Multiplayer Nintendo Switch games
Nintendo Switch is well known for its popular games like Smash Bros Ultimate and Overcooked. Both of which can cause friendship bridges to burn, curses to be yelled and neighbours to wonder if there’s a war going on in your place.
But the Switch world is vast and there’s more than you can explore other than just their famous AAA ones. Below are some other similar multiplayer Nintendo Switch games you can check out to keep your homebound-self occupied.
Table of Contents
- Multiplayer Nintendo Switch games
- What is the Nintendo Switch?
- Is it worth getting a Nintendo Switch?
- How to set up Nintendo Switch Singapore?
- 1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- 2. Ultimate Chicken Horse
- 3. Fortnite
- 4. Rocket League
- 4. The Jackbox Party Pack 6
- 5. Dragon Quest Builders 2
- 6. Minecraft
- 7. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- 8. Splatoon 2
- 9. Snipperclips Plus
- 10. Arms
- 11. Diablo 3
- 12. Super Mario Party
- 13. Just Dance
- Play these multiplayer Nintendo Switch games at home
What is the Nintendo Switch?
The Nintendo Switch is a console that can be played at home on your TV and is also a portable handheld gaming device. With 2 main models available, they each play the same games and run the same software, but offer different hardware features.
The base model, Nintendo Switch, offers a 7-inch OLED screen, detachable Joy-Con controllers, and an adjustable dock for charging and TV connection. The controllers provide haptic feedback when playing certain games like Super Mario Party, and can also be swapped with other colours available like neon purple and neon green. From a price of $339, this model can be purchased through Amazon.
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For those looking for a cheaper option to fit your budget, the Switch Lite has a smaller 5.5-inch LCD screen and can only be used as a portable console without TV compatibility. The Joy-Cons are not customisable and don’t provide haptics, but matches the base model performance wise and is available in 5 main colours: blue, yellow, gray, turquoise, and yellow. From a price of $359, this model can be purchased through Amazon.
With the current Black Friday Sale happening from 21st November to 2nd December, you can enjoy discounts of up to 70% on Amazon sitewide. As a bonus, TSL readers can also get $10 off minimum $60 spent during this promo period.
Is it worth getting a Nintendo Switch?
Other than bragging rights, the Nintendo Switch offers a huge library of family-friendly games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as well as popular titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Many of these games are easy to pick up and offer hundreds of gameplay hours, so you don’t have to worry about running out of games to play.
If completing missions and defeating monsters don’t interest you, the Nintendo Switch also caters to the fitness junkies with games like Nintendo Switch Sports, Ringfit Adventure, and Just Dance 2024 Edition. These titles will get you sweating by dancing, moving, and playing virtual sports like tennis.
With a wide selection of games, health benefits, and the flexibility of being able to play at home or outside, we would say it’s definitely worth getting your hands on a Nintendo Switch.
How to set up Nintendo Switch Singapore?
What makes getting a Nintendo Switch fun is not only the variety of games available, but the set up process too. Upon opening the console box, you’ll have the satisfaction of assembling the Nintendo Switch by slotting in the 2 Joy-Cons provided.
Once your console has been connected to a power source through the AC adapter provided, there will be step-by-step on-screen instructions for the configuration of your region, timezone, parental controls, and the setting of your user nickname. If you are planning to transfer data from an existing Switch, both consoles must be linked to the same Nintendo accounts for user data and games purchased to be transferred.
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Race in 48 different competitive racetracks
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A classic Nintendo Switch game gets an upgrade with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Like iterations of the game before this one, you’ll play as one of 36 characters in the Nintendo multiverse, like Mario, Yoshi, Princess Peach, and even Zelda.
You can race yourself in single-player mode, but we think it’s best to get the squad together for a multiplayer mode of up to 12 players. Race to the finishing line to bag one or many of the 12 Cups to crown yourself champion. There are also 48 different race tracks, each varying in difficulty so even newbies in gaming can ease themselves into the world of handheld console gaming.
Price: ~S$80.77
Type: Racing
Max players: 4 for device, 12 for online multiplayer
Get Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
2. Ultimate Chicken Horse
Beat your friends in this level-building game
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If you think team work makes the dream work, Ultimate Chicken Horse will have you second-guessing yourself. In this multiplayer game, each player gets a prop – trap, hazard, plank, or platform – to build a course to get from one end to the other. But, the goal is to only have your character successfully cross the obstacle course all of you have built.
It takes a little bit of game theory and strategy but once you get the hang of it, there are 18 levels to go through, each with their own rules and game modes for added fun.
Price: ~S$80.77
Type: Party
Max players: 4 for device, 4 for online multiplayer
3. Fortnite
Beat your friends in this level-building game
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Gen Z-ers may already be familiar with Fortnite, but for millennials and up who want to be part of the action, this Nintendo Switch game is basically a battle royale where the last shooter standing wins the game.
To get yourself ready for battle, you’ll need to explore the land you’re in and collect weapons. There are even opportunities for you to build walls and shields to protect yourself. The game has plenty of customisation options, where you can get new weapon skins and outfits inspired by cartoons like Family Guy, Spider-man, and Attack on Titan.
Price: Free
Type: Battle royale
Max players: 100 for online multiplayer
Get Fortnite.
4. Rocket League
Virtual soccer with cars
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For all the guys – and ladies – out there that love soccer and cars, Rocket League is a sweet combination of both to add to your game collection. The game takes things from 0 to 100 the moment you hit “play” so expect lots of excitement-packed game sessions.
Prepare to spend plenty of time on addictive matches here – we hear it’s hard to peel yourself away from the screen once you begin!
Price: Free
Type: Action
Max players: 4 for device, 8 for online* multiplayer
*via a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
Get Rocket League.
4. The Jackbox Party Pack 6
Play mini party games
If you can’t head out to a party, bring the party to you. Jackbox ensures that you won’t be missing out with their multiplayer party games that can include up to 10 people. Right under the social distancing limit, you should note!
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Bond with your friends or family over 5 different mini-games that involve serial killers, word play and hidden identities. You don’t need extra joy-cons for this as players can participate using their own phones as well. It’s not necessary to gather to play either – the game can also be enjoyed remotely through video calls for optimal social distancing.
Price: ~S$40.38
Type: Party
Max players: 10 players for local and online multiplayer
5. Dragon Quest Builders 2
Travel to virtual islands and design towns
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Transport yourself into the fantasy RPG world of townspeople, ancient evil and monsters with Dragon Quest Builders 2. This game is all about creativity with limited rules so go forth and explore islands or design your own town as you wish. The overall objective? To turn a ravaged realm into one that you’ll love to frolic around in.
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With its many available features, this game can very much be enjoyed alone. But more is always merrier so consider playing it with a couple of friends. In the “Isle of Awakening” section of the game, you can gang up with 3 other players in both local* and online multiplayer modes to build up a community together.
*Players have to be connected to the same local network.
Price: ~S$47.12
Type: Action
Max players: 4 on both local and online multiplayer
6. Minecraft
Get lost in time exploring their virtual world
Minecraft needs no introduction as the boxy-looking game that many love, and others are perplexed by. Now that you’re stuck at home with lots of time to burn, give this a shot. The game will take you into a virtual world where there are caves and oceans to explore, monsters to fight, and houses to build.
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Get fellow bored buddies together and you might just find yourself glued to the screen all day, all night. Device multiplayer* can support up to 4 players, while online multiplayer allows up to 8 players.
Image adapted from: Nicholas Marcelin via Youtube
*Multiplayer mode with several joy-cons connected to one Switch system.
Price: ~S$40.38
Type: Adventure, Action
Max players: 4 for device, 8 for local and online multiplayer
Get Minecraft.
7. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Relaxing game for stressed people
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If there’s one game you’ve heard to death about these few weeks, it’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons. All the hype considered, the game is a surprisingly relaxing one. In the words of my Animal Crossing-addicted friend, it is in essence “a low-fi hip hop beat in game form”.
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Like a retirement dream-come-true, the game drops you on your own little island, where you can fish, create a garden and hunt for fossils. Despite its adorable appearance, the game is best for adults who are stressed and need respite from hectic work. That being said, kids are bound to love the bubbly characters as well.
Price: ~S$80.77
Type: Simulation
Max players: 4 for device, 8 for local and online multiplayer
Get Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
8. Splatoon 2
Virtual paintball battle
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Behind massive hits like Overcooked, Splatoon 2 is another PVP game that’ll have you yelling at your opponents from the edge of your seat. Essentially a paintball battle in digital form, you’ll get all the joy of splattering everything and everyone with paint, sans the bruises you’ll face IRL.
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Amp up the competition further by switching on additional features in the game such as a moving battlefield.
Price: ~S$80.77
Type: Action
Max players: 8 for both local and online multiplayer
Get Splatoon 2.
9. Snipperclips Plus
Co-op game where you have to think outside the box
Puzzle-themed Snipperclips Plus is a wholesome game to spend time with your family or friends. Pushing you to think out of the box, this game is one that’ll pick at your mind, and will likely fit your bill if you love a creative challenge.
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Pick from one of the two modes – co-op or competitor – where you can work together or play 2V2 in a bid to see which team can complete each round the quickest. All you need to do is work with your partner to reshape your characters to fit into the dotted lines. Don’t be fooled by the instructions though – the puzzles can be pretty tricky as you progress into later stages!
Image credit: @scrooge1203 via Instagram
Price: ~S$26.16
Type: Puzzle
Max players: 4 for device and online multiplayer
Get Snipperclips Plus.
10. Arms
Wacky boxing game for kids
Arms would be the modern-day adaptation of the classic and well-loved Street Fighter. Battle your opponents by shooting at them, not with a weapon, but with your character’s elastic arms.
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Since hitting buttons and swishing the control around wildly is how you’ll motion your onscreen characters into battle, kids are bound to love it. They’ll also be getting a good little arm workout as you’ll have to physically move their arms in order to play.
Price: ~S$80.77
Type: Action
Max players: 2 for device and online multiplayer
Get Arms.
11. Diablo 3
RPG with monsters, cultists, walking corpses
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Classic RPG games aren’t just for desktop gaming. Pick up Diablo 3: Eternal Collection on Switch and you’ll be able to have the same fun without the need for an MMORPG-worthy gaming computer.
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Gather up 4 friends and venture into the demon-filled world. Endless exploration awaits in their Adventure Mode with bounties to collect and walking corpses to slay.
Price: ~S$26.64
Type: Action
Max players: 2 for device, 4 for local multiplayer
Get Diablo 3.
12. Super Mario Party
Virtual board game
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We’re no stranger to Mario Kart, but the iconic game has a virtual board game variation that you might‘ve heard of as well: Super Mario Party. Complete with more than 80 mini-challenges like baseball and rhythmic river rafting, this is bound to be something the whole family can play for hours.
Image credit: @abrandofx via Instagram
Price: ~S$80.77
Type: Party
Max players: 4 for device and online multiplayer
Get Super Mario Party.
13. Just Dance
For those who miss grooving at the clubs
Missing days at the clubs? No problemo. Just Dance 2020 allows you to still groove to beats. Albeit in a PG13 way, you’ll still be able to have a blast with your friends with their multiplayer feature.
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Rack up as many points as you can with your virtual dance crew by nailing the dance moves shown on screen to beat high scores. There’s no need to worry about having to buy extra equipment as well as all you need is your usual joy-con. If you’re short on those, you use your phone instead by linking it via the Just Dance Controller app.
Image credit: Nintendo
Price: ~S$40.77
Type: Party
Max players: 6 for device, 64 for online multiplayer
Get Just Dance.
Play these multiplayer Nintendo Switch games at home
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Staying home doesn’t mean staring at your four walls, waiting for time to pass. If you’ve already got the device on hand, these are some of the many multiplayer Nintendo Switch games you can unlock, for bonding sessions while maintaining proper social distance.
For more things to do at home, check out:
- Easy home workout routines
- How to DIY bleach and dye your hair
- Virtual travel experiences for popular overseas attractions
Cover image adapted from: Alastair Pang, Silicon Era,Game Tyrant, Alastair Pang
Last updated by Brandon Chia on 1st December 2024.