The Specialty Awards, for lack of a better term for it, are awards for games that excel in a particular way that has nothing to do with their genre or any technical part of the game, but that I still feel deserves to be singled out for doing something above and beyond what most games offer, whether that is a particularly good port or collection, the best game for kids, best multiplayer, or simply the game that made me laugh the most. These are games that put in an extra special effort in places that deserve to be recognized for it.
As mentioned previously, some of today’s nominees include games released in 2025 on Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2, even if they have a prior release on another platform (some categories, like Best Port/Remake almost require it). Also, awards like the 2024 Second Chance Awards and Most played Games of 2025 awards are not restricted to games released this year at all, because of what these categories represent. Anyway, on to the awards!
Note: You can listen to a podcast where Jenn and I discuss these awards! Check it out here!
- 2024 Second Chance Awards
- The Top 10 Games I Wish I Could Have Played Before Writing This, But Didn’t Get Around to Doing In Time
- Best Paid Nintendo Switch 2 Game Upgrade – New for 2025!
- Best Free Nintendo Switch 2 Game Upgrade – New for 2025!
- Best Port / Remake
- Best Compilation / Collection
- Best Sequel
- Best Game for Kids and Casual Players
- Best Multiplayer
- Best “New” Free-To-Play Game
- Best Value
- Funniest Game
- Most Underrated
- Most Overlooked
- Most Original
- Most Efficient Use of File Storage Space
- The “Wow, this game was way better than I expected!” Award
- Best Third-Party Publisher
- Top 5 Games That Would Win a Lot More Awards This Week if They Weren’t Disqualified Due to How Old Their Original Release is
- My Top 10 Most-Played Games of 2025?
- My Top 10 Most-Anticipated Games of 2026
- Did Last Year’s Top 10 Most-Anticipated Games Meet Expectations?
- Additional Commentary!
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2024 Second Chance Awards
What follows are games that came out in 2024, but I didn’t get around to playing them until 2025, after doing my 2024 Game Awards. As such, these games did not win any awards from me, but after coming back to them I felt they still deserved recognition. These are the top 10 games that would have been most likely to have been nominated (or even win!) awards in 2024 if I had actually played them that year:
10. Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
7. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
4. Soul Link
3. Wildermyth: Console Edition
1. Core Keeper
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The Top 10 Games I Wish I Could Have Played Before Writing This, But Didn’t Get Around to Doing In Time
I’m never going to be able to play every game that comes out in a given year, and some of the games I tend to miss tend to be some of the bigger releases, sadly. However, just to show that I’m well aware of the stuff I’m missing, here is my list of the top ten games I wish I could have played in time for this article, but haven’t been able to get around to:
10. Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
9. Urban Myth Dissolution Center
8. Plants Vs. Zombies: Replanted
7. Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D remake
6. Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
5. Cronos: The New Dawn
4. Hello Kitty Island Adventure
3. Absolum
2. Street Fighter 6
1. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
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Best Paid Nintendo Switch 2 Game Upgrade – New for 2025!
Yooka-Replaylee – With many of the paid upgrades games received on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025, playing the game on Nintendo’s newest hybrid console felt like playing an entirely new game thanks to the improved visuals and performance or added content, but Yooka-Replaylee is one case where there’s a strong argument to be made that you actually are playing a new game. So much has changed in this release that it’s honestly stunning that an upgrade path was offered at all, yet players who own the original aren’t left in the cold, and I think publisher PM Studios and developer Playtonic deserve credit for going above and beyond in giving Nintendo Switch 2 players a way to upgrade their experience.
Runners-Up:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
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Best Free Nintendo Switch 2 Game Upgrade – New for 2025!
No Man’s Sky: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – No Man’s Sky was a “miracle port” on Nintendo Switch, not because it ran well, but because it ran at all, given how massive that game is. The port to Nintendo Switch 2 defies all expectations by not only being a largely uncompromised version of the game, with content that was stripped out of the Nintendo Switch version restored to the game, but it’s a free upgrade that the folks at Hello Games could have easily charged $10, and not only would it have been worth that price, but it would have been a strong contender to win Best Paid Upgrade this year. But instead, it costs nothing, and easily coasts to win Best Free Upgrade.
Runners-Up:
Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet
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Best Port / Remake
Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition – Few moments surprised me as much this year as when I fired up Guilty Gear Strive on Nintendo Switch to find that it runs pretty much perfectly on Nintendo’s aging hybrid console. Yes, the resolution is lower than other versions, but otherwise this is pretty much a perfect port. If this game had released on Nintendo Switch 2, I don’t think there would have been any major complaints about it, but for this game to play this smoothly, with such short loading times, and feature-complete on the original Nintendo Switch must have required some crazy wizardry to accomplish.
Runners-Up:
Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
No Man’s Sky: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
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Best Compilation / Collection
UFO 50 – Most of the time when I play a collection of entirely new games, those games are lazy efforts created with the goal of inflating the size of the collection with as little effort as possible. In UFO 50, I feel like every single one of these games was crafted with love, care, and ingenuity, driving to make each one interesting and unique. Not all of these attempts succeed, and I think players will differ on which games they think are the highlights here, but I think the thoughtfulness that has gone into every game shines through, resulting in UFO 50 not being some minigame collection or a bundle where half of the games are just copies of other games here. Rather, this is a collection of 50 truly unique games that can’t be found anywhere else, some of which are genuinely great. That makes UFO 50 the one game collection released this year that absolutely should not be missed.
Runners-Up:
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Best Sequel
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell – This game’s predecessor, Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, was a game I liked and thought did some things absolutely beautifully, but also had some pretty major flaws. And it is so incredibly rare that all of my complaints about a game are so thoroughly addressed in a sequel. Moonlit Farewell’s difficulty, pacing, and overall Metroidvania design are much-improved here, while the great qualities of the prior game are carried forward and enhanced, making for a beautiful, delightfully fun Metroidvania that realized the potential its predecessor had but never quite reached. It’s hard to ask much more from a sequel than this.
Runners-Up:
Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion
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Best Game for Kids and Casual Players
Mario Kart World – Mario Kart is one of the most reliable franchises when it comes to games that pretty much anyone can play, and Mario Kart World is no exception to this. The racing mechanics are solid here, but even amateur players can still play the game and do fairly well. The world and characters are instantly-recognizable and family-friendly, but still provide enough spectacle to please older players who want something to show off their new game console. And while opinions vary on just how good Mario Kart World is, I think there are few players who would dispute that this is still a very good game. In other words, if you want a game for everyone, it’s hard to do much better than this game.
Runners-Up:
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Best Multiplayer
Split Fiction – Much like Hazelight Studio’s previous game, It Takes Two, Split Fiction is exclusively a two-player game, but they give players pretty much every imaginable way to connect with another player, whether that’s local split-screen, local wireless or online play with GameShare or a free friend pass, even supporting cross-platform play. But more than just making this game easier to play with a friend, Split Fiction is a game that thrives on its asymmetrical co-op play, with each character frequently having different abilities that make for an overall delightful game full of action and variety. This game is a thrill ride expressly designed to be enjoyed with a friend, and as a result it made for my absolute favorite multiplayer experience of 2025.
Runners-Up:
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Best “New” Free-To-Play Game
Fortnite (Nintendo Switch 2) – Fortnite has been around for a good long while now, but the game is constantly reinventing itself, and for Nintendo players who previously only had a Nintendo Switch to play the game on, this version is so greatly-improved that it may as well be new. In a year when free-to-play games were not so great, Fortnite on Nintendo Switch 2 was a fantastic way to have fun for free.
Runners-Up:
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Best Value
Fast Fusion ($15) – The Nintendo Switch 2 is many things in 2025, but I think one thing most players agreed on was that it was expensive. The games and accessories were both painfully pricey in a year where most of us are already hurting from a bad economy. However, a game that I considered an absolute highlight of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch was also priced so absurdly low that it’s a no-brainer for anyone buying the system and looking to get great games on the cheap. That a game that’s a blast to play and a graphical showpiece for the system can sell at such a budget price when it’s easily worth two or three times this amount makes it a true must-have for the system, and easily the best value all year in videogames, in my eyes.
Runners-Up:
Vinebound: Tangled Together ($5)
UFO 50 ($25)
Hollow Knight: Silksong ($20)
Hades II ($30)
Please, Touch the Artwork 2 ($5)
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Funniest Game
Shotgun Cop Man – When it came to laughs, Shotgun Cop Man’s absurd send-up of cop story tropes was a shiny bald head and giant chunky shoulders above the competition this year. Whether it was the overall premise of a cop assigned to head into hell to arrest Satan, or the way every death is signaled by zooming into Shotgun Cop Man’s face as he raises a finger to declare “I-eeee… die-eeeee…”, or just the basic silliness you get when you propel yourself around the environment by blasting your guns… everything about this game was delightfully funny in a way nothing else was this year.
Runners-Up:
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Most Underrated
This is the award for the game I feel was most wronged by its Metacritic score.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion (69) – While overpriced and certainly not without its flaws, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a huge step above its predecessor, and a truly enjoyable Open-World Action-RPG that deserves far better than the low ratings other reviewers gave it.
Runners-Up:
Wild Hearts S (75)
Fast Fusion (80)
Discounty (74)
Old Skies (75)
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Most Overlooked
This award is for truly great games that haven’t gotten Metacritic scores on Nintendo Switch (or at all), because not enough reviewers actually played the thing.
Battle Suit Aces – I know this has been an eventful year, and Mecha Card RPG isn’t the sort of game that’s going to excite everyone, but I still think it’s a terrible shame that so few game review outlets covered this wonderful game, one I feel was one of the highlights of 2025. Please, don’t make the same mistake they did – if you enjoy good stories or good RPG mechanics, consider this a must-have!
Runners-Up:
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Most Original
Blippo+ – There’s nothing else quite like Blippo+, a game that’s barely even a game, but rather an interactive TV application that let’s you flick between a variety of 1-minute TV stations from a faraway planet that somehow have a similar aesthetic to the late-1980s/early-1990s. I know when I start up a game and say out loud “what even is this?”, it’s a prime candidate for the Most Original award, and Blippo+ absolutely earns that accolade.
Runners-Up:
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Most Efficient Use of File Storage Space
Fast Fusion (3.52GB) – While it’s bigger than all of the runners-up, Fast Fusion still wins this award for giving us one of the best-looking games of 2025 at a fraction of the size of other visual showpieces. There are games that are 20 times the size of this game that don’t look nearly as good. And with space at a premium on Nintendo Switch 2, Fast Fusion is easily a game you can add to your library without worrying about its impressive high-speed visuals taking up too much of your precious internal memory or MicroSD Express card.
Runners-Up:
Battle Suit Aces (1.6GB)
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell (300MB)
Motorbikes Pro 2025 (351MB)
Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival Roguelike (764MB)
Islanders: New Shores (404MB)
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The “Wow, this game was way better than I expected!” Award
Battle Suit Aces – If not for one devoted Patreon donor’s great love of mechs (thank you, Jamie and His Cats!), I would have missed this game, and that would have been a terrible shame, because Battle Suit Aces completely blindsided me. I went in with pretty mild expectations, and came out feeling a great need to sing its praises, since so few others had. While other games surprised me this year, no other took me from low expectations to a game that’s genuinely one of my favorite games of the year.
Runners-Up:
Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival Roguelike
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion
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Best Third-Party Publisher
Just a note – this award is not about the way these companies conduct themselves behind the scenes. Rather, this award only pertains to which companies most consistently brought out great games on the Nintendo Switch in 2025.
Sega/Atlus – (Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, Yakuza Kiwame (Nintendo Switch 2), Two Point Museum, Persona 3 Reload, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army) – In 2025, Sega (and subsidiary Atlus) were the one third-party publisher on Nintendo Switch that not only brought quantity but also quality and originality. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and Two Point Museum are all not only great games, but entirely new games, and that’s not even counting the great ports and remakes listed above (as well as other releases by Sega/Atlus that I didn’t get around to playing, like the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Sonic X Shadow Generations). All of this adds up to Sega once again being Nintendo gamers’ best friend in 2025.
Runners-Up:
Devolver Digital – Ball X Pit, Shotgun Cop Man
Panic – Blippo+, Time Flies
Square Enix – Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles, Octopath Traveler 0, Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster
Marvelous – Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
Playism – Momodora: Moonlit Farewell, Blade Chimera
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Top 5 Games That Would Win a Lot More Awards This Week if They Weren’t Disqualified Due to How Old Their Original Release is
5. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4
4. Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
3. Deltarune
2. Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition
1. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
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My Top 10 Most-Played Games of 2025?
Nintendo is dragging its feet releasing its usual Year in Review page, so as of this writing, I don’t even know what my ten most-played games of 2025 are. So what follows are my best guess, in no particular order. I suppose we’ll see how good a guess it was when Nintendo finally lets me see what my stats are…
Shujinkou – I actually went back and played this game after reviewing it, because I wanted to be sure I was giving it a fair shot. After all, many others loved it! And… yeah, no. Playing it more just made me like it even less, as I kept finding more and more things to dislike about it.
Ball X Pit – Another one I played a lot more of late in the year to see if I liked it or loved it. I gave it an A- in the review, but was that a “it’s really, really good” A-? Or a “This is a game of the year contender” A-? I won’t spoil the answer, but I will say that it’s likely to appear in 2026’s list, as this has become my go-to game early this year when I just want to play something for 15 minutes to relax.
Donkey Kong Bananza – I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say this was one of my favorite games of the year. And I definitely played it a lot.
Crystal Project – Another Jamie and His Cats-sponsored review, and I had trouble tearing myself away from playing the game to actually review it. So very good.
Old Skies – I really got caught up in the story of this one, and had to put it away so I could focus on other things.
Mario Kart World – This is the big Nintendo Switch 2 launch title, so of course I had to give it a thorough play to see how I felt it lived up to that title.
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell – I really enjoyed this one, and got sucked into it. Had to put it away so I could play other things.
Vinebound: Tangled Together – This is the game me and Jenn keep coming back to when we want to play a co-op game together.
Castle on the Coast – I enjoyed this 3D platformer, and since it was relatively short I wanted to keep at it to beat it… which I did! 🙂
Peglin – This is a holdover from last year. I think for much of the year, when I wanted to play something just to relax, this was my game of choice.
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My Top 10 Most-Anticipated Games of 2026
10. Vampire Crawlers
9. Mario Tennis Fever
8. Orbitals
7. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
6. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
5. Pokemon Pokopia
4. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
3. Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade
2. Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition
1. Slay the Spire II
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Did Last Year’s Top 10 Most-Anticipated Games Meet Expectations?
10. Coffee Talk Tokyo – This game was delayed to 2026, so I suppose we’ll hopefully find out this year.
9. Capcom Fighting Collection 2 – I think so, yes. This was an all-around excellent collection, with some nice surprises too!
8. Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition – This actually greatly exceeded my expectations, being way better than a Switch port of this game has any right being.
7. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – I think so, yes. An excellent port.
6. Blade Chimera – This was good, but other Metroidvanias this year were even better!
5. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – I don’t think this quite met expectations, but it was good and I enjoyed it.
4. Everhood 2 – Sadly no. I found this to be a disappointment.
3. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – This was a tad underwhelming, but still good.
2. Hades II – I wasn’t nearly as impressed with this game as I was with the original, but it’s still very good.
1. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Sadly, no. It’s very good, but nowhere near as good as the first Metroid Prime.
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Additional Commentary!
Just going to comment on the categories I feel like I have more to add.
2024 Second Chance Awards
While there were a few games among these ten that seemed like a safe bet even before I played them (Arranger was critically-lauded, and the Ace Attorney games are always great), most of these were a huge surprise for me. Faaast Penguin was a truly delightful free-to-play game, Kamitsubaki City Ensemble is absolutely jam-packed with value, Soul Link is a truly compelling puzzle game, and Core Keeper is like the top-down Terraria I never knew I wanted.
And here I owe some thanks to Jamie and His Cats for pointing me to Wildermyth: Console Edition and Crystal Project, which took my #3 and #2 spots, respectively. Crystal Project in particular is an open-ended RPG that I could easily see myself getting lost in.
Also, I’ll note that at one point during the year, games like Princess Peach: Showtime! and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD were on the list too, but while I think both of these were good, I think the ten games I named here are more noteworthy.
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The Top 10 Games I Wish I Could Have Played Before Writing This, But Didn’t Get Around to Doing In Time
If you’re a game publisher and reading this, take note: If you release a game on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, but don’t include an upgrade path, I’m far less likely to play it. Because you’re making me decide between a version of the game I can play on both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, and a version that is probably better. And I’m not buying it twice so… hey look, there are plenty of other games I can spend my money on instead, so I’ll just do that instead of feeling like no matter which version of the game I get, I’m still missing out.
Another way to make me less likely to buy it? Don’t give me a good sale. Of course, Nintendo is the king of this, and in particular I just couldn’t bring myself to spend $70 on Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2, even though these are two of the greatest games of all-time.
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Best Paid Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade
You might wonder why Yooka-Replaylee won this award but didn’t also win Best Port/Remake. Well, while I think this is a solid remake, I wasn’t as thrilled with it as the work done on the remakes in that category. However, I still recognize that it’s an extensive remake, which makes it all the more impressive that an upgrade path is available.
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Best Free Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade
There was never any question for me that No Man’s Sky: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition was going to win this one. Wow, what a night-and-day difference. Of course, Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet and Fortnite are two of the games that have been highlighted as getting some of the biggest free performance bumps on Nintendo Switch 2, and On Your Tail’s performance on Nintendo Switch was so terrible that it seems like it really needed the Nintendo Switch 2. However, Descenders and Islanders really surprised me, as neither game has any sort of Nintendo Switch 2 patch, yet both get a massive improvement even without one. It really makes me wonder what other games are out there in the Nintendo Switch library that are automatically worlds better just by playing them on Nintendo Switch 2. Well, that’s a question I’ll certainly aim to keep exploring in 2026.
Other games considered for this award included Red Dead Redemption – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Hades II.
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Best Port/Remake
For the longest time this year, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition seemed to be a shoo-in for this award, being a pretty ideal port of the game on Nintendo Switch 2, and at launch, no less. Yes, the framerates aren’t perfect in places, but overall it’s one of the best-looking games ever made, running just fine on a handheld. But then Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition stepped in and showed us that a game can still look visually-stunning on par with other modern platforms on the original Nintendo Switch and… well, that’s a step beyond.
I’ve already talked about why No Man’s Sky: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is so great, and the omission of Yooka-Replaylee from the runners-up here. Xenoblade Chronicles X is a game that, for years, many thought simply wouldn’t run on Nintendo Switch, something we now know to be completely false because by pretty much every account the Nintendo Switch version of the game runs better than the Wii U release.
Finally, as remakes go, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is a beautiful modernization of an old PC/ PlayStation Portable game that does far more than it needed to, resulting in a game that looks and plays quite differently from the original, while still remaining faithful to its source material. And Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is a fantastic update to two of the greatest Extreme Sports games ever made, and one that reworks pretty much all of Tony Hawk 4 to work alongside 3, a decision that may have been divisive, but that ultimately probably resulted in a more cohesive final product.
Other games I considered for this award were Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition, Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster.
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Best Sequel
I love Donkey Kong Bananza, but it’s hard to say whether I’d consider it a sequel. It doesn’t really play quite like any prior Donkey Kong game, though it certainly has elements of many of them within it. Ultimately, this uncertainty led me to feel I couldn’t really give it the win in this category.
I had a lot of other games I considered for this award, too. Namely, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, Islanders: New Shores, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Hades II, and 3D Don’t Die Mr. Robot.
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Best Multiplayer
When it comes to the multiplayer game I put the most time into, that has to be Vinebound: Tangled Together, which is easy to toss in for “just one quick round” with a friend. But when me and someone can set aside time to enjoy a campaign, Split Fiction was a true delight.
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Best “New” Free-to-Play Game
I went back and forth over whether to even have this award this year. 2025 sucked for free-to-play games on Nintendo platforms. But in the end, I think that Fortnite has dramatically changed enough in this release compared to the original Nintendo Switch release that it could kinda’ count as new.
Look, Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra is fine, but I wasn’t going to give it this award by default.
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Best Value
This might have been a terrible year for our wallets, but there were some very good values to be found if you knew where to look. In addition to the winner and runners-up in this category, other games that I considered for this award were And Then There Was No Light ($2), Islanders: New Shores ($10), 3D Don’t Die, Mir. Robot ($10), Ball X Pit ($15), Is This Seat Taken? ($10), and Simogo Legacy Collection ($15).
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Best Third-Party Publisher
I feel like it deserves mention that in the seven years I have been giving out these awards, Sega is the only company to either win it or be a runner-up every single time (3 wins, 4 runners-up). That’s some pretty amazing consistency! Other repeat inclusions are Devolver Digital (1 win, 4 runners up), Square Enix (1 win, 3 runners-up), Capcom (1 win, 1 runner-up), Marvelous (2 runners-up), Annapurna Interactive (2 runners-up), and UbiSoft (2 runners-up)
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Top 5 Games That Would Win a Lot More Awards This Week if They Weren’t Disqualified Due to How Old Their Original Release is
Rules is rules, and my rules say I need to limit myself so I don’t keep giving out awards to old games. It’s a shame too, because wow did these five games in particular really impress me.
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My Top 10 Most-Anticipated Games of 2026
Every year I do this, I forget a major release I was anticipating, but I think this is a pretty good list. I’m a bit wary of the new Mario Tennis game because I honestly did not like the last one, but as long as this one doesn’t have breaking rackets again, I think it’ll be safe. And Slay the Spire II technically hasn’t been announced for Switch or Switch 2, but given how huge the original was on Switch, I think it’s a safe bet.
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That’s all for today! to keep up with all of the eShopperReviews 2025 Game Awards, be sure to check back at the Awards’ Start Page, which I’ll be updating throughout the week!
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