The Best Nintendo Switch Games of 2022

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 31, 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, 2022 and December 31, 2022 by Metascore. Games must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible for inclusion. (All scores listed here are from December 29, 2022.)

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(#40) 83 No Man's Sky

(#39) 83 Triangle Strategy

(#38) 83 Pokemon Legends: Arceus

(#37) 83 Citizen Sleeper

(#36) 83 Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

(#35) 83 It Takes Two

(#34) 83 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

(#33) 83 Wayward Strand

(#32) 83 Splatoon 3
(pictured above) The Switch-exclusive paintball(-ish) shooter returned for a third chapter that brought the action to the city of Splatsville. It was mostly more of the same, but with more polish.

(#31) 83 Yomawari: Lost in the Dark

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