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Flex Your Mental Muscles With The Best Educational Games For The Nintendo Switch

Kyle Townsend
Updated January 1, 2025 31 items
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Only games that are currently available in the Nintendo eShop.

Ever wanted to learn Japanese, build a PC, or learn how to customize your own car? Then check out all the best educational games for Nintendo Switch. More than just your standard puzzle or trivia platformer, modern video games can teach us all kinds of cool things. By meshing classic gameplay with real-life simulations, educational games can be as basic as your classic brain teaser or as detailed as a true-to-life bee simulator. 

While games like Sudoky, Jeopardy, and Trivial Pursuit may be popular titles, there are plenty of great indie games if you're willing to scratch beyond the surface. Hiragana Pixel Party, for instance, is an insanely addictive chiptune game that helps players learn Japanese, while SmileBASIC 4 is an educational training game where you literally create and play your own game on the Switch.  

The Switch's portability is particularly conducive to educational games, as you can get your learn on at home or on the go. Jonesing for a few cool crossword puzzles on your way to work? Sorted? Looking to brush up on your vocab skills before class? No problemo. With so many options and possibilities, the world of video games is endless. 

Check out all the best educational Switch games that are currently available in the eShop and vote up all the titles you've played.

Over 80 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Educational Games to Learn Something New
This list is dynamically ranked based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.
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  • Not Not - A Brain Buster
    1

    Not Not - A Brain Buster

    6 votes

    Price: $0.99

    With the uber-popular mobile game now available on the Switch, this brain-busting puzzle game includes a brand-spanking-new multiplayer versus mode.

  • Farming Simulator 20
    2

    Farming Simulator 20

    6 votes

    Price: $44.99

    It's a hard job, but someone's gotta do it. Fortunatley, it's pretty fun. In Farming Simulator 20, you get to live out your life-long dream of working the fields. The game includes a handful of real-life vehicles.

  • Tactical Mind
    3

    Tactical Mind

    5 votes

    Price: $2.99

    Kind of like checkers, but way more intense, players can opt to go for the more traditional single-player campaign mode or team up with friends and play online.

  • Numbala
    4

    Numbala

    15 votes

    Price: $1.59

    Math can be boring, but it becomes infinitely more fun when you pair with a space-shooting game. In Numbala, players travel through space blasting baddies in an attempt to save their four-legged friend.

  • MathLand
    5

    MathLand

    14 votes

    Price: $5.39

    More than just a math app, MathLand centers on an evil pirate named Max who's stolen an island's sacred gems. By solving various mathematical equations, you'll be one step closer to breaking Max's evil curse.

  • Hiragana Pixel Party
    6

    Hiragana Pixel Party

    8 votes

    Price: $6.29

    A chiptune rhythm game where you learn to read Japanese? Yes, please. Hiragana Pixel Party blends platforming action with classic rhythms to help players recognize Japanese shapes and symbols.