There are some fantastic games in the Nintendo Switch library, and you can enjoy a few of them once more, thanks to their Nintendo Switch 2 Editions, upgrades, and patches. Not only do you get to relive fantastic adventures, such as Breath of the Wild, but the idea of these upgrades is to take full advantage of the hardware improvements, offering a fresh lick of paint and performance improvements.
Some of the best Switch games to have Switch 2 upgrades are, of course, Nintendo's own titles, and you can even get the Zelda ones for free if you have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription.
Here's everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch 2 editions and upgrades:
What games have a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition?
The following games all offer a Switch 2 Edition, allowing you to experience existing Switch games like never before, with various improvements and even fresh content. All of the available Switch 2 Editions are:
- 4PGP - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- BALL x PIT - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Beyblade X Evobattle - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged - Nintendo Switch
- 2 Edition
- Brotato - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Card-en-Ciel Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Cast n Chill - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Core Keeper - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- DAVE THE DIVER Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Dispatch Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Factorio - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - Nintendo Switch 2
- Edition
- Hades II - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- High On Life - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Hollow Knight: Silksong - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-
- Crossed World
- KUUKIYOMI 4: Consider It Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Little Rocket Lab - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Lynked: Banner of the Spark - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru - Higashi Nihon
- Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- No Man's Sky - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Overcooked 2 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- PRITTO PRISONER - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Red Dead Redemption: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Shadow Labyrinth - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- SHUTEN ORDER - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Simogo Legacy Collection - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Stardew Valley: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Storm Lancers - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- Super Mario Party Jamboree - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree
- TV (Switch 2)
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- Tamagotchi Plaza - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate - Nintendo Switch 2
- Edition (Switch 2)
- The Exit 8 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
- (Switch 2)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2
- Edition (Switch 2)
- Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)
What games are getting a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade?
Some games have got an upgrade on the way, and you can see what they are, along with release dates and windows, below:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (January 15, 2026)
- Card-en-Ciel Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (January 29, 2026)
- Dispatch - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (January 28, 2026)
- Hollow Knight - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (2026)
- Human Fall Flat - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (2026)
- Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (2026)
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (2026)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (2026)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park (2026)
- The Rumble Fish 2 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (January 22, 2026)
- Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (2026)
What Switch games have a free performance patch on Nintendo Switch 2?
A few Nintendo Switch games have a free update available on Nintendo Switch 2, rather than a full-on upgrade, offering things such as performance improvements and GameShare support. The list of games is as follows:
- 51 Worldwide Games - features GameShare support, allowing up to four people to play 34 games together
- ARMS - improves visuals, frame rates, and offers HDR support
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain - features GameShare support so up to four people can play together in Party Mode
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - improves visuals, offers HDR support, and features GameShare support so two people can play all of the courses together
- Game Builder Garage - supports mouse controls with the Joy-Con 2 and improves visuals
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - improves visuals
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet - improves visuals and frame rates
- Splatoon 3 - improves visuals and frame rates
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - improves visuals, frame rates, and offers HDR support, along with GameShare so four people can play Super Mario 3D World together and two can enjoy Bowser's Fury
- Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 - improves visuals and supports the Joy-Con 2 mouse feature
- Super Mario Odyssey - improves visuals, offers HDR support, and features GameShare so two people can play together
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - improves visuals and offers HDR support
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - improves visuals and offers HDR support
That's everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch 2 Editions and upgrades - we'll do our best to keep you up to date with any other games that get upgrades or performance patches.