Guide: Best Nintendo Switch Short Games

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We've given this list a little spring clean adding the excellent Despelote. Enjoy!

A Switch 1 or 2 is the perfect console if you travel a lot, for work or pleasure. The consoles' portability make them the perfect choice if you're spending any time at all in planes, trains, and automobiles.

Of course, you may choose to pass the time playing a trusted standby, or grinding through your favourite RPG, but if you're after a wholesome, bite-sized game to chew on and digest entirely in a single sitting, you've come to the right place. Maybe you've got no travel plans at all and you just want an amuse-bouche in between sweeping epics. Thankfully, there's no shortage of smaller experiences on the eShop, and we're here to help you find the best short games on Switch.

All of the games below can be completed in a few short hours — potentially in one gaming session, subject to skill and battery life. So, whether you're jetting off on holiday or squeezing in a whistle-stop business trip, you can travel safe in the knowledge that the following short Switch games will keep you company on your trip, and you'll have them wrapped up by the time you return. Who's got the patience to wait until hour 30 when a game supposedly 'gets good', eh?!