January 2025 - games, that were released this month for Nintendo Switch

Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana - release date for Nintendo Switch

January 7, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 79/100

An action RPG in the Ys series, this remastered version features high-definition visuals and additional elements. Events featuring more than 30 characters are...

Freedom Wars Remastered

Action, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op), Japanese role-playing game, Hunting / Fishing, Post-apocalyptic

January 10, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Remaster of the action RPG Freedom Wars, the original version of which was released in 2014 on PlayStation Vita. The main action takes place in the distant...

SOS OPS!

Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Online

January 14, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Cooperative platformer about rescuers. The events of the game unfold in a city engulfed by a series of emergencies. Players take on the role of rescuers trying to...

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

Platformer, Side view, Action, Cooperative (co-op)

January 16, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Remaster Donkey Kong Country Returns from the Wii, featuring 80 levels, including additional stages from the Nintendo 3DS version. Players once again take...

BLADECHIMERA

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Demons, Metroidvania, Exploration

January 16, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The game is about demon hunter Shin, who has lost his memory and made a pact with a demon that can turn into a sword. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic...

DreadOut Remastered Collection

Adventure, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Survival horror, Horror

January 16, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 58/100

A collection of remasters of two iconic Indonesian horror games — DreadOut and DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark. The games feature an improved lighting system with...

Tales of Graces f Remastered

Action, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game

January 17, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An updated version of the classic action-RPG Tales of Graces f with improved graphics and the Dynasty and Legacy DLC, which continues the main...

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy, Role-playing game

January 22, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Continuation of Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. The great kingdom of mages flourished, and the created beings known as "homunculi" were meant to aid in...

Achilles: Legends Untold

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Exploration

January 23, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The main action takes place in a fantasy setting inspired by ancient Greek legends. The main character is the brave warrior Achilles, who intends to put an end to...

Ravenswatch

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

January 23, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods featuring characters from folk tales. Each hero has their own abilities: Beowulf relies on fierce attacks and...

Star Wars: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles

Star Wars, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Science fiction, Old school, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade

January 23, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Remaster of the classic game Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles. The plot takes place in the first episode of the saga of George Lucas, where the Jedi have to...

Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Remaster

January 23, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 55/100

This side-scrolling arcade action game, based on Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, follows the fight to retake Theed Palace. Characters wield lightsabers...

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Fantasy

January 28, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 77/100

While the southern rats are trying to return to their usual way of life after the great war between rodents and frogs, an ancient and indescribable evil has...

The Stone of Madness

Tactics, Stealth, In real time, Historical, Strategy, Isometric, Medieval era, Role-playing game

January 28, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Tactical stealth game in real time, the action of which unfolds in the Spanish monastery of the 18th century. This place hides many secrets, and its walls became...

Turbo Overkill

Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Cyberpunk, Action

January 29, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The events take place in a typical “neon” metropolis of the future, where the lone hero has to destroy a lot of enemies. The crime rate has risen sharply in the...

Laika: Aged Through Blood

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

January 30, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A Western set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The plot tells the story of a tribe oppressed by the invaders. The main character wants revenge in order to return...

Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Open world, Simulation

January 30, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The events of the game take place on a colorful tropical island, where Hello Kitty relaxes with her friends. Cute animals arrange their homes, catch butterflies and...

Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero

Role-playing game, Adventure, Strategy

January 30, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This tactical RPG follows Marona and her Phantom friends as they set sail to save the day, facing turn-based battles on maps without a grid. The Confine system lets...

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Board / Group Game, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

January 31, 2025 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Direct sequel to Citizen Sleeper. The main character is a sleeper, a digitized human consciousness in an artificial body owned by a corporation that wants to...