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The best Nintendo Switch games of 2021

The top 3 according to 8 votes from people: Tetris Effect: Connected · Unavowed · Chicory: A Colorful Tale. (Updated Oct 6, 2023.)

The 20 best-reviewed Nintendo Switch games released in 2021, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

luana_jogador · · 22 items · 8 votes · 2 comments · updated Oct 6, 2023

Automatically translated (original in Português). See the original

Top 15

  1. 1

    Tetris Effect: Connected

    Released October 2021. Metascore: 94.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  2. 2

    Unavowed

    Released July 2021. Metascore: 91.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 3

    Chicory: A Colorful Tale

    Released December 2021. Metascore: 90.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  4. 4

    Death's Door

    Released November 2021. Metascore: 89.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    Fez

    Released April 2021. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    Monster Hunter Rise

    Released March 2021. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    There is no game : Wrong dimension

    Released April 2021. Metascore: 87.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

    Released February 2021. Metascore: 89.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  9. 9

    DUSK

    Released October 2021. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    Metroid Dread

    Released October 2021. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  11. 11

    Overcooked! All You Can Eat

    Released March 2021. Metascore: 87.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    Bustafellows

    Released July 2021. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

    Released July 2021. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    Overboard!

    Released June 2021. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

    Released October 2021. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0

Candidates

They don't make it into the top 15… yet. Vote for them to move them up.

  1. 16

    Sumire

    Released May 2021. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  2. 17

    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

    Released June 2021. Metascore: 85.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  3. 18

    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

    Released June 2021. Metascore: 85.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  4. 19

    Shin Megami Tensei V

    Released November 2021. Metascore: 84.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  5. 20

    Mushihimesama

    Released June 2021. Metascore: 84.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  6. 21

    Unpacking

    Witch Beam (2021) puzzle game about unpacking moving boxes.

    Added by Beatriz Dias · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  7. 22

    Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

    Capcom RPG (2021) in the Monster Hunter universe.

    Added by Beatriz Dias · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0

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Beatriz Dias · Português

Faltou Unpacking e Monster Hunter Stories 2!

Rafaela Campos · Português

Metroid Dread finalmente, depois de 19 anos de espera.

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