2022 is off to an interesting start in gaming, with the Switch eShop offering some great titles throughout January. If the rest of the year keeps up the standard, it will be very difficult.
These awards aim to celebrate the very best of Nintendo’s digital storefront, giving some love and attention to games that could easily be missed in the company’s ever-growing library. Switch.
So let’s get started. Here are the best Switch eShop games of January 2022!
Honor Mention:
While these titles didn’t quite make it into our top three this month, they’re definitely still worth a look:
Publishing company: System Era Software / Developers: System Era Software
Get the bronze medal for January is Astroneer, a game that focuses heavily on crafting and exploration.
It was marketed for a lot of years on PC and other platforms, but it’s supposed to be like being at home on Switch. In our review We acknowledged ‘genial jank’ in the game, but found a lot to love – “Over time, Astroneer has become one of the all-time greats of box-making adventures. sand. It balances its power with an alluring giant space crate and a much more fun collect-craft-discovery loop.”
Publishing company: Annapurna Interactive / Developers: Beethoven and the dinosaur
After first launching on Xbox late last year, it’s been fun to see this incredibly colorful and imaginative title coming to Switch.
Artistic escape tells the story of a folk singer who really aspires to be a rock star, but it’s more than that out there than that summary suggests. It’s a daring and innovative adventure designed to blast your ears and burn your retinas, in the best way possible. In our review we said the following – “The Artful Escape is a suspenseful movie. It’s true that the most exciting action sequences don’t get much use – both in terms of playtime and what they can give the story – and some graphics problems are scarce but it’s a pity now on the Switch though, overall, the strong point is the main, the rest is small, and it will chord with any dreamy rock star any. “
Publishing company: Dotemu / Developers: Dotemu
This month’s Gold Winner is the Dotemu-developed sequel to the hit classic in which you play a high-paced futuristic sport that is a little like frisbee x volleyball.
Yes, it’s Windjammers 2, a game that’s especially great to play with and against others. we love it in our review, so that will leave you with a 9/10 score:
“With Windjammers 2, Dotemu took the extremely addictive core formula of the classic Neo Geo and improved it in every way. The core gameplay here remains an instant favorite while being refined and created. Deliver a real strategic twist by a host of new gameplay moves and skills that add to the fun without diminishing or overcomplicating Yes, there aren’t many ways of modes and they do. I still don’t know how the online fare is here, but here is another app from Dotemu. Safe all the time classic revamped and revamped arcade classic for the new generation.”
How we decided on eShop Our top three picks: As we approach the end of each month, Nintendo Life staff members will vote on their favorite titles from a list of games selected by the editorial team. To be eligible for this list, these games must have been released as a digital-only Nintendo Switch eShop title in that particular month and must have been rated on Nintendo Life; We select eligible games based on their review scores.
Employees were then asked to vote for three games they thought deserved to sit at the top of that list; The first choice gets 3 points, the second choice gets 2 points and the third choice gets 1 point. These votes are then checked to create a top three list, with the overall winner receiving that month’s top prize.
