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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88 Fez

(#6) First released in 2012, the one-time Microsoft-exclusive indie puzzle-platformer came to a Nintendo platform for the first time this spring. The Switch port retains the original game's charm and its Super Paper Mario-esque gameplay that requires shifts between 2D and 3D perspectives to solve puzzles.

“Fez was originally released at a time when indie games were exploding, and it’s a perfect example of why that happened. Fez is a gorgeous work of art, both effortlessly accessible and masterfully complex, and even nine years later, it’s practically perfect.” —Switch Player

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