If you're a casual gamer looking to try a few Switch games but aren't sure where to start, you've come to the right place! While there are plenty of games developed for the more intense gamer, there are tons designed for those who enjoy gaming at a more casual pace. If picking up a game doesn't mean sucking 15 hours of your life away without noticing, these laid-back and casual games might just be perfect for you!
Finding the right casual Nintendo game means determining what you enjoy about gaming. If you're partial to racing games, then you can't go wrong with Super Mario Kart, which features racing, throwing bananas, and trying not to get hit by random turtle shells! Other games like Minecraft feature a massive open world, which you can explore, destroy, or build in any way you choose.
Most games for the Nintendo Switch can be picked up and put down easily enough, which is why it's the perfect console for casual gamers. Other titles, like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, have avid gamers in mind, but thanks to its intuitive controls and ease of use, it's also great for casual gamers.
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10331Mario Kart 8
2014Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Genres (Video game): Racing video game
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9131Developer: Nintendo EPD
Genres (Video game): Platform, action-adventure
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Genres (Video game): Action-adventure
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7026Developer: NDcube
Genres (Video game): Party
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425Developer: Next Level Games
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure
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8444Developer: Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd.
Genres (Video game): Fighting
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5520Developer: Good-Feel
Genres (Video game): Platform, side-scrolling
Yoshi's Crafted World is a side-scrolling platform video game developed by Good-Feel and... more on Wikipedia8
5735Developer: Nintendo EAD
Genres (Video game): Platformer
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is a 2D side-scrolling platform video game that is an enhanced... more on Wikipedia9
7052Minecraft
2011Developer: 4J Studios, Mojang
Genres (Video game): Open world, Action game, Sandbox
Minecraft is a sandbox independent video game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus... more on Wikipedia10
4024Snipperclips
2017Developer: SFB Games
Genres (Video game): Puzzle
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Genres (Video game): Role-playing
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Developer: Retro Studios
Genres (Video game): Platformer
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, known in Japan as Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze is an... more on Wikipedia13
4745Splatoon 2
2017Developer: Nintendo EPD
Genres (Video game): Third-person shooter
Splatoon 2 is a 2017 team-based third-person shooter video game developed and published by... more on Wikipedia14
3939Tetris 99
2019Developer: Arika
Genres (Video game): Puzzle, battle royale
Tetris 99 is a free online multiplayer version of the tile-laying puzzle game Tetris,... more on Wikipedia15
1714Just Dance 2020
2019Developer: Ubisoft Paris
Genres (Video game): Music
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82Developer: Nintendo
Genres (Video game): Platform, compilation
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2425Developer: Infinite Fall, Secret Lab, 22nd Century Toys
Genres (Video game): Adventure
Night in the Woods is a 2017 single-player adventure game developed by Infinite Fall. It is a... more on Wikipedia18
2324de Blob
2008Developer: Universomo, Helixe, Blue Tongue Entertainment
Genres (Video game): Puzzle game, Platform game
de Blob, is a 2008 platform-puzzle video game that allows players to explore and liberate an... more on Wikipedia19
2735Undertale
2017Developer: Toby Fox
Genres (Video game): Role-playing
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812Developer: Ghost Games
Genres (Video game): Racing
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2745Hollow Knight
2017Developer: Team Cherry
Genres (Video game): Action-adventure, Metroidvania
Hollow Knight is a Metroidvania video game developed and published by Australian studio Team... more on Wikipedia22
921Little Inferno
2017Developer: Tomorrow Corporation
Little Inferno is a 2012 puzzle video game developed by independent game developer Tomorrow... more on Wikipedia23
2777Fortnite
2017Developer: Epic Games
Genres (Video game): Survival, battle royale, sandbox
Fortnite is a co-op sandbox survival game developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly, the... more on Wikipedia24
723Into the Breach
2018Developer: Subset Games
Into the Breach is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Subset Games,... more on Wikipedia25
624Soldam
2017Developer: Naughty
Genres (Video game): Action, Arcade, Puzzle
Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase, known as Soldam: Bloom Declaration is a 2017 Nintendo Switch... more on Wikipedia
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