When it comes to upcoming Switch games still to, well, come in 2024, Nintendo's console still has plenty of life left in it beyond the usual bevy of first-party releases. While there's no doubt that Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Pikmin 4 were obvious high marks last year, 2024 has its fair share of exciting games from Nintendo itself as well as many others.
Among the new games of 2024, there is still time for (one hopes) Hollow Knight: Silksong among many other high-profile third-party releases. That's on top of the upcoming first-party games like The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, and more. (And that's assuming Nintendo doesn't even announce more.) We've also listed some long-awaited Switch ports and upcoming indie games to get hyped for, if you're not really into any of the best Mario games.
There's genuinely something for everyone in our roundup of upcoming Switch games, but that goes double for anyone interested in platformers or JRPGs.
Recent updates
This living list of upcoming Switch games was updated on June 18, 2024, adding all of the new games and dates revealed during the massive 40-minute long Nintendo Direct.
Upcoming Switch games 2024
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble
Release date: June 25, 2024
There's an all-new Super Monkey Ball game on the way with more tilting, bouncing, rolling, and so on to do. But perhaps even better is the fact that the new title will feature online play with up to 16 players across various modes. Combine that with 200 new stages, and it sounds like there'll be plenty to monkey around with come June.
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Release date: June 27, 2024
Return to Evershade Valley in Luigi's Mansion 2 HD, an upgraded version of the classic Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. The most recent Luigi's Mansion installment arrived in 2019, but with LM2 being a remaster of the 2013 Nintendo 3DS hit, we're about to venture back into familiar territory. What's more, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD will have multiplayer potential, whether you want to play online with friends or via local co-op.
SteamWorld Heist 2
Release date: August 8, 2024
SteamWorld Heist 2 is on the way from Thunderful Games and the adventure is upon the high seas this time around. Turn-based gunfights and a world map with real-time ship-to-ship combat await anyone with enough oil (Get it? Because robots) to take it on. Did we mention that's over 150 items/weapons/ship pieces and you can shift your crew around?
Yars Rising
Release date: September 10, 2024
One of the more shocking announcements to come out of a Nintendo showcase is that WayForward and Atari are releasing a side-scrolling anime Metroidvania that's also a new take on the classic Atari title Yars' Revenge. Hacker Emi Kimura must get inside the corporation QoTech for her patron while taking on and taking out robots and aliens in the new game, but there are also retro minigames in it as well.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Release date: September 26, 2024
An all-new Zelda game with the graphical style of the Link's Awakening remake, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom sees the people of Hyrule -- Link included -- stolen away by odd rifts. Zelda herself teams up with the fairy Tri to create echoes in order to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and generally move forward. That's right! Playable Zelda!
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Release date: October 10, 2024
A new game in the Fantasy Life series is set to come to Switch. The last instalment was released on the 3DS and offered up various different job roles with their own set of quests. Fantasy Life i looks set to build on this by letting you create your own city on a ruined island and once again take up an occupation of your choice. With returning characters and the promise of plenty of mystery, it will be interesting to see how this entry shapes up.
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Release date: October 17, 2024
The latest and greatest Mario Party title, Super Mario Party Jamboree is described as the biggest Mario Party yet with over 110 minigames across seven different game boards. And five of those boards are entirely new! additionally, up to 20 players can play the Koopathlon mode online.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Release date: November 7, 2024
The Mario and Luigi RPG series is back for a new installment on the Nintendo Switch. In the game, the two navigate the world of Concordia via Shipshape Island, which is a ship but also an island, with a twist on turn-based combat across a number of different islands.
ANTONBLAST
Release date: November 12, 2024
Action-platformer ANTONBLAST sees Dynamite Anton or Dynamite Annie (with the Mighty Hammer or Massive Mace, respectively) on a hand-drawn pixel art rampage across wacky worlds in order to get your spirit collection back from the devil. The twist? Once you've finished a level, a timer starts that requires players to rush back to the start before everything blows up.
TBC 2024
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
Release date: TBC 2024
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a remake of the classic title by Purple Lamp. As in the original, Mickey Mouse goes on a dangerous journey through the Wasteland with a magical paintbrush. It's unclear just how much has been changed from the original, but it does seem like Mickey will have new moves and even the ability to sprint.
Europa
Release date: TBC 2024
The Zelda-meets-Ghibli 3D action-platformer Europa has captured our imaginations with every single trailer, and now it's been announced for Nintendo Switch. Filled with gorgeous environments and puzzles galore, Europa sees an android named Zee looking into a mystery of a fallen civilization later this year.
Hollow Knight Silksong
Release date: TBC 2024
We know that it's coming, we just don't know when. The wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong has been brutal, but Team Cherry is finally ready to deliver its sequel to one of the best metroidvania games of all-time. The Hollow Knight sequel was first unveiled in 2019, with development reportedly spiralling out of control as the Silksong idea evolved in scope from DLC to full-fledged experience. Here's hoping we get our hands on Hollow Knight: Silksong sooner rather than later.
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
Release date: TBC
During the February 2023 Nintendo Direct, we got a very brief tease of a new Professor Layton game, which at long last signalled the return of the series. While we don't know too much about the new entry coming to the Switch, we do know that we're set to experience a fresh story filled with puzzles in the new setting of Steam Bison, which is home to advanced steam engines. A mysterious incident is said to draw Layton and Luke there for a new adventure.
Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Release date: Summer 2024
An android created by a dead doctor looks to figure out who they are and what their creator intended in this adventure game where there is no right or wrong. When all is said and done, the android discovers that they are one of 23 personality types thanks to a variety of different choices in a given playthrough. Refind Self: The Personality Test Game also has a super distinctive look to it as well.
Upcoming Switch games 2025
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Release date: January 16, 2025
Donkey Kong Country Returns is back once again and this time it's in high definition. Join Donkey and Diddy Kong in a new version of the title that first released for the Nintendo Wii. Two-player co-op is available locally across 80 levels, and that includes the extra ones from the Nintendo 3DS version of the video game. But you can also go it on your own, if you wish.
TBC 2025
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Release date: TBC 2025
Metroid Prime 4 has been a long time coming. Announced back in 2017, nothing much was seen of the sequel to Metroid Prime 3: Corruption until June 2024. That's largely because development was rebooted in 2019, with production shifting to Retro Studios – the team responsible for the original Prime trilogy.
With our first proper look at the game, we now also know that it's Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and is expected to launch for the Nintendo Switch in 2025.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Release date: TBC 2025
While not terribly much is known about Pokemon Legends: Z-A at this point, it has been announced that it will release for the Nintendo Switch in 2025. Additionally, it's known that it will take place entirely within Lumiose City, which is in the Kalos region, during a major urban redevelopment plan to bring together people and Pokemon in the same place.
Yokai Watch 4
Release date: TBC
If you're a Pokemon fan, you probably already know about the Yo-Kai Watch series. It follows a similar format in that you collect critters that also function as your companions as a young kid. In terms of new gameplay features, it introduces a brand new item, called the Yokai Ark, which will let players travel between three worlds that are all set in different time periods, and feature their own protagonist. While it released in Japan back in 2019, there's still no concrete word on a Western release date. We still have our fingers crossed for this one.
