Full List of Free Games, Demos, And Apps On The Switch

Perfectly Nintendo has released a list of free games, demos, and apps for the Nintendo Switch.

The list also details if there are outside fees or subscriptions that you must pay before using the free apps.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate does not appear to have a demo available which is a change from Super Smash Bros. 4 which had a demo available for the 3DS.

There are some great Nintendo Exclusives available to try out before you buy the full game. See the full list below or on Perfectly Nintendo.

Latest free downloads on Nintendo Switch (F2P games, apps, etc.) (Week 51 and beyond)

• InkyPen (InkyPen Comics) [Europe / North America]
• SMITE (Hi-Rez Studios) [Europe / North America] (2019)

Latest Nintendo Switch demos (Week 50)

• Zoids Wild: King of Blast (Takara-TOMY) [Japan] (requires Serial Code found in January issue of CoroCoro magazine, out on December 15th)
• Fitness Boxing (Nintendo) [North America]
• Dungeon Village (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Game Dev Story (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Graceful Explosion Machine (Vertexpop) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Pic-a-Pix Pieces Christmas Demo (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America]
• Mahjong Solitaire Refresh (Sunsoft) [North America]
• Robotto (JMJ Interactive) [North America]
• Octahedron: Transfixed Edition (Square-Enix Europe) [Europe / North America] (out on December 28th)

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

• Arena of Valor (Tencent Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• 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]
• Dotabata Chouri Action IT-kei Raamen Doras (Doras) [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]
• Hulu (Hulu) [North America]
• InkyPen (InkyPen Comics) [Europe / North America]
• Karaoke Joysound for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo) [Japan] (NB: requires paid tickets)
• Kitten Squad (Arcade Distillery): Free [Europe / North America]
• NicoNico (Dwango) [Japan]
• Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires a Nintendo Switch Online subscription)
• 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!]
• Stern Pinball Arcade (FarSight Studios) [web eShop page: Europe / North America] (tables need to be purchased separately. Click here for more details)
• Warframe (Digital Extremes) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• YouTube (Google) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Zaccaria Pinball (Magic Pixel) [Europe / North America]

List of Nintendo Switch demos

• 10 Second Run Returns (Blue Print) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• 99Vidas – Definitive Edition (QUByte Interactive) [Europe / North America]
• Aegis Defenders (Humble Bundle) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• AeternoBlade (Corecell Technologies) [Europe / North America]
• Animated Jigsaws: Beautiful Japanese Scenery (Rainy Frog) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• ARMS (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• ARMS: Global Testpunch (Nintendo) [Europe, North America, Japan (click here for more details)
• Art of Balance (Shin’en Multimedia) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Baobabs Mausoleum (Zerouno Games) [web eShop page: Europe / North America]
• Billion Road (Bandai-Namco) [Japan]
• Black Hole (Dufgames) [Europe / North America]
• Blaster Master Zero (Inti Creates) [Japan, Europe, North America] (requires 95.5MB of free space)
• BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Special Trail (Arc System Works) [North America / Japan]
• Bokura no Keshigomu Otoshi (SAT-BOX) [Japan]
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan] (also available on Nintendo 3DS)
• Caveman Warriors (JanduSoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Chalk Dash Carnival (SAT-BOX) [Japan]
• ChromaGun (Pixel Maniacs) [Europe / North America]
• Croc’s World (Sprakelsoft) [Europe]
• Crypt of the NecroDancer: Nintendo Switch Edition (Spike-Chunsoft) [Japan]
• Cube Creator X (Arc System Works) [Japan]
• Daedalus: The Awakening of Golden Jazz (Arc System Works) [Japan]
• Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Library Party- (Entergram) [Japan]
• Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical (Flyhigh Works) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Dark Souls Remastered – Network Test (Bandai-Namco) [Europe / North America / Japan] (click here for more details)
• Death Squared (SMG Studio) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• DEEMO (Flyhigh Works) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Deep Ones (Sometimes You) [Europe, North America]
• Demetrios – The BIG Cynical Adventure (COWCAT) [Europe / North America]
• Detention (Coconut Island Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Devious Dungeon (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
• Disgaea 5 Complete (NIS America) [North America, Europe, Japan] (requires 1 400MB of free space)
• 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)
• Dragon Quest Builders (Square-Enix) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square-Enix) [Japan]
• Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Nintendo Switch (Square-Enix) [Japan] (requires 1GB of free space, only available in Japanese)
• Dungeon Village (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Earthlock (Snowcastle Games) [Europe / North America]
• Earthworms (SONKA) [Europe / North America]
• EAT BEAT DEADSPIKE-san (Arc System Works) [Europe, North America, Japan]
• Embers of Mirrim (Creative Bytes) [Europe / North America]
• Energy Cycle Edge (Sometimes You) [Europe / North America]
• Fill-a-Pix Deluxe (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Fitness Boxing (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Flat Heroes (Deck 13) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Forgotton Anne (Square-Enix) [Europe / North America] (out on November 23rd)
• forma.8 (Mixed Bag Games) [Japan / Europe / North America]
• Freedom Planet (XSEED) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Gal Metal (DMM.com) [Japan]
• Game Dev Story (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Gekido (Naps Team) [Japan]
• Gesshizu Gajigaji Namaka wo Sodateyou (Nippon Columbia) [Japan]
• Graceful Explosion Machine (Vertexpop) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Happy Birthdays (Arc System Works) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Heroes of the Monkey Tavern (Monkey Stories) [Europe, North America, Japan]
• Hot Springs Story (Kairosoft) [Europe / North America, Japan]
• Hototogisu Tairan (Granzella) [Japan]
• Hyper Sentinel (Huey Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• I and Me (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
• Implosion (Flyhigh Works) [Japan / Europe / North America]
• INSTANT TENNIS (Breakfirst Games) [Europe / North America]
• Inversus Deluxe (Hypersect) [Japan / North America / Europe]
• Just Dance 2017 (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America] (requires 901MB of free space)
• Just Dance 2018 (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America] (requires 444MB of free space)
• Just Dance 2019 (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America]
• Just Shapes & Beats (Berzerk Studio) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Katamari Damacy Reroll (Bandai-Namco) [North America /Japan]
• Kid Tripp (Four Horses) [web eShop page: Europe / North America / Japan]
• Kimi no Hitomi ni Hit Me (Entergram) [Japan]
• Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) [Europe, North America]
• Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (NIS America) [Europe / North America]
• League of Evil (Ratalaika Games) [Europe, North America, Japan]
• Lipkiss (Entergram) [Japan]
• Lode Runner: Legacy (Tozai Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Lost Sphear (Square-Enix) [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires 825MB (EU, NA) / 793MB (JP) of free space)
• Mahjong Solitaire Refresh (Sunsoft) [North America]
• 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)
• Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (Stage Clear Studios) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Mega Man 11 (Capcom) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Metropolis: Lux Obscura (Sometimes You) [Europe, North America]
• Midnight Deluxe (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
• Mighty Gunvolt Burst (Inti Creates) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Miles & Kilo (Four Horses) [Europe / North America]
• Monopoly for Nintendo Switch (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate / Monster Hunter XX (Capcom) [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires 1.8GB of free space) (click here for more details)
• Morphite (Level 77) [Europe / North America]
• Neko Tomo (Bandai-Namco) [Japan]
• Neonwall (JanduSoft) [web eShop: Europe / North America]
• Nine Parchments (Frozenbyte) [Europe, North America, Japan]
• Ninjin: Clash of Carrot (Modus Games) [Europe / North America]
• Nora to Koujo to Noraneko Heart HD (PIACCI) [Japan]
• Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (FDG Entertainment) [Europe, North America, Japan]
• Octopath Traveler (Square-Enix) [Europe, North America, Japan] (available on June 14th)
• OkunoKA (Ignition Publishing) [Europe / North America]
• One More Dungeon (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
• Order Land (Poisoft) [Japan]
• Pic-a-Pix Deluxe (Lightwood Games) [Europe, North America, Japan]
• Pic-a-Pix Pieces Christmas Demo (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America]
• Piczle Lines DX (Rainy Frog) [Europe, North America, Japan] (requires 168MB of free space)
• PixelJunk Monsters 2 (Spike Chunsoft US) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Pixel Action Heroes (Cypronia) [Europe / North America]
• Planet Alpha (Team17) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Plantera DX (Ratalaika Games) (requires 62.9MB of free space) [Japan, North America, Europe]
• Pokkén Tournament DX (Nintendo) [Europe, North America, Japan] (click here for more details) (requires 765MB of free space)
• Portal Knights (Spike-Chunsoft / 505 Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Project Octopath Traveleler (Square-Enix) [Europe, North America, Japan]
• Puyo Puyo Tetris (SEGA) [Japan, Europe, North America] (requires 693MB of free space)
• Puzzle Puppers (Cardboard Keep) [Europe / North America]
• Qbik (Forever Entertainment) [Europe / North America]
• Quest of Dungeons (Upfall Studios) [Europe / North America]
• Rayman Legends Definitive Edition (Ubisoft) [Europe, North America]
• Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P (Kemco) [Japan]
• RISK: Global Domination (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America]
• Robotto (JMJ Interactive) [Europe / North America]
• Robonauts (Qubic Games) [Europe / North America]
• Semispheres (Vivid Helix) [web eShop page: Europe / North America]
• Shanghai Refresh (Sunsoft) [Japan]
• Shift Quantum (Red Panda Interactive) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Shining Resonance: Refrain (SEGA) [Europe / North America]
• Slime-san (Fabraz) [Europe, North America]
• Snipperclips: Cut it out, together! (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires 266MB of free space)
• Sonic Forces (SEGA) [Japan] (only available in Japan so far) [requires 573MB of free space]
• Spelunker Party! (Square-Enix) [Europe, North America, Japan]
• Splatoon 2 Global Testfire (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan] (requires 408MB of free space)
• 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)
• Squareboy vs Bullies: Arena Edition (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
• Star Ghost (Rainy Frog) [Europe / North America, Japan]
• Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure DELUXE (Reign Bros) [Europe / North America]
• Sumikko Gurashi: Atsumare! Sumikko Town (Nippon Columbia) [Japan]
• Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso (Nippon Columbia) [Japan] (requires 214MB of free space)
• Super Beat Sports (Harmonix) [Japan]
• Super Chariot (Microids) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Super One More Jump (SMG Studio) [Europe / North America]
• Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (Nintendo) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Swim Out (Lozange Labs) [Europe / North America]
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai-Namco) [Europe / Japan]
• Tetra’s Escape (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• The Bridge (The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Toki Tori 2+ (Two Tribes) [Europe / North America]
• TorqueL -Physics Modified Edition- (Active Game Media) [Europe, North America]
• Toy Stunt Bike: Tiptop’s Trials (Wobbly Tooth) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Trivial Pursuit Live! (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America]
• True Fear: Forsaken Souls – Part 1 (Digital Lounge) [Europe / North America]
• Desktop Soccer / Tsukue de Soccer (SAT-BOX) [Europe / Japan]
• Tumblestone (The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition (Ratalaika Games) [Europe / North America]
• Uno (Ubisoft) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Urban Trial Playground (Tate Multimedia) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Ultra Space Battle Brawl (Toge Productions) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Valkyria Chronicles 4 (SEGA) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Violett (Forever Entertainment) [Europe / North America]
• VOEZ (Flyhigh Works) [Europe, North America, Japan] (click here for more details) (requires 141MB)
• Vostok Inc. (Wired Productions) [Japan, North America, Europe]
• Wakuwaku Doubutsu Land (Nippon Columbia) [Japan]
• Wanderjahr TryAgainOrWalkAway (Corecell Technologies) [Europe / North America]
• Word Puzzles by POWGI (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America]
• Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America]
• Word Sudoku by POWGI (Lightwood Games) [Europe / North America]
• Work x Work (FuRyu) [Japan]
• Xenon Valkyrie+ (COWCAT) [Europe / North America]
• Yoku’s Island Express (Team17) [Europe / North America / Japan]
• Zoids Wild: King of Blast (Takara-TOMY) [Japan] (requires Serial Code found in January issue of CoroCoro magazine, out on December 15th)