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Best Games in the Action genre for Nintendo Switch

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Catly - a game in the Action genre
Catly
Action, Simulation, MMO, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Construction, Online
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10
A multiplayer adventure game in which gamers take care of adorable furry cats. Players can take care of pets, explore the world and build their own ideal world...
Birger's Tale - a game in the Action genre
Birger's Tale
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Dungeons, Exploration
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
The game is about a Viking warrior who fights against many enemies using weapons and abilities. As you level up, you can improve your equipment and upgrade your...
Lichtspeer - a game in the Action genre
Lichtspeer
Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 September 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Lichtspeer is an arcade action game set in a futuristic world inspired by ancient Germanic myths. Summoned by the gods, a hero sets out on a perilous journey and...
Mummy Demastered - a game in the Action genre
Mummy Demastered
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Mummy Demastered is a classic side-scrolling action platformer. Once again, a powerful and ancient evil has awakened and threatens all of humanity. You will try on...
Violett - a game in the Action genre
Violett
Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 October 2017
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 59/100
Metacritic: 61/100
This fantasy point-and-click adventure follows Violett, a rebellious teenager whose parents move her from the city to an old house in the countryside. After...
Caveman Warriors - a game in the Action genre
Caveman Warriors
Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2017
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 52/100
Caveman Warriors is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer. The events of the game will take you to prehistoric times, when people lived in caves, and there was...
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds - a game in the Action genre
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2017
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 68/100
This 2D beat ’em up with fighting-game elements sends a roster of fighters through Tokyo to battle the strange minions of the evil wizard Phantom. In Story Mode...
Dandara Trials of Fear - a game in the Action genre
Dandara Trials of Fear
Side view, Action, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2018
Steam: 85/100
Dandara Trials of Fear is a side-scrolling fantasy action-adventure platformer. The citizens, once free-spirited, are now oppressed and isolated. But all is not...
Castle of Heart - a game in the Action genre
Castle of Heart
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 March 2018
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 53/100
Castle of Heart — side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a brave knight, whom an evil wizard turned into...
Windjammers - a game in the Action genre
Windjammers
Action, Top-down view, Sports game, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2018
Metacritic: 79/100
Windjammers is an arcade sports game built around one-on-one matches: opponents throw discs into each other’s goal zones to score points. Players can choose from...
Battlezone: Gold Edition - a game in the Action genre
Battlezone: Gold Edition
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Virtual Reality (VR)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2018
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Battlezone: Gold Edition is the complete edition of a tank shooter with a first-person view. The new Gold Edition not only includes all the released DLC, but also...
Super Hydorah - a game in the Action genre
Super Hydorah
Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2018
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This nonlinear horizontal shoot ’em up takes place around the star Omios, invaded by the Meroptians, biomechanical creatures waging a war of conquest. The player...
X-Morph: Defense - a game in the Action genre
X-Morph: Defense
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2019
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 75/100
X-Morph: Defense is a tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre with top-down shooter elements. You will play as an alien race that has invaded Earth in...
Ninjala - a game in the Action genre
Ninjala
Action, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2020
Metacritic: 68/100
Ninjala is a dynamic and vibrant multiplayer action game. The main weapon in the game is chewing gum, players use it to blow bubbles or use it as a grappling hook...
Lethal League Blaze - a game in the Action genre
Lethal League Blaze
Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Side view, Action, Indie, Baseball, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2019
Steam: 97/100
Lethal League Blaze is a side-scrolling arcade sports game that allows up to four people to play together. You will go to fight in various arenas, where the main...
RAD - a game in the Action genre
RAD
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 August 2019
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 72/100
RAD is an action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a post-apocalyptic setting from the creators of Grim Fandango, Brutal Legend and Psychonauts. In...
AeternoBlade 2 - a game in the Action genre
AeternoBlade 2
Action, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2019
Players: 10/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 44/100
AeternoBlade 2 is a Japanese-style third-person action-adventure RPG. Hate infects the land. The deadly corruption created the Dark Abyss, a destructive void...
Knives Out - a game in the Action genre
Knives Out
Online, Action, Third-person view, Free game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2019
Players: 7.6/10
Knives Out is a free-to-play competitive action game with a third-person view in the battle royale genre for mobile platforms. The essence of the royal battle is...
Pokemon Sword and Shield - a game in the Action genre
Pokemon Sword and Shield
Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2019
Players: 6.8/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Pokemon Sword and Shield is a turn-based tactical action game in a fantasy setting of legendary Pokemon. The pocket animal games will take place in a new region...
Moonlighter: Between Dimensions - a game in the Action genre
Moonlighter: Between Dimensions
Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2020
Steam: 53/100
Moonlighter: Between Dimensions is an action RPG expansion with a procedurally generated world and a Japanese-style isometric camera view. Along with the expansion...
Dead by Daylight - Silent Hill Chapter - a game in the Action genre
Dead by Daylight - Silent Hill Chapter
Action, Online, Horror, DLC, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2020
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 88/100
Dead by Daylight — Silent Hill Chapter — an add-on for the third-person action-horror game. The add-on includes a new map and characters, including a killer and a...
Danger Gazers - a game in the Action genre
Danger Gazers
Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2020
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 72/100
Danger Gazers is a cooperative dynamic top-down scrolling shooter with roguelike elements in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will have to use a vast...
Supermarket Shriek - a game in the Action genre
Supermarket Shriek
Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view, Adventure, Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2020
Steam: 90/100
Supermarket Shriek is a unique top-down cooperative racing arcade game. In the role of a guy and his goat friend, you have to go on a dangerous shopping trip to...
The Alto Collection - a game in the Action genre
The Alto Collection
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Stunts, Collection, Adventure, Snowboard, Action, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 November 2020
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 94/100
The Alto Collection is a collection of minimalist adventure arcade games Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey. As a snowboarder, you will have to ride through...
Braid Anniversary Edition - a game in the Action genre
Braid Anniversary Edition
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2024
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Anniversary Edition of Braid. The creators invited the original game's artist, David Hellman, to help update the visual style. But the changes aren't limited to...
Bit.Trip Runner - a game in the Action genre
Bit.Trip Runner
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Runner, Music game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 December 2020
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Bit.Trip Runner is a hardcore side-scrolling arcade runner set in the Bit.Trip universe. You have to run through dangerous locations, which are located on the Moon...
Rhythm Fighter - a game in the Action genre
Rhythm Fighter
Action, Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Roguelike, Music game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 January 2021
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Rhythm Fighter is a side-scrolling action-adventure game with rhythm arcade elements. Commander Chaos is the most famous bit-tyrant in the universe. The peaceful...
Dead Cells: Fatal Falls - a game in the Action genre
Dead Cells: Fatal Falls
Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 January 2021
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 93/100
Dead Cells: Fatal Falls is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will be...
War Of Stealth - assassin - a game in the Action genre
War Of Stealth - assassin
Isometric, Action, Stealth, Futurism (Future)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021
War Of Stealth — assassin is an isometric action game with elements of stealth and futurism. You will play as one of the employees of a secret corporation...
Devil Slayer - Raksasi - a game in the Action genre
Devil Slayer - Raksasi
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021
Players: 10/10
Steam: 92/100
Devil Slayer — Raksasi is a top-down action role-playing roguelike in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to explore dark dungeons that are randomly...
Just Dance 2022 - a game in the Action genre
Just Dance 2022
Music game, Arcade, Action, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Board / Group Game, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Just Dance 2022 is a musical arcade simulator with cooperative elements. As with previous installments in the franchise, players will have to mimic the choreography...
Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King - a game in the Action genre
Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2022
Steam: 67/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer. Powerful creatures called Demiurges began to rule the world of Hypnos after the...
Research and Destroy - a game in the Action genre
Research and Destroy
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 April 2022
Steam: 95/100
The gamer controls a group of brilliant scientists who confront hordes of supernatural monsters. As they study their opponents, heroes unlock new equipment and...
Islets - a game in the Action genre
Islets
Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Action, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2022
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Islets is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements in a fantasy setting. Aiko is an aspiring warrior who explores the skies and earth...
Pac-Man World Re-Pac - a game in the Action genre
Pac-Man World Re-Pac
Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Casual game, Remake
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2022
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Pac-Man World Re-Pac is a remake of the excellent action platformer about Pac-Man with a side view, a funny plot and an abundance of gameplay mechanics, released in...
Teslagrad 2 - a game in the Action genre
Teslagrad 2
Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Steampunk, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023
Players: 10/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 71/100
The young Teslamancer Lumina found herself in a difficult situation after her airship crashed far to the north, on the territory of the unpredictable Wyrmheim. The...
GigaBash - a game in the Action genre
GigaBash
Arcade, Online, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Fighting, Board / Group Game, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 August 2023
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 73/100
GigaBash is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action fighting game where you take control of huge kaiju as they run around arenas, destroy cities, and punch each other...
Haunted House - a game in the Action genre
Haunted House
Action, Roguelike, Isometric, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2023
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Reimagining the original Haunted House (1981), released in 1981 and considered one of the first survival horror games. The main character is the niece of a...
Enchanted Portals - a game in the Action genre
Enchanted Portals
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 40/100
The game tells the story of two aspiring wizards, Bob and Penny, who are stuck between dimensions. As they progress, they encounter mortal dangers and collect lost...
Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun - a game in the Action genre
Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun
Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Parkour
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023
Steam: 57/100
A dynamic game with pixel graphics, which takes place in medieval Japan. The main character quickly moves around the location, jumps on platforms and strikes...
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