Action 2019 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Action genre

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - a game in the Action genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 92/100

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the final part of the trilogy of adventures of Geralt of Rivia. In 2022, all its owners received a free next-gen update to The Witcher...

Terraria

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 June 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...

Mortal Kombat 11

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Mortal Kombat 11 is a continuation of the series of brutal fighting games, known for their deadly finishing moves and bloody fatalities. Players will enjoy a new...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Complete Edition — the most complete edition The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, including all expansions, add-ons The Witcher 3: Blood and...

Graveyard Keeper

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 June 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Graveyard Keeper is a simulator of a true manager of a medieval cemetery. In the game world, heroes await death in coffins and entire tombs of your cemetery. Each...

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2019

Players: 6.6/10

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...

Cat Quest 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Cat Quest 2 is a continuation of the fun role-playing action game with an isometric camera view. The game will take you to a fantasy universe in which there are two...

Dead by Daylight

Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer action-horror game with a third-person view, which tells the story of four teenagers and a maniac who wants to shred everyone and...

Vampyr

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Vampyr is a third-person action RPG from the creators of Life is Strange and Remember Me. London 1918... Spanish flu... it is unlikely that many people are able to...

PixARK

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2019

Players: 8.1/10

PixARK is an open-world sandbox with a third-person view in the ARK: Survival Evolved universe, created using cubic motifs in the spirit of Minecraft. As in the...

Call of Cthulhu

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2019

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Call of Cthulhu is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. The game is filled with a dark and oppressive atmosphere of the Lovecraft...

Resident Evil 4 (2005)

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in the Resident Evil series. The story of the fourth part takes place in 2004, six years after...

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 December 2019

VGTimes: 8.7/10

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. In this part of the game, you will explore the Caribbean...

Soul Knight

Free game, Arcade, Roguelike, Action, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Soul Knight is a free-to-play pixel roguelike with randomly generated dungeons and a top-down view for mobile platforms. In the game you need to clear levels from...

Resident Evil 6

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2019

VGTimes: 7.2/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Resident Evil 6 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view in the popular Resident Evil series. Ten years have passed since that memorable night...

Resident Evil 5

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Alien: Isolation

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...

Overwatch (2016)

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Overwatch is a team-based online first-person shooter from the developers of Blizzard Entertainment. The game takes place on the Earth of the future, which is...

Blasphemous

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...

Cuphead

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the style of classic animation from the 30s. The main character lost his life to the devil at dice, and is now forced to run...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 April 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...

Friday the 13th: The Game

Online, Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Friday the 13th: The Game is an action-horror game played from a third-person perspective. The game will provide an opportunity to try on several roles. The first...

Devil May Cry

Action, Slasher, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Darkwood

Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Survival, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Top-down survival action-horror adventure. Events take place in a mysterious forest, where every night threatens to be the last. Players control a nameless hero who...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2019

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...

Blades of Time

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Blades of Time is an action-adventure slasher game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot tells about the brave hunter Ayumi, who goes on a journey...

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a unique action-adventure game with many interesting puzzles. The story revolves around two brothers who must overcome obstacles and...

Police Stories

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...

Torchlight 2

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2019

Players: 8.1/10

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...

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...

Tools Up!

Arcade, Online, Simulation, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2019

Players: 5.9/10

Tools Up! is a fun arcade simulator with a top-down view, where you and your friends will have to do a large-scale renovation of your house. The residents of the...

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...

Resident Evil HD Remaster

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2019

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Resident Evil HD Remaster is an improved edition of the legendary action-horror game with a third-person view for modern platforms. The game will delight you with...

Saints Row: The Third

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Saints Row: The Third is a continuation of the fun action game with a third-person view in the open world. In this world there is possible professional wrestling...

Assassin's Creed 3: Remastered

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered is a third-person action-adventure game with stealth elements set in a historical context and an open world. The player embarks on a...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2019

Players: 8.7/10

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...

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is a sequel to the popular side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. This time, three heroes will go in search of the...

Skyhill

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 February 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth floor. And then...

Agony

Action, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 39/100

Agony is a survival action game with horror elements and a first-person view. The game takes place in Hell, where you will go on an afterlife journey as a tormented...

The Sinking City

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The Sinking City is a third-person, open-world horror adventure based on the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the father of horror stories about monsters. The...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2019 for Nintendo Switch