Open world for Nintendo Switch 2 — top best games in the Open world genre

Valheim - a game in the Open world genre

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2026

Players: 8.5/10

A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, building bases...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 February 2026

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings that arise...

Assassin's Creed Shadows

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Open world, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2 December 2025

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Medieval open-world stealth action in the Assassin's Creed series. The game takes place in 1579 in feudal Japan, where the stories of Naoe, a skilled shinobi...

Subnautica: Below Zero

Action, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 February 2026

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Continuation of the adventure action Subnautica in first-person view, combining elements of role-playing games, sandbox gameplay, and a bit of exploration and...

Farming Simulator 25

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Farm Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 9 December 2025

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A realistic simulator of a modern farmer. The new part has several regions to choose from, including East Asia. The game has new crops and machines, including more...

Red Dead Redemption

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2 December 2025

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 95/100

The events of the game take place in America in 1911, in which the Wild West, as such, had almost collapsed, and technologies like cars and machine guns had already...

Star Wars Outlaws

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Star Wars, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 September 2025

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The game takes place between the events of the films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The plot centers on Kay Wes, a brave and daring criminal who is...

Tomb Raider

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 18 November 2025

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.7/10

The game reinterprets the story of Lara Croft, showing her not as an immortal legend, but as a living person, facing the wild and ruthless environment for the first...

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Legend of Zelda, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 2025

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Direct continuation of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. After Ganon's villainy, part of the continent soared into the air, and now Link sets out to...

Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Open world

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 September 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Remake of Destroy All Humans! 2 from 2006. The alien Crypto continues to prove his superiority to the humans. This time, more serious opponents like tough...

Outbound

Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 May 2026

Metacritic: 66/100

A survival simulator in an open world, the main feature of which is the main character’s van, which must be improved by adding various mechanisms to it. The player...

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Open world

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 22 May 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The Dark Knight faces off against iconic DC Super Villains. The story begins with the birth of Batman: a young Bruce Wayne is trained by the League of Shadows...

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 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...

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 13 March 2026

Metacritic: 86/100

The game tells the story of two kingdoms on the brink of destruction. Azuria and Vermeil are consumed by a crystal plague, when Rathalos emerges from a mysterious...

Yakuza 0 Director's Cut

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 2025

Players: 4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

An updated version of the crime action game Yakuza 0, set in Japan in the late 1980s. The game focuses on the rise of Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima, offering an...

Yakuza Kiwami 2

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Beat them all, Casual game, Comedy, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 13 November 2025

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The game tells the story of a turning point in the Tojo clan's history, when the old guard fades and a new force rises. The story centers on Goro Majima, a...

Hela: of Mice & Magic

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration, Open world

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A cozy adventure about a small but very brave mouse who sets out on a journey to save the life of his mistress. A kind sorceress has fallen ill, and her familiar...

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Beat them all, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 February 2026

Metacritic: 75/100

A reimagined reimagining of Yakuza 3, Kazuma Kiryu's story takes on new depth. The former yakuza strives to protect those closest to him, and with him, the...

Yooka-Replaylee

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 9 October 2025

Metacritic: 75/100

Remake of the fun platformer Yooka-Laylee. The evil fat cat Capital B decides to get his hands on all the books in the world to get rich. He finds out that the...

Solarpunk

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 8 June 2026

A survival game set in a future world where civilization has risen into the sky and settled on floating islands. Here, technology coexists with nature, and daily...

Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 24 February 2026

Players: 9.7/10

Anniversary edition, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Fallout 4. It includes the base game, six expansions — Automatron, Far Harbor, Nuka-World, Wasteland...

Ys X: Proud Nordics

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 February 2026

Metacritic: 83/100

The story focuses on the adventures of Adol Christin and the warrior Karya in the Obelia Bay. The heroes, bound by magical ties, are forced to confront the...

Lego Fortnite

Action, Adventure, Online, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 2025

A colorful adventure in an open world that combines the endless creativity of LEGO building with survival in the style of Fortnite. Players enter a vast biome...

Pokemon Winds and Waves

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2027

The project transports players to a completely new region, where the harmony between the endless ocean and mighty winds defines the way of life. At the heart of the...

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Best Games in the Open world genre for Nintendo Switch 2