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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(#20) 85 Shin Megami Tensei V
(pictured above) The first installment in the acclaimed Tokyo-set JRPG series since 2016

(#19) 85 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

(#18) 85 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

(#17) 85 Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

(#16) 86 Sumire

(#15) 86 Overboard!

(#14) 86 Bustafellows

(#13) 87 There is no game : Wrong dimension

(#12) 87 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

(#11) 87 Unpacking

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