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Best Games in the Action genre for Nintendo Switch

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MicroMan - a game in the Action genre
MicroMan
Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Science fiction, Stealth, Indie
Frozen: Nintendo Switch → 2021
Anticipation Rating: 5/10
The main character is a cleaner who accidentally got into an experimental reducing device. In his journey, the hero will face dangerous opponents, among which...
Blaster Master Zero - a game in the Action genre
Blaster Master Zero
Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2017
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Blaster Master Zero is an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer based on the 1988 Blaster Master game. The new edition features the unique style of the original...
World of Goo - a game in the Action genre
World of Goo
Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2017
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 91/100
World of Goo is a construction puzzle game where you move living Goo balls and use them to build buildings, bridges, and airships to solve various problems as you...
Mr. Shifty - a game in the Action genre
Mr. Shifty
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Comics, Beat them all, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 April 2017
Players: 9/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Mr. Shifty is a top-down arcade action adventure where you have to dodge the path and move at lightning speed. In the game, you get into the most guarded building...
Transcripted - a game in the Action genre
Transcripted
Arcade, Logic, Indie, Casual game, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2017
Steam: 93/100
This arcade action game combines twin-stick shooting with match-three puzzles. Players control the Nano Probe, a microscopic device fighting an infection by...
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - a game in the Action genre
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Isometric
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 May 2018
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the Donkey Kong universe. It all starts with Donkey Kong celebrating his...
Hand of Fate 2 - a game in the Action genre
Hand of Fate 2
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Roguelike, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2018
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Hand of Fate 2 is a card action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. The events of the game develop 100 years after those in the previous part. The protagonist...
Fantasy Zone (1987) - a game in the Action genre
Fantasy Zone (1987)
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2020
Metacritic: 84/100
This arcade side-scrolling shooter puts players in control of the spaceship Opa-Opa as it battles enemies across fantastical levels. Each stage requires destroying...
Iron Crypticle - a game in the Action genre
Iron Crypticle
Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2019
Players: 1/10
Steam: 85/100
This top-down arcade shooter with RPG elements sends the royal guard into Cryptonia’s ancient magical crypts to rescue an abducted princess and recover the...
RICO - a game in the Action genre
RICO
Shooter, First-person view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2019
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 61/100
Metacritic: 70/100
RICO is a cooperative arcade shooter with a first-person view and procedural level generation. Together with your partner as two police officers, you will have to...
Deadly Premonition - a game in the Action genre
Deadly Premonition
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2019
Players: 1/10
Steam: 64/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Deadly Premonition — Frances York Morgan investigates the murder of 18-year-old Anna Graham in the rural town of Greenvale, Washington, USA. He takes the case...
Inferno 2 - a game in the Action genre
Inferno 2
Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie, Action, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2019
Steam: 84/100
This top-down arcade shooter centers on battles across levels filled with enemies and secrets. In Inferno 2, the player pilots a ship, fights dozens of enemy types...
Ghost Parade - a game in the Action genre
Ghost Parade
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2019
Steam: 81/100
Ghost Parade is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a little girl, Suri, who gets lost in a mysterious forest...
Indivisible - a game in the Action genre
Indivisible
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2020
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Indivisible is a colorful action-RPG platformer with turn-based combat and a side view. You have to try on the role of the girl Ajna, who goes on a journey around...
TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge 2 - a game in the Action genre
TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge 2
Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing, Racing, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 71/100
TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge 2 is a continuation of a realistic motorcycle simulator with a third-person view from the creators of WRC 6 and FlatOut 4. As you...
Star Wars: Episode 1 - Racer - a game in the Action genre
Star Wars: Episode 1 - Racer
Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Action, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2020
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 70/100
This futuristic podracing game recreates the race from Star Wars: Episode I, with Jedi-to-be Anakin Skywalker among the competitors. Races pit the player against...
Catherine: Full Body - a game in the Action genre
Catherine: Full Body
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 July 2020
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Catherine: Full Body is a remake of the adventure puzzle platformer Catherine for modern platforms. The game tells the story of a 32-year-old guy named Vincent, who...
King of Fighters R-2 - a game in the Action genre
King of Fighters R-2
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2020
Metacritic: 71/100
A fighting game in the King of Fighters series, with selectable fighters and two-player battles. In Making Mode, players create a custom character and choose their...
Projection: First Light - a game in the Action genre
Projection: First Light
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2020
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 78/100
Projection: First Light is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. You will travel to an alternative shadow world of puppets and visit 19th century England...
Apparition - a game in the Action genre
Apparition
Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Demons
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020
Steam: 80/100
Apparition is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. Your goal is to document paranormal activity in the eerie North Carolina forest. You can...
Super Meat Boy Forever - a game in the Action genre
Super Meat Boy Forever
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 December 2020
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 58/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...
Teratopia - a game in the Action genre
Teratopia
Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Platformer, Indie, Slasher, Arcade, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 January 2021
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 83/100
Teratopia is an arcade platformer with cute graphics and orchestral music. Inspired by the best representatives of this genre, he tried to absorb that mischievous...
Redout: Space Assault - a game in the Action genre
Redout: Space Assault
Simulation, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 January 2021
Steam: 50/100
Metacritic: 58/100
Redout: Space Assault is a third-person sci-fi simulator set in the Redout universe. You have to take on the role of an orbital fighter pilot. The plot will tell...
Pecaminosa - A Pixel Noir Game - a game in the Action genre
Pecaminosa - A Pixel Noir Game
Action, Indie, Role-playing game, Shooter, Top-down view, In real time, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021
Steam: 50/100
Pecaminosa — A Pixel Noir Game is a mystical indie action thriller with RPG elements in a noir-pixel style that will take you to the dark streets of the town...
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - a game in the Action genre
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the exciting third-person arcade game in the Super Monkey Ball series. Expect 300 recreated labyrinth levels (from...
Dragon Ball: The Breakers - a game in the Action genre
Dragon Ball: The Breakers
Survival, Online, Anime / Manga, Action, Comedy, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2022
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 54/100
Metacritic: 54/100
Dragon Ball: The Breakers is a third-person survival action-adventure game for multiple players. It's an asymmetrical online game where a group of 7 normal people...
The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story - a game in the Action genre
The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story
Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy, Top-down view, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2023
Players: 4/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 79/100
In the kingdom of Demacia, mage hunters hunt people with magical gifts under the pretext of protecting ordinary people. They are forced into hiding, persecuted...
Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting - a game in the Action genre
Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting
Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Arcade, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2024
Steam: 93/100
Add-on for Vampire Survivors with characters from Among Us. New location "Pole Replica" is a copy of the scientific base from the Polus map, divided into several...
Athenian Rhapsody - a game in the Action genre
Athenian Rhapsody
Role-playing game, Action, Exploration, Comedy, Tactics, Adventure, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2024
Steam: 91/100
A humorous game in which the main character explores the world of Athens. The gamer must create a unique story by making important decisions. There are 16...
PO'ed: Definitive Edition - a game in the Action genre
PO'ed: Definitive Edition
Old school, Shooter, First-person view, Space, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2024
Steam: 67/100
An updated version of the 1995 retro space shooter, inspired by the cult Doom and Quake. The main character of the game is a crew member of the military starship...
Dead by Daylight - Tomb Raider Chapter - a game in the Action genre
Dead by Daylight - Tomb Raider Chapter
DLC, Action, Survival horror, Online, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2024
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 81/100
In Dead by Daylight , a new survivor arrives - the tomb raider Lara Croft. The heroine has three unique skills: "Agility" (faster jumps), "Endurance" (instead of...
Arco - a game in the Action genre
Arco
Tactics, Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Top-down view, Adventure, Exploration, Indie, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2024
Players: 10/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 86/100
A unique tactical action game where the plot is formed based on the player’s decisions. Four heroes must travel through dense forests, endless plains and scorching...
Приключения Капитана Блада - a game in the Action genre
Приключения Капитана Блада
Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 May 2025
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 50/100
The game tells the story of the adventures of the main character of literary works, Captain Peter Blood. The action takes place in the 17th century on the territory...
Wizordum - a game in the Action genre
Wizordum
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy, Old school, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2025
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 91/100
A retro game about a magician who goes in search of the source of Chaos. Using a wide arsenal of spells and magical items, the main character makes his way through...
PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC - a game in the Action genre
PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Action, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2025
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Remaster Pac-Man World 2 from 2002. Players take on the role of Pac-Man, who embarks on a journey through Pac-Land to defeat the all-powerful Ghost King and...
Run Heroes Run - a game in the Action genre
Run Heroes Run
Action, Strategy, Adventure, Beat them all, Tactics, Roguelike, Side view, Comedy, Procedural generation, Clicker
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
Tactical roguelike with dynamic battles. The player gathers a team of heroes, equips them for adventure and tries to find a way to save a world on the verge of...
Vostok Inc. - a game in the Action genre
Vostok Inc.
Arcade, Beat them all, Top-down view, Science fiction, Casual game, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2017
Steam: 60/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Vostok Inc. will immerse you in the management of an interstellar empire, diluting it with dual-stick shooter mechanics and a large number of mini-games. Your goal...
Tachyon Project - a game in the Action genre
Tachyon Project
Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Indie, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2018
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 73/100
This futuristic twin-stick arcade shooter follows Ada, a software program created to hack into Earth’s most secure servers. After mysterious events leave her...
Runner3 - a game in the Action genre
Runner3
Arcade, Platformer, Music game, Side view, Action, Indie, Runner
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2018
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Runner3 — side-scrolling arcade runner with musical elements, which is a continuation of the BIT.TRIP series. You will again be able to take part in the...
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle - a game in the Action genre
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Arcade, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2018
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 78/100
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is a fast-paced Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. Expect exciting two-on-two battles where you choose characters from...
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