Casual game for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Casual game genre

Vampire Survivors - a game in the Casual game genre

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 August 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena and collect...

Dispatch

Adventure, Business / Management, Comics, Indie, Tactics, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2026

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 88/100

An adventure from the authors of The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands. The plot tells about a superhero whose mecha armor was broken by his worst...

Strange Antiquities

Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A mysterious antique shop in Andermere opens its doors to those who are ready to touch the secrets hidden between the world of the living and the otherworldly. The...

PowerWash Simulator

Action, Shooter, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

PowerWash Simulator is an unusual first-person simulator where you have to open your own wash to get rid of dirt and old stains with relief. As you progress, you'll...

Plants vs. Zombies Replanted

Strategy, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Comedy, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2025

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The classic Plants vs. Zombies returns in a remastered version, with updated HD graphics, new levels, and surprises for those who remember where it all began. The...

Potion Permit

Adventure, Simulation, Crafting, Action, Role-playing game, Hunting / Fishing, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Potion Permit is an action-adventure RPG with elements of crafting and fishing. The people of Lunbury have always preferred traditional methods of treatment. But...

Brotato

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 August 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

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Another Crab's Treasure

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 April 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Colorful action in the spirit of the hardcore Dark Souls series. The events of the game take place in a dying underwater kingdom. A belligerent hermit crab embarks...

Paleo Pines

Action, Third-person view, Farm Simulator, Exploration, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

The game takes place on a colorful island where kind dinosaurs and eccentric people live. Together with their faithful companion, the dinosaur Lucky, players...

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

Arcade, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Social Simulator Game, which uses MII Avatars from Nintendo. Players manage the inhabitants of the island, each of which has unique features and interacts with...

inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2026

A small store by the house becomes the center of events, where behind the usual routine lie the stories of local residents, their concerns, and little secrets. In...

Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key

Japanese role-playing game, Casual game, Turn-based, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Continuation of the Atelier Ryza series of Japanese role-playing games. Near the hometown of the main character Riza, the Karka Islands appear in an unknown way...

Winter Burrow

Adventure, Comics, Survival, Casual game, Exploration, Construction, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 November 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A game about a mouse who returns home from a big city to restore his old ruined home. You need to explore nearby locations, meet different characters and get...

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged

Casual game, Arcade, Racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A fun racing arcade game where players control a variety of vehicles from the Hot Wheels toy series. The game features 5 new locations full of secrets, more than...

PlateUp!

Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Casual game, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2023

Players: 7.6/10

PlateUp! is a top-down cooperative action roguelike where you manage a restaurant. First you have to choose a layout, furnish the establishment with furniture...

Cast n Chill

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 December 2025

Players: 8.5/10

A relaxing fishing game in the background where you can explore calm lakes, rivers and oceans at your own pace. The game requires you to catch fish, sell them for a...

The House of the Dead 2: Remake

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Zombies, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2025

Players: 10/10

A remake of the 1998 on-rails zombie shooter The House of the Dead 2. The updated version received a redesigned soundtrack and improved...

Discounty

Role-playing game, Business / Management, Casual game, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2025

Metacritic: 77/100

A pixel game in which the gamer manages a supermarket in the port city of Blomkest. You will have to arrange goods on the shelves, replenish stock in the warehouse...

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Arcade, Racing, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A racing arcade game set in the universe of games about Sonic the Hedgehog. In the game world, racers find themselves in alternative dimensions, where the usual...

Wobbledogs

Simulation, Isometric, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Players need to take care of cartoon dogs that gradually mutate, acquiring new abilities and even body parts. You can change the appearance of your pets and build...

Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom

Role-playing game, Arcade, Simulation, Online, Hunting / Fishing, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2022

Metacritic: 75/100

Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom is an arcade simulator in the role-playing game genre with elements of fishing and crafting. The popular...

Super Bomberman R 2

Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Battle Royale, Science fiction, Online, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A reincarnation of the Bomberman series in a modern style with three-dimensional maps and photorealistic graphics that allow you to enjoy battles with opponents...

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2025

Metacritic: 84/100

A colorful role-playing game where everything revolves around freedom of choice and a variety of activities. In the game, you can choose from 14 professions...

LEGO Horizon Adventures

Adventure, Action, Casual game, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A co-op adventure in the Horizon series in partnership with LEGO, where Aloy and her friends battle mechanical creatures and collect building blocks. The game takes...

DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace

Third-person view, Top-down view, Comics, Adventure, Casual game, Arcade, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 July 2022

DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace is an arcade action-adventure game with a third-person view, based on the DC animated film “Super-Pets...

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game

Adventure, Farm Simulator, Fantasy, The Lord of the Rings, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2025

Metacritic: 59/100

A cozy simulator of hobbit life in the Lord of the Rings universe. The player creates his own hobbit and sets off to conquer Bywater, a small village in Hobbiton...

Moving Out 2

Logic, Puzzle, Isometric, Casual game, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A cooperative arcade game in which players learn how to transport and move furniture perfectly. Alone or in online co-op for four players, players help residents of...

Little Goody Two Shoes

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Horror, Adventure, Casual game, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Young Eliza has found a pair of the most beautiful shoes — under the influence of a spell they will send the girl on a terrible journey. The game has 10...

Bugsnax

Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy, Open world, Comedy, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Explorer Elizabert Megafig invites the main character to the sunny Snaktooth Island, which is inhabited by unusual creatures. The researcher has disappeared, and...

Trash Goblin

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Sandbox, Casual game, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2026

A cozy and unhurried game about a small shop, where unusual goods are born from forgotten and dirty trinkets. There is no rush or strict rules in the game: the...

Bluey: The Videogame

Casual game, Adventure, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2023

Players: 10/10

An educational game for boys and girls of all ages, based on the animated series Bluey. Bluey and his family explore colorful locations, collect items for a sticker...

Bloons TD 5

Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2018

Players: 7/10

The player builds towers, selects upgrades for them and hires cool special agents to destroy all the balls flying over the map. A total of 21 buildings with...

Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 June 2024

A colorful visual novel in the spirit of tabletop fantasy adventures, where instead of playing the role of a hero with a sword, you become the owner of a magical...

Baki Hanma: Blood Arena

Action, Fighting, Boxing, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 September 2025

The game takes you into a world of ruthless duels, where each fight requires precision, endurance and the ability to read your opponent. Inspired by the classic...

Wax Heads

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 May 2026

Metacritic: 83/100

A cozy simulation of a music store, infused with the spirit of punk culture, vinyl, and warm human stories. Among the shelves of records, conversations about music...

Tiny Troopers: Global Ops

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2023

The player controls a group of four brave fighters who set out to wreak havoc and destruction on enemy bases. A wide selection of weapons is available for soldiers...

Snakebird Complete

Indie, Puzzle, Casual game, Side view, Logic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 November 2023

A collection with Pazzlov remasters Snakebird and Snakebird Primer, where the main characters are long birds. Gathering fruits, players gradually increase the...

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game

Sandbox, Third-person view, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Open world, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2024

Metacritic: 67/100

A colorful game about Patrick the pink starfish from the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. You can have fun with familiar characters and explore the...

Pac-Man World Re-Pac

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2022

Metacritic: 70/100

Pac-Man World Re-Pac is a remake of the excellent action platformer about Pac-Man with a side view, a funny plot and an abundance of gameplay mechanics, released in...

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Best Games in the Casual game genre for Nintendo Switch