The Best Switch Games of 2021

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 2, 2022

Which Nintendo Switch games impressed professional reviewers the most during the past year? We rank the best-reviewed Switch games released between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 by Metascore. Games must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible for inclusion. (All scores listed here are from January 1, 2022.)

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(tied at #40) 82 Astalon: Tears of the Earth

(tied at #40) 82 Olympia Soiree

(tied at #40) 82 Gnosia

(#39) 82 SOLAS 128

(#38) 82 NEO: The World Ends With You
(pictured above) A 3D sequel to the 2007 JRPG The World Ends With You.

(#37) 82 Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

(#36) 82 Little Nightmares II

(#35) 82 Danganronpa Decadence

(#34) 82 Sky: Children of the Light

(#33) 82 Shadowverse: Champion's Battle

(#32) 82 Tadpole Treble Encore

(#31) 82 Espgaluda II -Be Ascension. The Third Bright Stone of Birth-

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