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Best Games in the Action genre for Nintendo Switch

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Brotato - a game in the Action genre
Brotato
Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 August 2023
Players: 8.9/10
Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...
Hotline Miami - a game in the Action genre
Hotline Miami
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2019
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Hotline Miami is a brutal and bloody top-down action game. You have to step into the shoes of a serial killer who kills hundreds of various bandits and simply not...
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - a game in the Action genre
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2019
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of an 18-year-old girl...
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP - a game in the Action genre
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP
Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Zombies
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2024
Players: 6.1/10
Metacritic: 68/100
Remaster Lollipop Chainsaw about a chainsaw-wielding girl exterminating zombies. The game's plot revolves around schoolgirl Juliet, who finds herself in the...
Goat Simulator 3 - a game in the Action genre
Goat Simulator 3
Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2024
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...
Resident Evil Zero - a game in the Action genre
Resident Evil Zero
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2019
Players: 7.3/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Resident Evil Zero is an exciting action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to the vicinity of the...
Potion Permit - a game in the Action genre
Potion Permit
Adventure, Simulation, Crafting, Action, Role-playing game, Hunting / Fishing, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2022
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 74/100
Potion Permit is an action-adventure RPG with elements of crafting and fishing. The people of Lunbury have always preferred traditional methods of treatment. But...
Torchlight 2 - a game in the Action genre
Torchlight 2
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2019
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Torchlight 2 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The new heroes must navigate the path of...
Worms Rumble - a game in the Action genre
Worms Rumble
Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view, Third-person view, In real time, Shooter
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2021
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 70/100
Worms Rumble is a new part of the tactical action strategy with a side view in the legendary Worms series of games about funny worms. The sequel was the first game...
Life is Strange: Double Exposure - a game in the Action genre
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Adventure, Interactive movie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Action, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2024
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 74/100
The main character is Max Caulfield from the first part of Life is Strange. This time, the girl is investigating the cause of her friend's death. To do this, Max...
Celeste - a game in the Action genre
Celeste
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2018
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...
Jump Force - a game in the Action genre
Jump Force
Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2020
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 59/100
Jump Force is a dynamic fighting game with a third-person view, uniting heroes from many different game universes, including heroes from the series of games and...
Warface - a game in the Action genre
Warface
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Free game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2020
Players: 5.2/10
Metacritic: 62/100
Warface — a free-to-play dynamic multiplayer first-person shooter. Players choose one of five classes — assault, medic, engineer, sniper, or SED — and fight in...
A Plague Tale: Innocence - a game in the Action genre
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2021
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 82/100
A Plague Tale: Innocence is a single-player third-person action-adventure game. The events will transport the player to the southwestern part of France, where a...
Sonic Frontiers - a game in the Action genre
Sonic Frontiers
Action, Third-person view, Adventure, Open world, Platformer, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2022
Players: 9.8/10
Metacritic: 69/100
Sonic Frontiers is a continuation of the classic action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives...
My Time at Sandrock - a game in the Action genre
My Time at Sandrock
Business / Management, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Crafting, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2023
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 75/100
The ideological continuation of My Time at Portia. In concept, the game has hardly changed: an open world, your own workshop and farm, as well as another town in...
World of Tanks Blitz - a game in the Action genre
World of Tanks Blitz
Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2020
Players: 5.9/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Multiplayer tank action from a third person perspective. The game has more than 90 legendary historical combat vehicles from three playable nations: the USSR, the...
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - a game in the Action genre
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Legend of Zelda, Open world, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 May 2023
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 96/100
Direct continuation of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. After Ganon's villainy, part of the continent soared into the air, and now Link sets out to...
DOOM 64 - a game in the Action genre
DOOM 64
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 March 2020
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 76/100
DOOM 64 is a re-release of the 22-year-old cult classic, free when you pre-order Doom Eternal. The ported version, which is being handled by Nightdive Studios, has...
ANNO: Mutationem - a game in the Action genre
ANNO: Mutationem
Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 73/100
ANNO: Mutationem is an indie action role-playing adventure game in the style of futurism and cyberpunk, with a side view. Welcome to a world covered in neon lights...
Sonic Mania - a game in the Action genre
Sonic Mania
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2017
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The game will delight you with new stages, reworked classic...
Zombie Army 4: Dead War - a game in the Action genre
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 April 2022
Players: 7.9/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Zombie Army 4: Dead War is a continuation of the series of first-person shooters with horror elements. According to the plot of the game, the war with the dead did...
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown - a game in the Action genre
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 January 2024
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 87/100
A reimagining of the Prince of Persia series, the main character of which is the Persian soldier Sargon from the elite group of warriors “Immortals”, who is able to...
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
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...
PowerWash Simulator - a game in the Action genre
PowerWash Simulator
Action, Shooter, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2023
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 77/100
PowerWash Simulator is an unusual first-person simulator where you have to open your own wash to get rid of dirt and old stains with relief. As you progress, you'll...
Rustler - a game in the Action genre
Rustler
Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2021
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 59/100
Rustler is a fun arcade action game with an isometric camera view, the developers of which are inspired by GTA 2. The game takes place in the Middle Ages. An open...
Torchlight 3 - a game in the Action genre
Torchlight 3
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2020
Players: 6.9/10
Metacritic: 65/100
Torchlight 3 is the continuation of the popular Torchlight series. The new part will offer you a world where players can team up to explore dungeons and fight...
For the King - a game in the Action genre
For the King
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2019
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 78/100
For the King is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and random level generation. You have to travel through an endless fantasy world. You can play...
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - a game in the Action genre
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is a continuation of the cooperative action horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. This time you will play...
Mina the Hollower - a game in the Action genre
Mina the Hollower
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2026
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 92/100
The game takes you to a dark gothic world where a cursed island hides behind a thick curtain of darkness. The main character is the agile and fearless Mina, who is...
Sonic Forces - a game in the Action genre
Sonic Forces
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2017
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 58/100
Sonic Forces is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. The game will present you with two versions of Sonic at...
SIGNALIS - a game in the Action genre
SIGNALIS
Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2022
Players: 9.5/10
Metacritic: 81/100
SIGNALIS is a classic sci-fi horror, the style of which is very reminiscent of the movie "Alien". Finding herself alone on the snowy planet Elster, the main...
Wolfenstein: Youngblood - a game in the Action genre
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2019
Players: 6.4/10
Metacritic: 67/100
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a dynamic first-person shooter set in the fantastical Wolfenstein universe. The game is a spin-off of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus...
Immortals Fenyx Rising - a game in the Action genre
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Immortals Fenyx Rising is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view in a fantasy setting from the creators of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. You will go to...
Thief Simulator - a game in the Action genre
Thief Simulator
Simulation, Action, Stealth, First-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2019
Players: 7.8/10
Thief Simulator is a dynamic first-person stealth simulator where you will become the best thief in the world. Observe your target and gather information that will...
Worms W.M.D - a game in the Action genre
Worms W.M.D
Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2017
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 78/100
Worms W.M.D is a turn-based tactical action strategy game with a side view. A continuation of the popular game series, where two squads of worms will clash again in...
Rogue Legacy - a game in the Action genre
Rogue Legacy
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Samurai Maiden - a game in the Action genre
Samurai Maiden
Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2022
Players: 5/10
Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes of black smoke...
My Time at Portia - a game in the Action genre
My Time at Portia
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Business / Management, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2019
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 73/100
My Time at Portia is an action-adventure role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of a management simulator. You have to go to a colorful open world...
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - a game in the Action genre
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2019
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a continuation of the Call of Juarez series — cult westerns with a first-person view. The game tells the story of bounty hunter...
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