10 Best Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games in 2025 & Beyond

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The Nintendo Switch has seen its fair share of titles, but 2025 is shaping up to be its biggest year ever as new titles continue to launch for the on-the-go home console.

From the latest releases to the most highly anticipated titles, we break down the newest game released or coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2025 and beyond.

Techopedia presents the newest games you don’t want to miss out on for the Nintendo Switch console lineup. For more, we’re also ranking the best Nintendo Switch games to play in 2025 and going over everything we know about the Nintendo Switch 2.

Key Takeaways

  • Despite being seven years old, the Nintendo Switch is still regularly seeing new game releases.
  • Recent game releases include Mario & Luigi Brothership and Lego Horizon Adventures.
  • Highly anticipated 2025 releases include Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
  • Games like Guilty Gear Strive: Nintendo Switch Edition and Donkey Kong: Country Returns HD are available to pre-order.
  • Players can play these games in the comfort of their own homes or on the go.

10 Best Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games 2025

1. Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokemon Legends Z-A is coming in 2025
Pokemon Legends Z-A is coming in 2025. Source: Nintendo
  • Developer: GameFreak
  • Publisher: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company
  • Release Date: TBD 2025
  • Cost: TBA

The Pokémon Legends: Z-A announcement was released during the Pokémon Presents event on February 27, 2024. The game will take place in the Kalos region and is presumed to carry over many features first introduced in Legends: Arceus.

A release date has yet to be announced, but it has been confirmed to arrive sometime in 2025. Read more about everything there is to know about Pokémon Legends: Z-A so you can catch the game as soon as it becomes available.

2. Donkey Kong: Country Returns HD

Donkey Kong: Country Returns HD will see graphical upgrades and performance improvements in the HD version, set to be Nintendo’s first game in 2025.

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Players can hop into a barrel once more and launch themselves into one of the best platforming games available, now including additional levels from the Nintendo 3DS version. Everything we’ve seen so far makes it look like the definitive version of this beloved platformer.

Players who pre-order the game through GameStop can claim a DK Barrel pen holder.

3. Little Nightmares 3

Little Nightmares 3 will be released sometime in 2025
Little Nightmares 3 will be released sometime in 2025. Source: Steam
  • Developer: Supermassive Games
  • Publisher: Bandai Namco
  • Release Date: TBD 2025
  • Cost: TBA

The third game in the atmospheric horror adventure series is coming to the Nintendo Switch, which can be played in co-op or solo with an AI companion.

Players can expect to solve puzzles while navigating through a horrifying world called Nowhere, and undoubtedly, many will want to see how this title ties into the cliffhanger ending of the previous game. For more, we’re going over everything we know about Little Nightmares 3.

4. Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX

Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX is expected to arrive in 2025
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX is expected to arrive in 2025. Source: Yacht Club Games
  • Developer: Yacht Club Games
  • Publisher: Yacht Club Games
  • Release Date: TBD 2025
  • Cost: TBA

The beloved pixel-platformer featuring the blue shovel-wielding knight will see a new enhanced version improving visuals and adding new modes to the game.

The DX version will feature 20 playable characters to choose from with unique movesets, an online multiplayer mode to tackle the main story as a co-op, and quality-of-life features such as the option to use save states from pausing the game.

5. Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

Civilization 7 arrives on Nintendo Switch on February 11, 2025
Civilization 7 arrives on Nintendo Switch on February 11, 2025. Source: 2K Games
  • Developer: Firaxis Games
  • Publisher: 2K Games
  • Release Date: February 11, 2025
  • Cost: $59.99

The geo-political simulation strategy series will launch its seventh entry to all platforms in early 2025. Players can expand and develop their own empires while interacting with notable historical figures.

Players who purchase the Founders Edition can acquire the Tecumseh and Shawnee pack, Crossroads of the World collection, and play the game 5 days earlier on February 6, 2025. For more, we’re going over the confirmed Civilization 7 release date and details.

6. Guilty Gear: Strive

Guilty Gear Strive finally arrives on Nintendo Switch on January 23, 2025
Guilty Gear Strive finally arrives on Nintendo Switch on January 23, 2025. Source: Arc System Works
  • Developer: Arc System Works
  • Publisher:  Arc System Works
  • Release Date: January 23, 2025
  • Cost: $59.99 (Digital version listing is “coming soon”)

Arc System Works recently announced that it will be launching a Nintendo Switch version of the anime fighting game Guilty Gear Strive. At the time of writing this article, the game is not currently listed on the Nintendo eShop but should go live ahead of its 2025 release date.

Now, Nintendo Switch gamers will be able to experience the 25+ character roster at home or on the go, though how the performance will hold up in comparison to other console and PC editions has yet to be seen.

7. Mina The Hollower

Mina The Hollower
Source: Steam
  • Developer: Yacht Club Games
  • Publisher: Yacht Club Games
  • Release Date: TBD
  • Price: TBA

No, Mina The Hollower isn’t a port of a GameBoy Color game; it’s only meant to look like one. Coming from Yacht Club Games of Shovel Knight fame, this isometric adventure will appeal to anyone who loved the old Castlevania and 2D Zelda games.

8. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

  • Developer: Retro Studios
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: 2025
  • Price: TBD

We were mostly trying to bring Metroid Prime 4: Beyond into existence this year by putting it on the list of upcoming Nintendo Switch games, but the Nintendo Direct presentation in June 2024 has now confirmed a 2025 release.

Still, as Nintendo Direct did gift us with our first look via a Metroid Prime 4 trailer, it felt cruel to bump this from the list. A highly anticipated game — rumored since the start of the Nintendo Switch lifecycle, we finally get a glimpse of it.

9. Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hollow Knight Silksong
Source: Team Cherry/Steam
  • Developer: Team Cherry
  • Publisher: Team Cherry
  • Release Date: TBD
  • Price: TBD

Every year, we say this is the year for Hollow Knight: Silksong, but this time it has to be true! If Silksong is half as good as the original, this will still be the best Metroidvania game of the year. You can look forward to tight platforming, deep exploration, and soul-like combat through a beautifully detailed world of bugs. It’s looking likely that the release date will be in 2025 or beyond now, though.

10. Professor Layton and the New World of Steam

  • Developer: Level-5
  • Publisher: Level-5
  • Release Date: TBD 2025
  • Price: TBD

Puzzle game fans aren’t going to want to miss out on Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. Thankfully, the wait doesn’t seem to be too far away now, as the game’s developer, Level-5, recently announced a 2025 release window at TGS 2024.

It’s the first game in the franchise since the release of Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy, which debuted in 2017 for 3DS and 2018 on Nintendo Switch, and it’s been an even longer time since the original trilogy from the 2000s and the prequel trilogy from the early 2010s. Here’s hoping that the New World of Steam will embody the older look and feel of the series.

The Bottom Line

As we look forward to the potential reveal of Switch 2, the current Switch still has plenty of life left. 2024 proves to be a stellar year in terms of new Nintendo Switch games releasing at the end of this year and into 2025. A diverse array of upcoming titles cater to all types of players.

From the latest 2024 releases, such as Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake and Mario & Luigi: Brothership, to upcoming 2025 titles, such as Little Nightmares III and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, it’s clear the Nintendo Switch still has a long way to go before it passes the torch to its succeeding console.

Whether you prefer indie adventures, massive RPGs, or beloved franchises getting a fresh update, many fantastic adventures deserve your attention.

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Joey Morris
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Joey Morris is a Gaming Writer. He has spent several years writing on his own blog site and for other creative publications. He has written reviews, features, and even a digital magazine. He has also produced podcasts, video essays, and held interviews with various experts in the gaming industry. He enjoys playing video games as both a profession and passion.