Here Are The Best Games To Play On The Nintendo Switch While In Lockdown

With us all being stuck inside thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, one thing people are doing is getting lost in video games. So, I thought it would be a good time to go over the best Nintendo Switch games to play while in lockdown. Let’s go into The Old School Game Vault!

There are so many incredible games to play on the Switch. I would argue that as far as games are concerned, it’s one of the best consoles on the market.

There’s not only the Zelda and Mario games on there, but there’s a whole load of great indie titles to choose from.

Honestly, one of the good things to come out of this lockdown period we’ve found ourselves in is that it’s given us some time.

We now have more time to do things we didn’t have the time to do before.

One of those things for me has been going through my backlog of games on my Switch.

Which Nintendo games are the best to play during lockdown

Everybody should be playing their Nintendo Switch during lockdown – Credit: Nintendo

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In the past week or so, I’ve been able to finish Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon: Shield and today I finally finished Link’s Awakening.

There are so many games to chose from on the Switch.

However, I’ve tried to keep it down to 20 of the best games on Nintendo Switch.

Anyway, without any further ado, here are the ten best games to play on your Nintendo Switch while in lockdown:

The best Switch games to play while in self-isolation

It looks like there is a lack of Nintendo Switches – Credit: Nintendo

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• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Stardew Valley
• Rocket League
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Luigi’s Mansion 3
• Alien: Isolation
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Super Smash Bros: Ultimate
• Pokémon: Shield (or Pokémon: Sword)
• Hollow Knight
• Guacamelee! 2
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
• Splatoon 2
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Yoshi’s Crafted World
• SteamWorld Dig 2
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses
• Inside
• Doom 64

I’m sure there are some Nintendo Switch games that I’ve missed on this list.

However, these are the ones I’ve played and I’ve loved.

There are so many great games on Switch, and if there’s one good thing about this lockdown, it’s that it can give you time to explore the games on the console.

I had a huge backlog of games to play and I’m now steadily getting through them.

Every cloud has a silver lining, and the Nintendo Switch has been mine.

What do you make of this list?

Are there any Nintendo Switch games you might like to check out on this list?

Which do you think are the best Nintendo Switch games?

Let us know in the comments below.

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