There are a bunch of great games for the Nintendo Switch, and tons of family favorites. But there are also ones that cost nothing. Good ones, too. Free-to-play games are a growing subset of the console world now: Fall Guys, Rocket League and Knockout City are must-plays. Nintendo has a couple of its own, but my favorite is still Tetris 99.
While these games all feature ways to buy upgrades, mostly for in-game currency, you don’t need to buy these extras to enjoy playing the games. I’d generally recommend skipping the extras, in fact.
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None of these games require Nintendo Switch Online to play, except for Tetris 99.
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