Summary
The Nintendo Switch has a vast library of games, and many of them have demos available for download. Both Nintendo and third-party developers are offering demos, giving players a chance to try out games before buying. A comprehensive list of available demos has been compiled, focusing on English-speaking regions such as North America and Europe. Japan has additional demos, but most are for games not currently available in the west or are only playable in Japanese.
The list highlights demos that can be downloaded and played in English. To access these demos, players can search for them on the Nintendo eShop or look for a “Demo” option on the game’s store page. With thousands of games available on the Switch, demos provide a great way to discover new titles and genres without committing to a purchase. The list is a valuable resource for Switch owners looking to explore new games and find their next favorite title.
Thousands of games are currently available on Switch, and there are a ton of demos out there for many of them. Not just Nintendo, but also third-parties are offering demos. We’ve now put together a comprehensive list of what’s out there.
Since our reader base is English-speaking, that’s what we’re focusing on here. In other words, we’re highlighting Switch demos that you can find in North America and Europe. Japan has a few extra demos on its end, but a majority of them are for titles that are not currently being sold in the west and are only playable in Japanese.
All Switch demos in North America and Europe
We have the full list of Switch demos in North America and Europe below with links to Nintendo’s website. Keep in mind that some demos are only available in North America and vice versa.
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- #womenUp, Super Puzzles Dream – North America, Europe
- ‘n Verlore Verstand – North America, Europe
- 8-Bit Adventures 2 – North America, Europe
- 8-Bit Farm – Europe
- 9 Monkeys of Shaolin – Europe
- 10 Second Ninja X – North America, Europe
- 10 Second Run Returns – North America, Europe
- 16-Bit Soccer – North America
- 100animalease – North America, Europe
- 2021: Moon Escape – North America, Europe
- 3 Minutes to Midnight – North America, Europe
- 3D Don’t Die Mr. Robot – North America, Europe
- 49 Keys – North America, Europe
- 50 Pinch Barrage – North America, Europe
- 60 Seconds! Reatomized – North America, Europe
- 99Vidas: Definitive Edition – North America, Europe
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- A Plague Tale: Innocence – Cloud Version – North America, Europe
- A Plague Tale: Requiem – Cloud Version – North America, Europe
- A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism – North America, Europe
- Abyss Memory: Fallen Angel and the Path of Magic – North America, Europe
- Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits – North America
- Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – North America, Europe
- Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron – North America, Europe
- Active Life: Outdoor Challenge – North America, Europe
- Active Neurons 2 – North America, Europe
- Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent – North America, Europe
- Adventures of a Cat in Space – North America, Europe
- Adventures of Ben: Rabbit Run – North America, Europe
- Adventures of Chris – North America, Europe
- Aegis Defenders – North America, Europe
- Aeolis Tournament – North America, Europe
- Aerial Knight’s Never Yield – North America, Europe
- AeternoBlade – North America, Europe
- AeternoBlade II – North America, Europe
- Afterthought – North America, Europe
- Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise – North America, Europe
- AI: The Somnium Files – North America, Europe
- Airfield Mania – North America, Europe
- Airport – North America, Europe
- Alekon – North America, Europe
- Alder’s Blood – North America, Europe
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite – North America
- Alpaca Ball: Allstars – North America, Europe
- Amazon Chicken Adventures – Europe
- Amedama – North America, Europe
- Angel at Dusk – North America, Europe
- Anime Studio Story – North America, Europe
- Animated Jigsaws: Beautiful Japanese Scenery – North America, Europe
- ANNO: Mutationem – North America, Europe
- Another Code: Recollection – North America, Europe
- Antigravity Racing – North America, Europe
- Antonblast – North America, Europe
- Ape Out – North America, Europe
- Aperion Cyberstorm – North America, Europe
- Abathor – North America
- Arcana of Paradise: The Tower – North America, Europe
- Arietta of Spirits – North America, Europe
- Arise: A Simple Story – Definitive Edition – North America, Europe
- Armored Lab Force Vulvehicles – North America, Europe
- ARMS – North America, Europe
- Art of Balance – North America, Europe
- Assault On Metaltron – North America, Europe
- Astalon: Tears of the Earth – North America, Europe
- Astral Flux – North America, Europe
- Astronite – North America, Europe
- Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land – North America, Europe
- Attack on Titan 2 – North America, Europe
- Auralux Constellations – North America, Europe
- Automachef – North America, Europe
- AVICII Investor – North America, Europe
- Awesome Pea – North America, Europe
- Awesome Pea 2- North America, Europe
- Ayakashi Koi Gikyoku: Forbidden Romance with Mysterious Spirit – North America, Europe
- Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 – North America, Europe
B
- B-Project Ryuusei Fantasy – North America, Europe
- Baby Storm – North America, Europe
- Backbeat – Europe
- Bad North – North America, Europe
- Bahnsen Knights – North America, Europe
- Bakeru – North America, Europe
- Balan Wonderworld – North America, Europe
- Baobabs Mausoleum – North America, Europe
- Battle Chef Brigade – North America
- Battle Crush – North America, Europe
- Battleminers Giants – North America, Europe
- Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon – North America, Europe
- Bear with Me: The Lost Robots – North America, Europe
- Beastie Bay DX – Europe
- Beat Me! – North America, Europe
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – North America, Europe
- Birds and Blocks – North America, Europe
- Birds and Blocks 2 – North America, Europe
- Biz Builder – Europe
- Black Hole – North America, Europe
- Blade Jumper – North America, Europe
- Blasphemous – North America, Europe
- Blaster Master Zero – North America, Europe
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – North America
- Bleep Bloop – North America, Europe
- Block-a-Pix Deluxe – North America, Europe
- Bloomtown: A Different Story – North America, Europe
- Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King – North America, Europe
- Blue Reflection: Second Light – North America, Europe
- Bonfire Peaks – North America, Europe
- Bonkies – North America, Europe
- Boomerang Fu – Europe
- Boreal Blade – North America, Europe
- Born of Bread – North America, Europe
- Botworld Odyssey – North America, Europe
- Boxing Gym Story – Europe
- BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! – North America, Europe
- Boxville – North America
- Bot Vice – North America, Europe
- Bravely Default II – North America, Europe
- Brave Dungeon: The Meaning of Justice – North America, Europe
- Brawlout – North America, Europe
- Breakers Collection – North America, Europe
- Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia – North America, Europe
- BROK the Investigator – North America, Europe
- Brotherhood United – North America, Europe
- Bubble Ghost Remake – North America, Europe
- Bug & Seek – North America, Europe
- Bucket Knight – North America, Europe
- Bullet Beat – North America, Europe
- BurgerTime! Party – North America, Europe
- Byakko-tai Samurai Boys – North America, Europe
C
- C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield – North America, Europe
- Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the Necrodancer feat. The Legend of Zelda – North America, Europe
- Cafeteria Nipponica – North America, Europe
- Cake Bash – North America, Europe
- Capitals Quizzer – Europe
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – North America, Europe
- Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions – North America, Europe
- Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions – North America, Europe
- Card Shark – North America, Europe
- Card-en-Ciel – North America, Europe
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days – North America, Europe
- Cardful Planning – North America, Europe
- Castle Crashers Remastered – North America, Europe
- Cat Clean Ocean – North America, Europe
- Cat Quest II – North America, Europe
- Cat Quest III – North America, Europe
- Cats and the Other Lives – North America, Europe
- Cats Baseball – North America
- Cattle Country – North America, Europe
- Caveman Warriors – North America, Europe
- Chants of Sennaar – North America, Europe
- Cherry Tower – North America, Europe
- Chickens Madness – North America, Europe
- Children of Morta – North America, Europe
- Chinese Parents – North America, Europe
- Chompy Chomp Chomp – North America, Europe
- ChromaGun – North America, Europe
- Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising Simulator – North America, Europe
- Cinderella: An Interactive Fairytale – North America, Europe
- Clan N – North America, Europe
- Clone Drone in the Danger Zone – North America, Europe
- Coffee Talk – North America, Europe
- COGEN: Sword of Rewind – North America, Europe
- Collidalot – North America, Europe
- Color Your World – North America, Europe
- Colorful Boi – North America, Europe
- Colors Live – North America, Europe
- Combat Core – North America, Europe
- Commandos 3: HD Remaster – North America, Europe
- Conan Chop Chop – North America, Europe
- Conquistadorio – North America, Europe
- Contra: Operation Galuga – North America, Europe
- Contra: Rogue Corps – Europe
- CounterAttack: Uprising – North America, Europe
- Crash Drive 2 – North America, Europe
- Crashnauts – North America, Europe
- Crayon Shin-Chan: The Storm Called! Flaming Kasukabe Runner!! – North America, Europe
- Cricket: Jae’s Really Peculiar Game – North America, Europe
- Cris Tales – North America, Europe
- Croc’s World – North America, Europe
- Croc’s World 2 – North America, Europe
- Croc’s World 3 – North America, Europe
- Croc’s World Run – North America, Europe
- Cross Tails – North America, Europe
- Crossy Road Castle – North America, Europe
- CrunchTime – North America, Europe
- Crying Suns – North America, Europe
- Crymachina – North America, Europe
- Crypt Custodian – North America, Europe
- Crypt of the Serpent King – North America, Europe
- Crystal Breaker – North America, Europe
- Crystal Project – North America, Europe
- Curious Expedition 2 – North America, Europe
D
- Daedalus: The Awakening of Golden Jazz – North America
- Daemon X Machina – North America, Europe
- Dandy Dungeon: Legend of Brave Yamada – North America, Europe
- Dangerous Relationship – North America, Europe
- Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical – North America, Europe
- Darkestville Castle – North America, Europe
- Darkness and Flame: Born of Fire – North America, Europe
- Darkness and Flame: Enemy in Reflection – North America, Europe
- Darkness and Flame: Missing Memories – North America, Europe
- Darkness and Flame: The Dark Side – North America, Europe
- Date Z – North America, Europe
- DateJournal – North America, Europe
- Dave the Diver – North America, Europe
- Deadcraft – North America, Europe
- Deadly Days – North America, Europe
- Death and Taxes – North America, Europe
- Death Come True – Europe
- Death Squared – North America, Europe
- Death Trick: Double Blind – North America, Europe
- Deemo – North America, Europe
- Deep Ones – North America, Europe
- Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure – North America, Europe
- Demolition Crew – North America, Europe
- Demon Sword: Incubus – North America, Europe
- Depixtion – Europe
- Derpy Conga – North America, Europe
- Desktop Baseball – North America, Europe
- Desktop Baseball 2 – North America, Europe
- Desktop Basketball – North America, Europe
- Desktop Bowling – North America, Europe
- Desktop Dodgeball – North America, Europe
- Desktop Dodgeball 2 – North America, Europe
- Desktop Golf – Europe
- Desktop Rugby – North America, Europe
- Desktop Soccer – North America, Europe
- Desktop Soccer 2 – North America, Europe
- Desktop Table Tennis – North America, Europe
- Detention – North America, Europe
- Devious Dungeon – North America, Europe
- Devious Dungeon 2 – North America, Europe
- Diamond Girl: An Earnest Education in Love – Europe
- Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories – North America, Europe
- Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age – North America, Europe
- Discolored – North America, Europe
- Disgaea 4 Complete+ – North America, Europe
- Disgaea 5 Complete – North America, Europe
- Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny – North America, Europe
- Disgaea 7 – North America, Europe
- Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – North America, Europe
- Do Not Feed the Monkeys – North America, Europe
- Dog Man: Mission Impawsible – North America
- Domiverse – North America, Europe
- Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – North America, Europe
- Doodle God: Evolution – North America, Europe
- Doodle Mafia: Crime City – North America, Europe
- Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story – North America, Europe
- Doraemon Story of Seasons – North America, Europe
- Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom – North America, Europe
- Double Pug Switch – North America, Europe
- Down in Bermuda – Europe
- Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine – North America, Europe
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set – North America, Europe
- Dragon Quest Builders – North America, Europe
- Dragon Quest Builders 2 – North America, Europe
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince – North America, Europe
- Dragon Quest Treasures – North America, Europe
- Dragon Quest XI S – North America, Europe
- Dreamo – North America, Europe
- Dredge – North America, Europe
- Drowning – North America, Europe
- Dry Drowning – North America, Europe
- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami – North America, Europe
- Dungeon and Gravestone – North America, Europe
- Dungeon Village – North America, Europe
- Dungeons of Dreadrock – North America, Europe
- Dunk Dunk – North America, Europe
- Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires – North America, Europe
- Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate – Definitive Edition – North America
The sentiment of this article is NEUTRAL/INFORMATIVE. Here’s a breakdown:
* The text does not express any strong emotions, such as excitement, anger, or sadness.
* The language used is objective and factual, aiming to educate the reader about the availability of Switch demos.
* The author provides helpful information, such as highlighting the focus on English-speaking regions (North America and Europe), and mentions the existence of additional demos in Japan, but notes their limitations.
* The text is written in a neutral, informative tone, with no apparent attempt to persuade or influence the reader’s opinion.
Overall, the sentiment is neutral and informative, with a focus on providing useful information to the reader.
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