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Best Games in the Action genre for Nintendo Switch

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The Eternal Life of Goldman - a game in the Action genre
The Eternal Life of Goldman
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 8.6/10
A hand-drawn adventure platformer with elements of exploration and battles, set on a mysterious Archipelago. Players will uncover the mysteries of the islands, seek...
Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare - a game in the Action genre
Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Detective
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Anticipation Rating: 4.6/10
Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is an interactive horror adventure created from the script of Ruggero Deodato, a famous Italian film director who “ate the dog” in horror...
One Piece: Unlimited World Red - a game in the Action genre
One Piece: Unlimited World Red
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2017
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 69/100
This action-adventure with role-playing elements follows the Straw Hat Crew on a new story in the New World. Players control members of the crew and progress...
Sparkle Unleashed - a game in the Action genre
Sparkle Unleashed
Action, Shooter, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 December 2017
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 65/100
This arcade marble-shooter puzzle game takes place in a secluded world overtaken by darkness. The player travels through fallen lands, lights magical braziers and...
Long Reach - a game in the Action genre
Long Reach
Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Action, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 March 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 64/100
Long Reach is a psychological thriller executed in the style of pixel art. The game takes place in a world where everyone craves power, be it money, divine blessing...
The King's Bird - a game in the Action genre
The King's Bird
Action, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2019
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 67/100
The King's Bird is a precision platformer built around momentum-based movement. It combines parkour with aerial movement, making both central to its...
Mega Man Legacy Collection - a game in the Action genre
Mega Man Legacy Collection
Arcade, Collection, Futurism (Future), Platformer, Action, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2018
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a collection of legendary side-view arcade action platformers about Mega Man. The collection includes the first six 8-bit Mega Man...
Arena of Valor - a game in the Action genre
Arena of Valor
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Tactics, MOBA
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2018
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Arena of Valor is a free-to-play MOBA in a fantasy setting for mobile platforms. The game features three lanes and a jungle, various gameplay modes including 5v5...
Trailblazers - a game in the Action genre
Trailblazers
Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2018
Steam: 53/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Trailblazers is an arcade co-op racer with a third-person view, in which the tracks are created completely randomly. The game features mechanics reminiscent of...
Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2 - a game in the Action genre
Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2
Action, Arcade, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 June 2020
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2 is a collection featuring Battle City, Pac-Land, Dig Dug II, Super Xevious, Galaga, and Rolling Thunder. It also includes Mappy-Land...
SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium - a game in the Action genre
SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium
Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 February 2021
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 78/100
This crossover fighting game brings together 18 popular characters from SNK and Capcom to determine the greatest fighters. It combines characters, fighting...
BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre - a game in the Action genre
BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Indie, Demons, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2019
Players: 4.4/10
Steam: 87/100
Big Drunk Satanic Massacre is a satirical action role-playing game with an isometric camera view. You will play as the son of Satan named Lou, who will have to...
New Super Lucky's Tale - a game in the Action genre
New Super Lucky's Tale
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2019
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 76/100
An updated version of the vibrant 3D platformer Super Lucky's Tale, where the story of the adventures of the fox Lucky takes on a more complete and polished form...
Marooners - a game in the Action genre
Marooners
Arcade, Action, Online, Board / Group Game, Indie, Mini-game / browser-based, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 February 2020
Steam: 61/100
Marooners is an arcade, cooperative action game from independent developers from the M2H studio. The game is designed for a fun group of friends, where you will...
The TakeOver - a game in the Action genre
The TakeOver
Action, Indie, Beat them all, Side view, Arcade, Fighting, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 June 2020
Players: 10/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 73/100
The TakeOver is a classic arcade action game with fighting game elements and a side view. In the game you have to choose one of four available characters and fight...
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time - a game in the Action genre
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time
Action, Platformer, Slasher, Arcade, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is a colorful platformer based on the animated series “Samurai Jack”. The events of the new slasher take place before the final...
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 - a game in the Action genre
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Collection, Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2025
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 83/100
A collection of 8 classic fighting games from Capcom, including crossovers Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro, Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium...
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - a game in the Action genre
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2021
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 81/100
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is an enhanced edition of the classic third-person adventure for Nintendo Switch. The game received smoother motion controls...
Lamentum - a game in the Action genre
Lamentum
Adult game, Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle, Survival horror, Exploration, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2021
Players: 8/10
Steam: 87/100
Lamentum is a dark side-scrolling action adventure game set in New England in the mid-19th century. The game tells the story of a young aristocrat named Victor. He...
UnMetal - a game in the Action genre
UnMetal
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Top-down view, Old school, Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2021
Players: 7/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 82/100
UnMetal is a top-down stealth action adventure game that can unofficially be called a parody of Metal Gear Solid. In 1972, a squad of Vietnam veterans put you in...
Aeon Drive - a game in the Action genre
Aeon Drive
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021
Steam: 75/100
Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...
Twelve Minutes - a game in the Action genre
Twelve Minutes
Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Point & Click, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2021
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 68/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Twelve Minutes is an interactive top-down thriller that follows the relationship of a married couple whose lives are dramatically changed by a police officer who...
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch - a game in the Action genre
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch
Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2022
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 80/100
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch is an atmospheric action platformer with a side view in a dieselpunk setting. In the game you will try on the role of a rabbit who...
Bloodwash - a game in the Action genre
Bloodwash
Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Old school, Walking Simulator, Survival horror, First-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2022
Steam: 92/100
A pregnant student named Sarah has her washing machine break down, so late in the evening she has to go to a 24-hour laundromat on the outskirts of the city. The...
Ghost Song - a game in the Action genre
Ghost Song
Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022
Players: 9.8/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion - a game in the Action genre
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2022
Players: 9/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion is a remaster of the action role-playing game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, which was released on the PSP in 2007. The...
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning - Fatesworn - a game in the Action genre
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning - Fatesworn
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2023
Players: 10/10
Steam: 40/100
After long years of bloodshed, the crystal war is finally completed, but the world is short -lived. In the distant mountains of Mitros, among the harsh passes and...
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse - a game in the Action genre
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2023
Players: 8/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Reissue of the horror game Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen (the fourth installment of the Fatal Frame series). The game's plot tells the story of three girls (Ruka...
Undead Horde 2: Necropolis - a game in the Action genre
Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2023
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 83/100
The player commands an army of the undead and restores Necropolis after an attack by the living. In the city you can study new talents and improve your units. Dead...
South Park: Snow Day! - a game in the Action genre
South Park: Snow Day!
Action, Comedy, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Adventure, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2024
Players: 6/10
Steam: 48/100
Metacritic: 56/100
Cooperative action game based on the animated series "South Park". The game continues the storyline of the previous parts about the New Kid ( South Park: The Stick...
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot - a game in the Action genre
Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot
Top-down view, Roguelike, Action, Arcade, Slasher, Shooter
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2024
Steam: 79/100
A game from the creators of Despot's Game and Despotism 3k. The gamer controls a green jelly that confronts hundreds of enemies. You can use different weapons and...
Big Helmet Heroes - a game in the Action genre
Big Helmet Heroes
Action, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Arcade, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2025
Players: 4.6/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 69/100
A cooperative adventure about brave knights that confront monsters in different fantastic worlds. Each hero has his own skills. There are 4 combat styles: a warrior...
Metal Revolution - a game in the Action genre
Metal Revolution
Action, Fighting, Online, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Players: 10/10
Metal Revolution is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will go into a world where you will witness the...
Rivals of Aether 2 - a game in the Action genre
Rivals of Aether 2
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Online, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Steam: 78/100
The game takes place in a fantasy world where the elements of fire, water, earth and air control their heroes. Players choose characters with unique abilities, such...
Xenoraid - a game in the Action genre
Xenoraid
Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2017
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot ’em up set in the near future, where humanity is fighting an alien invasion. Its campaign spans more than 40 procedurally...
Yooka-Laylee - a game in the Action genre
Yooka-Laylee
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Yooka-Laylee is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view, created according to the canons of the classic Banjo-Kazooie. The main characters are the...
Jotun - a game in the Action genre
Jotun
Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 April 2018
Players: 7/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Jotun is a hand-drawn action adventure game set in the world of Norse mythology. In the game, you will try on the role of Toru, a Viking warrior who died an...
Paranautical Activity - a game in the Action genre
Paranautical Activity
Action, Shooter, Indie, Roguelike, First-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2018
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 70/100
Metacritic: 48/100
Paranautical Activity is a dynamic indie shooter with a first-person view and roguelike elements. The game features randomly generated levels, super-fast gameplay...
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics - a game in the Action genre
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2019
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 68/100
Metacritic: 58/100
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is a turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view and role-playing elements, combining Lovecraftian horror and the Third Reich...
Vaporum - a game in the Action genre
Vaporum
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Puzzle, Steampunk, Dungeons
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 April 2019
Players: 6/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Vaporum is a hardcore action RPG with a first-person view in a steampunk style, inspired by the classic games Eye of Beholder and Dangeon Master from 1983. A...
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