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You shouldn’t go into Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok expecting a massive new expansion. The new content is good and goes a long way, but I can’t help but feel it didn’t do enough to ease the heavy post-game grind. But if you enjoy the grind, like I mostly did, the new characters and modes will be a welcome addition. I think I just wanted more story, maps, and time with the characters. If you’ve never played Relink before, as I have, I think you’ll find this release more than worth it just for bringing the game to Switch 2. The base game itself, even before the post-game, is really fantastic and something any action game should give a shot. Hopefully, Cygames will continue to optimize this port in the coming months to smooth it out a bit. Playing through the base game content was a fantastic action game experience that I was surprised to see come from a studio mostly known for making gacha games. I’d love to see the profits of that continue to go into prestige action games like this, since this filled a hole in my hungry heart. It’s time for a proper sequel, because that’d be mind-blowing.

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 is a significant step up in presentation from the version built for the original Nintendo Switch, but having to buy the game again at full price with no discount, upgrade options, or save game transfer means this is going to be a hard pill to swallow for those who already own the last-gen release. If you’ve somehow avoided playing this game up until now and have any love in your heart for RPGs, this is a great option for experiencing what it has to offer.

Maestro could have easily fallen victim to being another motion-controlled game sloppily brought over to the Nintendo Switch 2, but instead the developers have done a marvellous job translating its hand-waving experience from a platform sporting more accurate motion reading. Okay, it isn’t a perfect transition, but definitely one that deserves your attention if you’re looking for your next rhythm game fix.

Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Collection is a huge pile of hack-and-slash RPG fun, whether you go it alone or venture forth in a group. With the base game and two meaty expansions’ worth of Sanctuary to explore, this game will keep you busy for dozens of hours. If you really fall into the deep end of keeping up with the seasonal content, you could easily get hundreds of hours out of it. This port makes some sensible compromises to offer a rather playable experience in both docked and handheld play. It’s just a shame that you’ll have to spend all of those in the vicinity of an internet connection. That online requirement is a real buzzkill, and it takes away one of the main reasons a person might want to play it on this console. Still great, just with some caveats to consider.

Obviously, if you own a Nintendo Switch 2 and don’t already own either version of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, you’ll want this release over the original Nintendo Switch version. There are no disadvantages to it. Those who already picked this game up on the original Switch face a considerably different situation. There are graphical improvements here, but nothing worth paying full price a second time over. I really like Crisis Core as a game, but I think most people in the Nintendo ecosystem who had any interest in it probably already picked up the last-gen version. This native Switch 2 release is something that’s worth considering for newcomers, but extremely hard to justify for those who have already attended this Reunion.

Simply put, if you enjoy momentum-based platformers, you’ll want to take a closer look at Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia. Like other licensed games from the combination of Ocellus Studio and Microids, it’s a lot better than you might expect. It’s a little on the shorter side, and the boss battles aren’t quite up to the rest of the game, but on the whole I found this game to be a real blast.

NBA 2K27 is a step forward and a step back for the Nintendo Switch 2 incarnation of this series, with the biggest problems persisting from last year’s take. In terms of how it runs, the new 60 frames per second performance mode is a real boon, and the overall look of the game is much better than NBA 2K26 was on Switch 2. The on-court action is very well done, but the structure surrounding it has some issues that I can’t help but suspect exist due to the game’s desire to sell Virtual Currency. The heavy emphasis on online makes the game kind of a pain to deal with for handheld players, and with no cross-platform play, the Switch 2 version finds itself at a real disadvantage in terms of player population. Well, maybe next year.

If you think the weird bits of lag and patchy visuals won’t be a problem for you, then I think Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko’s Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD- is a strong Mystery Dungeon experience. It’s pretty cool to finally have the game that got this whole ball rolling available officially in English, and it does more than you might expect given its pioneering status. Plus, how can you not love Torneko? He might be one of the most relatable RPG heroes around. There are some hiccups here, but Torneko’s quest to seek financial stability for his family with little more than sheer determination and a packed lunch is aspirational in a way that killing a thousand Dragonlords could never be.

With Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Intelligent Systems masterfully deliver strategic perfection. What early on felt intimidating in scale went on to become breathtaking in its ambition, science fiction and high fantasy colliding throughout to result in an experience that easily ranks as my favourite Fire Emblem game to date. From its tactical brilliance on the battlefield to its meaningful character development, it’s another Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive that proves itself to be yet another simply unmissable masterpiece.

Hot Wheels Infinite Rush takes the excellent racing of Unleashed and… well, unleashes it on a free-roam environment. While I much prefer the larger-than-life circuits of the previous two games, exploring Infinite Rush’s four islands is still a good time even if the painful loading times try to impact that.