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Which Nintendo Switch Game Should You Play?

1 sections8 questions

We score your taste on 8 axes and rank your top 30 out of 100 Nintendo Switch games.

An 8-question taste quiz that ranks your top 30 best-matching Nintendo Switch games out of 100.

What this assessment measures

Taste profile

Your estimated taste from answers

01
Your gaming taste profile
PROFILE

Your gaming taste, estimated from your 8 answers.

Match ranking

Games ranked by match

01
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Freely adventuring a vast land — a landmark of open-world exploration.

02
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Building your way through sky, surface, and depths — inventive open world.

03
Super Mario Odyssey

Tossing a hat to tour the world — an inventive 3D platformer.

04
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Wonder effects bursting with surprise — a fresh-feeling 2D Mario.

05
Luigi's Mansion 3

Exploring a ghost-filled hotel — a comical haunted-house action.

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Example result report

Your gaming taste profile

Your gaming taste, estimated from your 8 answers.

Action

100

Story & RPG

33

Exploration

33

Competitive

33

Party

33

Cozy

33

Puzzle & Strategy

33

Challenge

33

It's only a guide — it can shift with your mood.

Match ranking

Match #1

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Action

2020

Sweeping away armies — a Warriors action in the Zelda world.

Your match58/100

An exhilarating action mowing down vast armies across Hyrule (2020). Flashy crowd-clearing and story, for both stress relief and narrative.


Tags

ActionCatharticMusou

Highlights

The thrill of clearing armies

A story in the Zelda world

Two-player co-op

Match #2

Sonic Mania

2D platformer

2017

A back-to-roots high-speed 2D — an exhilarating side-scroller.

Your match58/100

A side-scroller reviving classic high-speed 2D Sonic (2017). Satisfying speed and craft, for a nostalgic-yet-fresh rush.


Tags

2D platformerSpeedRetro

Highlights

Back-to-roots high-speed 2D

Crafted stages

A satisfying rush

Match #3

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Platformer

2018

A meaty classic revived — a sturdy three-game platformer set.

Your match58/100

A port reviving three classic platformers in HD (2018). Tight platforming and high difficulty, for those after meaty action.


Tags

PlatformerChallengeClassic

Highlights

Tight platforming challenge

Meaty difficulty

Three games in one

Match #4

Super Mario Odyssey

3D platformer

2017

Tossing a hat to tour the world — an inventive 3D platformer.

Your match56/100

A 3D platformer where Mario captures enemies and objects with his hat-pal Cappy across many kingdoms (2017). Varied gimmicks and collecting fun, for lively play.


Tags

3D platformerCollectingAdventure

Highlights

Capturing that widens the play

Touring vivid kingdoms

Loads to collect

Match #5

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

2D platformer

2023

Wonder effects bursting with surprise — a fresh-feeling 2D Mario.

Your match56/100

A side-scroller packed with 'Wonder' effects that transform each stage (2023). Constant surprises and up-to-four co-op, for playful laughs.


Tags

2D platformerCo-opSurprise

Highlights

Stage-flipping Wonder effects

Lively up-to-four co-op

Approachable controls

Match #6

Metroid Dread

Search action

2021

Tense exploration and meaty combat — a hardcore 2D action.

Your match56/100

A 2D action where Samus explores an unknown planet, evading pursuers while gathering abilities (2021). Meaty combat and a tangled map, for sturdy exploration.


Tags

ExplorationActionTension

Highlights

Tense stealth from pursuers

Meaty boss fights

A tangled map to explore

Match #7

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

2D platformer

2018

A meaty side-scroller — a sturdy 2D action.

Your match56/100

A side-scroller where the Kongs reclaim their island (2018, Wii U port). Crafted stages and higher difficulty, for confident players.


Tags

2D platformerChallengeCo-op

Highlights

Cleverly crafted level design

Meaty difficulty

Two-player co-op

Match #8

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

3D platformer

2021

Running with up to four — a lively diorama 3D action.

Your match56/100

A 3D action where up to four play diorama stages together (2021, Wii U port plus new mode). Lively co-op and varied gimmicks, for family and friends.


Tags

3D platformerCo-opParty

Highlights

Four-player simultaneous play

Varied transformation moves

The new Bowser's Fury mode

Match #9

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

2D platformer

2019

The classic side-scroller for four — a mainstream 2D Mario.

Your match56/100

A mainstream side-scroller for up to four players (2019, Wii U port). With easier modes too, spanning beginners to family time.


Tags

2D platformerCo-opClassic

Highlights

Up-to-four co-op

Beginner-friendly modes

Reliable classic fun

Match #10

Bayonetta 3

Stylish action

2022

Landing dazzling combos — an exhilarating stylish action.

Your match56/100

An action where the witch Bayonetta mows down foes with bold moves (2022). Speedy combat and flashy spectacle, for honing skills and landing combos.


Tags

ActionStylishChallenge

Highlights

The thrill of dazzling combos

Flashy, bold spectacle

Deep, tough mastery

Match #11

Splatoon 3

Competitive shooter

2022

Ink, shoot, and win — a stylish competitive shooter.

Your match56/100

A team shooter where you ink turf to claim ground (2022). Brisk shootouts and fashion flair, for both skill-climbing versus and casual play.


Tags

CompetitiveShooterStylish

Highlights

The thrill of inking turf

Skill-revealing team play

Stylish customization

Match #12

Splatoon 2

Competitive shooter

2017

A turf-war staple — a brisk team competitive shooter.

Your match56/100

A competitive shooter of inking turf (2017). With co-op Salmon Run and varied rules, for brisk versus and co-op alike.


Tags

CompetitiveShooterCo-op

Highlights

Brisk turf inking

Co-op Salmon Run

Brisk matches

Match #13

ARMS

Fighting sport

2017

Brawling with extending arms — a fresh fighting sport.

Your match56/100

A competitive action of landing punches with stretchy arms (2017). Spacing mind-games and a varied cast, for a fresh fighting-game feel.


Tags

CompetitiveFightingFresh

Highlights

Reading the spacing

A distinctive cast

Intuitive controls

Match #14

Mario Strikers: Battle League

Sports

2022

No-rules rough soccer — an exhilarating versus sport.

Your match56/100

A versus sport of rough soccer with tackles and items (2022). Wild mind-games and team play, for heated matches.


Tags

SportsCompetitiveCathartic

Highlights

No-rules roughness

Team mind-games

Heated head-to-head

Match #15

NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition

Action RPG

2022

Questioning life and existence — a one-of-a-kind action RPG.

Your match56/100

An action RPG of androids' battles and inner conflict (2022, port). Brisk combat, a philosophical story, and multiple endings, for a singular experience.


Tags

Action RPGStorySingular

Highlights

Brisk action combat

A story questioning existence

Multiple endings

Match #16

DOOM Eternal

FPS

2020

Stop and you die — a high-speed, ferocious FPS.

Your match56/100

A high-speed first-person shooter of gunning down demons nonstop (2020, port). Relentless give-and-take and high difficulty, for fierce action.


Tags

FPSCatharticChallenge

Highlights

Can't-stop high-speed combat

Ferocious firefights

Meaty difficulty

Match #17

Diablo III: Eternal Collection

Hack-and-slash RPG

2018

Addictively digging for power — an exhilarating hack-and-slash action RPG.

Your match56/100

An action RPG of mowing down hordes and collecting gear (2018, port). Deep grind and co-op, for the feel of growing ever stronger.


Tags

Hack-and-slashAction RPGCo-op

Highlights

The thrill of mowing hordes

Addictive loot-hunting

Up-to-four co-op

Match #18

Sonic Frontiers

Action

2022

Racing a wide island at speed — an open-zone Sonic.

Your match56/100

An action of dashing a vast island at high speed (2022). Exhilarating speed and exploration, for blazing through with style.


Tags

ActionSpeedExploration

Highlights

High-speed thrills

Exploring a wide island

A new open-zone style

Match #19

Mega Man 11

2D platformer

2018

Challenge and cleverness in 2D — a mainstream Mega Man.

Your match56/100

A side-scroller of beating bosses and taking their powers (2018). Order-planning play and high difficulty, for challenge and ingenuity.


Tags

2D platformerChallengeClassic

Highlights

Power-stealing play

Meaty difficulty

Order-planning strategy

Match #20

Dead Cells

Roguelike

2018

Facing an ever-changing layout each death — an exhilarating roguelike action.

Your match56/100

A roguelike 2D action of clearing a castle whose layout shifts on each death (2018). Crisp combat and replay addiction, for honing skill.


Tags

RoguelikeActionChallenge

Highlights

Crisp combat

An ever-changing layout

Addictive replay

Match #21

Hades

Roguelike

2020

Growing stronger by dying — a mythic action roguelike with an advancing story.

Your match56/100

A roguelike action of repeatedly escaping the underworld (2020). Brisk combat and a story that advances each death, for both challenge and narrative.


Tags

RoguelikeActionStory

Highlights

Brisk mythic battles

A story that advances each death

Addictive replay

Match #22

Astral Chain

Action

2019

Controlling a partner alongside you — a fresh buddy action.

Your match54/100

An action where a near-future officer fights in sync with a beast called a Legion (2019). Investigation and brisk combat, for both control depth and story.


Tags

ActionBuddyNear-future

Highlights

The knack of dual control

Investigation paced with combat

A near-future world

Match #23

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Fighting

2018

An all-star gathering of the ages — a deep fighting action.

Your match54/100

The culmination of the brawler series with a huge cast (2018). Easy to pick up yet bottomlessly deep, for both casual and serious play.


Tags

FightingActionParty

Highlights

A lavish all-star cast

Easy yet deep

Versus that gets a room going

Match #24

Monster Hunter Rise

Hunting action

2021

Taking on giant monsters — an exhilarating hunting action.

Your match54/100

A hunting action of slaying giant monsters and forging gear from materials (2021). Mobile play and co-op, for losing yourself in meaty hunts.


Tags

ActionHuntingCo-op

Highlights

Duels with giant monsters

Deep gear-grinding

Up-to-four co-op hunts

Match #25

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

Hunting action

2017

Packed with depth and meaty challenge — a hunting action.

Your match54/100

A hunting action of varied weapons and styles against giant monsters (2017, a port of the 3DS title). Vast depth and high challenge, for sturdy hunts.


Tags

ActionHuntingChallenge

Highlights

A vast amount to grind

Varied hunting styles

Meaty hunts

Match #26

Dark Souls Remastered

Action RPG

2018

Learning by dying — a landmark high-difficulty action RPG.

Your match54/100

A remaster of an action RPG exploring an interlocking world against fierce foes (2018). High difficulty and payoff, for those who crave challenge.


Tags

Action RPGChallengeExploration

Highlights

Learn-by-dying mastery

An interlocking world

The triumph of victory

Match #27

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Fighting

2018

Fighting with anime-faithful flair — an exhilarating versus fighter.

Your match54/100

A three-on-three team fighting game (2018). Flashy presentation and deep mind-games, for both showy ease and serious versus.


Tags

FightingCatharticSpectacle

Highlights

Anime-faithful flair

Three-on-three team play

Deep competitive mind-games

Match #28

Hollow Knight

Search action

2018

Exploring a vast underworld — a beautiful, meaty 2D action.

Your match54/100

A 2D action exploring the depths of a ruined kingdom (2018). A hand-drawn world, high difficulty, and free exploration, for sturdy search action.


Tags

ExplorationActionChallenge

Highlights

Exploring a vast underworld

A hand-drawn beautiful world

Meaty combat

Match #29

Celeste

2D platformer

2018

Tough jumps toward a summit — a moving story of challenge.

Your match54/100

A high-difficulty precision-jump action about a girl climbing a mountain (2018). Tight controls and a heartfelt story, for both challenge and emotion.


Tags

2D platformerChallengeMoving

Highlights

Precise jump challenges

A heartfelt story

Kind assist options

Match #30

Cuphead

Action

2019

Tough boss fights in vintage-cartoon style — a one-of-a-kind action.

Your match54/100

A boss-rush action in hand-drawn 1930s-cartoon style (2019). High difficulty and singular charm, for both challenge and aesthetics.


Tags

ActionChallengeSingular

Highlights

Vintage-cartoon visuals

Meaty boss fights

Two-player co-op

Who it's for

Anyone deciding which Switch game to play next by mood.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge needed. 8 questions, about two minutes.

What the result looks like

We compute the match for all 100 titles and show your top 30 by match.

FAQ

How many questions is it?

Eight. You can answer in about two minutes on gut feel.

How many titles is it choosing from?

A pool of 100 Nintendo Switch games — popular hits and classics — ranked to give you the best-matching top 30.

Is the result free?

Yes — no sign-up, free to the result.

How is the match decided?

From your answers on 8 taste axes (action, story/RPG, exploration, competitive, party, cozy, puzzle/strategy, challenge), each game is scored and ranked highest-first.

This assessment has 1 sections and 8 questions.

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