With barely two years on the market, Nintendo's portable-home console hybrid has already seen a healthy and robust lineup of games from just about all sides. From the tried-and-true fra👍nchises from the💦 big N themselves, to big-name AAA titles from third parties, and even a steady stream of indie releases, there's no shortage of hits. This is a huge contrast to Nintendo's previous console, the Wii U, which struggled to crank out notable releases on even a monthly basis. However, since the console's still in its youth, not to mention is a touch underpowered compared to the juggernauts of say, PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, the lineup could still be stronger. Switch could certainly still do with some more heavy hitters from major third and second parties, as most of their offerings to this point have been ports or remakes. These may be of quality, but many have been played out already and some are lacking new content.

Still, with the huge clutter of games permeating the Switch library, there are bound to be plenty of hidden gems that get lost in the shuffle, too. This is especially true on the indie front, as these smaller releases don't typically receive the hype their AAA counterparts do. With that said, let's attempt to dive into the depths of the heavily-populated library of the Switch, and highlight some of these stellar titles your average Switch player likely missed. To balance things out, we'll also look at some overrated and overhyped games that aren't as neat as the sales (or diehard fans) might claim, or that 🌞don't quite live up to the name of the franchise.

25 🌳 Lame: Sꦍplatoon 2

While the first Splatoon broke new ground as far as FPS/shooters go, the highly anticipated sequel felt a bit too much in the realm of “more of the same.” Sure, the campaign mode was more fleshed out, and we got the inclusion of an enjoyable survival mode, but at the end of the day, t⛄his follow-up for Switch failed to really take this neat ink-shooting concept to the next level.

In addition, you still had some oddities carried over from the first entry, like the restrictive timed events, lack of split screen, and (still) a pretty mediocre solo experience. Though Splatoon 2 can be fun, Overwatch did⭕ the “colorful, quirky shooter” thing better than this.

24 ﷽ Lame: Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!/Eevee! ജ

Take away the hype that naturally comes with the Pokémon brand name and you're left with a pretty dull, shallow, and repetitive experience here. The game tries to capitalize on the massive success of Pokémon Go while at least lightly drawing from the more complex RPG games like Gold and Silver.

But being a console game, the Pokémon GO novelty of actually walking the streets on your mobile device and nabbing Pokémon with AR functionality is lost here. At the same time, the RPG elements 🍬are very light, and the game just feels cheap and uninteresting as a resu൩lt.

23 Great Game No One Played: Has Been Heroes 💜 🧔

There has been quite the interesting influx in “rogue-like” or “roguꩵe-lite” style games of late – it's been a Renaissance really, as this genre is a very old one. The style essentially revolves around random dungeon and monster generations along with the always-maddening “instadeath.”

Has Been Heroes can be particularly maddening and enduring, but in an endlessly addictive, enticing kind of way. The game basically requires you to shuffle around a trio of heroes and rock various spells as a marching gaggle of baddies s𒆙aunter your way. The game contains a seemingly endless amount of replay value, along with frequent perishing.

22 ✱ Lame: 1-2-Switch 🌳

For a game that was supposed to wow first-time Switch users and leave a lasting impression, 1-2-Switch is a pretty odd and lackluster expe𝔉rience to get th🧔e job done. Right off the bat, the game essentially requires multiple players to even milk a bit of enjoyment out of it.

Even with a companion, the core gameplay is very surface level and feels more akin to a glorified demo to showcase the Joy-Con than a fleshed-out game. Sure, the novelty of playing a minigame involving chomping your teeth to eat a sandwich or milking a coꦏw is amusing at first, but it wears off rather quickly.

21 ꦬ Lame: Super Mario Odyssey ꦐ

Before you grab your pitchforks, I'm not necessarily pinning Super Mario Odyssey as “lame” on its own merit, but in the context of the high standards of Mario titles, and the massive hype generated, it falls a touch flat. The game certainly dazzles with pretty aesthetics and epic open worlds, but these environments pale in comparison to Breath of the Wild.

The actual gameplay of nabbing power moons is somewhat novel with the sheer amount of them scattered about, but this can play out like a glorified scavenger hunt. It begins to grow a bit tiresome and can tend to feel like a chore aft𝓀er finding a few hundred of these suckers. For the best s🍰elling game on Switch, this feels just “alright” when it should feel “incredible.”

20 ༺ Great Game No One Played: Fast RMX

With a console slim on great racing titles outside of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which is a spruced-up port, it's a bit baffling that F-Zero has 🧔yet to make an appearance on Switch. Well, for the🐠 time being, this little-known futuristic racer from Shin'en Multimedia certainly fills the role well.

The game plays great and runs at a smooth 60 FPS, which looks quite pretty on a large 1080p set. The racer revolves around a concept of color-coded lanes that you'll need to match your car🏅 with, keeping you on your toes. There's an impressive amount of content too, and even split-screen multiplayer with up to 4 players!

19 Lame: Kirby Star 🐓Allies 𒉰

This latest entry in the platforming series featuring our favorite adorable pink puffball feels like one big session of “meh.” There are certainly bright spots, and the game holds some of that nostalgic side-scrolling feel from the Kirby titles of yesteryear,𓂃 but this game in particular feels overꦫly easy to the point where the gameplay can feel boring and pointless.

The simultan♔eous multiplayer is a neat inclusion in some respects, though things tend to get hectic and chaotic to a level that it can be hard to focus on your own character.

18 Lame: Minecraft: Story Modওe

It's a bit ironic that one of the most open-world sandbox games in Minecraft has been given a spinoff, story-based game that's about as linear and restrictive in actual gameplay as can be. Obviously, the name Minecraft alone is going to drive up hype and generate sales, but is it warranted in the case of Minecraft: Story Mode?

Perhaps if you're into the Telltale brand of “choose your own adventure,” but it pretty much boils down to “point 🃏and click to get slightly different results.” Many find this sort of experience limiting and bland, even when a game actually presents a decꦑent story and memorable cast of characters, like this one does.

17 Great Game No O✃ne Played: Ove💫rcooked 2

At least by the meek standards of indie success stories, Overcooked 2 has become a relatively well-known multiplayer gem, yet its♐ lack of visibility is still apparent compared to the massive hype-machine ♔of Nintendo's own games.

It's a shame, though, as this quirky party game can stand right there with the best of them. Even with the crowded market of enjoyable couch co-op games on Switch, Overcooked 2 stands out with itꦆs uniquely addictive gameplay that ⛎heavily emphasizes cooperation. It has plenty of meaty content, and even a pretty solid online mode on the side!

16 ℱ Lame: Nintendo Labo 🅠

I'm not sure who at Nintendo headquarters thought this was a good idea, but most of (at least the core) audience of Switch users were scratching their heads at this. And who could blame them? The Labo Variety Kit co꧙sts the same as a fully fleshed out game, but what you're given is basically cardboard pieces constructed to resemble objects for use in some very basic minigꦬames.

The whole cꦦoncept just comes across as cheap and gimmicky. The ironic thing is, you've got the major risk of these lousy toys bꩵeing destroyed by small children; the primary audience of these things.