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Top 20 Best Nintendo Switch Exclusives Revealed

Top 20 Best Nintendo Switch Exclusives Revealed

Vladislav Nikolaev
May 28, 2025, 09:15 PM

Ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, Metacritic published a top list of the best exclusives for the original Switch. The list features 20 titles with the highest average scores.

Topping the list is the 2017 platformer Super Mario Odyssey. In second place is the visual novel The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition. The third spot goes to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It’s worth noting that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild didn’t make the cut since it’s not a Switch exclusive.

Top 20:

  1. Super Mario Odyssey — 97/100;
  2. The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition — 96/100;
  3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — 96/100;
  4. Metroid Prime Remastered — 94/100;
  5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — 93/100;
  6. Super Mario Bros. Wonder — 92/100;
  7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — 92/100;
  8. Animal Crossing: New Horizons — 90/100;
  9. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition — 89/100;
  10. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 — 89/100;
  11. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury — 89/100;
  12. Fire Emblem: Three Houses — 89/100;
  13. Metroid Dread — 88/100;
  14. Super Mario Maker 2 — 88/100;
  15. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door — 88/100;
  16. Astral Chain — 87/100;
  17. Pikmin 4 — 87/100;
  18. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening — 87/100;
  19. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition — 86/100;
  20. Bayonetta 3 — 86/100.
Top 20 Best Nintendo Switch Exclusives Revealed

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    Vladislav Nikolaev
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    News writer for VGTimes since 2021. Primarily writing about games, but also covering film, TV series, and anime. My passion for gaming began in the mid-2000s. I primarily play on PC, and I especially enjoy RPGs and shooters. Some of my all-time favorite titles include Fallout, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Borderlands, and The Witcher.
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