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Best Games in the Action genre for Nintendo Switch

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Son of a Gun - a game in the Action genre
Son of a Gun
Shooter, Top-down view, Casual game, Old school, Zombies, Science fiction, Action, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2024
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 78/100
A dynamic top-down shooter in the spirit of the Alien Shooter series. The plot tells about interplanetary mercenaries who carry out contracts to clear territories...
Tales of Xillia Remastered - a game in the Action genre
Tales of Xillia Remastered
Role-playing game, Action, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2025
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 80/100
The remaster returns to the enchanting world of Rize Maxia—a place where people and spirits lived in harmony for centuries until fate collided and changed...
Pokémon LeafGreen Version - a game in the Action genre
Pokémon LeafGreen Version
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Fighting, First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2026
Metacritic: 78/100
This role-playing game centers on collecting Pokémon, with creatures available from different entries in the series, including Pokémon Ruby, Pokémon Sapphire, and...
Evolutis: Duality - a game in the Action genre
Evolutis: Duality
Action, Adventure, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Anticipation Rating: 8/10
Evolutis: Duality is an exciting side-scrolling action adventure game set in a cyberpunk setting. The action takes place in Neo Hong Kong. The game will tell the...
Gravity Circuit 2 - a game in the Action genre
Gravity Circuit 2
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Indie
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
A dynamic action-platformer focused on fast-paced combat and style choices. At the center of the story are two heroes with completely different approaches to...
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - a game in the Action genre
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2011
Players: 10/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 77/100
This fantasy action platformer draws on the Old Testament apocrypha, the Book of Enoch. The player takes the role of Enoch, who must stop a great flood ordered by...
Super Bomberman R - a game in the Action genre
Super Bomberman R
Arcade, Action, Isometric, Puzzle, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017
Players: 4.5/10
Steam: 57/100
Metacritic: 64/100
Super Bomberman R is a reincarnation of the series in a modern style with three-dimensional maps and photorealistic graphics that will allow you to enjoy battles...
Quest of Dungeons - a game in the Action genre
Quest of Dungeons
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Dungeons, Casual game, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 September 2017
Steam: 78/100
This turn-based dungeon crawler with 16-bit retro visuals follows a group of heroes confronting the Dark Lord, who has stolen all the light. Players choose a...
Fire Emblem Warriors - a game in the Action genre
Fire Emblem Warriors
Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2017
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Fire Emblem Warriors is a third-person fantasy slasher game set in the Fire Emblem universe. You have to go to a new kingdom and play for your favorite heroes...
88 Heroes - a game in the Action genre
88 Heroes
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2017
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 72/100
88 Heroes is an indie platformer with side-scrolling action elements, made in a retro style. The game offers a non-standard approach to gameplay, because with each...
Monster Jam: Crush It! - a game in the Action genre
Monster Jam: Crush It!
Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2017
Monster Jam: Crush It! is a third-person arcade game with elements of action and racing from the masters of GameMill Entertainment. The main publisher of the game...
Battle Chef Brigade - a game in the Action genre
Battle Chef Brigade
Role-playing game, Action, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2017
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Battle Chef Brigade is a fast-paced Japanese-style side-scrolling action RPG. You have to become a chef in the most extreme conditions. After all, in order to...
Aqua Moto Racing Utopia - a game in the Action genre
Aqua Moto Racing Utopia
Arcade, First-person view, Third-person view, Racing, Sports game, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 November 2017
Steam: 71/100
Aqua Moto Racing Utopia is an arcade simulator with first and third person views, dedicated to water scooter racing. In the game you will find many picturesque...
Snow Moto Racing Freedom - a game in the Action genre
Snow Moto Racing Freedom
Arcade, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing, Racing, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 November 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 80/100
Snow Moto Racing Freedom is an arcade sports race with a third and first person view, dedicated to driving snowmobiles. You will find 18 different vehicles, 40...
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince - a game in the Action genre
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
Adventure, Action, Comics
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2019
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 71/100
This fairy tale follows a solitary wolf and a prince who sets out to find the source of her song. After accidentally blinding him, the wolf makes a deal with a...
Hyper Sentinel - a game in the Action genre
Hyper Sentinel
Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 May 2018
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Hyper Sentinel is a top-down retro sci-fi shooter. You have to go through 12 different levels, full of action in the best traditions of the scrolling shooter genre...
PixelJunk Monsters 2 - a game in the Action genre
PixelJunk Monsters 2
Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 May 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 65/100
Metacritic: 72/100
PixelJunk Monsters 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action game with a third-person view in the tower defense genre. As the whimsical creature Tikiman, you have...
Galak-Z - a game in the Action genre
Galak-Z
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Space
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2018
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 80/100
A top-down space action game, GALAK-Z combines two-dimensional dogfights with procedurally generated worlds and physics-driven combat. The player pilots an...
Never Give Up - a game in the Action genre
Never Give Up
Indie, Platformer, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2019
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer that tests the player’s skills through demanding platforming challenges and obstacles. It is aimed at players looking for a...
Wandersong - a game in the Action genre
Wandersong
Action, Adventure, Music game, Indie, Side view, Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2018
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Wandersong is a side-scrolling musical action-adventure game that puts you in the shoes of a wandering singer. Use your singing to bring people together, solve...
Omensight - a game in the Action genre
Omensight
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2018
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Omensight is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of the Messenger, a warrior who exists outside of...
Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle - a game in the Action genre
Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle
Action, Fighting, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2020
Metacritic: 78/100
This collection brings together 18 retro games from the Double Dragon and Kunio-kun series, spanning side-scrolling action, beat ’em ups, sports games, and action...
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid - a game in the Action genre
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2019
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 62/100
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is an arcade fighting game with a side view in the Power Rangers universe. You can fight for the most famous characters in...
Switch 'N' Shoot - a game in the Action genre
Switch 'N' Shoot
Action, Shooter, Indie, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Arcade, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 April 2019
Steam: 96/100
Switch 'N' Shoot is a vertical shoot 'em up shooter about once again saving the Earth from an alien threat. You are the pilot of a future space fighter with only...
Kill la Kill: IF - a game in the Action genre
Kill la Kill: IF
Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2019
Steam: 72/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Kill la Kill: IF is a fast-paced Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game from the creators of Dragon Ball FighterZ and the popular BlazBlue series. The...
Xeno Crisis - a game in the Action genre
Xeno Crisis
Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2019
Steam: 85/100
Xeno Crisis is a top-down arcade shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. Alone or together with a friend, you have to try on the role of a brave marine...
RiverBond - a game in the Action genre
RiverBond
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2019
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 64/100
RiverBond is a fun co-op action-slasher game with an isometric camera view. Together with your friends, you will go to conquer a crazy voxel world in which you will...
KUNAI - a game in the Action genre
KUNAI
Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2020
Players: 7/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 76/100
KUNAI is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will try on the role of an elite robot named Tubby, who masterfully wields a...
Star Horizon - a game in the Action genre
Star Horizon
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Simulation
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020
Steam: 58/100
Metacritic: 52/100
This on-rails space shooter follows John, a Federation pilot, and Ellie, the artificial intelligence that controls his ship, amid a war between the Inter Galactic...
Skelattack - a game in the Action genre
Skelattack
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 June 2020
Players: 5.7/10
Steam: 59/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Skelattack is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You are an enchanted skeleton living in the deepest part of the dungeon. You are awakened by the sound...
Pangeon - a game in the Action genre
Pangeon
Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 July 2020
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 60/100
Pangeon is a first-person fantasy roguelike where you explore dungeons filled with hordes of monsters. An ancient evil lurks in these catacombs, ready to break out...
Going Under - a game in the Action genre
Going Under
Arcade, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2020
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Going Under is an arcade action-adventure game with an isometric camera view. You have to try on the role of an intern in a gloomy city called Neo-Cascadia. You are...
Outbreak: Epidemic - a game in the Action genre
Outbreak: Epidemic
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2020
Players: 6.2/10
Steam: 42/100
Outbreak: Epidemic — a cooperative shooter with a classic survival theme among insane hordes of zombies, as seen in Killing Floor and Left 4 Dead. Four...
Mad Rat Dead - a game in the Action genre
Mad Rat Dead
Music game, Platformer, Action, Side view, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2020
Metacritic: 79/100
Mad Rat Dead is a side-scrolling arcade rhythm platformer with a very dynamic soundtrack. The plot of the game reveals the story of a mad rat who died as a result...
Tadpole Treble - a game in the Action genre
Tadpole Treble
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Music game, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Tadpole Treble is a side-scrolling adventure music rhythm game. You have to take on the role of a newly born fish who is eager to explore the world around him. She...
Habroxia 2 - a game in the Action genre
Habroxia 2
Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Science fiction, Arcade, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 February 2021
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Habroxia 2 is an old-school space shooter with pixel graphics and a top-down view. After a brutal attack in the free space zone, humanity sends reconnaissance ships...
Shantae - a game in the Action genre
Shantae
Action, Platformer, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021
Metacritic: 74/100
This action-adventure platformer with metroidvania elements follows half-genie Shantae, the self-appointed guardian of the fishing village of Scuttle Town. When the...
Mighty Goose - a game in the Action genre
Mighty Goose
Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2021
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...
Boomerang X - a game in the Action genre
Boomerang X
Action, Indie, Shooter, First-person view, Parkour
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 July 2021
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Boomerang X is a dynamic old-school shooter with a first-person view and a phantasmagoric atmosphere. You will set off to conquer a crazy and vibrant world filled...
Demon Skin - a game in the Action genre
Demon Skin
Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Fighting, Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 67/100
Metacritic: 48/100
Demon Skin is an indie slasher game with platformer elements and a side view in a fantasy style. The game contains various types of undead, a race of underground...
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