Nintendo Switch: list of free games, demos, apps, etc.

Looking for a new game to play on your Nintendo Switch, but not really the kind of person to pay without trying first? Or maybe you’re looking for a game or app you can download for free? If yes, you’ve come to the right place! On this page, we’re going to list absolutely all the demos available on the Nintendo eShop of the Nintendo Switch, as well as games and apps available as free downloads (video services, Free 2 Play, etc.).

Why just the Nintendo Switch? Well, because it’s fully region-free, which means that you can easily try out Free 2 Play games, services, or demos for games that are not going to have an official release outside certain countries (mainly Japan), or a staggered one. This is basically a sister page to our list of games with English (+ other languages) options on the Japanese Nintendo eShop!

Here’s how you can create a Nintendo Account to download demos and other free content from another region:

• go to the Nintendo Account website, and create yourself a Nintendo Account
• during the creation process, make sure to select the country of the region you want to access the Nintendo eShop of (for example: Japan for the Japanese Nintendo eShop)
• on your Nintendo Switch, create a new user
• link your new Nintendo Account to that new user
• launch the Nintendo eShop, and choose that new user

Latest free downloads on Nintendo Switch (F2P games, apps, etc.) (Week 16)

• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions (Playfusion) [Europe / North America]

Latest Nintendo Switch demos (Week 16 and beyond)

• BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Ayakashi Koi Gikyoku -Forbidden Romance with Mysterious Spirit- (Digimerce) [Europe / Japan]
• Croc’s World 2 (Sprakelsoft) [Europe / North America]
• Gabbuchi (h.a.n.d.) [Europe]
• X-Morph: Defense (EXOR Studios) [Europe] (out on April 19th)
• Voxel Shot for Nintendo Switch (SAT-BOX) [North America] (out on April 22nd)
• Attack on Titan 2 (Koei-Tecmo) [Japan] (available from April 26th to July 31st)
• Shiritsu Berbara Gakuen ~Versailles no Bara Re*imagination~ (Idea Factory) [Japan] (coming soon)

List of free downloads on Nintendo Switch (F2P games, apps, etc.)

• Arena of Valor (Tencent Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Cloud Version (Ubisoft) [Japan] (requires paid subscription)
• Brawlhalla (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America]
• Coloring Book (QubicGames) [Europe / North America]
• Color Zen (Cypronia) [Europe / North America]
• Dawn of the Breakers [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Deltarune: Chapter 1 (Toby Fox) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Dotabata Chouri Action IT-kei Raamen Doras (Doras) [Japan]
• Dragon Quest Rivals (Square-Enix) [Japan]
• Fallout Shelter (Bethesda) [Europe / North America]
• Fortnite (Epic Games) [Europe / North America / Japan] (Software updates, Events and Content Updates)
• GALAK-Z: Variant S (GungHo Online Entertainment) [Europe / North America]
• Gems of War (505 Games) [Europe / North America]
• GetAmped mobile (Cyberstep) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Growtopia (Ubisoft) [North America]
• Hototogisu Tairan -Starting Over- (Granzella) [Japan]
• Hulu (Hulu) [North America]
• InkyPen (InkyPen Comics) [Europe / North America]
• izneo (izneo) [Europe / North America]
• Karaoke Joysound for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo) [Japan] (NB: requires paid tickets)
• Kitten Squad (Arcade Distillery): Free [Europe / North America]
• Lightseekers (Playfusion) [Europe / North America]
• Net Catcher Netch (Netch) [Japan]
• NicoNico (Dwango) [Japan]
• Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires a Nintendo Switch Online subscription)
• Onirigi (CyberStep) [Europe, North America, Japan]
• Pac-Man Vs. Free Multiplayer Version (Bandai-Namco) [Europe, North America, Japan] (NB: requires the full version of Namco Museum, cannot be used on its own)
• Paladins (Hi-Rez Studio) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud (SEGA) [Japan] (requires 36MB of free space)
• Pinball Arcade (The) (FarSight Studios) [Europe / North America] (requires 777MB of free space)
• Pinball FX3 (Zen Studios) [web eShop page: Europe / North America] (tables need to be purchased separately. Click here for more details)
• Platinum Train ~Nihon Juudan Tetsudou no Tabi~ (JContents) [Japan]
• Pokémon Quest (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• RecoChoku (RecoChoku) [Japan]
• RESIDENT EVII. biohazard cloud version (Capcom) [Japan] [NB: requires paid subscription!]
• SMITE (Hi-Rez Studios) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Stern Pinball Arcade (FarSight Studios) [web eShop page: Europe / North America] (tables need to be purchased separately. Click here for more details)
• Tetris 99 (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires Nintendo Switch Online subscription)
• Warframe (Digital Extremes) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions (Playfusion) [Europe / North America]
• YouTube (Google) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Zaccaria Pinball (Magic Pixel) [Europe / North America]

List of Nintendo Switch demos

1. 10 Second Run Returns (Blue Print) [Europe / North America / Japan]
2. 99Vidas – Definitive Edition (QUByte Interactive) [Europe / North America]
3. Aegis Defenders (Humble Bundle) [Europe / North America / Japan]
4. AeternoBlade (Corecell Technologies) [Europe / North America]
5. Airfield Mania (Sprakelsoft) [Europe / North America]
6. Amaekata wa Kanojo Nari ni. (Entergram) [Japan]
7. Animated Jigsaws: Beautiful Japanese Scenery (Rainy Frog) [Europe / North America / Japan]
8. Aperion Cyberstorm (Chorus Worldwide) [Europe / North America / Japan]
9. ARMS (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
10. ARMS: Global Testpunch (Nintendo) [Europe, North America, Japan (click here for more details)
11. Art of Balance (Shin’en Multimedia) [Europe / North America / Japan]
12. Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland (Koei-Tecmo) [Japan]
13. Awesome Pea (Sometimes You) [Europe / North America]
14. Ayakashi Koi Gikyoku -Forbidden Romance with Mysterious Spirit- (Digimerce) [North America]
15. Bad North (Raw Fury) [Europe / North America / Japan]
16. Baobabs Mausoleum (Zerouno Games) [web eShop page: Europe / North America]
17. Billion Road (Bandai-Namco) [Japan]
18. Black Hole (Dufgames) [Europe / North America]
19. Blaster Master Zero (Inti Creates) [Japan, Europe, North America] (requires 95.5MB of free space)
20. Blazblue Centralfiction Special Edition (Arc System Works) [Japan]
21. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Special Demo (Arc System Works) [North America / Japan]
22. Block-a-Pix Deluxe (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America]
23. Bokura no Keshigomu Otoshi (SAT-BOX) [Japan]
24. BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
25. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan] (also available on Nintendo 3DS)
26. Caveman Warriors (JanduSoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
27. Chalk Dash Carnival (SAT-BOX) [Japan]
28. Chou Tousouchuu & Chou Sentouchuu Double Pack (Bandai-Namco) [Japan]
29. ChromaGun (Pixel Maniacs) [Europe / North America]
30. Cinderella – An Interactive Fairytale (Golden Orb) [Europe / North America]
31. Collidalot (Grunka Munka) [Europe / North America]
32. Combat Core (MABManZ) [Europe / North America]
33. Croc’s World (Sprakelsoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
34. Croc’s World 2 (Sprakelsoft) [Europe / North America]
35. Croc’s World Run (Sprakelsoft) [Europe / North America]
36. Crypt of the NecroDancer: Nintendo Switch Edition (Spike-Chunsoft) [Japan]
37. Cube Creator X (Arc System Works) [Japan]
38. Daedalus: The Awakening of Golden Jazz (Arc System Works) [Japan]
39. Daemon x Machina: Prototype Missions (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan] (only available for a limited time)
40. Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Library Party- (Entergram) [Japan]
41. Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical (Flyhigh Works) [Europe / North America / Japan]
42. Dark Souls Remastered – Network Test (Bandai-Namco) [Europe / North America / Japan] (click here for more details)
43. Death Squared (SMG Studio) [Europe / North America / Japan]
44. DEEMO (Flyhigh Works) [Europe / North America / Japan]
45. Deep Ones (Sometimes You) [Europe, North America]
46. Demetrios – The BIG Cynical Adventure (COWCAT) [Europe / North America]
47. Desktop Soccer / Tsukue de Soccer (SAT-BOX) [Europe / North America / Japan]
48. Detention (Coconut Island Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
49. Devious Dungeon (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
50. Disgaea 5 Complete (NIS America) [North America, Europe, Japan] (requires 1 400MB of free space)
51. Doodle God: Evolution (JoyBits) [Europe / North America]
52. Dragon Ball FighterZ open beta (Bandai-Namco) [Europe / North America / Japan] (now available, beta takes place from August 9th to August 12th. Click here for more details)
53. Dragon Quest Builders (Square-Enix) [Europe / North America / Japan]
54. Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square-Enix) [Japan]
55. Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Nintendo Switch (Square-Enix) [Japan] (requires 1GB of free space, only available in Japanese)
56. Drowning (Sometimes You) [Europe / North America]
57. Dungeon Village (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
58. Earthlock (Snowcastle Games) [Europe / North America]
59. Earthworms (SONKA) [Europe / North America]
60. EAT BEAT DEADSPIKE-san (Arc System Works) [Europe, North America, Japan]
61. Embers of Mirrim (Creative Bytes) [Europe / North America]
62. Energy Cycle Edge (Sometimes You) [Europe / North America]
63. Fill-a-Pix Deluxe (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
64. Fitness Boxing (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
65. Flat Heroes (Deck 13) [Europe / North America / Japan]
66. Forgotton Anne (Square-Enix) [Europe / North America / Japan]
67. forma.8 (Mixed Bag Games) [Japan / Europe / North America]
68. Freedom Planet (XSEED) [Europe / North America / Japan]
69. Gabbuchi (h.a.n.d.) [Europe / North America / Japan]
70. Gal Metal (DMM.com) [Japan]
71. Game Dev Story (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
72. Gekido (Naps Team) [Japan]
73. Gelly Break (EuroVideo Medien) [Europe / North America]
74. Gesshizu Gajigaji Namaka wo Sodateyou (Nippon Columbia) [Japan]
75. Graceful Explosion Machine (Vertexpop) [Europe / North America / Japan]
76. Grand Prix Story (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
77. Guns of Mercy: Rangers Edition (Storybird) [Europe / North America]
78. Happy Birthdays (Arc System Works) [Europe / North America / Japan]
79. Heroes of the Monkey Tavern (Monkey Stories) [Europe, North America, Japan]
80. Hot Springs Story (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America, Japan]
81. Hototogisu Tairan (Granzella) [Japan] (no longer available, game is now Free 2 Play)
82. Hyper Sentinel (Huey Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
83. I and Me (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
84. Implosion (Flyhigh Works) [Japan / Europe / North America]
85. INSTANT TENNIS (Breakfirst Games) [Europe / North America]
86. Inversus Deluxe (Hypersect) [Japan / North America / Europe]
87. Invisiballs (Digital Kingdom) [North America]
88. Jewel Fever 2 (Sprakelsoft) [Europe / North America]
89. Just Dance 2017 (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America] (requires 901MB of free space)
90. Just Dance 2018 (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America] (requires 444MB of free space)
91. Just Dance 2019 (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America]
92. Just Shapes & Beats (Berzerk Studio) [Europe / North America / Japan]
93. Katamari Damacy Reroll (Bandai-Namco) [North America /Japan]
94. Kid Tripp (Four Horses) [web eShop page: Europe / North America / Japan]
95. Kimi no Hitomi ni Hit Me (Entergram) [Japan]
96. Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) [Europe, North America]
97. Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (NIS America) [Europe / North America]
98. Langrisser I & II (Extreme) [Japan]
99. League of Evil (Ratalaika Games) [Europe, North America, Japan]
100. Lipkiss (Entergram) [Japan]
101. Little Friends – Dogs & Cats- (Imagineer) [Japan]
102. Lode Runner: Legacy (Tozai Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
103. Lost Sphear (Square-Enix) [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires 825MB (EU, NA) / 793MB (JP) of free space)
104. Mahjong Solitaire Refresh (Sunsoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
105. Mario Tennis Aces – Pre-launch Online Tournament (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan] (available from May 25th in Europe and Japan, check out this post for more details)
106. Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (Stage Clear Studios) [Europe / North America / Japan]
107. Mega Mall Story (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
108. Mega Man 11 (Capcom) [Europe / North America / Japan]
109. Metropolis: Lux Obscura (Sometimes You) [Europe, North America]
110. Midnight Deluxe (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
111. Mighty Gunvolt Burst (Inti Creates) [Europe / North America / Japan]
112. Miles & Kilo (Four Horses) [Europe / North America]
113. Monopoly for Nintendo Switch (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
114. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (FDG Entertainment) [Europe / North America / Japan]
115. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate / Monster Hunter XX (Capcom) [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires 1.8GB of free space) (click here for more details)
116. Morphite (Level 77) [Europe / North America]
117. Mugsters (Team17) [Europe / North America / Japan]
118. Neko Tomo (Bandai-Namco) [Japan]
119. Neonwall (JanduSoft) [web eShop: Europe / North America]
120. Nine Parchments (Frozenbyte) [Europe, North America, Japan]
121. Ninja Village (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
122. Ninjin: Clash of Carrot (Modus Games) [Europe / North America]
123. Nora to Koujo to Noraneko Heart HD (PIACCI) [Japan]
124. Nora to Koujo to Noraneko Heart 2 (PIACCI) [Japan]
125. Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (FDG Entertainment) [Europe, North America, Japan]
126. Octahedron: Transfixed Edition (Square-Enix Europe) [Europe / North America]
127. Octopath Traveler (Square-Enix) [Europe, North America, Japan] (available on June 14th)
128. OkunoKA (Ignition Publishing) [Europe / North America]
129. One More Dungeon (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
130. Onigiri (CyberStep) [Europe, North America, Japan]
131. Order Land (Poisoft) [Japan]
132. Out There: Ω The Alliance (Raw Fury) [Europe / North America]
133. Pic-a-Pix Deluxe (Lightwood Games) [Europe, North America, Japan]
134. Pic-a-Pix Pieces Christmas Demo (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America] (no longer available)
135. Pic-a-Pix Pieces (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
136. Piczle Colors (Rainy Frog) [Europe / North America / Japan]
137. Piczle Lines DX (Rainy Frog) [Europe, North America, Japan] (requires 168MB of free space)
138. Pillar (Michael Hicks) [Europe / North America]
139. PixelJunk Monsters 2 (Spike Chunsoft US) [Europe / North America / Japan]
140. Pixel Action Heroes (Cypronia) [Europe / North America]
141. Planet Alpha (Team17) [Europe / North America / Japan]
142. Plantera DX (Ratalaika Games) (requires 62.9MB of free space) [Japan, North America, Europe]
143. Pocket Academy (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
144. Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
145. Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
146. Pokkén Tournament DX (Nintendo) [Europe, North America, Japan] (click here for more details) (requires 765MB of free space)
147. Portal Knights (Spike-Chunsoft / 505 Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
148. Project Octopath Traveleler (Square-Enix) [Europe, North America, Japan]
149. Puyo Puyo Tetris (SEGA) [Japan, Europe, North America] (requires 693MB of free space)
150. Puzzle Puppers (Cardboard Keep) [Europe / North America]
151. Qbik (Forever Entertainment) [Europe / North America]
152. Quest of Dungeons (Upfall Studios) [Europe / North America]
153. Rayman Legends Definitive Edition (Ubisoft) [Europe, North America]
154. Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P (Kemco) [Japan]
155. Retimed (Stray Fawn) [Europe / North America]
156. Riddled Corpses EX (COWCAT) [Europe / North America]
157. RISK: Global Domination (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America]
158. Robotto (JMJ Interactive) [Europe / North America]
159. Robonauts (Qubic Games) [Europe / North America]
160. RPG Maker MV Player (Kadokawa Games) [Japan] (coming to Europe and North America at a later date)
161. Scrap Rush!! (Acquire) [Japan]
162. Semispheres (Vivid Helix) [web eShop page: Europe / North America]
163. Shanghai Refresh (Sunsoft) [Japan]
164. Shift Happens (Daedalic Entertainment, Nintendo Switch) [Europe / North America]
165. Shift Quantum (Red Panda Interactive) [Europe / North America / Japan]
166. Shining Resonance: Refrain (SEGA) [Europe / North America]
167. Slime-san (Fabraz) [Europe, North America]
168. Snipperclips: Cut it out, together! (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires 266MB of free space)
169. Soikano ~Gyutto Dakishimete~ (Entergram) [Japan]
170. Sonic Forces (SEGA) [Japan] (only available in Japan so far) [requires 573MB of free space]
171. Spelunker Party! (Square-Enix) [Europe, North America, Japan]
172. Splatoon 2 Global Testfire (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires 408MB of free space)
173. Splatoon 2: Splatfest World Premiere (Nintendo) [requires 1.4GB of free space] [English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Dutch (Europe) / Japanese (Japan) / English, Spanish, French (North America)] (click here for more details)
174. Splatoon 2 Special Demo [Europe / North America / Japan] (only playable between March 19th and March 25th in Europe and North America, and March 26th and April 1st in Japan, check out this post for more details)
175. Squareboy vs Bullies: Arena Edition (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
176. Star Ghost (Rainy Frog) [Europe / North America, Japan]
177. Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure DELUXE (Reign Bros) [Europe / North America]
178. Sumikko Gurashi: Atsumare! Sumikko Town (Nippon Columbia) [Japan]
179. Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso (Nippon Columbia) [Japan] (requires 214MB of free space)
180. Super Beat Sports (Harmonix) [Japan]
181. Super Chariot (Microids) [Europe / North America / Japan]
182. Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission (Bandai-Namco) [Japan]
183. Super One More Jump (SMG Studio) [Europe / North America]
184. Super Phantom Cat: Remake (Veewo) [Europe / Japan / North America]
185. Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
186. Swim Out (Lozange Labs) [Europe / North America]
187. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai-Namco) [Europe / Japan]
188. Tetra’s Escape (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
189. The Bridge (The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild) [Europe / North America / Japan]
190. The Path of Motus (Michael Hicks) [Europe / North America]
191. Tied Together (Headup Games) [Europe / North America]
192. Timberman VS (Forever Ent.) [Europe / North America]
193. Toki Tori 2+ (Two Tribes) [Europe / North America]
194. TorqueL -Physics Modified Edition- (Active Game Media) [Europe, North America]
195. Toy Stunt Bike: Tiptop’s Trials (Wobbly Tooth) [Europe / North America / Japan]
196. Trials Rising Open Beta (Ubisoft, Nintendo Switch) [Europe / North America / Japan]
197. Trivial Pursuit Live! (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America]
198. True Fear: Forsaken Souls – Part 1 (Digital Lounge) [Europe / North America]
199. Tsukue de Ping Pong (SAT-BOX) [Japan]
200. Tumblestone (The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild) [Europe / North America / Japan]
201. Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
202. Ultra Space Battle Brawl (Toge Productions) [Europe / North America / Japan]
203. Umihara Kawase Fresh! (Success) [Japan]
204. Uno (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
205. Urban Trial Playground (Tate Multimedia) [Europe / North America / Japan]
206. Valkyria Chronicles 4 (SEGA) [Europe / North America / Japan]
207. Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story (PQube) [Europe / North America] (available until January 15th)
208. Venture Towns (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
209. Violett (Forever Entertainment) [Europe / North America]
210. VOEZ (Flyhigh Works) [Europe, North America, Japan] (click here for more details) (requires 141MB)
211. Vostok Inc. (Wired Productions) [Japan, North America, Europe]
212. Voxel Shot for Nintendo Switch (SAT-BOX) [North America / Japan]
213. Wakuwaku Doubutsu Land (Nippon Columbia) [Japan]
214. Wanderjahr TryAgainOrWalkAway (Corecell Technologies) [Europe / North America]
215. Woodle Tree Adventures (Chubby Pixel) [Europe / North America]
216. Word Puzzles by POWGI (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America]
217. Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America]
218. Word Sudoku by POWGI (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America]
219. Work x Work (FuRyu) [Japan]
220. World End Syndrome (Arc System Works) [Japan]
221. X-Morph: Defense (EXOR Studios) [Europe]
222. Xenon Valkyrie+ (COWCAT) [Europe / North America]
223. Yoku’s Island Express (Team17) [Europe / North America / Japan]
224. Yoshi’s Crafted World (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
225. Zoids Wild: King of Blast (Takara-TOMY) [Japan]

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