The best Nintendo Switch games of 2019
The top 3 according to 1,640 votes from people: Fire Emblem: Three Houses · Super Mario Maker 2 · What Remains of Edith Finch. (Updated Apr 30, 2026.)
The 20 best-reviewed Nintendo Switch games released in 2019, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.
Top 15
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1
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Released July 2019. Metascore: 89.
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2
Super Mario Maker 2
Released June 2019. Metascore: 88.
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3
What Remains of Edith Finch
Released July 2019. Metascore: 88.
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4
Astral Chain
Released August 2019. Metascore: 87.
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5
Downwell
Released January 2019. Metascore: 88.
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6
Star Wars Pinball
Released September 2019. Metascore: 86.
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7
Cuphead
Released April 2019. Metascore: 87.
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8
Assault Android Cactus+
Released March 2019. Metascore: 86.
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9
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Released September 2019. Metascore: 87.
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10
AI: The Somnium Files
Released September 2019. Metascore: 86.
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11
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda
Released June 2019. Metascore: 85.
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12
Blaster Master Zero II
Released March 2019. Metascore: 85.
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13
Luigi's Mansion 3
Released October 2019. Metascore: 86.
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14
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Released April 2019. Metascore: 85.
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15
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
Released February 2019. Metascore: 86.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 15… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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16
Slay the Spire
Released June 2019. Metascore: 85.
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17
Steins;Gate Elite
Released February 2019. Metascore: 85.
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18
Disgaea 4 Complete+
Released October 2019. Metascore: 85.
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19
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Released July 2019. Metascore: 85.
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20
Tangle Tower
Released October 2019. Metascore: 85.
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21
Untitled Goose Game
House House's 2019 game where you play a horrible goose terrorizing a village.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (4)
Three Houses, I lost 200 hours to it. Missing Untitled Goose Game though, the meme of 2019 🦢
Astral Chain is Platinum at its best.
Link's Awakening remake looks like a toy diorama, adorable.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses, I played it 3 times.