If you’ve ever wondered if the Nintendo Switch had game demos, I’m here to tell you emphatically, yes! Hundreds in fact.
In total, the Nintendo Switch has over 530 game demos available to download. Every demo is free to download and play for the duration set by the demo. And each demo will work on all Nintendo Switch consoles (original, Lite, and OLED).
New Nintendo Switch demos release all the time, which is why I created this essential complete list of free Nintendo Switch game demos for you.
You’ll find every Nintendo Switch demo released from the system’s launch in 2017 to 2022 and beyond.
I’ll also explain how Nintendo Switch game demos work, where to find them, and how to download them.
If you’re interested in checking out my highly recommended best Nintendo Switch games and gear, you can find them by clicking here.
Complete List Of Nintendo Switch Game Demos
There are over 500 free Nintendo Switch game demos for you to download and enjoy. Simply use this list to find a game you want to try-before-you-buy, launch the Nintendo Switch app, search for that game, and start downloading.
There are over 500 free Nintendo Switch game demos for you to download and enjoy
Downloading Nintendo Switch demos is a great method to trying out a game you’re interested in purchasing, but there are a couple of things you’ll need in order to download free game demos.
- An internet connection is a requirement to download demos (Nintendo Switch demos are digital only)
- Available storage space on your internal or external storage for the demo to download.
Otherwise, let’s take a look at the essential complete list of every Nintendo Switch game demo available to play for free!
Nintendo Switch Demos Complete List
The following is a complete list of Nintendo Switch game demos on the Nintendo Switch family of consoles as of 2022. These demos can be played for free and must simply be downloaded to your console before playing.
| NINTENDO SWITCH GAME DEMO |
|---|
| #womenUp Super Puzzles Dream |
| 10 Second Run Returns |
| 16-Bit Soccer |
| 1993 Shenandoah |
| 8-Bit Farm |
| 9 Monkeys of Shaolin |
| 99Vidas Defintive Edition |
| A Duel Hand Disaster: Trackher |
| A Plague Tale (Cloud Version) |
| Aces of the Luftwaffe |
| Active Neurons 2 |
| Adventures of Chris |
| Aegis Defenders |
| Aeolis Tournament |
| Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield |
| AeternoBlade |
| AeternoBlade 2 |
| Agent A: A puzzle in disguise |
| AI: The Somnium Files |
| Airfield Mania |
| Alpaca Ball: Allstars |
| Alternate Jake Hunter Daedalus |
| Animated Jigsaws: Beautiful Japanese Scenery |
| Anime Studio Story |
| Ape Out |
| Aperion Cyberstorm |
| Arietta of Spirits |
| ARMS |
| Art of Balance |
| Asalon: Tears of the Earth |
| Assault On Metaltron |
| A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism |
| Automachef |
| AVICII Invector |
| Awesome Pea |
| Awesome Pea 2 |
| Ayakashi Koi Gikyoku Forbidden Romance |
| Bad North: Jotunn Edition |
| Bake ‘n’ Switch |
| Baobabs Mausoleum Ep. 1 |
| Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe |
| Bear With Me: The Lost Robots |
| Beat Me! |
| Big Brain Academy: Brain vs Brain |
| Birds and Blocks |
| Black Hole |
| Blasphemous |
| Blaster Master Zero |
| Bleep Bloop |
| Block-a-Pix-Deluxe |
| Blossom Tales |
| Blue Reflection: Second Light |
| Bonfire Peaks |
| Bonkies |
| Boomerang Fu |
| Bot Vice |
| BOXBOY + BOXGIRL! |
| Bravely Default 2 |
| Brawlout |
| Brigandine The Legend of Runersia |
| Brotherhood United |
| Bucket Knight |
| Bullet Beat |
| BurgerTime Party! |
| Byakko-tai Samurai Boys |
| Cadence of Hyrule |
| Cafeteria Nipponica |
| Cake Bash |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker |
| Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions |
| Castle Crashers Remastered |
| Cat Quest 2 |
| Caveman Warriors |
| Children of Morta |
| Chinese Parents |
| ChromaGun |
| Ciel Fledge |
| Cinderella |
| Clone Drone in the Danger Zone |
| Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics |
| Coffee Talk |
| Color Your World |
| Combat Core |
| Contra: Rogue Corps |
| Crash Drive 2 |
| Crashnauts |
| Crayon Shincan |
| Croc’s World |
| Croc’s World 2 |
| Croc’s World 3 |
| Croc’s World Run |
| CrunchTime |
| Crying Suns |
| Cyrpt of the Serpent King |
| Daemon X Machina |
| Dandy Dungeon Legend of Brave Yamada |
| Dangerous Relationship |
| Dark Witch Music Episode |
| Darkestville Castle |
| Deadly Days |
| Death and Taxes |
| Death Come True |
| Death Squared |
| Deemo |
| Deep Ones |
| Dekstop Bowling |
| Dekstop Table Tennis |
| Demetrios The Big Cynical Adventure |
| Demolition Crew |
| Demon’s Tier+ |
| Depixtion |
| Desktop Baseball |
| Desktop Basketball |
| Desktop Dodgeball |
| Desktop Rugby |
| Desktop Soccer |
| Detention |
| Devious Dungeon |
| Devious Dungeon 2 |
| Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories |
| Discolored |
| Disgaea 4 Complete+ |
| Disgaea 5 Complete |
| Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny |
| Do Not Feed the Monkeys |
| Domiverse |
| Doodle God: Evolution |
| Doraemon Story of Seasons |
| Double Pug Switch |
| Dragon Quest Builders |
| Dragon Quest Builders 2 |
| Dragon Quest XI S |
| DREAMO |
| Drowning |
| Dry Drowning |
| Dungeon Village |
| Earthlock |
| Earthworms |
| Eat Beat Deadspike |
| Embers of Mirrim |
| Energy Cycle Edge |
| Ephemeral: Fantasy on Dark |
| Epic Astro Story |
| Escape from Life Inc |
| Explosive Dinosaurs |
| Explosive Jake |
| Factorum 90 |
| Fallen Legion Revenants |
| Fifty Words by POWGI |
| Fight Crab |
| Figment 2 |
| Fill-a-Pix: Phil’s Epic Adventure |
| Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition |
| Fitness Boxing |
| Fitness Boxing 2 |
| Flat Heroes |
| Forgone |
| Forgotton Anne |
| forma.8 |
| Freedom Planet |
| FUSER |
| Gabbuchi |
| Gakuen Club |
| Galaxy Champions TV |
| Galaxy Warfighter |
| Game Builder Garage |
| Game Dev Story |
| Game Dev Tycoon |
| Gelly Break |
| Gems of Magic: Father’s Day |
| Georifters |
| Ghostrunner |
| Glam |
| Glyph |
| God Eater 3 |
| Graceful Explosion Machine |
| Grand Prix Story |
| Grass Cutter Mutated Lawns |
| Greak: Memories of Azur |
| Griftlands |
| Grimvalor |
| Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party |
| Half Dead |
| Hampuzz |
| Happy Animals Bowling |
| Happy Birthdays |
| Hardcore Mecha |
| Harvest Moon: Mad Dash |
| Hashihime of the Old Book Town Append |
| Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix |
| Have a Blast |
| Helheim Hassle |
| Hell Sports |
| Heroes of the Monkey Tavern |
| Hexagroove: Tactical DJ |
| Hidden in Plaine Sight |
| Hob: The Definitive Edition |
| Home Run High |
| Hot Springs Story |
| Howling Village: Echoes |
| Hypnospace Outlaw |
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity |
| I and Me |
| I, AI |
| Ice Station Z |
| Immortals Fenyx Rising |
| Implosion |
| Infini |
| Instant Sports |
| Instant Sports Paradise |
| Instant Tennis |
| Inversus Deluxe |
| Invisiballs |
| Invisigun reloaded |
| Iris School of Wizardry |
| Jet Kave Adventure |
| Jewel Fever 2 |
| Jewel Rotation |
| Jigsaw Fun: Amazing Animals |
| Jigsaw Fun: Greatest Cities |
| Jigsaw Fun: Wonderful Nature |
| Just Shapes & Beats |
| Kairobotica |
| Katamari Damacy Reroll |
| Kid Tripp |
| Kill la Kill -IF |
| Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory |
| Kirby Fighters 2 |
| Kirby Star Allies |
| Kitty Love -Way to look for love- |
| Kitty Maestro |
| Knockout Home Fitness |
| Kunai |
| Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk |
| Langrisser 1 & 2 |
| League of Evil |
| Lethal League Blaze |
| Liberated: Enhanced Edition |
| Link-a-Pix Deluxe |
| Little Kite |
| Little Nightmares 2 |
| Lode Runner Legacy |
| Lonely Mountains: Downhill |
| Lost Lands 2: The Four Horsemen |
| Lost Lands 3: The Golden Curse |
| Lost Lands: Dark Overlord |
| Lost Lands: Ice Spell |
| Lost Lands: The Wanderer |
| Lost Sphear |
| LOVE: A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories |
| Mad Rat Dead |
| Magazine Mogul |
| Mahjong Solitaire Refresh |
| March to a Million |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 |
| Mars Horizon |
| Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Cloud Version) |
| Max: The Curse of Brotherhood |
| Mega Mall Story |
| Mega Man 11 |
| Metamorphosis |
| Metorid Dread |
| Metropolis: Lux Obscura |
| Midnight Deluxe |
| Mighty Gunvolt Burst |
| Miitopia |
| Milo & Kilo |
| Mimpi Dreams |
| Mini Motor Racing X |
| Mistover |
| Monopoly |
| Monster Hunter Rise |
| Monster Hunter Stories 2 |
| Monster Puzzle |
| Moonlighter |
| Morphite |
| Moving Out |
| Mr. Driller DrillLand |
| Mugsters |
| My Bewitching Perfume |
| My Big Sister |
| My Butler |
| My Hero One’s Justice 2 |
| My Secret Pets! |
| Mythic Ocean |
| n’ Verlore Verstand |
| NBA 2K20 |
| NBA 2K21 |
| NEO: The World Ends with You |
| Neon Abyss |
| New Star Manager |
| New Super Lucky’s Tale |
| New York Mysteries |
| New York Mysteries: High Voltage |
| New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls |
| New York Mysteries: The Outbreak |
| Nexoria |
| Nine Parchments |
| Ninja Village |
| Ninjin: Clash of Carrots |
| Oceanhorn |
| Octahedron |
| Office Lovers |
| Oh!Edo Towns |
| Okinawa Rush |
| One More Dungeon |
| Oninaki |
| Ori and the Blind Forest |
| Our Flick Erasers |
| Our Summer Festival |
| Out of Line |
| Out There: The Alliance |
| Overdriven Reloaded: Special Edition |
| OVIVO |
| Pacific Wings |
| PHOGS! |
| Pic-a-Pix Deluxe |
| Pic-a-Pix Pieces |
| Picross S6 |
| Picross S Genesis |
| Picross S4 |
| Picross S5 |
| Piczle Colors |
| Piczle Cross Adventure |
| Piczle Lines DX |
| Pikmin 3 Deluxe |
| Pillar |
| Pixel Puzzle Makeout League |
| PixelJunk Eden 2 |
| PixelJunk Monsters 2 |
| Planet Alpha |
| Plantera Deluxe |
| Pocket Academy |
| Pocket Arcade Story |
| Pocket Clothier |
| Pocket Harvest |
| Pocket League Story |
| Pocket Stables |
| Pokémon Let’s Go, Eevee! |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX |
| Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! |
| Pokken Tournament DX |
| Polyroll |
| Portal Dogs |
| Portal Knights |
| Princess Closet |
| Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets |
| Puddle Knights |
| Puzzle Box Maker |
| Puzzle Puppers |
| Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns |
| Qbik |
| Quest Hunter |
| Quest of Dungeons |
| Rain City |
| Raji: An Ancient Epic |
| Rayman Legends Definitive Edition |
| ReactorX |
| Regina & Mac |
| Resident Evil 5 |
| Resident Evil 6 |
| Retimed |
| Rev Up! RC Grand Prix |
| Riddled Corpses EX |
| Ring of Pain |
| Rise of the Slime |
| Rising Hell |
| RISK Global Domination |
| Road 96 |
| Robbotto |
| Robonauts |
| Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos |
| R-Type Dimensions DX |
| R-Type Rinal 2 |
| Sakura In Gameland |
| Sam & Max Save the World |
| Samurai Warriors 5 |
| Save Your Nuts |
| ScourgeBringer |
| Scrap Rushi! |
| Secrets of Me |
| Semispheres |
| Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle |
| Shape Suitable |
| Shift Happens |
| Shift Quantum |
| Shining Resonance Refrain |
| Shiny Ski Resort |
| Sky Racket |
| Sky Rogue |
| Skybolt Zack |
| Slayin 2 |
| Slime-san |
| Smart Moves |
| Smash Boats |
| Snipperclips |
| SOLAS 128 |
| Songbird Sumphony |
| Sound waves |
| Space Marshals |
| Space Marshals 2 |
| Space War Arena |
| SpeedRunners |
| Spelunker Party! |
| Spiral Memoria |
| Spiritfarer |
| Splatter |
| Squareboy vs Bullies |
| Stealth |
| Steam Prison |
| Steam Tactics |
| Stikbold! |
| Strawberry Vinegar |
| Strike! Ten Pin Bowling |
| Strikey Sisters |
| Summer Catchers |
| Summer in Mara |
| Super Chariot |
| Super Dragon Ball Heroes World Mission |
| Super Kickers League |
| Super Magbot |
| Super Mega Baseball 2: Ultimate Edition |
| Super Mega Baseball 3 |
| Super One More Jump |
| Super Phantom Cat: Remake |
| Sushi Striker |
| Swim Out |
| Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet |
| Sword of the Necromancer |
| Tangle Tower |
| Tetra’s Escape |
| The Almost Gone |
| The Bridge |
| THE Card Battle: Eternal Destiny |
| The Casebook of Arkady Smith |
| The Charming Empire |
| The Flower Collectors |
| The Forgotten City (Cloud Version) |
| The Last Friend |
| The Legend of Dark Witch |
| The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 |
| The Lightbringer |
| The Manga Works |
| The Mystery of Woolley Mountain |
| The Number Puzzle |
| The Path of Motus |
| The Plane Effect |
| The Pyraplex |
| The Ramen Sensei |
| The Solitaire Conspiracy |
| The Survivalists |
| The Sushi Spinnery |
| The Touryst |
| The Tower of Beatrice |
| The Wonderful 101: Remastered |
| The World Next Door |
| Them Bombs! |
| Thomas Was Alone |
| Throw it! Animal park |
| Tic-Tac-Letters by POWGI |
| Tied Together |
| Timberman VS |
| Timelie |
| Toki Tori 2+ |
| Tomb of the Mask |
| Tools Up! |
| Torchlight 2 |
| TorqueL |
| Touhou Spell Bubble |
| Toy Stunt Bike: Tiptop’s Trials |
| Trials of Mana |
| Trials Rising |
| Triangle Strategy |
| Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince |
| Trivial Pursuit Live! |
| True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1 |
| True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 |
| Tumblestone |
| Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition |
| Tyd wag vir Niemand |
| Ultra Age |
| Ultra Space Battle Brawl |
| Unbound Worlds Apart |
| Undead Battle Royale |
| Unrailed! |
| Valthrian Arc: Hero School Story |
| Vectronom |
| Venture Kid |
| Venture Towns |
| Very Very Valet |
| Violett |
| Virtual Battle |
| Vitamin Connection |
| Viviette |
| Voez |
| Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars |
| Void Source |
| Vortex Attack EX |
| Vostok Inc. |
| Voxel Galaxy |
| Voxel Pirates |
| Voxel Shot |
| Voxel Sword |
| Wanderjahr TryAgainOrWalkAway |
| Wanderlust Travel Stories |
| War Of Stealth: Assassin |
| WarioWare: Get It Together! |
| Warp Frontier |
| Water Balloon Mania |
| Werewolf: The Apocalypse Heart of the Forest |
| What the Golf? |
| When the Past was Around |
| Wild Park Manager |
| Woodle Tree 2: Deluxe |
| Woodle Tree Adventures Deluxe |
| Word Puzzles by POWGI |
| Word Search by POWGI |
| Word Sudoku by POWGI |
| Word Wheel by POWGI |
| Wordsweeper by POWGI |
| Work It Out! Job Challenge |
| Working Zombies |
| World Cruise Story |
| Worldend Syndrome |
| World’s End Club |
| Wrestledunk Sports |
| Wrestling Empire |
| Wunderling |
| Xenon Valkyrie+ |
| X-Morph: Defense |
| Yellow Fins |
| Yes, Your grace |
| Yoku’s Island Express |
| Yoshi’s Crafted World |
| Ys IX: Monstrum Nox |
| Zhed |
| ZikSquare |
How Long Do Demos Last On Nintendo Switch?
Overall, most Nintendo Switch game demos can be played an unlimited amount of times and for an unlimited duration. Some demos, however, do have set amount of play sessions that limit players from playing the demo for more than the allocated sessions.
most Nintendo Switch game demos can be played an unlimited amount of times
For example, the Knockout Home Fitness demo on Nintendo Switch has a limited amount of sessions a player can play.
The demo will no longer be playable when the maximum amount of sessions have been played.
Other demos might be limited releases and must be downloaded and played by a certain date. The publisher Square Enix uses demos to gain player feedback.
Due to this, their game demos are only available to download for a specified amount of time.
Most Nintendo Switch demos, though, have no play or time limit.
Metroid Dread, Clubhouse Games, and the hundreds of other demos on the Nintendo Switch can be played repeatedly until you’re satisfied.
Where Can You Find Nintendo Switch Demos?
Nintendo Switch demos can be found digitally by launching the eShop app from the Nintendo Switch’s home menu. On the Nintendo Switch eShop home screen, navigate to “Search/Browse” tab. Select the “Games with Demos” category under “Browse by Filter” section on the right side of the screen.
Nintendo Switch demos can be found digitally on the Nintendo Switch eShop
A full list of game demos on the Nintendo Switch will appear.
You can organize the game demos by clicking on the sort button underneath your profile icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Nintendo Switch demos can be sorted by
- Best Sellers
- Release Date (new to old)
- Release Date (old to new)
- Price (low to high)
- Price (high to low)
You can also filter game demos by age rating and genre by using the options on the left side of the screen.
This makes it easy to find the right demo for you.
Alternatively, you can use the complete list of Nintendo Switch demos in this article to find a game you want to try and simply search for it by using the Nintendo Switch eShop’s Search/Browse function.
Are Nintendo Switch Demos Free?
Nintendo Switch demos are entirely free to download and only require an internet connection to download and storage space to install. Demos do not require fees, a credit card, or payment solution to download on Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo Switch demos are entirely free
Why are demos free?
Demos are game samples that are meant to be tried out and sampled before deciding to purchase the full game.
You can decide to buy the game after you finished playing the demo or not.
It’s ultimately up to you, and you have no obligation to spend money after playing the demo.
Does ARMS, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Have A Demo?
Some popular Nintendo Switch games do not have game demos. Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Just Dance series, Mario Party series, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild do not have demos.
Some popular Nintendo Switch games do not have game demos
However, a lot of best-selling Nintendo Switch games do have demos.
ARMS, Dragon Quest 11 S, Fitness Boxing series, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Monster Hunter Rise, and Pikmin 3 Deluxe all have game demos to play.
Check out the full list of Nintendo Switch demos above in this handy guide to see which popular games have demos.
How To Download Nintendo Switch Game Demos
Nintendo Switch has over 500 game demos that are free to download, install, and play.
Thankfully, downloading the plethora of Nintendo Switch game demos is easy to do and only requires 8 easy steps.
Learn how to download Nintendo Switch demos with a detailed step-by-step picture guide I created to help you with the process by clicking here.
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