The Nintendo Switch has grown in popularity since its inception in 2017, and since then many games have been ported to this platform from other platforms such as the Xbox One, PS4, PC, and others.
This list was compiled of the best and worst game ports to assist you in making your mind up regarding the purchase of said games.
We will start with the worst games that have unsuccessfully been ported to the Nintendo Switch from other platforms:
Worst
The games from the worst to the best of the worst are as follows:
Payday 2:
This game might be fun to play with friends but has no in-game chat which makes this redundant and add to that the fact that the frame rate lags heavily in-game, makes this an unsuccessful port of this iconic game.
DOOM & DOOM II:
When this game was first ported it had a mandatory login to Bethesda.com which might have put players off. Even though this issue has been fixed by the developers the fact the aspect ratio is all wrong and makes some enemies and characters look “stretched out” puts us off this game port.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night:
This port has significantly downgraded the graphics from the original which makes things hard to see. The good news is that there is a patch on its way to fix this issue.
WWE 2K18:
This port has made the graphics textures “ugly” and added to this is the frame rate which drops periodically and sometimes the game will freeze completely.
Ark: Survival evolved:
The number one worst port goes to this game because the in-game textures appear muddy and top of that the loading times are very long which is annoying. Last but not least there are stability issues while playing the game that will cause you not to want to play the game on this platform.
Best
From the worst to the best game to be ported to Nintendo Switch are as follows:
Minecraft 2011:
The low-level graphics fit perfectly to the switch and you lose nothing as far as aesthetics go.
DOOM (2016):
In the worst selection was DOOM and DOOM II as the 4th worst in our selection due to their various issues. We are glad to report though that DOOM 2016 didn’t come with these issues and it looks as good if not better than on other platforms. It also maintains its 60FPS the entire game which is a pleasure.
Rocket League:
This game runs very smoothly on the Nintendo Switch and the graphics have lost nothing in its transition to this platform. This game also allows cross-platform play.
Cuphead:
The load times on this game are a little slower than the Xbox One version, but the game more than makes up for it when it comes to the graphics. Because of its simplistic hand-drawn graphics, the game runs beautifully on the Switch.
Diablo III:
The graphics on this game are as good if not better on the Nintendo Switch than the other platforms and it maintains the 60 FPS the entire game effortlessly, making it our number one selection.
So, there you have it, the best and worst ports to the Nintendo Switch. You can now make up your own mind as to which are your favorite and least favorite of these.