The Ten Best Switch Games Coming This Week (October 4 – 9)

Another week, another set of new games for the Nintendo Switch! If you haven’t checked out last week’s list, no need to worry, there are plenty more games coming to the Switch this week, so to make sure you know which ones are worth it, we’re counting down ten more of the best Switch games coming soon to the console!

This article will cover most titles you can purchase on both the US and UK eShops, and if you want to get them as cheap as possible, we got a workaround for that so you can access both online stores. This is a huge week that includes a Super Monkey Ball release, a new Nickelodeon-themed brawler, and the finale of the 2D Metroid storyline. Let’s get into it!

Toree 2 – $0.99/£0.89 (Oct 4)

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The long-awaited sequel to the surprise hit 3D platformer, Toree 3D, is running onto the Nintendo Switch on October 4! Revisit this bite-sized platforming adventure featuring everything you loved from the first game, including fast-paced gameplay, flow-focused levels, and cute costumes (there’s even a second one now! Far out!).

Run through 9 unique levels as you explore the low-poly 90s of Toree once again!

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania – $39.99/£34.99 (Oct 5)

Get ready for a banana bonanza! The newest entry in the iconic Super Monkey Ball series finally rolls onto Nintendo Switch this week, Tuesday, October 5th! You can purchase either the Digital Deluxe Edition – which is available for now – featuring both the base and array of extra such as the Classic Character Pack, Golden Banana Mode, SEGA Legends Pack, and more; the Anniversary Edition that offers a 40-page artbook and other accessories; to just play standard.

However you choose to play, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is sure to make for a fun time! Check out Jason’s review on this title for more.

Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl – $49.99*/£39.99*(Oct 5)

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Are you ready? The highly-anticipated platform-fighter Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl finally crashes onto Nintendo Switch this week! Featuring characters from some of the most iconic shows in the channel’s history, including Spongebob Squarepants, Rugrats!, The Loud House, Danny Phanom, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and more, engage in an all-out battle to determine who stands at the top of the animation throne.

And for a limited time*, the game is $10 off if you pre-order, so now’s a better time than any to join the brawl!

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan – $29.99/£21.99 (Oct 5)

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Explore the wondrous and colorful world of Rainbow Billy, the highly-stylized and lighthearted creature capture-2.5D Adventure-Puzzle-Platformer-RPG hybrid when it launches on Switch this week. This wholesome, coming of age story about a boy on a journey to return color and life to the world is not only a fun, puzzling adventure filled with creatures and characters of all shapes and sizes, but it also aims to teach us the importance of dealing with changes in the world and accepting ourselves and the others for who they are.

Your heart and soul will sing with color and joy when Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan casts its way onto Nintendo Switch on October 5!

Asdivine Collection – $49.99 (Oct 5)

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Don’t miss your chance to own this legendary JPRG saga when Asdivine Collection officially releases for Nintendo Switch on October 5. Explore the intricate world of Asdivine across all four games in the series in a single cartridge, including Asdivine Hearts, Asdivine Hearts II, Asdivine Dios, and Asdivine Menace! Experience the epic story in beautifully rendered 2D pixel art as you fight against the shadow to save the world and ensure peace to the people.

This game will only run for a limited time, so save the date and don’t miss your chance to experience the saga all in one package!

The Lightbringer – $14.99/£13.49 (Oct 7)

Experience a story of hope, action, and light when The Lightbringer arrives on Nintendo Switch! This poetic, story-driven adventure/puzzle platformer takes place in a beautiful vast world claimed by vile corruption. Guided by your sister’s spirit, you must prevail and cleanse the world from this corruption, becoming the Lightbringer. Explore, jump, and fight your way through each level while gathering light motes to guide your path in this Zelda-like puzzle adventure that can be experienced from all angles and is filled with all kinds of secrets to discover.

Follow your path when The Lightbringer shines onto the Switch on October 7!

Jack Axe – $14.99/£13.49* (Oct 7)

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Her name is Jack, and she has an axe, and she’s not afraid to use it! Those monsters better watch out for Jack and the sisters as they barrel their way through dungeons, dangerous lands, and harrowing challenges in this single/multiplayer 2D open-world adventure that takes inspiration from both Filipino and Norse mythology! Take on a variety of platforming challenges and make use of your axe tossing ability to explore Jack’s unique world and take down foes even a man would struggle against! That’s the power of Jack and her axe!

Take on the world when Jack Axe slices onto Nintendo Switch on October 7!

Metroid Dread – $59.99/£49.99 (Oct 8)

The long-awaited final chapter in the epic Metroid saga is finally here! The latest adventure of Samus Aran picks up directly from the end of the classic Metroid Fusion, following the bounty hunter as she investigates a mysterious transmission from Planet ZDR, a remote planet home with vicious alien lifeforms and, now, the murderous E.M.M.I. bent on stopping her in her tracks. Can Samus face off against some of the most dangerous threats she’s ever known, or will this be the bounty hunter’s final mission?

Find out when Metroid Dread launches exclusively to the Nintendo Switch on October 8!

Tetris Effect: Connected – $39.99 (Oct 8)

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Experience a reinvented classic in Tetris Effect: Connected, launching on the Nintendo Switch October 8! This is Tetris like you’ve never seen it before, adding to the already iconic Tetris formula with new, musical features to really make your moves full of life and fun. Play through over 30 different modes and stages online or with friends to see who can reach the top!

Better clear up that schedule, cause once the music starts, you’ll never want it to stop!

Toroom – $14.99/£11.69 (Oct 9)

If you’re a fan of top-down shooters with rogue-like elements and cat witches, Toroom may be just the game for you! Explore multiple biomes as you fight your way through rooms of enemies, getting as much loot as you can possibly get your hands on, and taking down anything that stands in your way! Loot, loot, and loot some more through over 70 different regular, cursed, and ultra-rare items, each reward giving you the chance to make yourself even more powerful. And you know what comes with more power? MORE LOOT!

Get ready to loot like you’ve never looted before when Toroom launches on Nintendo Switch on October 9!

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Thank you for stopping by Nintendo Link for all of your Switch releases! What do you think of this week’s offerings? Will you be picking anything up? Let us know in the comments below!