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Reader ratings put CD Projekt Red's two ports first among these 12 Switch 2 games

These 12 Nintendo Switch 2 games come from a reader-rated top 50 ranking, from The Witcher III remaster to Mario Kart World and Pokémon Pokopia

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A little over a year after the console's launch, the Nintendo Switch 2 games that players rate highest are not all new Nintendo exclusives. In one reader-driven ranking, CD Projekt Red holds the top two places. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Remastered sits first, and Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition sits second. Nintendo's Donkey Kong Bananza comes third.

The Switch 2 launched on June 5, 2025, on the same day worldwide. Its library mixes a small group of exclusives with ports from other platforms and Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of earlier releases. Most Switch 1 games also run on the newer console through backwards compatibility. Some of those older games have paid Upgrade Packs. Others get free performance updates. The result is a catalog that draws on two generations of software.

The ranking comes from Nintendo Life, in a top 50 list by Gavin Lane and Nintendo Life Staff dated August 19, 2026. It is built from the ratings Nintendo Life readers give each game in the site's database. A game needs at least 50 user ratings to qualify. The order reflects reader scores, not a staff verdict. It also shifts over time as new ratings arrive. Some readers have complained in the page's comments about recency bias.

Reader rank and commercial or critical standing do not always match. Mario Kart World, Nintendo's top seller on the console with 15.39 million sales by the end of June 2026, places 29th with readers. The Switch 2 Edition of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom shares the console's highest Metacritic score, 95, with Hades II. Readers place it 23rd.

This article covers 12 of those 50 games, in the order the source ranks them, with each game's rank and user score as listed. The selection spans positions from first to 38th. Alongside the titles above, it includes Resident Evil Requiem, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Pokémon Pokopia, Stardew Valley and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Remastered upgrades the Switch 2 visuals

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Remastered holds the number one spot in Nintendo Life's reader-rated Switch 2 ranking, with a user score of 9.2. Its biggest change, according to Nintendo Life, is a visual upgrade.

CD Projekt Red publishes and develops the remaster. Nintendo Life lists its release date as September 29, 2026.

The upgrade targets a known weak point. Nintendo Life says the graphics drew the most criticism when the game first came to Switch. The remaster improves them on the newer hardware.

Image quality is not the only change. Nintendo Life also credits the remaster with better animations. It adds new accessibility options too.

Other problems carry over. Nintendo Life describes the combat as still weak.........

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