8 Best Nintendo Switch VR Games

While VR is available on other consoles, the Nintendo Switch outsold them all and has garnered a strong following due to its strong list of Nintendo exclusives and indie games. The Nintendo Switch offers a small variety of games to try out on VR, from classic Super Mario to cute visual novels or even some action-packed games that will have you breaking a sweat!

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The Nintendo Switch has dominated since its launch in 2017, and now we have a vast selection of fantastic games to take on the go.

A great part about using VR with the switch is that you use the same joy-con controllers you know and love without having to learn the new controllers that come with other VR mediums. However, with how little coverage Nintendo has given to the format, it might be a little difficult to choose a VR game from the Nintendo marketplace. Hopefully, this list gives you some choice titles to help you make that decision!

8 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. has been one of Nintendo's most successful titles since the days of the Nintendo GameCube. Its beat-up gameplay has brought friends together in combat, and the internet has allowed later titles to challenge people from around the world to see who the best fighter is.

While Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is worth playing on its own, Nintendo has introduced VR functionality to the game, allowing you to play from a different perspective. VR functionality is quite limited at this time, with only CPU spectating and single-player battles working with VR. However, it is definitely an experience to try out if you have access to VR, especially with the perspective giving you a look at parts of some maps that were previously not visible in its classic gameplay.

7 Neonwall

Neonwall is a fun indie puzzle game where you overcome traps and challenges to guide your ball to the end of each 3D level. It sounds simple enough, but each level gets progressively harder to learn with new mechanics that will be integrated into later levels as well.

You may choose to play either Runner, Puzzle, or Time Trial Modes to test your mettle in this fun but difficult puzzle game. With your joy-con controllers used to aim at what to manipulate, it is up to you to ensure the level bends to your will so that your ball can make it to the end. Coming with over 50 levels and three game modes to enjoy, you can be sure to sink hours into this game as you try to overcome its various challenges.

6 The Knight of Queen

Being another indie title, The Knight of Queen has you challenge the evil Devil King on behalf of the Queen in order to restore peace to the world. Along the way, you must battle various monsters and servants of the Devil King in turn-based combat to get stronger and level up. You can choose to grind on enemies to level up, buy equipment and potions from the store to bolster yourself or hunt around the maps for treasure waiting to be picked up.

The Knight of Queen has an appealing and proven gameplay formula and a charming simplicity that calls you back to the older days of gaming. For those who grew up with the Pokémon franchise and enjoyed that type of one-on-one turn-based combat, this would definitely be an appealing title for you.

5 Spice and Wolf VR 2

Spice and Wolf VR 2, like its predecessor, is a cute visual novel-like game in which you are put into the shoes of a merchant named Lawrence. Lawrence and his wife Holo, who just so happens to be the wolf goddess, have settled down and opened a bathhouse, even having a daughter together.

The game has you interacting with Holo and your daughter as you deal with the peculiar events that unfold. Spice and Wolf VR 2 is not a particularly long game, but it definitely is a wholesome one. Dive into their tranquil life and experience the peaceful and silly day-to-day of Lawrence and his family.

4 Deemo Reborn

Deemo Reborn introduces the chance encounter between a little girl named Alice and a figure named Deemo. Deemo plays the piano to himself in the lonely castle where the game takes place while Alice mysteriously drops from the sky without any recollection as to how she got there.

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The game includes an exploration section where you solve puzzles throughout the castle and a rhythm section where you play the piano along to a song. There are over 60 songs to collect and play of varying tempos, with the difficulty curve rising as you get further into the game to keep it interesting. Overall, It is a very wholesome and unique VR game that does not have many other games like it.

3 Captain Toad Treasure Tracker

In Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, Mario finally takes a backseat to a different and unexpected hero. This time, you join Captain Toad as he stumbles his way through numerous levels to retrieve the stolen power star and rescue Toadette.

Gather coins, overcome obstacles, and find a way past classic and new Mario Bros enemies. Originally released for the Wii U, the game is now re-released for the Nintendo Switch with more levels and VR support. Even if you have already played the original game, there is a bunch of new content to experience and a whole new platform to experience it through.

2 Super Mario Odyssey

Once again, Mario is coming to the big city, but this time in VR! Even if you previously played this entry in the Super Mario series, playing it in VR is a whole new experience.

Join Mario and his snazzy new hat as he platforms through levels to rescue the princess before Bowser can force her to marry him. Unlike previous entries, this Mario game features both 3D exploration and side-scrolling levels for you to complete. Meanwhile, Mario is granted new abilities to try out with his hat side-kick, Cappy, who allows him to grab new and exciting abilities to try out.

1 Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

This is a deeply beloved entry that many had only stopped playing after the release of its sequel entry, Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom, due to its open-world gameplay filled with potentially limitless hours of gameplay. Now you can play it with VR!

Waking up after a hundred-year slumber, you are put in control of a weakened link that must garner his strength back in order to confront Calamity Ganon and restore peace to Hyrule once more. Or you can run directly to Hyrule Castle after the tutorial and try to fight the final boss immediately. Though not recommended, you can immediately go fight the final boss of the game without any preparation after leaving the Great Plateau. In Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, the world opens up to you to decide whatever you want to do.

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