Here’s why the Nintendo Switch is the go-to console for RPG fans.
The bizarre “anti-RPG” moon was released in Japan in 1997, but arrived in U.S. in 2020. This dreamlike game tasks you with cleaning up after a typical RPG hero. It also inspired Undertale.
A sports game for people who don’t like sports games, Golf Story uses golf mechanics in plenty of innovative ways throughout its surprisingly funny RPG story.
It may sound like a bargain bin ‘80s action movie, but Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a great turn-based RPG with gorgeous art and party members that play so differently it keeps battles fresh.
Diablo III certainly isn’t the deepest RPG on Switch, but it’s one of the best games on the console for fast-paced, chaotic co-op.
This exercise game is mostly made to help you level up in real life, but it’s also a full-fledged RPG with a skill tree, turn-based battles, and a dangerously buff dragon boss to take down.
Series fans have their issues with the first mainline Pokémon game on Switch, but its 3D perspective and fun features like Dynamaxing provide compelling reasons to catch ‘em all again.
This incredibly deep RPG was built for PC first, but it works surprisingly well on the Nintendo Switch. In multiplayer mode, it’s a great approximation of a tabletop RPG campaign.
With deceptively deep turn-based combat and an excellent story that’s as funny as it is harrowing, Ikenfell is one of the biggest hidden gems on the Switch.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses brought some major changes to the classic tactical RPG series, producing a game with fun, challenging fights and deep character relationships.
Of course everyone already knows about Breath of the Wild, but no list of great RPGs would be complete without it. The hype surrounding this game is enormous but absolutely deserved.