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

No Man's Sky - a game in the Open world genre

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on a journey to explore space and planets, some of...

SnowRunner

Racing, Simulation, Sandbox, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 May 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The continuation of the off-road driving simulator Spintires: MudRunner. You can expect realistic control mechanics, a well-developed gameplay process, as well as...

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 May 2023

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Wobbly Life

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2025

VGTimes: 7.4/10

Players: 6.9/10

A vibrant co-op game where players explore a vast open world, encountering new quests and secrets every day. Over a hundred unique professions, from pizza delivery...

Wartales

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 September 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A hundred years have passed since the world witnessed the fall of the once great Edoran Empire at the hands of an unprecedented plague that swept through the...

Red Dead Redemption

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 August 2023

Players: 7.9/10

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...

Hobo: Tough Life

Role-playing game, Simulation, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2022

Players: 8.4/10

A survival simulator where you can experience the essence of the life of a homeless person and try on this difficult role. The events of the game take place in the...

DREDGE

Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The mysterious archipelago hides many secrets that are best not remembered. Taking the helm of a fishing trawler, a brave fisherman sets sail across islands lost in...

Grounded

Action, First-person view, Online, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Grounded is a cooperative survival game from Obsidian. The plot tells about children who have shrunk to the size of insects. Now the grass seems huge to them, like...

ARK: Survival Evolved

Online, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Shooter, Survival, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 November 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world action game with a first-person view and survival elements. You have to become a real dinosaur hunter. You will go to a large...

Subnautica

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2021

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 associated...

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 April 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the popular Star Wars universe, which combines all the released films of the...

Cat Quest 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Cat Quest 2 is a continuation of the fun role-playing action game with an isometric camera view. The game will take you to a fantasy universe in which there are two...

Tomb Raider

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Biomutant

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Open world action RPG. The player takes on the role of a mutant who goes on a journey to save the world from a threat. The main character can mix up melee attacks...

Subnautica: Below Zero

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2021

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...

Drova - Forsaken Kin

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world in which people have discovered the power of a dead empire, which allows them to receive the powers of spirits...

Chernobylite

Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2024

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...

Outbound

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 May 2026

Metacritic: 67/100

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...

Palia

Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2023

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A colorful MMO game where you can see old friends and do peaceful things like fishing and gardening. The events take place in a fantasy village, where the main...

Lou's Lagoon

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2026

Metacritic: 72/100

An open world life simulator inspired by the cartoon “Miracles on Bends”. Uncle Lou disappeared, leaving the hero with his seaplane delivery company. Now he needs...

World of Anterra

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Sonic Frontiers

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic Frontiers is a continuation of the classic action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2024

Players: 6.8/10

Trilogy of the legendary series S.T.A.L.K.E.R. for PlayStation and Xbox One consoles. The collection includes “Shadow of Chernobyl”, “Clear Sky” and “Call of...

Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch

Action, Adventure, Sports game, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022

Cozy ranch simulator with an open world, where horseback riding, racing, horse breeding, and developing your own farm combine with exploring Emerald Valley. Riding...

Expeditions: A MudRunner Game

Open world, Racing, Exploration, Simulation, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the off-road driving simulator in the MudRunner series. You will find realistic control mechanics, sophisticated gameplay, as well as many...

Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 December 2021

An adventure game inspired by German films about a girl named Mika and a raven stallion named Ostwind. The story centers around the friendship between a human and a...

Farming Simulator 23

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2023

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 56/100

A realistic simulator of a modern farmer. The new part of the Farming Simulator series brings all the best from the original to mobile platforms. The game has new...

My Time at Sandrock

Business / Management, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Crafting, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The ideological continuation of My Time at Portia. In concept, the game has hardly changed: an open world, your own workshop and farm, as well as another town in...

Little Kitty, Big City

Third-person view, Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Sandbox, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The player controls a little black kitten who goes on an adventure to find his way home. You can explore the city and make new friends among homeless animals, some...

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Adventure, Side view, Comedy, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 August 2024

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An absurd comedy game set in the quaint town of Barnsworth. The main character works as a traveling salesman, and in his free time he goes sightseeing and gets to...

Octopath Traveler 2

Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 February 2023

Metacritic: 85/100

Turn-based Japanese role-playing game in an open world. The story takes place in Solistia, a world where the eastern and western continents are separated by sea. It...

Akatori

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Open world, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → I квартал 2027

A brave nun named Mako embarks on a journey through the land of emerald peaks, inspired by East Asia. The girl is helped on her journey by a red bird, which can...

Monster Hunter Rise

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy, Action, Open world, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

The action takes place 50 years after the great disaster. The hunters are faced with a new and terrifying monster that is ready to plunge everything around into...

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...

Undying

Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An isometric zombie action game about a mother who is trying to protect her son from all the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world. The problem is that she has been...

Cozy Caravan

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 January 2026

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Players set off on a journey in an old caravan, completing tasks for the residents of Harvestville and preparing for the annual Whistlebark fair. During the...

Journey to the Savage Planet

Adventure, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Comedy, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A vibrant action adventure in an open world. At the direction of the Kindred Aerospace corporation, the hero is sent to a distant planet. He will have to explore...

My Little Universe

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2023

Players: 7.9/10

A vibrant co-op game in which gamers travel through nine mystical worlds. There you can hunt for treasures in caves, pass challenges and fight opponents. You can...

Minecraft Legends

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, In real time, Online, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2023

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Pixel action-strategy, the events of which unfold in the universe of the popular sandbox Minecraft. The world is on the brink of destruction due to the invasion...

Open world

Best Games in the Open world genre for Nintendo Switch