The Best Open-world Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

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Sonic Frontiers (2022)

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

Sonic Frontiers is a 3D platformer that changes the classic Sonic formula with large-scale, open-ended islands for Sonic to explore. Players are tasked with collecting collectibles, solving puzzles and playing minigames to move the story forward. The game also includes a dedicated skill tree full of new moves, bombastic boss sequences and an exceptional soundtrack.

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What we like:
  • Open world exploration
  • Fun traversal mechanics
  • Solid combat
  • Intuitive level design
  • Great soundtrack
  • Darker narrative ambitions than traditional Sonic games
What could be improved:
  • Rough textures
  • Popping in visuals
  • No colorblind modes or remappable controls

  • platform
  • open-world
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • classic
  • exploration
  • open-zone

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TerraTech (2018)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS Linux

TerraTech is the perfect game for creative kids who love to build their own vehicles and explore a randomly generated world. Construct powerful machines, bases, and weapons to defend against rival miners, gather resources, and improve your standing with the Mining Corporations. Explore treacherous mountain ranges, luscious grasslands, and huge deserts while building and creating your own unique style. The gameplay is fun and intuitive, and the simplistic graphics don't require high-end hardware.

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What we like:
  • Fun and intuitive gameplay
  • Creative freedom with lots of room for your own style
  • Enticing game with interesting mechanics
  • Simplistic graphics don't require high-end hardware
  • Provides a unique and addictive experience
What could be improved:
  • Feels empty with repetitive fetch quests
  • Lack of big updates
  • Multiplayer needs a lot of work

  • sandbox
  • building
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • construction
  • vehicle
  • survival
  • robots
  • physics
  • early-access
  • exploration
  • funny-looking
  • online
  • vehicles

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GRAND MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE WONDERLANDS (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Android

Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands lets you explore freely and at your pace entire ski resorts and the surrounding mountains. Unlock ski lifts and reach new areas by competing in challenges, or enjoy the scenery while you find your own path down the mountains.

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  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • sport
  • open-world
  • simulation
  • beautiful
  • racing
  • casual
  • adventure
  • relaxing
  • exploration

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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)

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Nintendo Switch wii u

The Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury game features the same lively co-op gameplay, creative levels and power-ups as the original game, but with added improvements. Both adventures support the newly added Snapshot Mode—pause the action to get the perfect shot.

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  • platform
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • online
  • adventure
  • boss-fight
  • free-roaming
  • classic

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Wobbly Life (2020)

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early access PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4

Wobbly Life is a lively open world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online and in local co-op, discovering jobs, mini games and story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole wobbly world out there to explore!


  • sandbox
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • physics
  • local
  • split-screen
  • multiplayer
  • simulation
  • online
  • family-friendly
  • funny

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Promise Mascot Agency (2025)

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

Explore a cursed Japanese town! Recruit mascot friends and come to the rescue when disaster strikes! Solve the mystery of your exile! Help a living finger work through her many anger issues! Turn Promise Mascot Agency into the best agency in Japan in this open-world narrative adventure!


  • management
  • open-world
  • lore
  • collector
  • creature
  • simulation
  • visual-novel
  • lgbtq
  • driving
  • narrative
  • crime
  • truck
  • funny
  • mature
  • mind-bending

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Pokemon Scarlet (2022)

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Nintendo Switch

Catch, battle, and train Pokémon in the Paldea region, a vast land filled with lakes, towering peaks, wastelands, small towns, and sprawling cities. Explore a wide-open world at your own pace and traverse land, water, and air by riding on the form-shifting Legendary Pokémon Koraidon. Choose either Sprigatito, Fuecoco, or Quaxly, to be your first partner Pokémon.

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  • open-world
  • battle
  • auto-battle
  • exploration

18

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2016)

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

Immerse yourself in the award-winning fantasy world of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. With stunning graphics and all-new features like dynamic depth of field and volumetric god rays, this epic adventure comes to life like never before. Explore new quests, characters, armor, weapons, and more with the full power of mods. Discover why this game has won over 200 Game of the Year Awards and experience limitless possibilities.

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What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay with endless possibilities
  • Engaging storyline and lore
  • Wide variety of quests and activities
  • Strong modding community with infinite customization options
  • Ability to connect and bond with others through gaming
What could be improved:
  • Combat and animations may not be as polished as desired
  • Frequent updates and mod compatibility issues

  • rpg
  • dragon
  • dungeon
  • open-world
  • fantasy
  • adventure
  • combat
  • skill

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Sonic Origins Plus (2023)

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

Relive the classic adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD in this new remaster.

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  • platform
  • open-world
  • classic
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • retro
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • exploration

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Just Die Already (2021)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Just Die Already is an old people mayhem sandbox game created by the designers of Goat Simulator. You are old and angry and you've just been kicked out of your retirement home. How will you survive in a world that wants you to Just Die Already?

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  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • physics
  • cooperative
  • funny
  • gore
  • comedy

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