Summary

• Despite its hybrid design limiting its possibilities, there are some Nintendo Switch games with gorgeous graphics.
• Plenty of the games on our list, like Tears of the Kingdom and Splatoon, are sequels that build upon strong foundations laid in earlier series entries.
• The console might not have the highest specs on the market, but it manages to deliver some truly beautiful titles.

As the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch is a hybrid console capable of being played in both handheld and docked mode (except for the Switch Lite), it isn't expected that the system would be particularly powerful in the graphics department. However, there have been many games released on the Switch that prove it can compete with the others.

While there are certainly titles that fall short of showcasing the Switch's true potential, there are also titles that show just how far developers can push the technology and bring out the best possible version of their product.

Updated on May 27, 2024 by Gabrielle Castania: The update today for our ranking of the best-looking Switch games includes more information about each entry, as well as additional in-text links to provide extra content for each game.

Spiritfarer

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Spritfarer isn't a massive, 3D open-world experience, but it's still graphically impressive. The game has terrific 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:hand-drawn graphics and is full of cute, exciting characters to meet𒁏, with every loca✱tion waiting to take your breath away. It can be tempting to idle, enjoying the graphics, animations, and views, but the gameplay is a lot of fun too.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:In this side-scrolling game✃, you simultaneously manage your boat home while helping various spirits journey into the afterlife. Spiritfarer is a relaxed experience but has an emotional story that will engross you as much as its graphics will.

Splatoon 3

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Splatoon 3 is a visually striking game, full of vibrant colors, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:great music, and chaotic gameplay. Set in a post-apocalypse, this third-person shooter has team𒐪s battling it out to spread as much colorful ink around an area as possibl♛e with color and inky spots galore.

Being the third entry into the series, the game has improved upon many different aspects. There is a lot of customization to be had with your character, the gameplay has been streamlined, and, of course, the graphics are even better than befor🌼e. The series has always had a distinct style, and it is always a delight to see how bright and colorful the game gets during a few rounds of play.

The game still receives regular updates, with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the most recent launching in 🔯February 2024.

Wavetale

If you like the idea of racing across waves and exploring sunken cities, be sure to give Wavetale a try. Full of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:unforgettable characters to meet and a gripping, mysterious narr🌄ative to follow, Wavetale ha🍒s you taking on the role of Sigrid, doing whatever she can to save her friends. She can walk on water and swing across rooftops, navigating this beautiful, watery landscape.

This game has a very artistic s♓tyle, and seeing the water ripple as ꧋you speed across it is really satisfying. Even ported onto the Switch, the game holds up well due to its simplistic but captivating graphics. Wavetale is a short experience but one really worth savoring.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Taking its cue from the breakout Wii hit 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Xenoblade Chronicles, this robust sequel captivates with atmos💃pheric locales and charming,🍌 vibrant visuals that blend style and technical detail. Our heroes find themselves venturing across several distinct Titans drifting in a sea of clouds to reach the mystical World Tree.

While doing so, they'll gather Blades — a sort of Pokemon-esque weaponized life form — that unleash unique moves and epic animations. With its enticing aesthetics, likable characters, and fun, inventive battle system, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:this journey will fly by despite comprising dozens of hours.

Mario Party Superstars

With its huge collection of great 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mario Party minigames and boards, as well as solid online support, NDcube's Mario Party Superstars is a true celebration of classic MP and a more-than-worthy remaster. This is further enhanced by vastly polished graphics and colorful aesthetics that really pop this time around.

This pretty facelift, coupled with smoother mechanics and quality-of-life refinements, makes Superstars shine as the definitive way to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:play the party series in its heyday.

Rayman Legends

Few games have been able to make a comeback in the same way that the Rayman series has. While EA seems adamant in ensuring that the man with no limbs doesn't overshadow any of its larger, bigger-budget games, it's hard to ignore how much love has gone into the Rayman reboot titles, particularly when it comes to the graphics and art style.

The Saturday Morning Cartoon vibe in Rayman Origins and Legends has been used a few times over the years, such as with the Battletoads remake. And yet, Rayman is one of the few other games to make it wor🎶k well.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

The fourth entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles series - the second game got🅷 a letter, not a number - is also a cut above its fellow Switch-only predecessor in the graphics department. Especially in the highly-detailed Future Redeemed expansion, which puts a bow on so much not just from Xenoblade Chronicles 3, but everythin𒁃g that came before it.

While the more cartoonish character designs in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are a little easier on the eyes, the models and faces in 3 are still plenty good. It's in the overworld that the engine improvements really come into sharper focus.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Though the original Mario Kart 8 launched in the final few years of the Wii U’s heyday, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was ported to the Switch and continues to offer exciting new DLC additions even years after launch. Nintendo lovers of any age will find 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:their favorite characters in the driver select screen🌳, with dozens of ways to customize your vehicles.

There’s plenty of variety to be found in the courses as well, with delightfully animated characters rocketing around colorful, lively racetracks. Check out the adorable scenery, but 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:keep your eyes on the road, too!

Fast RMX

For many years, Nintendo fans have been crying out for a new entry in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the F-Zero series of zero-gravity racing games. While it seems 168澳洲♈幸运5开奖网:unlik𒉰ely that this will happen any time soon, fans of Captain Falcon can instead sink their teeth into Fast RMX, the racing game with g꧙raphics that look more at home on a high-end PC than a hybrid handheld console.

The incredible graphical quality of Fast RMX would mean nothing if the game wasn't a blast to play, which, thankfully, it is and is a great placeholder for the next F-Zero game, whenever that may come out.

Bravely Default 2

The original Bravely Default on the 3DS was a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:graphically impressive game for it🐽s time, so it's no surprise that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Bravely Default 2 is just as sharp on Nintendo's follow-up console to the 3Ds.

Not only is Bravely Default 2 great to look at, but its performance is also one of the best on the Switch෴ by a wide margin, with frame rates much higher than most first-party Nintendo games and respectable load times to boot.