Nintendo Life Launches 2025 Community Game of the Year Voting for Switch & Switch 2
Nintendo Life has opened voting for its annual community-ranked Top 50 Switchโ games of the year, now expanded to include titles released on both โฃthe original Switch and the newly launched Switchโ 2. โขThe initiative, launched in December, invites users to rate โgames released throughout 2025.
The ranking is โคbased on User Ratingsโข within the Nintendo Life database, creating a “living” list of the year’s best titles. Nintendo Life also compiles a staff GOTY list featuring individual top fives, but prioritizes the community’s collective opinion.
Users can โrate games they’ve played by assigning a score outโข of 10 via the starโข rating system next to each title. The site encourages users toโข utilize the search bar to locate and rate all eligible games. All Switch and Switch 2 games released in 2025 with โa score of 6/10 or higher are eligible for inclusion.
Notable 2025 releases include hollow Knight:โค Silksong, and the launch of the Nintendo Switch โข2 platformโ itself.
The finalโข Top 50 list will be published laterโฃ in the month, and gamesโข released between โคnow and the end of the year still have the opportunity to be included.Nintendo life requestsโค that users report anyโ missing games to ensure a thoroughโ database. Previous year’s winners are archived on the site, showcasing the top-rated โgames โคfrom each year of the switch’s lifespan.