Action 2017 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Action genre

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2017

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 94/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is a role-playing game with action elements in an open world. It was developed and released by Bethesda for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on...

Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition is a re-release of the role-playing fantasy game with an open world The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Legendary Edition for...

Doom

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Doom is another installment of the famous series, where the player, as a space marine, will traverse a long path through the corridors of an abandoned space base on...

L.A. Noire

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Detective, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

L.A. Noire is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open world. The game will take you to 1947, to the city of Los Angeles. The protagonist Cole Phelps...

Rocket League

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This arcade sports action game combines soccer with racing, as powerful cars compete in physics-driven matches shaped by mass and momentum. Players race around...

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Legend of Zelda, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 97/100

The game reveals Link's story at a time when Hyrule lies in ruins, and the hero's awakening is shrouded in mystery. The shattered kingdom becomes a vast sandbox...

Rayman Legends

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Rayman Legends is a continuation of the exciting side-scrolling arcade platformer Rayman Origins. Rayman and his friends find a mysterious tent in the magical...

Resident Evil: Revelations 2

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 75/100

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...

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Comics, Online, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a continuation of the superhero arcade action game based on the comics of the Marvel universe. Team up with your favorite superheroes...

Resident Evil: Revelations

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Resident Evil: Revelations is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view set in the Resident Evil universe. The game takes place between the events of...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was turned into...

Worms W.M.D

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2017

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 83/100

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...

Portal Knights

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Adventure, Online, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Portal Knights is an action role-playing game with a procedurally generated world in a fantasy setting from the creators of Sacred 3. The ideological inspiration...

Metal Slug 3

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A 2D arcade run-and-gun shooter in which a soldier fights through stages filled with enemies and giant bosses. Metal Slug 3 features five large stages with...

LEGO City Undercover

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 April 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO City Undercover is an arcade action game with a third-person view in an open world. Playing as the legendary police officer Chase McCain, a master of disguise...

L.A. Noire: Complete Edition

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Logic, Detective, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Set in post-war Los Angeles during Hollywood’s Golden Age, this detective adventure follows Cole Phelps, an LAPD detective. Amid corruption and rising crime, he...

Overcooked

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Online, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Overcooked is an exciting action strategy where you and your friends will have to learn the basics of culinary art in various and unusual locations. With your...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Batman: The Telltale Series

Adventure, Interactive movie, Point & Click, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Batman: The Telltale Series is an episodic adventure based on the Batman comic book series. The game is centered around Bruce Wayne and will allow you to make...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2017

Metacritic: 83/100

A role-playing game in Japanese style, continuing the series of large-scale adventures in a fantastic world. The story tells about a new hero who embarks on a...

Sonic Forces

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 56/100

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...

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This side-scrolling fantasy platformer builds its heroine’s actions around belly dancing and hair-whipping. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an HD adventure starring...

LEGO Worlds

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Construction, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 66/100

LEGO Worlds is a fun adventure game with a third-person view, where you will go to conquer procedurally generated worlds made from the familiar LEGO construction...

Neon Chrome

Shooter, Top-down view, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Neon Chrome is a top-down cyberpunk roguelike shooter where you have to conquer the Neon Chrome Corporation by hacking your brain. Sleeping bodies have different...

Unepic

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in the ancient and...

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

Arcade, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is a sequel to the arcade fighting game with a third-person view, Dragon Ball Xenoverse. The second part continues the story of the original...

Volgarr the Viking

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Volgarr the Viking is a hardcore arcade platformer in which the Viking hero fights enemies and navigates deadly traps across a series of dangerous worlds. The game...

Axiom Verge

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...

Splatoon 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 July 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Splatoon 2 is the continuation of the quite successful Splatoon for Wii U, which is an arcade shooter with a third-person view. You can expect new maps, characters...

Snipperclips

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Snipperclips is a side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle game. Everything depends on using the features of forms. Sometimes you just need to match them, sometimes you...

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is an arcade action game with elements of fantasy and adventure with a third-person view. You wake up and find a letter from...

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This co-op space shooter follows a crew exploring a colorful galaxy aboard a shared neon battleship and fighting the forces of Anti-Love. Players rescue space...

Zomborg

Online, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Zombies, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Steam: 56/100

The game takes place in the year 2000. The UN created quarantine zones around the world to conceal the spread of an unknown virus. Scientists searched for the cause...

League of Evil

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This futuristic action platformer follows a bionic super agent on a mission to stop the League of Evil, an alliance of evil scientists. The agent fights through...

Crawl

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 December 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Crawl is a fast-paced action roguelike with side-scrolling RPG elements. The game features a variety of dungeons that are randomly generated. The game is designed...

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...

Serial Cleaner

Action, Stealth, Simulation, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 November 2017

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 66/100

An interesting simulator with stealth elements and a view of the top, inspired by the atmosphere of Fargo and Crime Fix. The work is simple, but dangerous: to hide...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2017 for Nintendo Switch