No matter how powerful or sleek a new video game console is, it doesn’t matter if there are no good games to play on it. When the Switch 2 was revealed, we learned that it would feature backwards compatibility with the best Switch games to automatically give the library a head start. However, most of us have already played those games and are looking for a shiny new title to make the purchase feel justified. We know of a ton of upcoming Switch 2 games for the rest of 2025 and beyond, but what are the hot new games you have to pick from at launch? Nintendo launch titles are traditionally very good, so let’s take a look at every launch title you can play on the Switch 2 and see how it compares.
Each game is sold separately, but you can preorder the Switch 2 in a bundle with Mario Kart World to save a little bit of money.
Every Switch 2 launch title
The Switch 2 launch lineup is quite impressive, featuring both Nintendo first-party games, third-party titles, and some older ports or remasters never seen on a Nintendo console before. There are also some Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games of existing Switch games that improve the visuals, frame rates, and sometimes even add more content.
These are all the games launching with the Switch 2 on June 5, in alphabetical order
- Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer
- Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
- Deltarune
- Fast Fusion
- Fortnite
- Hitman World of Assassination – Signature Edition
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
- Mario Kart World
- Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
- Nobunaga’s Ambition Awakening Complete Edition
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
- Civilization 7
- Split Fiction
- Street Fighter 6
- Survival Kids
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Switch 2 Edition
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Switch 2 Edition
- Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut
