The year 2024 has brought with it some good news for Nintendo Switch owners. Currently, the most popular handheld device is running its 7th year and it looks like devs are not slowing down on creating new games. For 2024, many amazing Switch releases will be hitting the market soon.

In 2023 alone we saw two major Nintendo Switch titles get nominated at The Game Award 2023 for the Game of the Year award. The Switch library is always expanding and 2024 looks like a great year for the handheld. Considering that, here are 15 of the best Switch games to get in 2024.

1. Palia

Call some friends and escape the formula of combat in games and take them to a peaceful land of resource collection and exploration. Players have the option to Fish, Farm, or Cook while collecting resources to build a home.

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Exploring is a key part of the game as this is how players will meet villagers of Palia to get help on their quest to solve all the game’s mysteries.

2. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

The return of the Ubisoft hit, Prince of Persia, gives players a chance to relive the studio’s most popular side-scrolling project. Fans have been anticipating a new Prince of Persia title ever since the Switch came out and Ubisoft finally has given them what they have been anticipating.

Control time and space in this Metroidvania-style action platformer is nostalgic to the original Prince of Persia games. Thus, take on the role of Sargon and unsolve all the secrets of the game by collecting power-ups to unlock secret areas.

3. Holstin

The psychological survival horror game Holstin is set in an isolated town in Poland. In the game, players go to Poland to find out the truth, but upon arrival, they discover that things are much darker than feared. People have started to turn into monsters and now it’s the players’ job to figure out the cause and stop this from happening.

The game gives players a unique camera angle which switches from top-down view to third person for combat situations.

4. Tomb Raider 1-3 Remaster

A premium compilation that lovingly revives Lara Croft’s original adventures for modern platforms is making its way to the Switch. Dive into the remasters of the classic exploration adventure that broke the norms of having a strong female protagonist.

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The remasters will feature Tombs and puzzles from the original games that made Lara Croft famous.

5. Princess Peach Showtime

Continuing the trend of a female protagonist in a game, Princess Peach Showtime changes how players see the iconic character who is always in another castle in a whole new light. Instead of being the damsel in distress, this game brings out the heroic nature of Peach as she tries to save her show at the Sparkle Theatre from a witch named Grape and the sour bunch.

6. Mario vs. Donkey Kong

The infamous battle between Mario and Donkey Kong continues in the Switch era after it began back in the Gameboy Advanced days. The Switch version of the game brings in updated graphics and lets players take care of the age-old feud in co-op mode by calling in Toad to help.

The two have been rivals since the first Donkey Kong game, back when Mario was known as Jump Man. In 2024, the two are still at it with each other, trying to solve a rivalry that has been going on for over four decades.

7. Hollow Knight Silksong

​After the critical acclaim of the original Hollow Knight, the devs have been working on a sequel to the game deemed as “The Dark Souls of Platformers”. The sequel to the indie hit takes players to new lands to find monsters and insects.

Featuring a quest system divided into four categories: gather, wayfarer, hunt, and grand hunt, the game has a lot to offer.

8. Little Nightmares 3

In this puzzle-platformer players can control one out of 2 characters named Low and Alone. This eerie game puts players within the Spiral, which is a cluster of disturbing places where working together to survive is key. With a great threat lurking in the shadows, players can tackle the game alone as well as in co-op mode online.

9. Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is a reimagined version of the beloved 3DS game Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, released back in 2013. In this updated version, players embark on an adventure with Luigi, who is armed with the Poltergust 5000.

Solve puzzles, capture new ghosts, and complete the tasks assigned by Professor E. Gadd in various mansions.

10. Another Crab’s Treasure

Another Crab’s Treasure is a Soulslike adventure game developed by AGR Crab, set to be released for the Nintendo Switch. Help Krill the hermit crab find himself out of the place called “The Nowhere.” The Umami techniques learned from Sea Creatures become the main weapon as players explore the dark and mysterious underwater world.

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This completes our list of the best 10 games to play on the Nintendo Switch in 2024. Each of these games highlights all the features of the Nintendo Switch that make the handheld so favored. We have shared our insights on all the games that you need to play on the Switch in 2024. Now, it’s your turn to let us know which games from the list are your top picks.

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