The Morning After: The Best Switch 2 Games (so Far)

A mates of months since nan Switch 2 launched, we’ve each sewage to grips pinch nan caller magnetic-latching Joy-Cons, nan jump successful schematic fidelity and (honestly) nan hold for a next-gen Zelda aliases Mario title. With nan presence of Donkey Kong Bananza, nan caller console has its first wholly caller breakout platformer hit, we asked nan Engadget squad for nan must-have games connected nan Switch 2.

With a leap successful processing power, nan Switch 2 tin now grip ostensibly immense games for illustration Hitman and Cyberpunk 2077. In fact, nan latter’s merchandise connected Nintendo’s console nudged maine into yet playing nan game. I past played it connected Google’s Stadia unreality gaming work (RIP), and gave up astatine nan tutorial. Already, I’m having a much successful playthrough. I tin moreover stock my prevention betwixt Switch 2 and PS5 — because I’m that lunatic who owns nan crippled connected both.

I’m besides playing my measurement done nan Switch 2 version of Zelda: Tears of nan Kingdom, which now runs incredibly smoothly. This time, perhaps, I’ll decorativeness it.

Read connected for nan full database — we’ll beryllium updating it arsenic much games arrive.

— Mat Smith

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