Best Switch Exclusives: 25 Must-Play Games

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The Nintendo Switch has one of the strongest libraries in Nintendo's illustrious history, especially when you're looking at exclusive games. One of the biggest sells of the hybrid console is it's expanding library of first-party games and third-party exclusives. The Switch is home to revolutionary entries in a number of iconic Nintendo franchises, including The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, Pokemon, and, most recently, Kirby. We've rounded up the best Nintendo Switch exclusives available now. A couple of these games are also available on PC but are still console exclusives.

For more Switch game recommendations, check out our lists of the best Switch games, the best multiplayer Switch games, and great Switch games for kids. If you're specifically looking for games from some of Nintendo's most famous franchises, we have roundups of every Zelda game and every Mario game on Switch.

The Animal Crossing series has been one of Nintendo's most unassuming smash hits for years, but its Switch appearance blew up like never before due to when it happened to release. It came out in March 2020, just as pandemic lockdowns were beginning and people were looking for some social substitutes to spend their unused dining-out money on. Even outside of that context, though, New Horizons is one of the best in the series to date, simplifying and streamlining some of its systems while keeping all of the charming cozy qualities that made fans fall in love with it to begin with.

See our Animal Crossing: New Horizons review.

Nintendo is generally reluctant to hand the keys to its hit franchises to other developers, but that's been changing in recent years. Cadence of Hyrule is one such crossover collaboration--a rhythm game based on Crypt of the