Most anticipated games of 2026 for Nintendo Switch

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Open world, Crafting, Construction

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.8/10

Continuation of My Time at Portia and My Time at Sandrock. The events of the game unfold 330 years after a catastrophe that destroyed civilization. The player...

2. HeatWave

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.8/10

Steam: 95/100

HeatWave is a tactical turn-based combat simulator set in Alaska in the year 2080. A climate catastrophe has occurred in the world, and the United States decides to...

3. Witchbrook

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Sandbox

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

Witchbrook — a charming role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting from the creators of Starbound and Wargroove. In the game, you...

4. World of Anterra

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Open world, Fantasy, Sandbox

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

World of Anterra is an open-world, top-down fantasy RPG. You get to explore a beautifully hand-crafted world full of life. This is an open world that can be...

5. Deadhaus Sonata

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Slasher, Indie, Dungeons

May 14, 2026

Steam: 70/100

Deadhaus Sonata is a free-to-play action RPG with a third-person view from the creator of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. The main character in the game is an undead...