The new Donkey Kong Bananza just released to rave reviews, with game of the year already being thrown around, and terms like Switch 2’s killer app. And as fun as Mario Kart World has been – it’s going to need a ton of updates to reach the heights of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for me, we would have to agree. But it’s only going to be a matter of time before you make it to the center of the earth to get your wish granted in Bananza, so let’s take look at the best Switch 2 games releasing this summer and beyond.
Nintendo Switch 2 summer game release schedule
Rumors are already abound regarding a potential Nintendo Direct for sometime next week or the week after – this would, presumably, be the first proper Switch 2 Direct since the console was fully unveiled and potentially alter our list we have here today dramatically.
These rumors actually come from a particularly credible source, as we detailed previously, and might also come along with the announcement of a new Animal Crossing game for Switch 2, more than likely the release date for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Kirby Air Riders, and details on games like Borderlands 4, Elden Ring, and the FF VII remake. The latter of which we already know are coming, we just don’t have release dates, but there are plenty of rumored third-party games from EA, Ubisoft, and Activision we are still waiting for official confirmation on.
All of that still up in the air, we do have a solid slate of upcoming releases landing on Switch 2 this summer and into the fall, so let’s take a closer look at the games we are know are releasing on Switch 2 starting next week and through the rest of 2025.
- Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV – releases July 24, 2025
- Wild Hearts S – releases July 25, 2025
- Madden NFL 26 $70 – releases August 11, 2025
- Drag X Drive – releases August 14, 2025
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World– releases August 28, 2025
- Star Wars Outlaws – releases September 4, 2025
- Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion – releases September 5, 2025
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A– releases October 16, 2025
On top of the titles we know about above, there are some additional games that have already been announced for Switch 2 that have not received release dates. At least some of these titles are expect to get locked down at the next Direct, whether that goes live this month or not
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – releases 2025
- Kirby Air Riders – releases 2025
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade – releases 2025
- The Duskbloods – releases 2026
- James Bond 007 First Light – releases 2026
- Elden Ring – Tarnished Edition – releases 2025
- Borderlands 4 – releases 2025
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – releases 2025
- Hades 2 – releases 2025
- Enter The Gungeon 2 – release date unknown
- Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – release date unknown
- Splatoon Raiders – release date unknown
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