Category: Nintendo

The best Switch 2 games to play right now.

Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and, although a young console in the scheme of things, it’s already built up a sizeable software library, mixing some choice exclusives with a host of ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Editions’, which include optimised, improved versions of some of the greatest video games ever made.

But what are the best games for Nintendo Switch 2 available? Which Switch 2 games are must-haves? What should you play first?

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For goodness’ saken.

Greetings, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl!

Last time, we checked out the original Harvest Moon for the SNES, and would you believe it, it was actually the more realistic European design that won the day with 46% of the vote. North America was the runner-up with 34%, while Japan only managed 20%.

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Not long to go now.

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake launches for the Switch and Switch 2 next month, and to build some excitement, Square Enix has now released an extensive gameplay overview trailer.

Over seven minutes, you can get a better look at the game’s exploration, combat, party lineup and more in the “stunning new versions” of these classics. It follows on from the development team announcing the game had gone gold last week.

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“What fun memories do they bring back?”.

Earlier this week, Ubisoft began its 30th anniversary celebrations for its famous video game mascot Rayman.

Apart from the news he’ll be returning at some point in the future (with work on a new project now underway), Ubisoft is planning to reflect on the character’s career with behind-the-scenes information, anecdotes, developer interviews, concept art and “more”.

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Here’s the latest batch.

The Switch 2 allows you to play your existing Switch library, but not every Switch game works perfectly out of the box.

Fortunately, Nintendo has been rolling out regular firmware updates to help improve this, and following yesterday’s major system update (bumping the Switch 2 up to Version 20.4.0), a handful of games are now running as intended.

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Twin peeks.

BOKURA: planet is a two-player, two-device-only co-op game that launched on Switch and Switch 2 on 7th August.

A follow-up to 2023’s BOKURA, indie developer tokoronyori says of the first game that he “kept wondering what scenery I might have seen if I’d gone in the complete opposite direction…In the end, I couldn’t hold back. I ran the other way, which is how BOKURA: planet was born, and the view here is incredible.”

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Silky smooth weekend vibes?

Aloha, amigos, and welcome shorts fans, to another weekend. It’s been a very, very quiet one this week, with no games of note to menti…oh, hold on. Wait. We’ve actually been inundated with bangers. I’m terribly sorry.

Yes, Hollow Knight: Silksong has finally materialised. It’s a real game that you can play right now! In fact, it’s so real that it crashed a bunch of online stores when it dropped, causing both the eShop and Steam to struggle for a prolonged period.

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“The classic Puzzle Quest game is back”.

Puzzle Quest is returning to its roots, with 505 Games and Infinity Plus 2 announcing Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition.

The Match-3 RPG classic is back with “brand new content and all previous adventures” on 18th September 2025. It will be available across multiple platforms, including the Nintendo Switch. Here’s some PR and screenshots:

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Free and paid DLC is on the way.

Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion launched for the Switch 2 earlier this week, and now that the game is available, the team has gone into detail about the post-launch content on the way.

This includes a free roadmap update, which will add content from October through to December, along with some paid content. The free DLC starts on 2nd October 2025 with a new boss and cosmetic item. This will be followed by another two new bosses and cosmetic items in the same month, and later in December, three more new bosses will be added.

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Here’s a look.

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During the PC Gaming Show earlier on, the team at Aspyr lifted the lid on an enhanced edition of Obsidian Entertainment’s 2006 fantasy RPG Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter Nights 2.

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