free-to-playReleased Switch Video Games
Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
A list of Released free-to-play video games for Switch sorted by popularity among gamers.
Nintendo Switch is the successor of Nintendo Wii and Wii U consoles and is widely considered to be the first hybrid console on the market. It allows users to play games either at home on a big TV screen or while travelling. This is possible thanks to its revolutionary design, which combines features of both stationary and handheld consoles. It is composed of two main parts: the console unit, which is a 6.2" screen tablet based on Nvidia technology, and the docking station necessary to connect the console to a TV set. Nintendo Switch was released worldwide on March 3, 2017.
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Palia
Adventure 14 December 2023
Palia is a multiplayer life simulator set in a colorful fantasy world. Players must explore, get to know its inhabitants, complete quests, farm, fish and expand their home.
Apex Legends
Action 09 March 2021
A free-to-play online FPP battle royale shooter, set in the futuristic universe of the Titanfall series. Respawn Entertainment studio developed the game, and the publisher is Electronic Arts.
Fortnite
Action 12 June 2018
Fortnite: Battle Royale is a free-to-play multiplayer action game developed by Epic Games. The game is based on the battle royale formula and is similar to e.g. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. A hundred players are transported onto an island with almost nothing in their inventory. The player is tasked with finding or looting weapons, traps, and other pieces of gear.
My Hero: Ultra Rumble
Action 28 September 2023
My Hero Academia: Ultra Rumble is an online action battle royale game based on the anime Boku no Hero Academia, whose characters are playable here. It was developed by Japanese studio Bandai Namco.
Vigor
Action 23 September 2020
An online shooter with survival features, created by Bohemia Interactive studio. We are taken to Europe after a nuclear war and compete with other players for resources needed for survival in the postwar Norway.
Warframe
Action 20 November 2018
A co-op sci-fi shooter game developed by Digital Extremes, the creators of The Darkness II, Pariah, and Dark Sector. It's a free-to-play game with optional microtransactions. The story takes place in the far future, in the far region of the galaxy, where the Tenno race is fighting the Grineer empire. The chances of both sides become more balanced when the Tenno discover the ancient battle armors, giving their owners extraordinary offensive capabilities.
Overwatch 2
Action 04 October 2022
The sequel to a critically acclaimed 2016 online shooter by Blizzard Entertainment. Overwatch 2 features PvP combat against other players and limited-time PvE events, in which we join forces with others against AI-controlled foes.
Fallout Shelter
Strategy 10 June 2018
A mobile spin-off to the post-apocalyptic Fallout franchise, accompanying the fourth major installment. In contrast to the main-stream Fallout games this one is a simulation strategy, in which you take on a role of a vault overseer and have to look after its inhabitants. The game has you expand the vault by new rooms, including living quarters, and public facilities, to provide for all needs of your dwellers.
The Elder Scrolls: Blades
RPG 14 May 2020
An action role-playing game developed for mobile devices, set in the expansive The Elder Scrolls universe. You play as a secret agent of the Empire, who needs to rebuild a destroyed city by gathering resources, completing quests, and exploring randomly generated dungeons.
Rocket League
Arcade 14 November 2017
A futuristic sports game created by Psyonix Studios. This is a sequel to Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars released in 2008 on PS3. The game features an extraordinary version of soccer, in which players drive uniquely customized rocket-powered cars, trying to get the ball into the opponent’s goal. Cars possess an array of special powers, which can be modified as you progress with over a hundred different gadgets.
Asphalt 9: Legends
Racing 08 October 2019
Asphalt 9: Legends is a mobile racing game. The game offers both single and multiplayer modes and is characteristic for its arcade driving model that incorporates breakneck speeds, shoving the enemy off the road and aerial stunts.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Arcade 21 June 2022
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a humorous multiplayer game in which we take on the role of clumsy people and fight to win the Grand Prize on a strange quiz show. Mediatonic and Devolver Digital are responsible for the production.
Pokemon Quest
RPG 29 May 2018
An unusual Pokemon action game for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, set in a voxel world.
Smite
Action 19 February 2019
A MOBA game with arcade elements, created by Hi-Res, a studio known from such productions as Global Agenda or Tribes: Ascend. Smite allows the players to direct the actions of mythological deities who fight team battles in thematically diverse arenas. The game is focused on dynamic duels, in which not only stats and skills of the heroes, but also reflexes and the accurate eye of the players count. In the technical layer, Smite is powered by Unreal Engine 3.0, which provides high-quality visuals.
Star Wars: Hunters
Action 04 June 2024
Star Wars: Hunters is a free team-based game in which players compete on a limited arena, taking on the role of their favourite character from the Star Wars universe. The game was developed by Lucasfilm and Zynga.
Roller Champions
Arcade 21 June 2022
A free-to-play sports game in which we compete in rollerblading races; as we play we complete the laps on specially prepared tracks, trying to make sure our team scores more points than their opponents.
Knockout City
Action 21 May 2021
Knockout City is an online action game inspired by the classic dodgeball. The game offers dynamic multiplayer gameplay on a number of different maps. It was developed by Velan Studios.
Phantasy Star Online 2: Cloud
RPG 04 April 2018
A special version of Phantasy Star Online 2. It takes advantage of the cloud computing technology. Thanks to that, the players don’t need to download any data before starting the game – they are transferred in real time directly from the servers and the console serves only as a receiver. Except for this, the content of the game is same as the content of the original version of the title.
Paladins: Champions of the Realm
Action 12 June 2018
A multiplayer-oriented first person action game developed by Hi-Rez. The action takes place in a slightly unusual fantasy world featuring advanced technology, including firearms and vehicles. Ironically, all of the technological advancements present here are powered by magic. The gameplay focuses on online battles between small groups of players controlling characters belonging to different available classes, each having distinctive weapons and four unique skills.
Deltarune: Chapter 1
RPG 28 February 2019
An unusual two-dimensional RPG by Toby Fox, referring to the iconic Undertale. In Deltarune, we find ourselves in a new but similar world and face the challenges of the Dark Land, fighting in turn-based battles or disarming enemies in unconventional ways.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Puzzle 19 January 2022
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is another game based on the license of one of the most popular card games. This time Konami resigned from references to the anime series. Instead, they focused on providing a platform for professional games of two variants of the actual card game.
The Elder Scrolls: Legends
Puzzle canceled
A strategy card game set in the universe of a well-known RPG series that has been developed since 1994 by Bethesda Softworks. In terms of game mechanics, The Elder Scrolls: Legends takes after the competing Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, and the gameplay comes down to dueling with a self-built deck of cards representing heroes, equipment, spells, skills etc.
Dauntless
RPG 10 December 2019
An online action RPG developed by Phoenix Labs studio, established by former employees of Capcom, Blizzard, Riot Games and BioWare. Dauntless takes us to Shattered Isles – a fantasy world destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm, with its continents torn apart and their fragments floating in the air. Those few who survived must face Behemoths – aggressive creatures that pose danger to all survivors, their only hope being warriors who hunt the beasts.
Tetris 99
Puzzle 13 February 2019
Production, which combines the mechanics known from the classic arcade and logic game with ideas characteristic for the sub-genre of battle royale shooters. The Japanese company Nintendo is responsible for creating and releasing the game. The game is available for free to subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online service.