If you fancy a chuckle while you’re gaming, our guide to the best funny games is here to bring you the most hilarious titles on Switch and mobile, with some picks guaranteed to help you laugh your socks off. With a few great family games and some more (ahem) mature titles, there’s something here for everyone and all ages. Once you’re done here and have all the laughter you need, be sure to check out many more of our amazing guides covering Nintendo Switch and mobile games, such as the best Switch strategy games, best Switch simulation games, the best Switch adventure games, and the best Switch RPGs.
Here’s our guide to the best funny games on Switch and mobile!
South Park: The Fractured but Whole – Switch
Well, this one has a bit of a head start, as the South Park series has been entertaining audiences for decades. However, unlike many tie-in games that only try to look like a pixelated version of the original product, South Park: The Fractured but Whole looks identical to the South Park animated show.
Painstakingly recreated to look exactly like the show, but with great RPG aspects for players to get to grips with, TFBW distills a lot of great mechanics into an achievable 10-15 hour game, unlike many RPGs. It still has exactly the same voice cast and shares the same writers, so honestly, this is so close to the actual show it’s almost indistinguishable.
Using some funny superhero elements as a backdrop, just explore this beloved world and have a giggle with Cartman and the crew, or check out one of the other equally funny South Park games out there, including the new South Park game – Snow Day.
Paper Mario: The Origami King – Switch
I want to make one thing very clear; I do not like the mechanics of Paper Mario: The Origami King. The gameplay is great in so many different ways in the previous titles like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Super Paper Mario, and even the original title Paper Mario which is one of the Nintendo Switch Online N64 games. But Paper Mario: The Origami King uses an agonizing puzzle-ring system that I would happily boot into the sun with a spiked shoe.
Ok, now hear me out. Paper Mario: The Origami King is fantastic, and is worth playing for absolutely everything else found in the game. This is some of the funniest writing you’ll ever see in a Nintendo game (not to mention some heart-wrenching emotional moments). It looks absolutely ridiculous with a stunning art style and gorgeous colors, and the ring-puzzle gameplay isn’t all of the game.
When I look back at this title I remember just how much I laughed, how expressive Mario and his friends are, and how much fun I had with the gigantic paper-mache battles that leave the ring-puzzle battles in the dirt. Kids with a bit more patience will love it, and this world deserves to be explored.
Horace – Switch and Mobile
For those of you with a very British sense of humor, and possibly a good understanding of British culture, make sure you check out the lovely indie platformer called Horace. You may have seen it getting rave reviews for its brilliant puzzle-platforming and heaps of content that continues to evolve and impress through the entire runtime, but that’s not all.
Horace is a heartfelt and deeply funny story of one robot just trying to help a family get back together again, and through stellar writing, it manages to make you laugh and cry in the same scenes. A real gem.
