The Best Adventure Games for Nintendo Switch

Update 7 November 2023: Tintin Reporter: Cigars of the Pharaoh added at rank #45.

Here are our 10 Best Adventure Games for Nintendo Switch:

Play Video: Sam & Max Save the World

PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox 360

Get ready to laugh and solve crimes with Sam and Max, the Freelance Police. This point-and-click adventure game has six hilarious episodes that will keep you engaged for hours. Follow the duo as they save the world from child stars who have been hypnotized and encounter weird and funny situations along the way. With clever puzzles and witty dialogue, Sam & Max Save the World is a must-play for fans of comedy and adventure games.

• Humorous and lovable characters
• Clever puzzles
• Great value for the price

• Some jokes have lost their relevance

• episodic
• point-and-click
• adventure
• puzzle
• comedy
• funny
• detective
• inventory
• satire

Good match + 48 Bad match - 54

Play Video: Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Xbox One Xbox Series X/s Xbox Series X Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a whimsical adventure game that lets you color your way through a black-and-white world as a plucky dog-character. With simple controls, fun puzzles, and no enemies in the main game, Chicory encourages exploration and creativity. Its beautiful art style and emotionally resonant story about self-discovery and overcoming self-doubt make it a work of art that everyone should experience.

• Fun puzzles
• Simple controls
• Beautiful art style
• Emotionally resonant story
• Encourages creative exploration

• Boss battles can be challenging

• puzzle
• zelda
• boss-fight
• adventure
• top-down
• cooperative
• platform
• boss
• combat
• cute
• battle
• controller-support
• exploration
• dungeon
• narrative

Good match + 81 Bad match - 176

Play Video: Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space Remastered

Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Embark on a hilarious adventure with Sam & Max, the quirky crime-fighting duo, in this remastered version of Telltale's second season. Solve challenging puzzles, explore unexpected places, and interact with eccentric characters. With updated graphics and enhanced audio, this interactive story promises hours of laughter and fun.

• Engaging point & click gameplay
• Stimulates your brain
• Exciting and relevant story
• Enhanced graphics and audio
• Optional driving mini-games

• Repetitive gameplay
• Over-the-top absurdity
• Mediocre soundtrack

• point-and-click
• adventure
• episodic
• puzzle
• comedy
• zombies
• vampire
• boxing
• inventory
• detective
• funny
• conundrum
• classic
• bogart

Good match + 83 Bad match - 208

Play Video: Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.

• story
• long-time-player
• adventure
• single-player
• emotional
• exploration
• puzzle
• stylized
• cute
• endless
• fantasy
• fight
• narrative
• platform
• cartoony

Good match + 3 Bad match

Play Video: Return to Monkey Island

Linux Android IOS iPhone Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS Xbox One

Join Guybrush Threepwood on an adventure in the Monkey Island series with Return to Monkey Island. Experience an intuitive design with puzzles that are tricky yet solvable, self-referential humour, familiar music with a modern edge and voice acting from the original cast. Enjoy accessibility features like subtitles, level adjustments and post-credit sequences.

• Intuitive design
• Puzzles are tricky yet solvable
• Self-referential humour
• Familiar music with a modern edge
• Voice acting from original cast
• Accessibility features available such as subtitles
• Level adjustments and post-credit sequences

• Art style may be off-putting for some players
• Colour blind players may not benefit from all of the accessibility features
• No insult-based combat as in previous titles

• point-and-click
• adventure
• puzzle
• pirates
• inventory
• classic
• funny

Good match + 81 Bad match - 117

Play Video: Alba: a Wildlife Adventure

IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure takes you to a beautiful Mediterranean island to save endangered animals and clean up litter. With over 60 species to document, using your phone app, you'll go on an adventure to make a difference in the world around us. Enjoy a relaxing and feel-good experience with a great soundtrack and stunning visuals. Join Alba and her friend Ines and help them on their mission to save the island and the world!

• Cute and wholesome with calming music and nice art
• Addictive gameplay focused on exploring and photographing wildlife
• Strong sub-theme of photography
• Fun story with a good message
• Bug-free and runs smoothly

• Limited achievements
• Traversal can be boring towards the end of the game
• Game could have been longer with more content

• exploration
• open-world
• adventure
• relaxing
• cartoony
• nature
• collector
• creature
• cute
• colourful
• family-friendly
• construction
• economy
• 3d
• table

Good match + 70 Bad match - 98

Play Video: Lil Gator Game

Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4

Embark on a joyful journey with Lil Gator in a vibrant, open-world island filled with quests, friends, and fun. Swing your stick sword, glide through mountains, and bop cardboard baddies. With no health bar, it's a no-pressure adventure that captures the essence of childhood playtime. Experience a heartwarming story, delightful dialogue, and a relaxing gameplay that leaves you with a meaningful message.

• Humorous and touching story
• Fantastic art and good tunes
• Relaxing and fun gameplay
• Includes a speedrun mode
• Carries a meaningful message

• Short playtime
• High price for the content
• Some bugs and performance stutters
• Some in-game tasks lack clear direction

• cozy
• wholesome
• short
• adventure
• lgbtq
• funny
• relaxing
• cute
• open-world
• family-friendly
• 3d
• platform
• colourful
• park
• pretend

Good match + 1 Bad match

Play Video: Sumire

PC Windows Android Mac OS IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

In Sumire, you'll embark on a one-day journey through a picturesque Japanese village, meeting charming creatures and making choices that shape your reality. Experience a beautiful and touching story with multiple outcomes, and learn valuable life lessons in this enchanting indie narrative adventure game.

• Beautiful and touching story
• Multiple possible outcomes
• Gorgeous art style
• Character growth
• Valuable life lessons

• Some symbolic figures not explored
• Grinding for achievements

• narrative
• choices
• adventure
• visual-novel
• card
• fiction
• anime
• emotional
• colourful
• supernatural
• relaxing
• collectathon
• cute
• interactive
• well-paced

Good match + 57 Bad match - 72

Play Video: To Be or Not to Be

Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Embark on a hilariously irreverent journey with 'To Be or Not To Be,' where you shape the fate of Hamlet in ways Shakespeare never imagined! Dive into absurdly funny scenarios, unlock quirky illustrations, and enjoy a choose-your-own-adventure that's as witty as it is whimsical. Your choices craft the comedy in this delightful twist on a classic tale.

• Hilarious and unique take on a classic
• Multiple endings for high replayability
• Witty narration and dialogue
• Beautiful illustrations from various artists
• Simplistic gameplay suitable for all

• Humor may not appeal to all

• choices
• second-person
• adventure
• visual-novel
• comedy
• funny
• narrative
• novel
• achievements
• non-linear
• parody
• mature
• book
• interactive

Good match + 24 Bad match - 3

Play Video: OneShot

PC Windows Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile Xbox 360 IOS iPhone Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

• puzzle
• adventure
• story
• cute
• pixel
• inventory
• choices
• narrative
• surreal
• rpgmaker
• rpg
• robots
• multiple-endings
• sprite
• atmospheric

Good match + 4 Bad match - 2

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