It’s time for this year’s Black Friday sales, and Nintendo of America’s Switch eShops are full of Black Friday discounts as part of its Cyber Deals sale. You’ll find a large selection of discounted Switch games with some big savings to be made until the sale ends on December 3rd, 2023.
With so many games discounted, it can be hard to know where to start. Our wishlists are overflowing as it is, so below we’ve rounded up every game in the Nintendo’s Black Friday ‘Cyber Deals’ sale that we’ve awarded 9/10 or higher*. We’ve got an equivalent guide for European Switch gamers, but while both sales include some of the same games, they’re not identical.
Note. We’ve given sale prices in USD with the percentage discount — commensurate savings can be found on eShops across the Americas, including Canada, Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. We’ll be updating this guide if new games are added.
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Okay, let’s take a look at the cream of the eShop crop…
*This took a long time to compile and it’s possible we missed one or two! Let us know in the comments if you spot an NL niner that we’ve overlooked.
Publisher: Atlus / Developer: Vanillaware
$23.99 (-60%)
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is a wonderful achievement for dynamic storytelling, as it puts forth a compelling and multifaceted narrative that’ll keep you guessing right up until the very end. This excellent story, combined with enjoyable combat portions, a striking art style, and some top-notch voice acting make for an experience that you won’t want to miss out on. It’s the kind of game that’ll have you wishing that you could play it again for the first time, just so all its best elements could be new again.
Publisher: Valve Corporation / Developer: Valve
$6.79 (-66%)
It’s hard to overstate our satisfaction with Portal: Companion Collection. Portal and Portal 2 felt incredibly fresh when they first released, and the years since have not diminished their immense impact. To now have two of the most unique and mind-bending puzzle games on a Nintendo console, and on-the-go if you choose, is a pure joy. If it weren’t for the frequent load screens punctuating the experience, we’d have absolutely nothing to complain about here. The motion controls work like a dream, the games run at a near-rock-solid 60fps, you’ve got local co-op play available at the drop of a hat, and the writing remains as funny now as it did all those years ago. If you haven’t played the Portal games before, this should be a no-brainer. If you have… well, just play them again.
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive / Developer: Angel Matrix
$14.99 (-40%)
From its excellent writing, music, and presentation to its intense and satisfying core gameplay, Neon White is one of the most exciting things we’ve played all year, and it’s a game we can’t see ourselves putting down for a long time as we try to best our previous times. It successfully brings together elements from apparently disparate genres in new and exciting ways and seems poised to become the next great speedrunning title. It’s one that action game fans and Switch owners in general won’t want to miss.
Publisher: Limited Run Games / Developer: Novectacle
$19.99 (-50%)
The House in Fata Morgana is over 40 hours long, and in those 40 hours, you’ll maybe get to make about three decisions. It is a visual novel in the strictest sense of the word, and you must be prepared for that going in. But with a fantastic, original, slow-burn story about love, loss, hurt, forgiveness, and recovery, it’s one of the best visual novels out there — and your patience will be paid off in the end.
Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Intelligent Systems
$41.99 (-30%)
Fire Emblem Engage is a stellar entry in this storied franchise, but it’s also one that takes a noticeably different stance than its most recent predecessor. It’s all about the combat this time around, at the expense of the relationships and romance that made Three Houses such a fan favourite, so if you’re looking for that social element here, you’re bound to be left feeling at least a tad disappointed. However, for those jonesing to get down and dirty with some sweet turn-based tactical action — action that’s embedded in a satisfyingly OTT, beautifully presented anime narrative — this is a very fine example of the genre.
Franchise fans will also find the Musou spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes on sale for the same price.
Publisher: Atlus / Developer: Atlus Persona Team
$12.99 (-35%)
Persona 4 Golden remains a thoroughly enjoyable and engrossing RPG that, for the most part, has stood the test of time. Although its visuals might be a bit dated, the gameplay and story presented here do more than enough to justify the purchase, while all the tweaks and additions that came with this ‘Golden’ edition round out most of the rougher edges from the initial PS2 release. If you’re looking to give the Persona series a shot, Persona 5 Royal is a good place to start, but P4G is an excellent entry in the series and one that we would recommend you pick up when you can.
Publisher: Yacht Club Games / Developer: Yacht Club Games
$19.99 (-50%)
Shovel Knight was excellent in vanilla form, but Treasure Trove includes absolutely everything that developer Yacht Club has created for the game since its Kickstarter success back in 2013. That includes the extra campaigns Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment, and the more recent King of Cards, plus multiplayer brawler Showdown which further increases the attractiveness of an already incredibly compelling package. These games are fantastic odes to the glory days of 8-bit(+) platforming, and having the complete Shovel Knight experience in one spot makes this a must-have for Switch owners – especially those that have so far failed to dig into this game and its add-ons. Strike the earth!
There are a couple of other Shovel Knights on sale, too: Shovel Knight Dig $14.99 (-40%) and Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon $9.99 (-50%).
Publisher: Drool / Developer: Drool
$3.99 (-80%)
Thumper is a fantastic video game, an extravagant rhythm experience that’s also a brutal assault on the senses. It’s extremely difficult – painfully so at times – yet we feel the need to persevere, retrying tough stages over and over again. Even when that’s done, the drive for better ranks remains simply because the game compels us to play on. The only real flaw of Thumper, in actual fact, is that it offers so little respite and no ‘easy’ mode for players. Some may scoff at that, saying it’s a game designed to be tough, but the downside is that without that optional concession the game will be inaccessible and impenetrable for some players. That’s a pity, as for those up for the challenge it’s a wonderful — albeit gruelling — gaming experience.
Publisher: Capcom / Developer: Capcom
$9.99 (-50%)
Okami HD is an utterly fantastic piece of software, and we feel you’d be doing yourself a disservice to pass on it. It’s a 40-hour adventure that emulates Zelda wonderfully, adds in plenty of memorable mechanics, features one of the most beautiful art styles in gaming, and is completely playable on the go, to boot. It may be showing its age a bit visually and its combat is sometimes a little on the easy side, but Okami is an important, fun, and notable landmark in gaming history — and one of the easiest recommendations we can make for your Switch library.
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Publisher: Bethesda / Developer: id Software
$3.29 (-67%)
Quake returns in a feature-rich remaster that delicately updates the classic FPS, adding lots of optional bells and whistles, packing in a ton of content, and delivering the definitive way to play this 25-year-old masterpiece in the process. There’s a wealth of online and co-op options here, a glorious new expansion to blast through from MachineGames, super slick performance in both docked and handheld modes and it’s all available at a cracking price point. This really is a stellar port of one gaming’s true greats and an absolutely essential addition to your Switch library.
Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Monolith Soft
$41.99 (-30%)
There’s almost nothing one can reasonably complain about with Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. It’s an already-excellent JRPG that has been improved in nearly every conceivable way, short of a complete reimagining. On top of the fantastic story, enjoyable combat, and incredible world design, Monolith Soft has included an entirely new epilogue story arc while improving upon and polishing up nearly everything in the base game, from progression systems to visuals to UI design. Easily one of the greatest RPGs available on the Switch, it goes without saying that if you were ever a fan of the original, or of RPGs in general, you absolutely must get this game for your collection.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is also in the sale for $41.99 (-30%).
Publisher: Subset Games / Developer: Subset Games
$7.49 (-50%)
Into The Breach is a brutal, uncompromising game of making hard decisions and living with your mistakes, but the short length of battles and endless variety of playthroughs makes for an extremely addictive experience. Though the graphics are nothing special, the gameplay is some of the very best you’ll find in the strategy genre on Switch, and we can easily recommend this to anybody who’s looking for an in-depth game that’ll make you think. Into The Breach feels right at home on the Switch, and whether you play more at home or on the go, you’re more than likely to get plenty of value out of this release.
Publisher: Motion Twin / Developer: Motion Twin
$14.99 (-40%)
Dead Cells is a masterclass in excellent roguelite design, mixing together nonstop intense action sequences, gorgeous vistas, and an addictive loop of unlocks and rewards into a beautiful experience that no Switch owner will want to go without. There’s dozens, if not hundreds, of hours of content available here, and though some sense of repetition can creep in every now and then, it’s remarkable how fresh Dead Cells can stay through all those hours. This game is a blast to play, full of visual splendor, and packed with things to do; don’t miss out on this one, it’s a must-buy.
Publisher: Whippoorwill / Developer: Adam Robinson-Yu
$4.79 (-40%)
A Short Hike is a fat-free experience from top to bottom – or should we say bottom to top? It’s the kind of game that makes us just sigh with happiness when we recall our time with it, and even having played it through to its ostensible conclusion multiple times, we know for a fact there are still things to see and do on that mountain. What we have here is something of an apotheosis – a milestone in indie games akin to Cave Story, or Spelunky. The very best bits of multiple game genres, stripped of all padding and bloat, mixed perfectly into a delicious video game stew that only gets richer and richer the more you play. An exploration in every sense of the word, A Short Hike is cute without being twee, challenging without being obnoxious, and emotional without being cloying. A landmark game for all ages. Don’t miss this one.
Publisher: Qute / Developer: Qute
$13.49 (-50%)
The ultimate M-KAI package, this three-strong historical evolution is the purest distillation of the developer’s vision for the shoot-em-up. Eschatos’ beautiful bombast will suck you in, fire up the adrenaline, and spit you back out with an instant just-one-more-go mindset. If that’s not worth diving into, why are you playing games at all?
Publisher: Enhance Games / Developer: Resonair
$19.99 (-50%)
Tetris is one of the greatest video games of all time, and Tetris Effect: Connected is perhaps the best iteration of the classic puzzler yet. While this Switch port doesn’t offer a great deal over existing versions in terms of features, it delivers the one key ingredient that its rivals cannot: portability. Sure, some will argue that Tetris Effect: Connected’s unique brand of synesthesia only really comes alive when played on PSVR or an Oculus Quest headset, but we’d argue passionately that this game benefits far more from the ability to pick it up and play whenever, wherever. Just as the Game Boy and Tetris combined to create an irresistible, world-conquering fusion back in 1989, Tetris Effect: Connected has finally found the hardware that allows it to truly shine, making this an utterly essential purchase for all Nintendo Switch owners. Just don’t forget those headphones.
Publisher: Image & Form / Developer: Image & Form
$7.99 (-60%)
SteamWorld Dig 2 is another confident effort from Image & Form, and a worthy successor to the original. Stylish and good-looking, it also has the series’ trademark humour and, yes, a pretty good soundtrack. It refines and expands upon the qualities of SteamWorld Dig and hits some delicious high points. Whether you played the first game or not, SteamWorld Dig 2 is a must-have — its charming aesthetic and cast set the scene for a tightly designed and clever exploration game.
The excellent SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition is also on sale for $5.99 (-70%).
Publisher: Devolver Digital / Developer: Moppin
$2.00 (-33%)
This is an excellent port of a game that feels like it’s found a natural home on Switch thanks to a plethora of control options and the console’s natural facility with vertical orientation. Short of popping your 4K TV on its side, Switch offers the very best way to play Downwell. Its roguelike structure and twitch platforming might not be for everyone, but you should really give it a chance. For our money, it’s a modern classic that should be in everyone’s collection.
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive / Developer: Giant Sparrow
$4.99 (-75%)
What Remains of Edith Finch is a ‘Walking Sim’ that doesn’t just tell an unforgettable story – it’s genuinely unforgettable. As tragic as its tale is, it always manages to entertain. As one section ends and as you fight back tears, you’ll always carry on, because the next story is as engrossing as the last. If you want a strong feature-length story that doesn’t waste a minute, Edith Finch is the one you need.
Publisher: Nintendo / Developer: Nintendo
$41.99 (-30%)
This beautiful Switch remake of the classic Game Boy entry rebuilds everything from the ground up. On top of the beautiful new art style, it added modern conveniences, a dungeon creator, amiibo support, and lots of little quality-of-life improvements. If there’s anything holding The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening back, some minor frame rate issues might prove jarring for some players. Others may not even notice, but if you’re sensitive to dropped frames it’s possible you’ll find yourself distracted from the otherwise absorbing gameplay. It’s a little thing, but with the heritage of technical wizardry behind the Game Boy original, it is a small chink in this game’s otherwise glistening armour.
Michael Johnson is a tech enthusiast with a passion for all things digital. His articles cover the latest technological innovations, from artificial intelligence to consumer gadgets, providing readers with a glimpse into the future of technology.
