The Nintendo Switch is now the officially announced Switch 2, with some exciting games launched to pave the way for console successors. Whether developed exclusively for the Switch or ported from other platforms, these upcoming Switch games will be compatible with Switch 2 at release.
In 2025, we hope to get titles within famous developments like The New Pokemon and hosts for new games announced at March Nintendo Direct. Whether you own the original Switch or look forward to what’s coming out on Switch 2, here are all the new Switch games you can look forward to in 2025 and beyond.
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All upcoming Switch games with release dates
Star Overdrive (April 10, 2025)
Star Overdrive is an upcoming indie adventure game set on a distant alien planet. Fly around the hoverboard while conquering your enemies, solving puzzles and solving puzzles that will reunite with lost love.
Monument Valley 1 + 2 (April 15, 2025)
An important entry into the mysterious world of gaming, the existing Monument Valley Game (originally on mobile phones) came to the Nintendo Switch in mid-April. In this list, create paths and structures to explore colorful environments in one of the more stress-free games.
Rusty Rabbit (April 17, 2025)
A few years after Nitroplus revealed Rusty Rabbit in the concept trailer, the side-scrolling action platformer is finally approaching a switch. It plays as a stamp, a middle-aged rabbit. He built his own mech to cross the apocalyptic frozen wasteland.
Moon Remaster Collection (April 18, 2025)
This remastered collection brings two original Lunar JRPGs, Lunar Silver Stars Story and Lunar 2 Eternal Blue to a modern console. The remaster includes several quality of life improvements, including graphics enhancements and voice effects in both English and Japanese.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (May 16, 2025)
Yes, it’s another fighting game collection. This time, Capcom is compiling games released between 1998 and 2004. This is what is called the Peak Era for arcade fighting. This second fighting collection includes both English and Japanese versions of a total of six games, including Capcom vs. SNK and the Power Stone Beat-Em-Up series.
Fantasy Life I: The Girl Who Steals Time (May 21, 2025)
The highly anticipated sequel to 2014’s Fantasy Life finally has a release date. This “slow life” RPG combines adventure storylines with vital mechanics to allow players to build life (and cities) on abandoned islands, facing mysteries from the past. Explore randomized dungeons, switch between 14 different “jobs” and meet friends and help you on your journey.
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (May 30, 2025)
The iconic RPG social sim is back. As a powerful earth dancer, you must travel across the eastern Azuma to fight monsters and restore the village. The new Rune Factory game appears to have a strong emphasis on action and anime style character design, but we hope that better Switch performance will be improved over Rune Factory 5 with an all-new storyline. This is the Rune Factory.
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army (June 19, 2025)
After killer runs in SMT V: Vengeance, Unicorn Overlord, and Passthecontroller’s Game of the Year in 2024, Metaphor: Repantazio, developer Atlus is already: Raidou Remastered looks more like a remake than a remaster to me, and presents new graphics and quality of life improvements to the Shin Megami Tensei game, originally released on PS2 in 2006.
Tamagotchi Plaza (June 27, 2025)
Tamagotchi Plaza, a new installment of the Tamagotchi Corner Shop series (I was personally obsessed with DS), will manage 12 different shops in the town of Tahamiko. A complete mini-game to serve adorable egg friends in shops (including dentists) to upgrade your town and build relationships.
Patapon 1 + 2 replays (July 11, 2025)
A big feature of the latest Nintendo Direct was the Bandai Namco, which announced the repair of an old PlayStation IP. Patapon is one of these highlights, a rhythm game originally released for the PSP, and has absolutely some fire backtracks. Basically, it feels like you’re helping to create a music video while building enough rhythm to kill the enemies.
Wandering Village (July 17, 2025)
Wandering Village is a city building game on the move, expanding the city reach while you’re behind the giant creatures to tasty you. As the creature moves across different terrains, it must protect the villagers, forming relationships with the creature itself.
Shadow Labyrinth (July 18, 2025)
This is technically a Pac-Man game. Yes, that’s right. Bandai Namco brings arcade icons to dark areas by tying the full game into Secret level Pac-Man episodes. As a “swordsman,” you are led through the shadow labyrinth monster maze to an orb called a pack.
Tales of the Shire: Lord of the Rings Game (July 29, 2025)
The cozy farming game set in the Shire is almost a match played in heaven. Tales of the Shire allows you to create your own hobbits in the age of Middle Earth peace. Starting in March 2025, you can indulge in the ultimate fantasy by cooking and eating delicious meals with friends.
Gradius Origins (August 7, 2025)
Gradius Origins collects some of the best filming games of M2, including Gradius, Salamander, Life Force, Gradius II, Gradius III, Salamander 2, and introduces the new game, Salamander 3, the first new entry of a decade. Originally released as an arcade game, Gradius has been ported to several consoles over the years, including NES.
Seasonal Stories: Grand Bazaar (August 27, 2025)
The latest story of the season remaster was amazing. Grand Bazaar (originally at DS) takes place at Zephyr Town where they build farms, explore resources and create crafts that can be sold at Weekly Bazaar. The Switch version of the game will remaster the original character model and also introduce two new marriage candidates.
Upcoming Switch Games with unknown release date
The Nintendo Switch game under development doesn’t have a solid release date yet. Here are some Switch games we know in the middle:
When will the Nintendo Switch 2 be released?
Last year we’ve heard rumors about the successor to Nintendo Switch, its appearance, release date and name. On January 16th, Nintendo finally confirmed a decent chunk of these rumors in the official Switch 2 announcement. The announcement trailer will show you some new features (including what appears to be something that could potentially use Joy-Con as a mouse), but will not provide insight into the specifications or game launch. Other official information including pricing and release dates will arrive directly via Nintendo, scheduled for April 2nd. Nintendo has also announced a new app, Nintendo Life.
Which games will start on Switch 2?
One thing the trailer is checking is that the Switch 2 is mostly backwards compatible and supports both physical and digital games from the original Switch. Otherwise, the trailer appears to feature a new Mario Kart game. It suggests that third-party games like Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 remake will be ported to the console. See the list of games for more information It is reportedly Set it to be released on Switch 2.
Christina Alexander is a freelance writer for Passthecontroller. She has contributed her work to a variety of publications, including Digital Trends, Thegamer, Twinfinite, Mega Visions, and Espapist. To paraphrase Calvin Harris, she wears a love for Sonic the Hedgehog on her sleeves, much to her. Follow her on Twitter @SonicPrincess15.
