Third-Party Games That Still Need Switch 2 Ports

Compared to the slower rollout of third-party support of the original Nintendo Switch, the Switch 2 practically came out of the gate swinging with a flood of third-party ports in tow. And while these games have already proven not to sell nearly as well on Nintendo’s new console as first-party titles from the Big N, there’s still a viable market for more AAA titles to make their way over to the platform, especially for those who the Switch 2 will serve as their primary console. Put another way, we’re likely to see plenty more third-party games from the last and current generations arriving on the Switch 2, and the increased capabilities of the hardware open up the floodgates for the kind of experiences that it could decently run. The following 15 games would be huge gets for Nintendo to have on the Switch 2.

• Release Date — April 10, 2025
• Developer — Dogubomb
• Publisher — Raw Fury
• Genre — Puzzle, Roguelike
• Review Aggregate Score — 90% (Universal Acclaim)

Dogubomb’s Blue Prince is an easy one to recommend that should already be on Switch 2, but isn’t, which is likely due to the developer being a smaller indie studio that may not even have a dev kit for the console. But considering how successful Blue Prince has been, and considering how much the roguelike genre has grown thanks to insane amounts of exposure on the original Nintendo Switch, it feels like Blue Prince would be a natural fit for the Switch 2. The game also happens not to be incredibly graphically intensive, which should free up processing power to keep stable and consistent performance in a Switch 2 port at the forefront.

• Release Date — October 11, 2024
• Developer — Studio Zero, Atlus
• Publisher — Sega
• Genre — JRPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 94% (Universal Acclaim)

With how many Persona and Shin Megami Tensei games have made their way to both the Switch and the Switch 2, it’s surprising that Metaphor: ReFantazio doesn’t have a Switch 2 port in the works (at least, not that we know of). As the first game from former Persona mastermind Katsura Hshino’s new Studio Zero, Metaphor shares a lot in common with other already successful ports to the Switch 2 and would be a natural fit for the hardware. Never mind the fact that it’s also already established itself as one of the best RPGs of the last decade. Atlus’ games have had incredible success on Nintendo’s hardware, and the Switch 2 should be more than capable of handling it from a visuals and performance standpoint.

• Release Date — June 5, 2023
• Developer — Blizzard Team 3, Blizzard Albany
• Publisher — Blizzard Entertainment
• Genre — ARPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 88% (Generally Favorable)

Both Diablo III and Diablo II: Resurrected were huge hits on the Nintendo Switch that ran surprisingly well compared to their counterparts on more powerful hardware, and the upgrade to the Switch 2 should theoretically open up the opportunity for Blizzard to bring Diablo IV over as well. The biggest hurdle in making this Switch 2 port work would likely be the game’s live-service/always-online structure, which is one area where Nintendo still continues to fall behind its competitors. Online infrastructure and connectivity aside, though, ARPGs are a great fit for the hybrid nature of the Switch 2, and it’s easy to imagine a future in which a Diablo IV port to the console is one of the system’s best-selling third-party titles.

• Release Date — October 26, 2018
• Developer — Rockstar Games
• Publisher — Rockstar Games
• Genre — Action-Adventure
• Review Aggregate Score — 97% (Universal Acclaim)

Rockstar has had a fairly fruitful relationship with Nintendo when it comes to its older titles. So even though the chances of Grand Theft Auto VI on the Switch 2 are slim to none, there’s seemingly nothing stopping Rockstar from bringing over some of its more recent hits to the platform, including Red Dead Redemption 2. The remastered version of the first Red Dead Redemption on the Switch is arguably one of the console’s best ports of a Rockstar game, and that same team could potentially work some magic with a Switch 2 port of the incredibly ambitious (and visually stunning) Red Dead Redemption 2. No chance it’ll all fit on a single game card, though.

• Release Date — December 6, 2024
• Developer — NetEase Games
• Publisher — NetEase Games
• Genre — Third-Person Shooter, Hero Shooter
• Review Aggregate Score — 78% (Generally Favorable)

Always-online, multiplayer-centric titles aren’t exactly the most natural fit for the Switch 2, but that hasn’t stopped some of those kinds of games from being the biggest third-party ports on the platform (looking at you, Fortnite). The popularity of Marvel Rivals has only continued to grow by leaps and bounds since its immediately impressive debut last year, making it prime fodder for a Switch 2 port that taps into the console’s record-breaking sales. If NetEase can bring Marvel Rivals to PlayStation 4, then certainly it could work similar magic with a Switch 2 port, even if the system’s online infrastructure is a good bit behind competing consoles.

• Release Date — March 24, 2016
• Developer — FromSoftware
• Publisher — Bandai Namco
• Genre — Action RPG, Soulslike
• Review Aggregate Score — 89% (Generally Favorable)

The Nintendo Switch port of Dark Souls Remastered was surprisingly great. So much so that it seems well overdue for the rest of the trilogy to make its way over to the Switch 2 now that we’ve gotten a generational upgrade. But if we’re going to pick a game in the series to prioritize as an immediate need for a Switch 2 port, then it has to be Dark Souls III. FromSoftware and Bandai Namco are currently hard at work polishing up the troubled Switch 2 port of Elden Ring, and if they can get that one to a favorable state on the console, then there’s no reason not to follow it up with the thrilling conclusion to the Dark Souls trilogy.

• Release Date — October 8, 2024
• Developer — Bloober Team
• Publisher — Konami
• Genre — Survival Horror
• Review Aggregate Score — 87% (Generally Favorable)

The Resident Evil series has had an incredible presence on the Switch, but Silent Hill has been conspicuously absent from any Nintendo hardware. This deserves to change with the Switch 2, which could very likely run last year’s Silent Hill 2 remake. Silent Hill 2 was every bit the excellent survival horror remake that the modern Resident Evil remakes are, and it does a great job of updating one of the genre’s best games while remaining true to the spirit of the original. Bloober Team’s Cronos has a fantastic Switch 2 version that’s on par with other platforms, so there’s a strong likelihood that Silent Hill 2 would run just fine on the console.

• Release Date — May 15, 2025
• Developer — id Software
• Publisher — Bethesda Softworks
• Genre — FPS
• Review Aggregate Score — 85% (Generally Favorable)

Now that the modern DOOM trilogy has come to a close with this year’s Doom: The Dark Ages, it feels like it’s time to close the loop on the series’ Switch versions with a Switch 2 port. Both Doom and Doom: Eternal had ports on the original Nintendo Switch that were far better than they had any right to be (even if they fell far short of competing versions in terms of visuals and performance), and the mouse functionality of the Switch 2’s Joy Cons makes more FPS ports to the console an always-welcome proposition. Plus, with Doom: The Dark Ages‘ slower, more methodical pace, hits to the visuals and performance might not be as noticeable.

• Release Date — June 22, 2023
• Developer — Square Enix Creative Business Unit III
• Publisher — Square Enix
• Genre — Action RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 87% (Generally Favorable)

With just about every other Final Fantasy game available on the Switch and Switch 2, and Switch 2 versions of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Rebirth coming down the pike, it would feel wrong not to bring Final Fantasy XVI to the platform. After all, if the Switch 2 can run the Final Fantasy VII Remake Trilogy, then it could definitely run Final Fantasy XVI. More than it being a good fit for the hardware, though, Final Fantasy XVI is just a fantastic entry in the series that continues to experience a bit of a shift in player perception, with the initial knee-jerk reaction to the game softening and giving way to it being praised for its story and characters, regardless of how players feel about its real-time, action combat.

• Release Date — February 28, 2025
• Developer — Capcom
• Publisher — Capcom
• Genre — Action RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 88% (Generally Favorable)

The Monster Hunter series has established itself as a favorite among handheld players, which prompted Capcom to release Monster Hunter Rise as a Switch-exclusive title all those years ago. Well, now that Monster Hunter Wilds is out, and with Monster Hunter Stories 3 arriving early next year, it feels like a perfect time to bring another mainline series entry over to the Switch 2. Wilds has had a bit of a sharp drop-off in popularity since the highs of its launch, and it’s been riddled with technical issues. Still, Capcom’s success at working with the Switch and Switch 2 hardware would hopefully see a Monster Hunter Wilds port to the Switch 2 creating an opportunity for the game to get a second lease on life.

• Release Date — April 22, 2025
• Developer — Bethesda Game Studios, Virtuos
• Publisher — Bethesda Softworks
• Genre — Action RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 82% (Generally Favorable)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was one of the Switch’s flagship third-party titles shown off in the console’s reveal, so it’s high time that Bethesda brings over other Elder Scrolls and Fallout titles to the Switch 2. What better game to lead the pack than one of this year’s best remakes/remasters: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. While there would definitely be some graphical and performance concessions made to get Oblivion Remastered running on the Switch 2 with a stable framerate, if they could do it with Skyrim on the original Switch, they should be able to do it with Oblivion on the Switch 2.

• Release Date — April 24, 2025
• Developer — Sandfall Interactive
• Publisher — Kepler Interactive
• Genre — RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 92% (Universal Acclaim)

Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is quite possibly the best RPG of the last 20 years. And the Nintendo Switch was one of the greatest homes for RPGs of the last generation. So of course Clair Obscur should make its way to the Switch 2. Even though Clair Obscur is a visually intensive title with some pretty hefty performance requirements to make its dodging and parrying look and feel natural, pulling off a successful port of the game to less-powerful hardware should be possible on the Switch 2. Plus, the more Game of the Year contenders and winners the Switch 2 has, the more likely it is for people to pick up the console.

• Release Date — March 24, 2023
• Developer — Capcom
• Publisher — Capcom
• Genre — Survival Horror
• Review Aggregate Score — 93% (Universal Acclaim)

The Resident Evil 4 remake already has a cloud version on the Nintendo Switch, but it still needs a dedicated Switch 2 port that players can access regardless of having an internet connection. And while Capcom’s at it, why not bring over both Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 to establish the entire modern Resident Evil remake saga on the Switch 2? Resident Evil 4 is one of the few remakes to ever come close to surpassing the greatness of its source material, and Switch 2 players should get their own version that’s accessible and runs decently well enough without online connectivity.

• Release Date — August 3, 2023
• Developer — Larian Studios
• Publisher — Larian Studios
• Genre — RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 96% (Universal Acclaim)

One of the biggest “gets” for the Switch 2 would be netting a console port of one of 2023’s best games and one of the most ambitious RPGs of all time, Baldur’s Gate 3. This one is a little bit less likely than some of the other games on this list, given how intensive Baldur’s Gate 3 can be compared to other titles in the genre, but it’s still worth trying. And if a studio can get a complex CRPG like Baldur’s Gate 3 to run well on the Switch 2, that would only further open the floodgates for more great games in the genre to come to the platform.

• Release Date — February 4, 2025
• Developer — Warhorse Studios
• Publisher — Deep Silver
• Genre — RPG
• Review Aggregate Score — 88% (Generally Favorable)

Along with being a genuine Game of the Year contender, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of the year’s best role-playing games. What’s more, the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance saw its profile massively boosted by its port to the original Switch, teeing up a possible Switch 2 port as a wise business decision for Warhorse Studios and Deep Silver.