Action 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Action genre / Page 4

Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Isometric, Top-down view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

UNSIGHTED — top-down action adventure role-playing game in a sci-fi setting. Events take place in a fantasy world of the future — Arcadia. The game will...

Gearshifters

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Gearshifters is a whirlwind racing action arcade game with bagel elements and a top-down view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will set out to conquer...

A Boy and His Blob

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A Boy and His Blob is a fascinating puzzle-platformer with a side view in a sci-fi setting, which is a remake of David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on...

Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 December 2021

Steam: 70/100

An adventure game inspired by German films about a girl named Mika and a raven stallion named Ostwind. The story centers around the friendship between a human and a...

All Walls Must Fall

Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Cyberpunk, Free game, Strategy, Roguelike, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 January 2021

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The game takes place in an alternate reality where the Cold War did not end even in 2089. In the story, governments send their agents back in time to prevent a...

Olija

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Olija is a pixel platformer about Faraday, a shipwrecked man who ends up in the mysterious country of Terraphage. He is armed with a legendary harpoon, which he...

SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Casual game, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

The game turns everyday cooking into crazy action right in the world of Bikini Bottom. As you progress, you can set up your own kitchen, decorate the restaurant and...

Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2021

Steam: 76/100

Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards is a dynamic action role-playing game with an isometric camera view, the events of which will unfold in the jungles of South America...

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 December 2020

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers is a whirlwind cooperative action game with a third-person view in the sci-fi universe of Earth Defense Force. The events of the...

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Collection, Adventure, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 June 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 72/100

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection is a collection of iconic third-person action-slasher games for modern platforms, including NINJA GAIDEN Σ, NINJA GAIDEN Σ2 and...

Boyfriend Dungeon

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Boyfriend Dungeon is an isometric action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. You can find powerful weapons in locked chests. But unlike other role-playing...

My Friend Peppa Pig

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Comedy, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 89/100

My Friend Peppa Pig is an arcade action adventure game with humor. In this game you can create and dress up your own animal character, ring Peppa's doorbell and...

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2021

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 95/100

A vibrant cooperative game in which gamers travel through worlds inspired by different settings. At locations you can fight with opponents and destroy environmental...

Knockout City

Action, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Knockout City is a fast-paced dodgeball game where you have to throw the ball and knock out your opponent. A whole new type of multiplayer team game awaits you...

Aeon Drive

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Steam: 75/100

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All!

Arcade, Action, Online, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! — a classic beat 'em up with a side view, based on the comic book "The Adventures of Asterix and Obelix". The main opponents...

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Cooperative (co-op), Adventure, Action, Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is an adventure puzzle game with roguelike elements in the Shovel Knight series. The game features 10 characters, a story mode and...

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...

Shing!

Action, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Fighting, Beat them all, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 79/100

Shing! — a dynamic action-adventure with a side view, where you will play the role of a deadly ninja and begin to chop down hordes of demons. In the game you...

Redout: Space Assault

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 January 2021

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Redout: Space Assault is a third-person sci-fi simulator set in the Redout universe. You have to take on the role of an orbital fighter pilot. The plot will tell...

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...

Minute of Islands

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 March 2021

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Minute of Islands is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of an experienced...

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...

Eldest Souls

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Slasher, Isometric

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Eldest Souls is a dynamic top-down action game where you have to fight ruthless and treacherous gods. The game takes place in a gloomy world in which powerful gods...

Sea of Solitude

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Sea of Solitude is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The game will tell the story of a girl named Kay, who suffered from loneliness...

Kill It With Fire

Arcade, First-person view, Action, Simulation, Comedy, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Kill It With Fire is an action game in which the player destroys spiders in a house. For your purposes, you can use various weapons, fire, objects and environmental...

Under: Depths of Fear

Adventure, First-person view, Horror, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 65/100

A dark horror film set in the memoirs of World War I veteran Alexander Dockter. The main character finds himself on a creepy ocean liner heading to the bottom of...

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...

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Runner, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield is an adventure arcade platformer in the world of the future with a side view and runner elements. You have to play on behalf of the...

Pecaminosa - A Pixel Noir Game

Action, Indie, Role-playing game, Shooter, Top-down view, In real time, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Steam: 50/100

Pecaminosa — A Pixel Noir Game is a mystical indie action thriller with RPG elements in a noir-pixel style that will take you to the dark streets of the town...

Dreamscaper

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Isometric, Action, Indie, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Dreamscaper is an action-adventure RPG with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. At night, delve into your subconscious as you face...

No More Heroes 3

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Beat them all, Comedy, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 74/100

No More Heroes 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The sequel will take place 10 years after the original, with the main...

Steel Assault

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2021

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Steel Assault is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the near future of post-apocalyptic America. You...

SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 February 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This crossover fighting game brings together 18 popular characters from SNK and Capcom to determine the greatest fighters. It combines characters, fighting...

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...

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...

Crashnauts

Arcade, Online, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic arcade platformer-player for 2-6 players with quick and spectacular battles. Matches take place on different arenas, where you can use a wide arsenal of...

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...

Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 June 2021

Steam: 55/100

Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom is an action-adventure slasher with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch