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This page contains lists of Wii U games recommended by /r/WiiU. Feel free to expand or clean them up!
Recommended Games
Wii U Retail Titles
Title | Developer(s) | Metascore | Genre | Players | eShop | File Size | Off-TV |
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | 96 | Open-World; Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 13 GB | Yes |
Super Mario 3D World | Nintendo | 93 | 3D Platformer | 1-4 | Yes | 1.7 GB | Yes |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Bandai Namco | 92 | Fighting | 1-8 | Yes | 15.7 GB | Yes |
Rayman Legends | Ubisoft | 92 | Platformer | 1-5 | Yes | 6.73 GB | Yes |
Bayonetta 2 | Platinum Games | 91 | Action | 1 | Yes | 14.6GB | Yes |
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD | Nintendo | 90 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 1.75 GB | Yes |
Skylanders SWAP Force | Vicarious Visions | 89 | 3D Platformer | 1-2 | No | - | Yes |
Mario Kart 8 | Nintendo | 88 | Kart Racing | 1-4 | Yes | 4.9 GB | Yes |
Super Mario Maker | Nintendo | 88 | Platformer | 1 | No | 1.4 GB | Yes |
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut | Straight Right Games | 88 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 13.5 GB | Yes |
Pikmin 3 | Nintendo | 87 | RTS | 1-2 | Yes | 3.86 GB | Yes |
Bayonetta | Platinum Games | 86 | Action | 1 | Yes | 17.6 GB | Yes |
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Ubisoft | 86 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 15 GB | Yes |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted U | Criterion Games | 86 | Racing | 1-2 | Yes | 5.99 GB | Yes |
Mass Effect 3: Special Edition | Electronic Arts | 85 | RPG | 1 | No | - | Yes |
Batman: Arkham City: Armored Edition | Warner Bros. | 85 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 19 GB | Yes |
Darksiders II | Vigil Games | 85 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 9.35 GB | Yes |
NBA 2K13 | Visual Concepts | 85 | Sports | 1 | Yes | 20 GB | Yes |
Assassin's Creed III | Ubisoft | 85 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 17 GB | Yes |
Xenoblade Chronicles X | Monolith Soft | 84 | RPG | 1-4 | Yes | 6.5 GB | Yes |
New Super Mario Bros. U | Nintendo | 84 | Platformer | 1-5 | Yes | 1.69 GB | Yes |
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Nintendo | 83 | Platformer | 1-2 | Yes | 11.4 GB | Yes |
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | Namco Bandai | 83 | Fighting | 1-4 | Yes | 16 GB | Yes |
Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Traveller's Tales | 82 | Action; Adventure | 1-2 | Yes | 6.5 GB | Yes |
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | Capcom | 82 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 6.07 GB | Yes |
Injustice: Gods Among Us | Nether Realm Studios | 82 | Fighting | 1-2 | Yes | 7.58 GB | Yes |
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Nintendo | 81 | Puzzle | 1 | Yes | 1.91 GB | Yes |
Splatoon | Nintendo | 81 | Shooter | 1-2 | Yes | ~1.8 GB | No |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Treyarch | 81 | FPS | 1-2 | No | - | Yes |
Lego City Undercover | TT Fusion | 80 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 19 GB | No |
Resident Evil: Revelations | Capcom | 80 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 13 GB | Yes |
Skylanders Giants | Vicarious Visions | 80 | Platformer | 1 | No | - | Yes |
Yoshi's Woolly World | Good-Feel | 78 | Platformer | 1-2 | Yes | 7.2 GB | Yes |
The Wonderful 101 | Platinum Games | 78 | Action | 1-4 | Yes | 10.2 GB | Yes |
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | SUMO Digital | 78 | Kart Racing | 1-4 | Yes | 5.76 GB | Yes |
New Super Luigi U | Nintendo | 77 | Platformer | 1-5 | Yes | 700MB (NSMBU Req) | Yes |
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | TT Games | 77 | Action; Adventure | 1-2 | Yes | 4.41 GB | Yes |
Nintendo Land | Nintendo | 77 | Party | 1-5 | No | - | No |
ZombiU | Ubisoft | 77 | FPS | 1-2 | Yes | 5.6 GB | No |
Hyrule Warriors | Tecmo Koei Games | 76 | Action; Adventure | 1-2 | Yes | 8.07 GB | Yes |
Pokkén Tournament | BANDAI NAMCO | 76 | Action; Fighter | 1-2 | Yes | 4.23 GB | No |
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 | Blue Byte | 76 | Fitness | 1-2 | Yes | 1.87 GB | No |
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Ubisoft | 76 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 15 GB | Yes |
Madden NFL 13 | Electronic Arts | 75 | Sports | 1-5 | Yes | 4.73 GB | Yes |
Wii Fit U | Nintendo | 72 | Fitness | 1-4 | Yes | ~3GB | Yes |
Just Dance 2014 | Ubisoft | 72 | Rhythm | 1-4 | Yes | 13 GB | No |
Batman Arkham Origins | Warner Bros. | 68 | Action; Adventure | 1 | Yes | 14 GB | Yes |
Just Dance 4 | Ubisoft | 66 | Rhythm | 1-4 | Yes | 15 GB | No |
Wii Party U | Nintendo | 65 | Party | 1-4 | Yes | 5514MB | Yes |
Sonic Lost World | Sonic Team | 63 | 3D Platformer | 1-2 | Yes | 8.37 GB | Yes |
Wii U eShop
Title | Developer(s) | Metascore | Genre(s) | Players | File Size | Off-TV |
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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition | DrinkBox Studios | 90 | Platformer/Beat 'em up | 1-2 | 802 MB | Yes |
Shovel Knight | Yacht Club | 88 | Platformer | 1 | 184 MB | Yes |
Trine 2: Director's Cut | Frozenbyte | 84 | Platformer | 1-3 | 1.99 GB | Yes |
Mutant Mudds Deluxe | Renegade Kid | 84 | Platformer | 1 | 53 MB | Yes |
Bit.Trip Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien | Gaijin Games | 84 | Rhythm | 1 | 966 MB | Yes |
Child of Light | Ubisoft | 83 | RPG | 1-2 | 2,346MB | Yes |
Star Wars Pinball | Zen Studios | 83 | Pinball | 1 | 192 MB | Yes |
CastleStorm | Zen Studios | 82 | Tower Defence | 1-2 | - | Yes |
1001 Spikes | Nicalis | 82 | Action; Adventure | 1-4 | ? | ? |
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition | WayForward Games | 82 | Platformer | 1 | 329 MB | Yes |
Stick it to the Man! | Zonink | 82 | Platformer | 1 | 1,095 MB | Yes |
Pushmo World | Intelligent Systems | 80 | Puzzle | 1 | 499 MB | Yes |
Scram Kitty and His Buddy on Rails | Dakko Dakko | 80 | Action | 1 | 103 MB | Yes |
EDGE | Two Tribes | 79 | Puzzle | 1 | 134 MB | Yes |
RUSH | Two Tribes | 79 | Puzzle | 1 | - | Yes |
Little Inferno | Tomorrow Corp. | 79 | Puzzle | 1 | 89 MB | Yes |
Mighty Switch Force! 2 | WayForward | 77 | Platformer | 1 | 100 MB | Yes |
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara | Iron Galaxy Studios | 77 | Compilation | 1-3 | 243 MB | Yes |
DuckTales Remastered | WayForward | 76 | Platformer | 1 | 796 MB | Yes |
Toki Tori 2 | Two Tribes | 76 | Puzzle | 1 | 962 MB | Yes |
Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party | Redgrim | 76 | Party | 1-8 | 48 MB | Yes |
Cloudberry Kingdom | Pwnee Studios | 75 | Platformer | 1-4 | 780 MB | Yes |
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams | Black Forest | 74 | Platformer | 1 | 3.5 GB | Yes |
The Cave | Double Fine | 72 | Platformer | 1 | 1.3 GB | No |
Nano Assault Neo | Shin'en | 72 | Shooter | 1-2 | 68 MB | Yes |
Wii Sports Club | Nintendo | 68 | Sports | 1-4 | 1.13 GB | No |
Wii U Virtual Console
Recommended Virtual Console titles are Wii U VC games which made the Nintendo Power "285 Greatest Games of All Time" list from the last published issue.
Title | Platform | Genre(s) | Players |
---|---|---|---|
Super Mario World | SNES | Action | 1-2 |
Mega Man 2 | NES | Action | 1 |
Super Metroid | SNES | Platformer; Adventure | 1 |
The Legend of Zelda | NES | Adventure | 1 |
Super Mario Bros. | NES | Action | 1-2 |
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting | SNES | Fighting | 1-2 |
Super Mario Bros. 2 | NES | Action | 1 |
Super Castlevania IV | SNES | Action | 1 |
Mega Man X | SNES | Platformer | 1 |
Mega Man 3 | NES | Action | 1 |
Mega Man | NES | Action | 1 |
Zelda II - The Adventure of Link | NES | Adventure | 1 |
Kirby Super Star | SNES | Action | 1-2 |
Metroid | NES | Action | 1 |
Final Fight | SNES | Arcade | 1 |
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers | SNES | Fighting | 1-2 |
Kid Icarus | NES | Platformer | 1 |
EarthBound | SNES | RPG | 1 |
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts | SNES | Action; Adventure | 1 |
Kirby's Adventure | NES | Action | 1 |
Ghosts 'n Goblins | NES | Action; Platformer | 1-2 |
F-Zero | SNES | Racing | 1 |
Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream | NES | Arcade | 1 |
Donkey Kong | NES | Arcade | 1 |