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39 Great Games Like 1-2-Switch

Our experts have spent time searching for great games similar to 1-2-Switch and have found the following:

1-2-Switch is a series of party games that use the Switch Joy-Con controllers in imaginative and unusual ways. Although it looks like a novelty, the focus on physical motion and activity rather than just what's on the screen makes this surprisingly engaging.

If you enjoyed 1-2-Switch, there are other games in the Nintendo Motion Games franchise you should try. Unfortunately, 1-2-Switch is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

1-2-Switch

Game Details

Release Date: 02/03/2017

Out Now: Switch

Content Rating: PEGI 7

Skill Rating: 2+ year-olds

Players: 1-2

Genres: Physically Active (Creative, Puzzle and Simulation)

Components: 2D Side-On

Developer: Nintendo (@Nintendo)

Costs: Purchase cost

6 Similar Games Short List

Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed 1-2-Switch. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed 1-2-Switch.

That's You!

Release Date: 04/07/2017

Out Now: PS4

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

That's You! is a family quiz game played on the PlayStation using Android or iOS phones/tablets as controllers. The game displays a challenge on the main TV screen that each player tries to complete on the device in their hand.

Wii Fit

Wii Fit (Series)

Release Date: 25/04/2008

Out Now: Wii and Wii U

Components: 2D Side-On

Wii Fit is a collection of games designed to help you exercise. They use the Wii Balance Board peripheral that works with both Wii Fit on the Wii and Wii Fit Plus on the Wii U. The Balance Board measures the pressure you place on it and enables a range...

Run Legends

Release Date: 18/05/2023

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Run Legends is a battle game that gets you fit. You run and walk in the real world to collect energy for a video game adventure. You play by moving and exercising to collect energy and unleash attacks and special skills. It's a novel approach to playful...

Jump Rope Challenge

Release Date: 15/06/2020

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Jump Rope Challenge is a virtual skipping game where you hold the Switch controllers like rope handles and skip. The game displays an on-screen counter and you can play with another person at the same time as you compete for a high score.

Just Dance 2022

Just Dance 2022 (Series)

Release Date: 17/11/2009, updated in 2020

Out Now: Android, PC, PS2, PS3, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Web, Wii, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 3+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

Just Dance 2022 is part of a physically active rhythm game series. Dancing in front of each other isn’t something we often do in families. Just Dance is released with new songs and features each year. It gets parents, carers, children and even...

Wii Sports

Wii Sports (Series)

Release Date: 08/02/2006, updated in 2014

Out Now: Wii and Wii U

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club offer motion-controlled sports. Although these games are well known, the depth each of them offer is a best-kept secret. Games like bowling, tennis and boxing are easy to pick up but require considerable...

17 Similar Games Long List

Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed 1-2-Switch. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed 1-2-Switch.

Mario Party

Mario Party (Series)

Release Date: 08/10/2010, updated in 2013

Out Now: Switch, Wii and Wii U

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Dice

Mario Party is an interactive board game. Players roll a dice to move around a board and then compete in different mini-games to earn the chance to throw again or earn points. You play as Nintendo characters and take on challenges that make use of the...

What The Golf?

Release Date: 19/11/2019

Out Now: Mac, PC, Switch and iOS

Components: 3D Third-Person

What the Golf? is a golf game as bonkers as WarioWare. Each golf course has an unexpected twist, such as hitting yourself into the hole rather than the ball. It’s a brilliant parody that’s as much about making you laugh as getting a hole in one.

Party Animals

Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC and Xbox One

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Party Animals is a fighting game where wobbly animal characters go toe-to-toe. Like Gang Beasts, the novelty is in the game physics that recreate realistic movement and impact with a cartoon rag-doll feel.

Wii Party U

Release Date: 25/10/2013

Out Now: Wii U

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Dreams Party! (Dreams)

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Out Now: PS4 and PS5

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Components: 2D Side-On

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WarioWare: Get It Together

WarioWare: Get It Together (Series)

Release Date: 27/07/2018, updated in 2021

Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, DS, GBA, Switch, Wii and Wii U

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Components: 2D Side-On

WarioWare: Get It Together is the latest in the mini-game series. Games don’t get any sillier than the WarioWare series. Each of its mini-games presents a basic yet peculiar challenge for the player. A simple scene appears on the screen with a...

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Release Date: 03/10/2019, updated in 2021

Out Now: Apple TV, Mac and iOS

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Release Date: 28/04/2016, updated in 2021

Out Now: PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

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Release Date: 26/02/2021

Out Now: PC

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Out Now: Switch

Components: 2D Overhead

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Wii Party

Release Date: 08/07/2010

Out Now: Wii and Wii U

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Release Date: 31/07/2008, updated in 2016

Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, DS, GBA, Wii and Wii U

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

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Release Date: 28/06/2013

Out Now: Wii U

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Out Now: PS4

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead

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Out Now: Switch

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Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Out Now: Android, PC and iOS

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13 Younger Content Rating than 1-2-Switch

If 1-2-Switch is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.

16 Video Games Like 1-2-Switch Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to 1-2-Switch. This includes games from the Puzzle, Physically Active, Creative and Simulation genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

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Pieces:	Components are Distinguishable by Touch Components are Replaceable No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice) No Tiny Pieces No Paper Money No Sprawl
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Printed Visibility:	Colour Blind Friendly Design Double-Coding Colour High Contrast Colours
Component Identifiability:	Outline Key Elements No Busy Backgrounds Easily Verbalised Game State No Close Inspection Disadvantage Playable Without Sight

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Communication:	Audio Cues Mirrored Visually (Or no critical audio signals) No Pressured Reveals No Pressured Communication Playable Without Hearing

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39 Great Games Like 1-2-Switch

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6 Similar Games Short List

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13 Younger Content Rating than 1-2-Switch

16 Video Games Like 1-2-Switch Based on Genre

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