The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The same lovely art, now with sky islands and a dark underground.E4C39.5Dave the Diver Bright pixel art, a sea full of light and colour.E3C29.5No Man's Sky Pink deserts, glowing seas and giant skies, every planet different.E2C29.5The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Soft, painterly hills, ruins and skies. It never tried to look real.E3C39.5Balatro A wobbly, glowing CRT screen full of colour and swirl.E3C38.5Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Colourful, clean and crammed with characters from every series.E3C37.0Animal Crossing: New Horizons Soft colours, tiny details, a calm island you want to tidy.E2C16.5Road 96 Dusty roads, motels and long sunsets. Stylish, not fussy.E1C19.0Palia Soft, rounded storybook colours. Dusk is lovely.E2C19.0Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bright, clean and fast. Courses are packed with colour.E1C28.0I am an Air Traffic Controller: Airport Hero Haneda Low tech, but the planes are detailed and the airport replica is spot on.E2C39.0
Vibes / Looks
Prettiest games on Nintendo Switch 2
Art style, colours and atmosphere. A game with simple graphics can still score a 5 if it's lovely to look at. Ranked from my looks scores, with the game score as the tie-break.
