How to Navigate SmallGames.ch: Premium, Community, and Shop Sections

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SmallGames.ch is organized around a single homepage that surfaces its main areas: a game catalog, a Premium page at smallgames.ch/premium, a "Join the Community" section, and a "Discover our Shop" section. If you are looking for one of those specific areas, start on the homepage and use the section headings listed below — they are the site's own labels, so they are the fastest way to confirm you are in the right place.

What the homepage gives you

The site describes itself as offering cracked/pre-installed PC games, Nintendo Switch ROMs, and 3DS ROMs in decrypted format, with "thousands of games free to download, updated daily." The homepage headings reflect that structure:

  • Game catalog — the main listing of Switch ROMs, cracked PC titles, and 3DS decrypted ROMs, covering both new releases and classics.
  • New releases — individual entries appear as their own headings (for example, "Rhythm Heaven Groove" and "Ether Launcher" appear as featured items).
  • Join the Community — the community entry point.
  • Discover our Shop — the shop section.
  • Premium — linked separately at smallgames.ch/premium.

Finding the Premium page

The Premium area lives at its own URL rather than being buried in the catalog:

  1. Go to smallgames.ch.
  2. Look for the Premium link, or navigate directly to smallgames.ch/premium.
  3. The page is where the site distinguishes free access from premium access — the homepage states that "Free and premium access available," and premium links are described as "High-speed Premium Links."

What to expect: the site's own wording separates free downloads from premium (high-speed) links. It does not state a price on the pages referenced here, so treat cost and payment details as something to confirm on the Premium page itself rather than assuming it is free.

Finding the community section

The community entry point is labeled Join the Community on the homepage. Use it when you want to move from browsing downloads to interacting with other users — for example, to ask about a specific title, check whether a release has been updated, or follow new uploads.

Finding the shop

The shop is labeled Discover our Shop on the homepage. It is a distinct section from the game catalog and from the Premium page, so if you are looking for merchandise or paid offerings rather than downloads, start there.

Browsing games by type

If your goal is a specific platform rather than a specific section, the homepage headings map directly to content types:

What you want Where to look
Nintendo Switch ROMs Homepage catalog / Switch ROMs listing
Cracked or pre-installed PC games Homepage catalog / cracked PC listing
3DS ROMs (decrypted) Homepage catalog / 3DS decrypted listing
New releases Featured headings such as "Rhythm Heaven Groove," "Ether Launcher"
Classics Same catalog, sorted or browsed by title

The site states the catalog is "updated daily," so if a title is not showing, checking back is reasonable before assuming it is unavailable.

Common snags

  • Confusing Premium with the shop. They are separate: Premium is about download access and link speed; the shop is a distinct section reached via "Discover our Shop."
  • Assuming free means no limits. The site distinguishes free from premium access and describes premium links as high-speed. It does not say the two are identical in speed or availability.
  • Looking for a menu that is not described here. The navigation described above is based on the site's own headings. If a link is not visible on your view of the page, going directly to smallgames.ch/premium is the reliable fallback for that section.