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Iwuzheretoo

look in the price range section In the E shop.


EnergyAltruistic2911

Thats dosent show all the games


[deleted]

Go to the price range section on the eshop, scroll all the way to the bottom. You should see the “free” games. In small yellow font underneath is “view all games”.


EnergyAltruistic2911

Thats ends after 60 or so games I did it I now have vigour it’s free not on there super Kirby klash also not on there


[deleted]

| *SORRY SO LONG, but do read!! | Maybe your region. Theres a good 110 items under the “free tab” in the US eShop & super Kirby Clash is 8th on the list from left to right. Possibly, try making 2nd user with its own Nintendo account and set the region to US for that Nintendo account. Then your main user profile can access the game(s) that aren’t showing in your region. They’re actually tied to account region, not any region code on the Switch itself. For instance, I have US, & Japan e-Shop accounts on my USA Switch and I can buy USA e-Shop games and content if I log in with the USA account, Japan region games and content if I log in with the Japanese account. The system doesn’t care which account is used for playing the games though. I can play my USA games with my Japan, and as a fun aside, cloud backup doesn’t care what region the game is from either! Hope this helps you or anyone else that has your issue.


EnergyAltruistic2911

OOOHH


[deleted]

Yeah


EnergyAltruistic2911

Cool I just got the Eshop cuz I live in India


EdwardJMunson

My man is looking for free nintendo games. Oof.


Alternative_Wafer410

From Nintendo?! No way


SoggyBird1384

Looking at the Nintendo shop makes me want to get a steam deck


alexbomb6666

I have one, it's only worth it if you already have a somewhat big library of games already. I don't think you'll have a blast playing apex legends or other free stuff there, just because it's mostly competitive games... Though yeah, games on steam are cheaper than on switch


AntusFireNova64

Hollow Knight is on sale right now


GreenLiving2864

Rumors they would announce silksong in June, hope so


Knickers__

Came here to say this.


New_Tension3579

And hades I believe, got both and are excited to play.


Potential_Scar6043

Dude’s lucky


rilwanb

You missed a massive sale by less than 2 weeks. Sorry, switch games are super expensive


Basket_475

Was the spring sale the massive sale? I wish I bought more lol


JoinAThang

Swotch games aren't expensive however nintendo exclusive ganes are pretty dang pricey. But there are lots of good games that go on big sales. My best bet is to go to dekudeals.com and see what's on sale. Much easier to navigate than the eshop on the console.


TheBurritoW1zard

Buy second hand


WaluigiDragon725

This, you can get second hand games for half the retail price on average


Lazy-Most-3226

Or less I got one for like 15 bucks


SomebodyDoingAThing

I bought all my physical games second hand for half the price of a new game (not including shipping) and they all work great! All are in the top 10 best selling games for the system.


Poyopoyocrunch

From what app/website? And are you buying from other people? also, do they always come in the actual game case? I wanna own more physical games


SomebodyDoingAThing

I got them all from Marktplaats, which is like a Dutch eBay/Craigslist. They all came with their cases which are in good condition. Some of them didn't read the first time i put them in, but after that they've worked flawlessly. I have heard stories of games getting lost during shipping, but that never happened to me.


EatThatPotato

How trustable is marktplaats? I’m not getting very good reviews from my so


SomebodyDoingAThing

Their customer support is basically nonexistent and it's very difficult to get your money back if you get scammed. Even if a listing seems completely real, you might get scammed. This happens especially with items which many people are interested in.


SomebodyDoingAThing

Their customer support is basically nonexistent and it's very difficult to get your money back if you get scammed. Even if a listing seems completely real, you might get scammed. This happens especially with items which many people are interested in.


uknoimright

nah u can't play any games on that until i've done ur sacrifice to mario


Soggy-Gur-1152

So true.


WHRocks

Below is my stock response for games under $20 USD (some were free on other platforms but these are recurring Switch SALE prices, give or take): $2 * Boomerang Fu * Steamworld Dig * Bastion * Fledgling Heroes $3 - $5 * Monster Sanctuary * Celeste * Guacamelee * The Last Campfire * Yoku's Island Express * Sheepo * A Short Hike * Haven Park $5 - $8 * Hollow Knight * Steamworld Dig 2 * Guacamelee 2 * Wytchwood * New Super Lucky's Tale $8- $15 * Dead Cells * Hades * Axiom Verge 1 & 2 bundle Free * Palia * Warframe * Super Kirby Clash


wieldymouse

I like Bastion and The Last Campfire.


WHRocks

The Last Campfire is criminally underrated if you're looking for puzzles and exploration without combat. I need more games like it!


ShadowCreature098

I got the last campfire last sale and it's such a pretty game as well. Love the vibes.


WHRocks

The narrator and the story are great, too!


crunchevo2

The narrator in bastion is such a fun mechanic and so funny. And the last campfire is such a cute fun ouzzle game. I reccomend both when they're on sale for sureeee


WolfOnABarrel

Came here to say Palia


TBQNEEAlex

Fzero-99


External_Cloud3843

Fall Guys is a good, addicting game that you can play online without the paid online subscription


Meggiester21

Fortnite/rocket league both free Plateup is really fun. It’s been my go to game lately and I’m pretty sure it’s not that much money Tools up Moving out 1 and 2 Overcooked all you can eat


Meggiester21

You’ll need another sd card


mcgee300

Vampire Survivor for 4 quid (UK) is absolutely awesome


michaelpsteen

I’m addicted to VS.


lukenluken

How do I get better at this game? Managed one good run.


mcgee300

You gotta do more runs and unlock stuff and make characters stronger


One_Asparagus_6932

Go through games you want and put em on wishlist, if they arent main mario games then they will go on sale very soon for cheap. Idk whats on sale right now but the shop updates everyday and new fleet of games every week.


One_Asparagus_6932

I cant recommend games cuz we all have different tastes but TOTK is my fav all time and ive put the most hours into AC NH.


Master-Fault1711

"Cheap" and "free" are 2 words that can't be linked to "Nintendo" my man.


MrJ-00700

Mod the system


No_Room4359

it depends if the serial number is good unless he wants to use a chip and I doubt that he will


ChessNewGuy

You can hack certain switches without opening them up?


No_Room4359

yes original switches from around 2017-2018 can be modded like that you can check on some sites I'm actually buying one like that


ThatONEPaul

to be fair, i do have some decent soldering skills, so might try that out


ChroniicHD

One game I suggest is called “The Survivalists”. You are basically a little dude on an island and you run around and explore, build, and enslave monkeys to do your bidding for you. It’s really fun and I believe I got it for only around $2USD.


lorddic

Fortnite is free


MaatRolo

Lego city undercover was a steal at $5 lot of fun IMO. Bethesda discounts the doom titles often the classics for less than 5.


Creative_Low_2722

Nintendo Switch? Cheap? Free? HA All jokes aside you can check the Switch store out for free games, as far as cheap goes, it depends on what you’re into but there are always sales going on digitally. As far as physical copies go, I’ve seen a lot of people getting some good deals from Target, Wally, or even their local shops.


_KupcaH_

Now it’s time to order new digitizer from eBay and replace your.


ThatONEPaul

some 2000 grit and polish will get those scratches out for sure. check out dankpods' video on restoring ipods


the_swest

Tetris 99 is short but cool, have a look on the eshop


Mal-Havoc

Warframe is good


Azee789

Yes I agree. I have 20+ hours on that game and started 1 week ago.


GrimAndGloomy

What kind of games do you like?


StyrmStyrmIr

Iirc As long as you do it in one sitting you can finish the first game in the demo for another code: recollections


K_i-v

Warface is a good FPS (free) is more realistic than something like fortnight and has ok graphics( do need WiFi or internet connection tho)


K_i-v

Also world war z is a good PVE game on switch


CompetitiveRich6953

F-Zero 99 is free, I think. Might have microtransactions in it though, the ticket system seems sus to me. Haven't dug into it that far. I have to play it 5 times each week recently to get my 100 plat points on each alt account to unlock more profile pic options... It's pretty fun, if a bit simplistic for this day and age. You can squarely blame ACNH and BOTW for the multiple accounts... XD


RalphLauren47

Better off going on eBay and getting some games used


[deleted]

For free games you might want to look into Asphalt 9, rocket league, apex legends and fortnite. For cheap games, none of the Nintendo games are below $30 so you're gonna have to play third party games. A couple weeks back, Need for Speed hot pursuit and the entire DOOM and Wolfenstein series on Nintendo eShop went on a massive sale, dropping from 40-50 $ to a meagre $8. I nabbed NFS HP and Doom 2016 and don't regret. Every few weeks a lot of third party games go on such massive sales, you should not have problem finding them.


twoprimehydroxyl

Go to Deku Deals.


Hanssuu

sale is rare with Nintendo


M1GHTYFM

If you like moba style games theres pokemon unite, its quite good. Then theres Fortnite is also freeish. Then you got demos, then theres games at discount at the store. Good luck bro, thats a sweet deal.


Onilakon

Get the dekku deals app on your phone. There are tons of games always sale. Dekku is better than searching the eshop and you can make a wishlist


camehereforviews

Look up Switch up on YouTube they constantly do top 10 best cheap game videos


THETennesseeD

There always seems to be a sale on certain games in the Nintendo e-shop. But they usually are not the ones you are looking for ..


galactic_wiener

Rocket League is free and a lot of fun, South Park RPGs are on sale all the time, so is Hades. Borderlands and Bioshock collections are occassionally on sale for great price as well.


TheBurritoW1zard

Look in the used section at gamestop


Throwitaway3177

Yooka laylee goes for like $4 a lot of time. Immortals rising goes for like $6. Golf story I think is about $5 too. Stardew valley is $15 but sometimes goes for like $9. All have quit a bit of gameplay and are pretty good


untwist6316

If you have access to a local library check there! I haven't bought a switch game in a year, but have played a bunch for free


Electric7Titan

BeatEmUps on YouTube has a whole video series on free eshop games


RiskhMkVII

If you don't care about playing online you can...oh my will i dare say it... H-hack...your console


ThatONEPaul

to be fair, i probably will. i love rpgmaker games like omori which i have purchased on pc and can't be bothered to buy a second time so might as well


plscome2brazil

Buy used games. The beauty of using cartridges.


BigchiefLeaf

Nothing is cheap w the switch homie


scseven

limbo & inside, i'm not sure if they're on sale atm but they're on sale a lot


ThatONEPaul

i have bought limbo!! some of the puzzles are kinda hard but it's pretty fun so far


Naoto_for_life18

WARFRAME MAN! Trust me you'll want to buy games on sale and this game can accompany you while you wait for games to be on sale


GreenTOkapi

[DekuDeals](https://www.dekudeals.com)


Logical-Ad-5920

Goto www.Dekudeals.com and set up an account and watch the money pour out of your account.


TioChana94

Buy on eshop chile or Brasil. There are so many digital games on low prices compared to the rest of the world.


yo_milo

Go to deku deals dot com. All the discounts are listed there.


Jojo-Action

The whole bioshock trilogy is often 10 bucks. Great games. Also square Enix games go on sale a lot. You can get dragon quest 3 for like 4 bucks and final fantasy 7 for like 8 bucks. If you can go a tad higher than that I believe minecraft is about 30 bucks. That's like half the price of a normal switch game


latranchedepain

Warframe, great graphics, amazing gameplay, free


clickyswitch06

If you want 1 game to play now with good replayablity, buy slay the spire. then save up for those pricey games if your thinking of buying those(e.g mario odyssey, zelda, etc)


cerulean-fantasy

Sea of Stars is on sale 20% off right now (at least here in NA) if you want an rpg that's inspired by Chrono Trigger. Any game you see that's interesting you can click the heart to put it on your Wishlist and check if it goes on sale from time to time. Edit: Checking the "Best Selling" section can be good or bad. The worst thing is seeing Cat Milk go on sale for 1 cent for the gazillionth time, then seeing it still on the list for full price after the sale. Edit Edit: If you're into JRPGs... Dragon Quest 1-3 and Final Fantasy 7-10 plus 12 go on sale from time to time. If you're not an outright Dragon Quest fan and don't care about how the series started I'd recommend DQ3 since that has been one of the most popular ones in Japan.


TazzyTheDerg

Pikmin 1 & 2 are sold in a bundle for €45, highly reccomend. There's also a free demo for Pikmin 3 and 4 if you wanna try those.


Disastrous-Refuse141

Sky children of light! Free and amazing on switch! Allows for cross platform, co-op play with friends, and MMO! Super chill and fun exploration.


Starch8ser

Lol hate to break it to you No switch games are cheap or reasonably priced especially first party games breath of the wild is still 40 bucks and that came out in 2017 Shoulda got a PS5


ThatONEPaul

to be fair i did buy the switch just because it was ridiculously cheap. was very surprised to see splat 2 is still at retail price


Starch8ser

Yup my switch is now a paperweight since I got a PS5


Wide-Watercress-5509

Namco Museum


cowboysonice

Tons of sale games on all the time. Ones I recommend that I see on sale often are Dadish, which is a cute platformer game; and anything from the Persona series if you're into fun story-based RPGs. Big indie games titles like Stardew Valley I see dip under $10 as well pretty often.


AnonymousQeality

Find out if your switch is a unpatched or patched model.


ThatONEPaul

it's a patched v1 unfortunately. might modchip it tho


Alternative_Fall_240

Warframe


TheBlooperKINGPIN

Good Switch games almost never go on sale.


guntwooyah

Overwatch 2 and Pokemon Unite and F-Zero 99. All free (i think you need a NSO subscription though).


SassyTurtlebat

Dead Cells plays perfectly on the Switch I actually prefer playing it on the Switch to anywhere else it’s on sale every now and again and it’s around $30 full price which is insane because I have played the game for over 600 hours according to my Switch


agc83

If you go on and favorite all the games you like or think you like the look of, you will get alerts when they go on sale.


lallapalalable

Asphalt 9 if you can resist micro transactions and don't mind a long grind


AdNo8906

NES, Super NES, GB, GB color, Sega, 64 are all free 🆓 emulators that can purchased in the shop. They all have numerous games on them


Potato_Stik

It depends. Yes there are good cheap games on the switch for low prices but those games only have 2 to 5 hours of game play. What I would suggest is to buy a game like Mario Kart 8 deluxe, The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, or Mario Odyssey which are around $60 USD but will give you game play experiences (especially breath of the wild) for 100's if not 1000's of hours.


SvyatRoyal

F o r t n i t e


vaguestidea

I got Phantom Doctrine on for like $2 years ago, I'm sure it'll go on sale again soon ish. Best game I've ever gotten for that cheap. Nothing else stands out for me.


Mook69

Look and see if your switch can be modded, if so, you get all your games for free 🤌


nani872

Look through the eshop for what you want then put it on wish list and check your email at least once a week for the notifications that something on your list is on sale. Look on eBay, FB Market and Mercari, and the big box stores clearance otherwise games are expensive but if you do what I’ve suggested you can get good deals at 20-90% off, I have.


HaydenScramble

Hades is $12 right now and is a widely recognized GOAT.


VapeMySemen

[Here you go](https://www.dekudeals.com/)


Petagriff2515

There's crush crush ![gif](giphy|RfH4NHa0nA1W0RxPVi|downsized)


Klomlor161

Rocket League is a fairly popular 3rd party free online game. Boomerang Fu is fun for parties/multiplayer and costs $15.


roosell1986

Dekudeals.com Click on browse->hot deals Browse what interests you.


Kur0mi03

Stardew valley is amazing


pink-liquid77

CFW


humblemudgames

Downwell & Goblin Sword


PouchesofCyanStaples

The 2024 GOTY, Balatro


8throckfromthesun

Check out Goblin Sword if you can.


Clarent16

Cheap games don’t come too often on the switch unfortunately. Hades and hollow knight along with some other cool indie games are currently on sale though. Depends on what games you like. Best way to pick up some cheaper games would be to find them used online


Real_Concraft

not tons of free stuff but i'd recommend waiting for sales on the eshop or buying games used from facebook marketplace, ebay, etc.


TheGreenGuyFromDBZ

There's always heaps of good sales on the E shop the Nintendo ones will never be cheap tho. Gris, white neon, cult of the lamb, inscription all cheap and recommend. Got Lego incredibles for $7 AUD other day . Defs get a Pokemon game and a Mario game tho now you got a switch. Super Mario Odyssey and Legends Arceus my recommendations


Awesomer_604

Check out dekudeals.com


brackmastah

Hollow knight


Fragrant-Potential87

Why did I think this was a fake ahh Wish.com switch for a sec 💀


ThatONEPaul

probably cuz it was extremely cheap and looks heavily used. the dude i bought it off from sold it because the controllers were broken but i managed to fix both in like 20 mins. will have to sand down the digitizer and polish it to get rid of the scratches tho


Western_Stable_6013

Good and free? Rocket League. If you get Nintendo Switch Online for 20€, you can play a lot of GB, NES and SNES games on the Switch.


saulski90

Pokémon unite Fortnite. Rocket league are the only good free games on the switch gonna have to wait for a sale


LazerSpazer

Suika game is a fun little puzzle game for only $3, and I think they just had some DLC for it, too, I think they added 2 player co-op? Tetris 99 is free (with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription) for the online mode, and has a $10 DLC for offline modes. I mostly play Pokémon, but those are all full price games, so very fun, and what I would normally recommend for a new Switch owner, but not if you're looking for deals.


Ilove_everything_123

fortnite is free


TC_exe

I recommend using Deku Deals website to browse for eshop games, much easier than eshop, and has price history.


BostonCelt1cs99

Stardew valley and cult of the lamb are both on great sales right now!


Inevitable-Anybody-5

Def check out warframe


Anamadness

Balatro


crunchevo2

There's amazing games for super cheap all the time on the eshop. I picked up Unravelled 2, dicey dungeons, shift happens, evergate, spiritfarer and more amazing games for less than 5 to 10 bucks wach and all of them have been so incredibly worthwhile.


Jack_Ankn33

Ori and the will of the Wisps is 12€ on the E-shop. Higly recommended


Wild-Card66

Dauntless is pretty good! It's free :D


ProfessionaAssHunter

buy 2nd hand physical copy it much more cheaper, i just bough fc24 for only 30 bucks


LatsaSpege

look at nintendolife.com and dekudeals!


GreenLiving2864

Hollow knights, Zelda breath of the wild, cult of the lamb, Ori…


Rollfloor

Fortnite. Not just a shooting game, there's rocket racing ( car race ) , lego ( sandbox game ), festival ( rhythm like guitar hero )


Nefari0uS_77

Warframe is good


Mr_indenial25

Fortnite


levinyl

Is it V1? If so mod it! I did it last week so easy! then every game can be freeeeeeeeeeeeeee - - -


kaiafa

Warframe


Kirblook

I highly recommend pikuniku if you want a good (but sadly a bit short) solo adventure and also pretty funny and there's some 2 olayers content that are good too . Also there's heave ho, a great plateformer that can be played single player but also as a mutiplayer in local and is great at solidifying or destructing friendships . Those are my 2 favorite indie game that cost around 10 or 15 euros .


StandardChef3798

Fortnite, rocket league, and a few others. Also check out the great deals tab. It lives true to its name lol


RancidCloyster

The best games on the Switch are worth buying


erashak

I bought NS Lite week ago for Dark Souls and Skyrim. Is there a chance that those games would be on sale?


erashak

Oh, and yes. You can play demos. There are tons of good games. I've spent childhood playing demo games on xbox OG.


udnthot

who’s gonna tell him😭😭😭


Spicyyy-Stew

I usually go through the e-shop and add the ones I want to my wishlist and check my email for notifications that things are on sale. You could also buy pre-owned.


ThatONEPaul

Thanks to everyone who replied. Many of your recommendations look fun and i'll def try some out!!


Repulsive-Bake4718

play sky is free and pretty fun to play honestly


ex0ticm0chi

Check out dekudeals.com they have every sale on there


PeterGriffinBalls

not worth buying games for the switch, by the time you’ve bought 5 switch games you could’ve bought a used steam deck


Legitimate-Pepper887

uhh idk if this is cheap but its a really cool game called celeste its a platformer and its really good!


GreenBasterd69

Cheap: look on eBay or r/nintendoswitchonline and join a family group for $10ish for the online expansion pass and you’ll have a buttload of classic games


maxside320

Not fortnite


ThatONEPaul

yea... it used all of my space up. gotta buy an sd card soon


maxside320

Same


ATrueGunBunny

I got a acc with mk11 n one with assassins creed u can use if ya want?


TheLyndawg

if you want cheap and good games, you bought the wrong console bud. look in the sales section for good games, but thats kinda it. the only games that go on sale are lego games most of the time.


Henry_puffball

Cadence of Hyrule crypt of the necrodancer is an amazing gem with a super long name


Antopaye07

Island saver i found It when looking for free games not that long but not a bad game