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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(#20) 85 Shovel Knight Dig

(#19) 85 Beacon Pines

(#18) 86 Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

(#17) 86 The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero

(#16) 86 Bayonetta 3
(pictured above) The Switch-exclusive third main entry in PlatinumGames' hack-and-slash series offers more over-the-top fun, even if critics weren't universally fond of its story decisions.

(#15) 86 The Last Friend

(#14) 87 OlliOlli World

(#13) 87 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

(#12) 87 Tinykin

(#11) 87 Two Point Campus

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