The Best Music Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Tempopo added at rank #8.
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Poosh XL (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Android IOS iPhone Mac OS Linux

Poosh XL is a neon-infused, one-button arcade score chaser. That's it! That pretty much says it all. If you like that first sentence you'll probably enjoy this game. Otherwise, refund it, I don't care, I just work here. (The spiritual successor to Ding Dong XL)

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  • music
  • electronic
  • attack
  • score
  • procedural
  • runner
  • arcade
  • touch-friendly
  • family-friendly
  • minimalist
  • colourful
  • mouse
  • 2d
  • controller-support

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A Musical Story (2022)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X IOS iPhone Android Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Linux

‘A Musical Story’ is a rhythm game set against a 70s backdrop. Explore the memories of Gabriel, a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory.

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  • rhythm
  • music
  • psychedelic
  • instrumental
  • rock

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Rhythm Sprout (2023)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One

Enjoy chill Lo-fi walks and fight bosses to K-POP, EDM and Hip-Hop inspired tracks. Features a quirky story, 30 handcrafted levels and various EX-modes to refresh your gameplay.


  • music
  • rhythm
  • electronic
  • action-adventure
  • character
  • colourful
  • comedy
  • relaxing
  • 3d
  • customization

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Wandersong (2018)

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Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

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  • rhythm
  • platform
  • music
  • adventure
  • emotional
  • pirates
  • comedy
  • funny
  • puzzle
  • off-rhythm
  • cute
  • story
  • narrative
  • colourful
  • reaction

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Temp Zero (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Temp Zero is a minimalist roguelike which mixes intense action and musical bullet hell. Fight enemies which attack to the beat, choose perks, defeat the final boss, unlock new weapons, spells & soundtracks!


  • music
  • rogue-like
  • bullet-hell
  • procedural
  • rhythm
  • minimalist
  • hack-and-slash
  • twin-stick

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Disaster Band (2022)

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Let's get the party started! Play solo or connect with your friends, pick a track, choose your instrument and start playing away. The fun never stops: Import your own tracks and prove that you and your buddies are not going down in history as the ultimate Disaster Band.


  • music
  • rhythm
  • comedy
  • stylized
  • cartoony
  • funny
  • cute
  • casual

7

One Hand Clapping (2020)

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One Hand Clapping is a vocal 2D platformer. Solve puzzles, by singing or humming into your microphone, and find confidence in the power of your voice as it changes the world around you.

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  • platform
  • rhythm
  • music
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • voice
  • control
  • experience
  • education
  • family-friendly
  • cute
  • colourful

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Tempopo (2025)

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A psychedelic soundscape in the sky. Puzzle through the seasons by conducting chaotic Tempopo to rescue musical flowers. Design and populate your melodic garden, then let the music play!


  • lemmings
  • music
  • soundtrack
  • puzzle
  • nature
  • magic
  • relaxing
  • colourful
  • family-friendly
  • cozy
  • collector
  • creature
  • cartoony
  • psychedelic
  • cute

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Rhythm Doctor (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.


  • rhythm
  • music
  • editor
  • pixel
  • level

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The Longest Road on Earth (2021)

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A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.

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  • narrative
  • meditative
  • walking-simulator
  • interactive
  • pixel
  • music
  • noir
  • life
  • scroller
  • fiction
  • cozy
  • point-and-click
  • emotional
  • historical
  • 2d

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