planet of Lana | PS4, PS5 |
The Plucky Squire | Win, PS5, XSX |
Project Code Kaleido Tower | Switch exclusive release |
Project Code Neon Mafia | Switch exclusive release |
The Rise of the Golden Idol | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX, iOS, Droid |
Romance of the Three Kingdom 8 Remake | Win, PS4, PS5 |
R-Type Tactics I-II Cosmos | Win, PS4, PS5, XSX |
SaGa: Emerald Beyond | Win, PS4, PS5, iOS, Droid |
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse – Remastered | Win, PS4, XBO |
Shadow of the Ninja Reborn | Win, PS4, PS5, XSX |
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution | GBA, Win, PS4, PS5 |
Snow Bros. Wonderland | Win, PS4, PS5 |
Some Some Convenience Store | Switch exclusive release |
Spy × Anya: Operation Memories | Win, PS4, PS5 |
The Star Named Eos | Win |
Star Wars: Hunters | iOS, Droid |
Tintin Reporter: Cigars of the Pharaoh | Switch exclusive release |
Todokero! Tatakae! Calamity Angels | PS4, PS5 |
Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files | Switch exclusive release |
Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon | PS4 |
UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves | Switch exclusive release |
Uma Musume Pretty Derby – Party Dash | Win, PS4 |
Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop | Win, PS5, XSX |
Urban Myth Dissolution Center | Win |
Whisker Waters | Win, PS5 |
Wild Country | Win |
That’s all for our Upcoming Switch Games 2024 list. Check out our Features section for more such lists of the top games to play.