Whether you secured a Nintendo Switch 2 preorder or plan to scour your local retailers on June 5th, the console itself is only part of the equation. The whole reason you’re buying a Switch 2 is to play games on it, and thankfully, there will be plenty to play on day one.
Below, we rounded up every Switch 2 game confirmed to be available when the console arrives on Thursday, June 5th, from Mario Kart World and Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour to Fortnite, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, and a few Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games.
Nintendo Switch 2 launch games
While most of the launch lineup for the Switch 2 consists of games that have been out on other consoles for a while, this is the first time Nintendo fans will get to experience them. Then there’s Mario Kart World, which is the only big first-party game coming at launch:
Arcade Archives 2 Ridge Racer
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
Deltarune
Fast Fusion
Fortnite
Hitman World of Assassination – Signature Edition
Hogwarts Legacy
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Mario Kart World
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
Nobunaga’s Ambition Awakening Complete Edition
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Sonic x Shadow Generations
Split Fiction
Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster for Nintendo Switch 2
Survival Kids
Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut
In addition to these 23 titles, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members will also have access to select GameCube games as part of the Nintendo Classics service. The first three are F-Zero GX, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and Soulcalibur II.
Nintendo Switch 2 games coming later in 2025
Switch 2 launch day is shaping up to be relatively quiet, but the rest of the year has some major releases in store for Nintendo’s new console. Here are a few of the most highly anticipated titles launching for the Switch 2 before the end of the year:
Donkey Kong Bananza | July 17, 2025
Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | July 24, 2025
Star Wars Outlaws | September 4, 2025
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion | September 5, 2025
Drag x Drive | Summer 2025
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment | Winter 2025
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition | 2025
Kirby Air Riders | 2025
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | 2025
Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | 2025
As a Kirby Air Ride superfan, I cannot wait to see what director Masahiro Sakurai and his team have in store for the long-awaited sequel to this underrated GameCube classic.
Backwards-compatible Switch games
Thousands of games are available on the original Switch, and Nintendo has confirmed that the vast majority of them will be playable on Switch 2. If you already have a huge library of Switch 1 games, you’ll have plenty to play on launch day, even if you don’t buy a single new game. Plus, some Switch 1 games are getting free upgrades on June 5th.
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