Switch: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo)

2018 | Console Games | Nominees

Here’s what the expert jury says: Toad is a little creature with a mushroom-shaped head who keeps popping up in Nintendo games. In “Treasure Tracker,” he makes his big debut as an anti-hero. The thing is, he can’t actually do anything—not run, not jump, not fight. Instead, he waddles through the levels, has to avoid enemies, and search for hidden treasures. Fortunately, a second player can help by throwing tomatoes at enemies and rotating the level with the camera. That’s why the game is twice as much fun when played with two players.

Ages 8 and up