Six Switch 2 Games Worth Playing in October 2026

October 2026 shapes up to be a busy month for Switch 2 owners, even as the gaming industry prepares for November's blockbuster releases. While Grand Theft Auto 6 and a Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time dominate next month's calendar, October still delivers a substantial lineup spanning indie puzzlers, major ports, and Nintendo exclusives.

The month opens with Order of the Sinking Star on October 8, a sokoban-style puzzle game from Jonathan Blow, the designer behind Braid and The Witness. The game promises an extensive collection of intricate block-pushing challenges, though questions about authorship and credit have surrounded the project. Blow's track record as a puzzle designer suggests the game will deliver on its promise of clever, demanding head-scratchers.

Capcom's aggressive push to bring its catalog to Switch 2 continues with Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen arriving October 9. The action-RPG, which features intentional design friction that creates unpredictable adventures, launches with the new Dark Arisen expansion included from day one. A week later, on October 16, the publisher brings three Resident Evil titles to the system: remakes of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4. The remakes reimagine the original games as if created today, with Resident Evil 2 and 4 standing as particularly strong entries in the survival horror genre. Resident Evil 3 rounds out the trio, though it ranks as the weakest of the three.

Nintendo's major exclusive for the month is Switch Sports Resort, launching October 22. The motion-control sports game returns the series to a vacation island setting, offering activities including jetski racing, skateboarding, and table tennis alongside unexpected additions like thumb wrestling.

Also arriving October 22 is Final Fantasy Resonance from Square Enix, an HD-2D style adaptation of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. Rather than a remake of a classic 2D Final Fantasy, the game adapts the mobile title's story arc while allowing players to recruit iconic series characters, including Cloud Strife, as summons.

The month concludes with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, launching October 23 with campaign early access beginning October 16. The game marks Call of Duty's return to a Nintendo platform for the first time since the Wii U era, arriving simultaneously on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. The release fulfills Microsoft's regulatory commitment made during its Activision acquisition.