Nintendo Switch Lite

The Best Nintendo Switch Lite Games for 2023

In its first five years of life, the Nintendo Switch successfully built a terrific game library that convinced folks that a console/handheld hybrid is something they need in their lives. Even after Sony and Microsoft launched their powerful next-gen consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, respectively, the Switch continues to thrive. And with the new, premium Switch OLED model, there's a Nintendo system with a higher-quality screen, excellent kickstand, and other cosmetic upgrades. Still, the cheaper, sturdier, handheld-only Nintendo Switch Lite is the ideal way to play Switch games if all you care about is portable play. Nintendo may release a more powerful Switch (separate from the OLED model) in the future, but we suspect the Switch Lite will remain the purely portable machine to beat. From third-party ports to indie hits, these are just some of our favorite games to play on the Nintendo Switch Lite. You’ll notice this list doesn’t include many games made by Nintendo it...

The Best Nintendo Switch Lite Games for 2024

In its first six years of life, the Nintendo Switch successfully built a terrific game library that convinced folks that a console/handheld hybrid is something they need in their lives. Even after Sony and Microsoft launched their powerful next-gen consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, respectively, the Switch continues to thrive. Heck, Valve had to get in on the high-powered handheld action with the Steam Deck. And with the premium Switch OLED model, there's a Nintendo system with a higher-quality screen, excellent kickstand, and other cosmetic upgrades. Still, the cheaper, sturdier, handheld-only Nintendo Switch Lite is the ideal way to play Switch games if all you care about is portable play. Nintendo may release a more powerful Switch (separate from the OLED model) in the future, but we suspect the Switch Lite will remain the purely portable machine to beat. From third-party ports to indie hits, these are just some of our favorite games to play on the Nintendo Switch...

Overpriced

Overpriced for a portable gaming device. Didnt get as much use out of it as I thought.

Nintendo Switch Lite Review

The Switch Lite is kind of cute. Sat next to its bigger brother, it's more compact, and its unibody design has taken the playfulness of the Joy-Con colouring to heart with some attractive full-body colours. It's like a mini-Switch wearing a yellow, turquoise or grey onesie. It's cute!

Nintendo Switch Lite - Turquoise SWITCHLITE TURQ review

The Switch Lite is something that most of us probably assumed was inevitable. Nintendo loves to iterate on its consoles with new models – handhelds especially – so a hardware revision for the Switch is something that was bound to happen.

Nintendo Switch Lite

The Switch Lite is the best Nintendo handheld yet from a company with the greatest and most influential history of portable game systems, and that earns it our Editors' Choice. It just isn't a home game console, and you should keep that in mind when making your choice between the Switch Lite and the...

Nintendo Switch Lite review

The Nintendo Switch Lite boasts a design focused around portability, but are the sacrifices to functionality worth it Find out in our review

Nintendo Switch Lite review: a triumphant return to dedicated handhelds

Ever since it entered the world of video games, a few things about Nintendo have remained consistent. Perhaps the most enduring is that the company knows how to make a great portable gaming experience.

Nintendo Switch Lite - Turquoise SWITCHLITE TURQ review

Not as clever or innovative as its bigger brother, but the cheaper Switch Lite is probably the best handheld console Nintendo has ever made

Nintendo Switch Lite review

The bottom line is this: the Nintendo Switch Lite is a joy to play games on, and while it’s a totally unnecessary luxury for owners of the more talented original console, it is a more desirable piece of kit to have in your hands. Hardware-wise, I’d hesitate to call it a superior handheld to the OLED-toting and criminally under-utilised PlayStation Vita, but it absolutely trounces Sony’s long since retired portable in the games department - and ultimately that’s what matters. In Nintendo’s long line of handhelds, the Switch Lite might just be the best. It’s just a shame that those who do want the Lite as a second console have to put up with more grief than is probably necessary. If handheld gaming is all you’re after and you don’t mind trading a bit of functionality, it’s hard to imagine the Switch Lite being anything other than your new favourite gadget.