The games are still pretty, even though it’s small and easy to carry around.
However, since the Nintendo Switch is a hybrid device that can be played both handheld and docked (except for the Switch Lite), it’s not likely that the graphics will be very good. The Switch, on the other hand, has a lot of games that show it can compete with the others.
There are games for the Switch that don’t quite live up to its full promise, but there are also games that show how far developers can push the technology and make the best product possible.
Spiritfarer

It’s not a huge 3D open world game like Spritfarer, but the graphics are still great. The hand-drawn graphics in this game are great, and there are lots of cute and fun characters to meet. Every place is ready to take your breath away. The images, animations, and views can make you want to just sit back and enjoy the game, but the game itself is also a lot of fun.
In this side-scrolling game, you have to take care of your boat home and help different ghosts make their way to the afterlife at the same time. Spiritfarer is a calm game with an emotional plot that will keep you interested just as much as the art.
Splatoon 3

The colors in Splatoon 3 are really bright, and the music is great. The gaming is also very chaotic. In this third-person shooter set after the end of the world, teams are competing to spread as much bright ink as they can across an area.
As the third game in the series, many things about it are better than the first two. Lots of changes have been made to how you play, the pictures are even better than before, and you can customize your character a lot. The style of the series has always been its own, and it’s always fun to see how bright and colorful the game gets after a few rounds.
Wavetale

We recommend that you try Wavetale if you like the idea of racing across waves and discovering cities that have sunk. Wavetale lets you play as Sigrid, who will do anything to save her friends. The story is gripping and mysterious, and the people you meet will stick with you. In this beautiful, watery world, she can walk on water and swing across roofs.
The art style of this game is really cool, and it’s fun to see the water ripple as you speed across it. The game still works well on the Switch thanks to its simple but interesting images. Wavetale is a short game that you should really enjoy.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Based on the hugely popular Wii game Xenoblade Chronicles, this strong follow-up captivates with moody settings and charming, bright graphics that mix style and technical detail. In order to get to the mysterious World Tree, our heroes have to cross several different Titans that are floating in a sea of clouds.
Along the way, they’ll collect Blades, which are weaponized life forms that look a bit like Pokemon and have special moves and epic routines. Even though it takes dozens of hours, this trip will seem short because of its beautiful graphics, likeable characters, and fun, creative battle system.
Mario Party Superstars

Mario Party Superstars for the NDcube is a great tribute to the original Mario Party game and a fitting remaster. It has a huge number of fun minigames and boards, and it works well online. This is made even better by the fact that the pictures and colors are much better and stand out more this time.
With its new look, improved controls, and better quality of life, Superstars shines as the best way to play the party series back when it was at its peak.
Rayman Legends

The Rayman series is one of the few games that has been able to come back so well. It looks like EA is determined to keep the man without limbs out of the way of its bigger, more expensive games, but it’s hard to deny how much love went into the Rayman reboot games, especially when it comes to the graphics and art style.
Rayman Origins and Legends have a Saturday Morning Cartoon feel to them. This style has been used in other games over the years, like the Battletoads version. Still, Rayman is one of the few games that does it well.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

The fourth (and, for now, last) game in the Xenoblade Chronicles series (the second game got a letter instead of a number) looks better than the game that came before it, which was only available on Switch. Even more so in the very complex Future Redeemed expansion, which wraps up a lot from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and everything that came before it.
The character models and faces in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 are still pretty good, but the more comical ones in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are easier on the eyes. This is where the engine changes really shine through: in the overworld.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8 came out in the last few years of the Wii U’s life, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was later moved to the Switch and still gets exciting new DLC updates years after it came out. Anyone of any age who likes Nintendo will be able to find their favorite characters in the driver pick screen. There are also a lot of different ways to customize your cars.
You can also choose from a lot of different courses, each with cute animated figures flying around bright, lively racetracks. Enjoy the cute scenery, but don’t forget to keep your eyes on the road!
Fast RMX

Many years, Nintendo fans have been begging for a new F-Zero game in the line of games set in zero gravity. Captain Falcon fans can instead play Fast RMX, a racing game with graphics that look better on a high-end PC than on a hybrid handheld system. This doesn’t look like it will happen any time soon, though.
The amazing graphics in Fast RMX wouldn’t mean anything if the game wasn’t fun to play, which it is. It’s a great holdover until the next F-Zero game comes out, whenever that may be.
Bravely Default 2

It’s not a surprise that Bravely Default 2 looks just as good on Nintendo’s new system after the 3DS. The first Bravely Default was a high-quality 3D game for its time.
Plus, Bravely Default 2 looks great and plays one of the best games on the Switch by a large margin. It has frame rates that are much better than most Nintendo games and load times that are also pretty good.
Alien: Isolation

This very scary and tense stealth horror game works really well on Switch, and it’s one of the system’s smoothest and most beautifully designed games to date. This deeper immersion only heightens the stress in Alien: Isolation, where you play as Ellen Ripley’s daughter and have to sneak around a dark, empty ship to avoid a scary, sharp alien that is after her.
With an atmosphere and presentation like a movie and realistic 3D models and lighting effects, Alien: Isolation feels like a real (and scary) recreation of the Ridley Scott classic.
Cris Tales

Cris Tales is another beautiful indie game, this time made by Dreams Incorporated in Colombia. It looks a lot like Gris, with hand-drawn watercolor graphics, but it’s a turn-based RPG instead of a shooter.
As a great RPG that makes time travel a big part of both battle and the world, Cris Tales is also one of the best-looking games for the Switch.
Hollow Knight

Team Cherry made one of the best-looking and best-playing games of the last generation, even though Hollow Knight has a very simple art style and side-scrolling gameplay, which usually means bad images. It looks great on both the PC and the Nintendo Switch.
Any Switch game should be judged by how it looks and works when played on the go. Hollow Knight is one of the few games that might look better when played on the go than when watched on TV. There have been many efforts to make 2D graphics look like cartoons and simple games, like Cuphead and Gleamlight, but Hollow Knight may have the most interesting ones.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

It’s all about the light. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is not only one of the most popular Switch games, but it’s also one of the most beautiful. It also looks great because it has great lighting that makes mornings feel bright, sunsets feel golden, and nights feel as cozy as stargazing for hours.
This is also good for the change of the seasons. Animal Crossing: New Horizons changes the way it looks between Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. The leaves go from bright green to darker green, from orange to falling and covered in snow, and it all looks so natural. It’s easy to see why people can’t get enough of this game. I’m sure its next-gen replacement will also sell a lot of copies.
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

When it comes to both gameplay and graphics, Breath of the Wild is hard to beat. It was one of the biggest games to come out at launch. Breath of the Wild has much better graphics than any other Zelda game that came out before it. It was also used as a standard to see how long the Switch’s battery would last when it was in portable mode.
The art style in Breath of the Wild might not be very realistic, but that just means Nintendo could make it look a lot better than other 3D Zelda games.
Link’s Awakening

The 2019 update of Link’s Awakening was a pleasant surprise that was added to the Switch’s game library, especially after Breath of the Wild’s huge success. A strange idea that could have failed was to change the original 2D forms of the Game Boy game into a kind of toy world. It worked out great, though.
The art style in Link’s Awakening was very simple, like in Breath of the Wild. This let the graphics shine through much more than in any other 2D Zelda game, even A Link Between Worlds. Link’s Awakening is consistently one of the most beautiful games on the Switch, even if it does occasionally show signs of slowdown.
The Touryst

Since Skibidi Toilet and other games with this style became so popular, voxel art games have been hit or miss. But none have been as popular as The Touryst, which has a very simple idea and would have been boring if it weren’t so beautiful to look at.
Another interesting thing about this game is how well it runs compared to many other Switch games. The voxel art style works well both when the Switch is docked and when it is played handheld. Even more amazing is the fact that The Touryst is an independent game, while most other games with similar graphics power are big studios.
Octopath Traveler

This game uses pixel art in a way that is similar to games like The Touryst and Cloudpunk, but not in a bad way. This throwback to old games from Square Enix was a difficult job because it took the look of old Final Fantasy RPGs and brought them into the modern era.
It would have been easy for the leading turn-based RPG developer to make Octopath Traveler entirely out of standard pixel art. However, adding a 3D twist makes the game look better and gives the world more depth, making it look much more alive.
Astral Chain

Astral Chain was one of the biggest wonders of the Switch. It was made by the same people who worked on Nier: Automata and the Bayonetta series, which are both great games.
Even though a lot of Switch games have images that look like anime, Astral Chain is the best at it. Many levels have dark settings that can bring out the bright colors of both the player’s Legion and the world.
Doom

Even before it came to the Switch, the 2016 version of Doom was making waves on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One with how it looked. It was pretty clear from the start that switching to a hybrid system would mean a drop in graphics quality, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as many players thought it would be.
Doom wasn’t the first big third-party game to be moved to the Switch, but it did pave the way for BioShock: The Collection, Borderlands Legendary Collection, and other games that came after.
Super Mario Odyssey

The graphics in Luigi’s Mansion 3 were good, but the younger brother of the main character still managed to beat them in terms of quality. Now that Super Mario 3D All-Stars is out, Super Mario Odyssey’s huge improvements over the many games that came before it are even more clear.
Odyssey was able to improve the looks of Mario and everyone else in the Mushroom Kingdom. They were also able to add more lifelike character models, like a T-Rex, and make them look like they belonged in the same game as Mario.
Fire Emblem Engage

Fire Emblem Engage is one of the busiest and most anime-like Fire Emblem games to date. It came out in 2023. The colors are very bright, and they look great on the Switch’s small screen.
It is the most up-to-date game in the series in terms of graphics and features, and it is a tactical SRPG. Great amount of detail, and the bright color scheme really makes the game look beautiful and smooth. The battle maps, cutscenes, and maps are all very detailed, which makes the fighting really stand out with its smooth movements. Fans may not have thought Engage was as good as Fire Emblem: Three Houses was in 2019, but there’s no denying that it’s beautiful.
Octopath Traveler 2

Octopath Traveler 2 improves on the first game’s amazing HD-2D engine by adding more sprite detail, better saturation, and better volumetric lighting. These changes make every town, character, animation, and rainbow stand out as much as the Nintendo Switch can handle.
In almost every way, Octopath Traveler 2 is better than its original, which is another thing we think. You should definitely play it!
Persona 5 Royal

People who worked on Persona 5 Royal did a great job, and the game still looks great after all these years. There were some changes made to the designs in P5 Royal compared to the original P5, which came out in 2016 for the PS3 and PS4.
Persona finally came out on other devices after being sold only on PlayStation for years. The highly stylish anime style of Persona 5 Royal will look great on the Switch when it comes out in 2022, even though the console has clear graphics limits.
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

When Breath of the Wild came out, Zelda fans thought Hyrule might never look more beautiful again. Tears of the Kingdom takes place in the same world, but you can immediately tell that Hyrule has changed as soon as you leave Great Sky Island to start your journey.
There are still wide fields and beautiful views, but they are covered with debris from The Upheaval. Buildings are falling apart and falling to the ground, leaving black and red rifts. They messed up Hyrule instead of making it better, which we love.
New Pokemon Snap

Smooth and lively graphics are important in a game with lots of attractive pictures, and Bandai Namco really delivers with this lush, eye-catching follow up to the N64 hit Pokémon Snap.
Taking the trip through the calm, detailed biomes and admiring a much larger and more varied group of Pokemon is a real treat. It’s especially nice after seeing N64 games that are much rougher, blockier, and more confusing. This delightful sequel is made even better by its clear, bright textures, great lighting and water effects, and long draw distances.
It’s too bad that none of the main Pokemon games have top-notch Switch graphics, but to be fair, a game as beautiful as New Pokemon Snap, with an overworld that can be fully explored, would probably be too expensive for most people to buy. We are going to enjoy our perfect Bidoof here instead.
Luigi’s Mansion 3

Most new Mario games have pretty good graphics to begin with, but Luigi’s adventure in Luigi’s Mansion 3 was a surprise, even when compared to his more famous brother’s adventures.
In Super Mario Odyssey, the levels were huge and amazing, but in Luigi’s Mansion 3, the levels were smaller and more personal. This made it possible for the pictures to be better overall and for each room in the Last Resort hotel to have a lot more detail. Most of the time, Luigi comes in second, but his third ghostly adventure is better than many Mario games that came before it. It’s also our pick for the most beautiful Nintendo Switch game.