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The Best Switch Games For Couples
Looking for a few good Nintendo games to play with your SO? We’re ranking the best Nintendo Switch games for couples. There are tons of games that have been developed with couples in mind, and we don't necessarily mean first-person shooters! Sometimes, it's just nice to fire up a game on the Switch, snuggle up with your loved one, and explore an amazing world together. Which Switch games do you and your special someone like to play?
Finding the right game for a couple means taking into account what you both enjoy doing. One of the most challenging games in the Switch library is Super Mario Party. The game pits players against one another, as well a some AI, as you take on competitive puzzle challenges. Add a few more controllers and couples gaming night becomes a party with your best friends!
There are tons of games that work perfectly for couples in the Switch library, with everything from Super Mario Odyssey to Super Mario Kart, which features racing, throwing bananas, and trying not to get hit by every turtle shell that's thrown your way. Vote all your favorite games up to the top, and vote down all the ones that are better playing solo—or not playing at all.
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- Genres (Video game): Party
Mario Party Superstars is a party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo. The game is the twelfth installment in the Mario Party series and is set to be released in 2021 for the ...more- 2
2014- Genres (Video game): Racing video game
Mario Kart 8 is a kart racing video game and the eighth major installment in the Mario Kart series, developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U video game console. First announced at E3 2013, ...more - 3
- Genres (Video game): Party
Super Mario Party is a party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo. An entry in the Mario Party series, it was released for Nintendo Switch on October 5, 2018. The traditional ...more - 42011
- Genres (Video game): Open world, Action game, Sandbox
Minecraft is a sandbox independent video game originally created by Swedish programmer Markus "Notch" Persson and later developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang. The creative and ...more - 52016
- Genres (Video game): Simulation, role-playing
Stardew Valley is an indie farming simulation role-playing video game developed by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone and published by Chucklefish. The game was released for Microsoft Windows in February ...more - 62017
- Genres (Video game): Third-person shooter
Splatoon 2 is a 2017 team-based third-person shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. Players control characters known as Inklings and use colored ink to attack ...more - Genres (Video game): Platformer
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is a 2D side-scrolling platform video game that is an enhanced port of New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U. Princess Peach is held captive in her castle by ...more- 82018
- Genres (Video game): Simulation
Overcooked 2 is a cooperative cooking simulation video game developed by Ghost Town Games and published by Team17. The sequel to Overcooked, it was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, ...more - 92021
- Genres (Video game): Puzzle
Tetris Effect is a tile-matching puzzle video game developed by Monstars and Resonair studios and published by Enhance Games. The game was released for PlayStation 4 in 2018, PC in 2019, Xbox One and ...more - Genres (Video game): Fighting
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a fighting video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo. It is the fifth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series, succeeding ...more- 11
- Genres (Video game): Platform, side-scrolling
Yoshi's Crafted World is a side-scrolling platform video game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The game is a side-scrolling platformer where 3D characters are ...more - Genres (Video game): Role-playing
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch gaming system. ...more- 132016
- Genres (Video game): Simulation
Overcooked is a cooking simulation game developed by Ghost Town Games and published by Team17. In a local cooperative experience, players control a number of chefs in kitchens filled with various ...more - 14
Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee!
- Genres (Video game): Turn-based, tactical role-playing
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a 2017 turn-based tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Ubisoft for the Nintendo Switch. The game's story sees players controlling Mario, his ...more- 16
- Genres (Video game): Platform, action-adventure
Super Mario Odyssey is a 2017 3D platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. An installment in the Super Mario series, the story follows Mario and Cappy, a spirit ...more - 172021
- Genres (Video game): Dance, Rhythm, Music
Just Dance 2022 is a dance rhythm game developed and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2021. The thirteenth main ...more - 182012
- Genres (Video game): Action role-playing, hack and slash
Diablo III is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the third installment in the Diablo franchise and was released in the Americas, Europe, South ...more - Genres (Video game): Platform
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is a platform video game compilation developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision. It is a collection of remasters of the first three titles in the Crash ...more- Genres (Video game): Puzzle, Party
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain is a party puzzle game developed and published by Nintendo. The game was released for Nintendo Switch in 2021. The series tasks players to play a wide variety of ...more- 212019
- Genres (Video game): Exergaming, Rhythm, Sports
Fitness Boxing is an exergaming video game developed by Imagineer and published by Nintendo exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. The game is part of Nintendo's Fit series, but does not use the Wii ...more - 222018Mega Man 11 is an action-platform game developed and published by Capcom. The game is an entry in the original Mega Man series, and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, ...more
- 232019
- Genres (Video game): Racing
Trials Rising is a multiplayer 2.5D fault-based racing game developed by RedLynx and Ubisoft Kiev and published by Ubisoft. It was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo ...more - Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is an action-adventure game for the Wii console and the sixteenth entry in the Legend of Zelda series. Developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, ...more- Genres (Video game): Platform, Party
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a platform party game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. The game was released for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, ...more
