Switch 2 buyer's guide · Updated Oct 2026
Every Switch 2 game-key card
Some boxed Switch 2 games don't have the game on the cartridge. Search any game to see what you're actually buying.
Full cartridge
The whole game is on the cart. Plays straight away, no download, and you can resell it.
Game-key card
The cart is a key. You download the game first, and the cart must be inserted to play.
Code in a box
No cartridge at all, just a download code. Can't be resold.
| Game | Publisher | Cartridge | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster | Square Enix | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition | CD Projekt | Full cartridge | Amazon ↗ |
| Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion | Marvelous | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Donkey Kong Bananza | Nintendo | Full cartridge | Amazon ↗ |
| EA Sports Madden NFL 26 | EA | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Hitman World of Assassination: Signature Edition | IOI | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo | Full cartridge | Amazon ↗ |
| NBA 2K26 | 2K | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| No Sleep For Kaname Date | Spike Chunsoft | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Persona 3 Reload | Atlus | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S | Sega | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Raidou Remastered | Atlus | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Sonic X Shadow Generations | Sega | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Star Wars Outlaws | Ubisoft | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition | Capcom | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
| Yakuza 0: Director's Cut | Sega | Game-key card | Amazon ↗ |
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16 games with a confirmed cartridge type · 13 game-key cards · 498 more not announced yet