The Nintendo Switch is going retired successful a blaze of glory, with immoderate breathtaking games launching to marque mode for the console's successor, the Switch 2. Whether they’re exclusively developed for the Switch oregon ported implicit from different platforms, these upcoming Switch games volition apt wrapper up the Switch epoch portion besides being compatible with the Switch 2.
In the 2nd fractional of 2025, we'll hopefully beryllium getting our hands connected well-known in-development titles arsenic good arsenic a big of caller games announced astatine the astir caller Nintendo Direct. Here are each of the caller Switch games we tin look guardant to this year.
All Upcoming Switch Games With Release Dates
Terrifier: The ARTcade Game (November 21, 2025)
One of the newest fearfulness icons is getting his ain arcade game. The Terrifier bid has climbed into fearfulness acclaim crossed 3 movies, with IGN's reappraisal of Terrifier 3 describing it arsenic as "beloved, slaughterhouse-scrappy franchise that nails the creation (heh) of the kill." Now, you get the accidental to beryllium Art the Clown successful a gory, pixel-art beat-em up. If it wasn't clear, this one's decidedly not for the kids.
BUBBLE BOBBLE Sugar Dungeons (November 26, 2025)
Definitely a vibe displacement here. The newest crippled successful the Bubble Bobble enactment bid lets you usage the powerfulness of bubbles to traverse dungeons, stitchery treasure, and level up your abilities. The crippled offers a two-player co-op mode and besides comes with a larboard of the OG 1997 crippled Bubble Symphony.
Los Pingheros (December 1, 2025)
The multiplayer brawler is making its mode to Switch aft releasing connected PC earlier this year. Up to 8 players tin conflict it retired successful a penguin showdown crossed maps inspired by the vibrant colors of Mexico. Learn concealed penguin techniques, customize your penguin, and research a dispersed of brawl modes.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion (December 1, 2025)
Marvel Cosmic Invasion was 1 of the biggest announcements from the 'Switch 1' Nintendo Direct backmost successful May. Now, we yet person a merchandise date. The crippled volition motorboat with 15 heroes you tin take from to physique a bushed 'em up tag team. It besides features a beauteous stacked dependable cast, and IGN's aboriginal preview describes it arsenic "exactly what 90s kids privation it to be."
Octopath Traveler 0 (December 4, 2025)
The "final announcement" from the astir caller Nintendo Direct was a caller Octopath Traveler crippled from Square Enix. For the archetypal clip successful the series, you'll beryllium capable to customize your ain character, who is tasked with rebuilding the municipality of Wishvale portion besides seeking vengeance against its destroyers. Of course, you'll person plentifulness of enactment members to enlistee for help.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (December 4, 2025)
Yes, it’s real. We yet got a merchandise day for Metroid Prime 4. Now disposable to preorder, the crippled sees Samus get connected a satellite wherever she discovers a caller slate of psychic powers and a bounty huntsman dormant acceptable connected taking her down. You tin larn much astir this 1 successful our hands-on preview.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch)
Release Date: December 4.
Dunjungle (December 11, 2025)
This side-scrolling 2D roguelite launched successful aboriginal entree backmost successful 2024 and is present marque its mode to the Nintendo console. Play arsenic a monkey hero, encountering caller characters and unlocking caller classes successful each tally crossed procedurally generated dungeons. No checkpoints here!
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (February 5, 2026)
Dragon Quest is truly going astatine it with the remakes. It started with HD-2D remakes of the archetypal 3 games, and present we’re skipping a fewer installments to spell consecutive to Fragments of the Past. This adjacent ‘revamp’ goes for “Reimagined,” and features a beauteous important overhaul of the graphics and gameplay from the archetypal JRPG released successful 2001.
Upcoming Switch Games With Unknown Release Dates
There are plentifulness much Nintendo Switch games successful improvement that don’t person a coagulated merchandise day yet. Here are immoderate much Switch games we cognize are connected the way:
- Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX - 2025
- The Eternal Life of Goldman - Winter 2025
- Suika Game Planet - Winter 2025
- Witchbrook - 2026
- Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – 2026
- Rhythm Heaven Groove - 2026
- Tamadotchi Life: Living the Dream - 2026
- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales - 2026
- Danganronpa 2x2 - 2026
- Haunted Chocolatier - TBA
What About Switch 2 Games?
Most upcoming Switch games volition beryllium supported connected the Switch 2, but we're already seeing announcements of Switch 2-exclusive games. You tin cheque retired our afloat usher connected Switch 2 games, but successful the meantime, here's immoderate highlights of what you person to look guardant to connected the caller console:
- Kirby Air Riders - November 20, 2025 (Preorders available)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 Edition - January 15, 2026
- Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition - TBA 2026
- Reanimal - TBA 2026
- Resident Evil: Requiem - February 27, 2026
- The Duskbloods - 2026
- Pokemon Pokopia - March 5, 2026
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book - 2026
- Mario Tennis Fever - 2026
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection - March 13, 2026

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