Nintendo Switch 2 Games: Full Confirmed List (2025)
The Switch 2 is finally here! You can already play several major titles including a brand-new Mario Kart, and more adventures like a Donkey Kong adventure, and a Kirby racing game are on the horizon. And that’s just the beginning. Let’s dive into all confirmed Nintendo Switch 2 games so far!
Switch 2 games you can play right now
There are already some great Switch 2 games to dive into. Get your favourite right now at Startselect and start playing!
1. Mario Kart World
Of course, a new Nintendo console wouldn’t be complete without a new Mario Kart game. Mario Kart World comes with a bunch of exciting updates: an open world concept, 24-driver races, knockout tours and more! Oh, and did we mention that you can play as the Moo Moo Meadows Cow?
2. Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour: Switch 2 introduction game
Nintendo also released an introductory game for the Switch 2. The game is a fun way to get familiar with the new console and to discover all its secrets.
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Upgrade Pack
One of the most iconic Switch 1 games is also making its way to the Switch 2. The Breath of the Wild expansion pack optimises your game for the new console. Experience new gameplay and discover a Hyrule that looks better than ever before.
4. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom – Upgrade Pack
Just like Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom is also getting an upgrade for the Switch 2. The same great story, but with smoother frame rates, faster load times, and enhanced resolution and textures!
More confirmed titles for the Switch 2
There's more! Nintendo has confirmed 4 epic new games that are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2. Below, you’ll find the full list of confirmed Switch 2 games:
1. Kirby Air Riders
More than 20 years after Kirby Air Ride was released on the GameCube, we get a second instalment to this adorable racing game. Kirby Air Riders is a racing game featuring iconic Kirby characters and is set to release later this year.
2. Donkey Kong Bananza
We can’t forget about Donkey Kong! The iconic gorilla with a tie is coming to the Switch 2 with an open world 3D adventure. The trailer shows Kong in loads of different worlds, ranging from snowy mountaintops to colourful flower fields. Donkey Kong Bananza releases on July 17.
3. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Just like Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is getting a Hyrule Warriors edition. Age of Imprisonment follows the events that took place before Tears of the Kingdom when princess Zelda was transported to the past. The game is set to release in the winter of 2025.
4. Drag X Drive
In the Switch 2 Overview trailer, we saw that the new Joy-Cons support mouse control. One game that really makes the most of this new feature is Drag X Drive. It’s a basketball game where all the characters are in a wheelchair. You control this wheelchair by using your Joy-Cons like a mouse. Drag x Drive is set to release in the summer of this year.
Switch 2 versions of iconic Zelda, Metroid Prime and other games
To optimise iconic Switch 1 games for the Switch 2, Nintendo is creating expansion packs. These packs can include visual improvements, new features, additional game modes or other upgrades. If you already have the Switch 1 version of a game, you can buy the expansion pack in the eShop. You can choose a bundle that includes the Switch 1 game and the expansion pack.
Games that are confirmed to get an expansion pack are:
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
- Pokémon Legends Z-A
- Mario Party Jamboree
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Confirmed 3rd party releases
That's not all! Lots of games made by 3rd party studios and developers have also confirmed releases for the Switch 2.
These Switch 2 games were all confirmed during the Nintendo 2 Direct stream:
- Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD (Launch)
- Civilization 7
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition (launch)
- Daemon x Machina: Titanic Edition (5 september)
- Deltarune Chapter 1-4 (Launch)
- Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition (2025)
- Enter the Gungeon 2 (Onbekend)
- Fast Fusion
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade (onbekend)
- Fortnite
- Goodnight Universe
- Hades 2 (Onbekend)
- Hitman: World of Assassination (Launch)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Hogwarts Legacy (Launch)
- Human Fall Flat 2
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Godess
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
- NBA 2K
- No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files
- Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition
- Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
- Project 007 (Onbekend)
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S
- Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
- Reanimal
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
- Shadow Labyrinth
- Split Fiction (Launch)
- Star Wars Outlaws (onbekend)
- Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions (2026)
- Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
- Street Fighter 6
- Survival Kids
- Tamagotchi Plaza
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 +4
- Two Point Museum
- Wild Hearts S
- Witchbrook
- WWE 2K
- Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut (Launch)
- Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer
- Borderlands 4
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