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Best Games in the Action genre for Nintendo Switch

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Chronicles of the Wolf - a game in the Action genre
Chronicles of the Wolf
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2025
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 77/100
A fantasy Metroidvania in the vein of the Castlevania series, players take on the role of the last remaining member of the Order of the Rose Cross, Mateo Lombardo...
Escape from Ever After - a game in the Action genre
Escape from Ever After
Role-playing game, Action, Turn-based, Side view, Comedy, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2026
Players: 9.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 82/100
A bright game in the spirit of the Paper Mario series. In the story, greedy corporations from the real world want to profit from the magical worlds of books. The...
Lady Death Demonicron - a game in the Action genre
Lady Death Demonicron
Action, Slasher, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2026
Steam: 47/100
Cooperative action-slasher in the spirit of arcade fighters from the 1990s. Lady Death embarks on a journey through time and reality, where she must cut through...
Mariachi Legends - a game in the Action genre
Mariachi Legends
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Metroidvania, Indie
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
The main character is the chosen one of Death itself — detective Pablo Cruz. He was entrusted with the task of returning a powerful amulet that gives power...
Another Space Opera - Episode 1: The Wake of The Giant - a game in the Action genre
Another Space Opera - Episode 1: The Wake of The Giant
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Indie, Roguelike, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school, Demons
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
Old school action inspired by the iconic platformers of the late 80s and early 90s. The game takes place in a science fiction setting, namely in 2297 after a...
First Dwarf - a game in the Action genre
First Dwarf
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Construction, Crafting
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Players: 9.6/10
Steam: 77/100
A fantasy survival game about dwarves, in which the dwarf Tru and the dragon Ragnu build a settlement for refugees from the dwarf kingdom. As they progress, the...
Cat Quest - a game in the Action genre
Cat Quest
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017
Players: 9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Cat Quest is an unusual action RPG with an isometric camera view. The game invites you to get into the role of a cat who wanders around the world and fights...
Toki Tori - a game in the Action genre
Toki Tori
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Side view, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2018
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Toki Tori is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where the goal of each level is to collect all the scattered eggs. And to achieve this goal, the player will...
Just Shapes & Beats - a game in the Action genre
Just Shapes & Beats
Action, Music game, Side view, Online, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2018
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Just Shapes & Beats is a hardcore multiplayer rhythm game with fast-paced shootouts. Together with your friends you have to survive the attack of musical waves...
Chicken Assassin: Reloaded - a game in the Action genre
Chicken Assassin: Reloaded
Clicker, Action, Side view, Casual game, Comedy, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 July 2018
Steam: 94/100
A humorous clicker about fighting cock Min McCallister, who went on a journey to save his kidnapped girlfriend Candy. The game features 11 missions, an endless mode...
Onimusha: Warlords - a game in the Action genre
Onimusha: Warlords
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 January 2019
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Onimusha: Warlords is a third-person action-adventure game set in 16th century Japan. A mysterious creature kidnaps Princess Yuki, whom the young hero Samanosuke...
Rune Factory 4 - a game in the Action genre
Rune Factory 4
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Farm Simulator, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 February 2020
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 80/100
A fantasy role-playing game with farming follows a hero who falls from the sky onto the back of the dragon Ventuswill and arrives in Selphia. Named the town’s...
Subdivision Infinity DX - a game in the Action genre
Subdivision Infinity DX
Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie, Space
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 August 2019
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 73/100
Subdivision Infinity DX is an improved edition of the mobile space shooter for modern platforms. Not only will you have to fight your way through a kaleidoscopic...
SUPERHOT - a game in the Action genre
SUPERHOT
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2019
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 83/100
SUPERHOT is a first-person shooter-puzzle game from the Polish studio SUPERHOT Team. The main feature of the game mechanics is the passage of time — only...
Zenith - a game in the Action genre
Zenith
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 2019
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 46/100
Zenith — action role-playing game with an isometric view in a fantasy setting. The main character Argus — one of the most legendary heroes. All his life...
Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition - a game in the Action genre
Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition
Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2020
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 53/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition is a continuation of the popular series of action-adventure slasher games with a third-person...
Catmaze - a game in the Action genre
Catmaze
Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 83/100
Catmaze is an action adventure game in the Metroidvania genre with elements of anime and fantasy. Cats have always been the link between the worlds of Yav and Navi...
Vigor - a game in the Action genre
Vigor
Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 July 2020
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 44/100
Metacritic: 61/100
A free multiplayer shooter in a post-apocalyptic world from the creators of the Arma series. The game takes players to an alternate world in 1991, where humanity is...
Raji: An Ancient Epic - a game in the Action genre
Raji: An Ancient Epic
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Adventure, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2020
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an isometric action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. The setting is based on Hindu and Balinese mythologies. The game takes you into...
No More Heroes - a game in the Action genre
No More Heroes
Action, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Slasher, Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 83/100
No More Heroes is an atmospheric Japanese-style third-person action fighting game. An exciting adventure awaits you with the detached Travis Touchdown, who travels...
Borderlands 2: Commander Lilith & The Fight For Sanctuary - a game in the Action genre
Borderlands 2: Commander Lilith & The Fight For Sanctuary
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2020
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 43/100
Borderlands 2: Commander Lilith & The Fight For Sanctuary is a free add-on for a dynamic co-op shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a...
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion - a game in the Action genre
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was declared an enemy of...
Samurai Warriors 5 - a game in the Action genre
Samurai Warriors 5
Action, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, Historical
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2021
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Samurai Warriors 5 is a continuation of the samurai slasher film set in medieval Japan. The game takes place during the Onin Troubles during the Sengoku period. The...
Ys 9: Monstrum Nox - a game in the Action genre
Ys 9: Monstrum Nox
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2021
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Renowned adventurer Adol Christin and his companion Dogi arrive in Balduk, a city annexed by the Romun Empire. But at the entrance to the city the main character is...
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - a game in the Action genre
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game that puts you in the shoes of popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters. You will have...
Aeterna Noctis - a game in the Action genre
Aeterna Noctis
Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...
Elderand - a game in the Action genre
Elderand
Adventure, Action, Side view, Role-playing game, Indie, Platformer, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 February 2023
Players: 9/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 70/100
A game with Metroidvania elements and hardcore combat, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The main character travels through a dark world, swings and...
Postal: Brain Damaged - a game in the Action genre
Postal: Brain Damaged
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 February 2024
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 94/100
A wild spin-off of the cult series, bringing back the spirit of old-school 90s shooters, but with Postal's signature flair. After a head injury, The Dude awakens in...
Fading Afternoon - a game in the Action genre
Fading Afternoon
Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Old school, Sandbox, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2024
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 77/100
An atmospheric pixel adventure about Seiji Maruyama — an aging yakuza who has just been released from prison and finds himself at a crossroads. The story unfolds in...
Transformers: Galactic Trials - a game in the Action genre
Transformers: Galactic Trials
Racing, Action, Science fiction, Third-person view, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike, Adventure, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2024
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 78/100
A mixture of arcade racing and action roguelike based on Transformers. In the game you can take control of Autobots and Decepticons, including Bumblebee, Megatron...
Mario & Luigi: Brothership - a game in the Action genre
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Mario Game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2024
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Mario and Luigi embark on an adventure on the high seas and travel through the vast world of Concordia. Along the way, you can make new friends and integrate old...
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution - a game in the Action genre
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2025
Players: 10/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 74/100
A remastered version of the sequel to the first Shantae, released for the Game Boy Advance, the project of which was suspended in 2004 due to problems with the...
Wizard of Legend 2 - a game in the Action genre
Wizard of Legend 2
Action, Slasher, Isometric, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 November 2025
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 53/100
Players once again take on the role of powerful wizards using Arcana — spells that combine to create powerful attacks and defenses. The game has retained its...
Underling Uprising - a game in the Action genre
Underling Uprising
Action, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2026
VGTimes: 7.3/10
Steam: 73/100
Dynamic action in the spirit of 90s cartoons, combining street fights, crazy super moves, and the vibrant style of old animated series. The story centers around a...
Realm of Ink - a game in the Action genre
Realm of Ink
Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Slasher, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2026
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Adventure action-roguelike in the spirit of Hades, but based on Chinese mythology for its lore. The game offers several characters to choose from, which need to...
The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas - a game in the Action genre
The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2026
Steam: 70/100
In the sequel, the Grinch goes on a quest for decorations to gather a big Christmas tree for the residents of Ktograd. Players will explore colorful snowy levels...
Anima Flux - a game in the Action genre
Anima Flux
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania, Indie
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 78/100
A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...
Fatal Run 2089 - a game in the Action genre
Fatal Run 2089
Action, Racing, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Old school, Arcade, Comics
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
An arcade racing game with action elements set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players must complete 20 levels with branching routes, hidden paths and explosive...
Kamiko - a game in the Action genre
Kamiko
Action, Slasher, Top-down view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 April 2017
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 74/100
This arcade action game draws on Japanese Shinto beliefs and follows priestesses who battle demons and open gates between worlds. In Kamiko, the heroines wield...
Crimsonland (2003) - a game in the Action genre
Crimsonland (2003)
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 November 2017
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 66/100
Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with RPG elements, pitting the player against aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and other enemies. The goal is to survive the...
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