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

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...

Hitman World of Assassination

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 January 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The new series of games about agent 47 is the famous killer playing in dressing and peeping. The bald killer will return for the sake of the most important...

Dying Light

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Adventure action game in the open world Dying Light allows you to fully immerse yourself in the world of the zombie apocalypse. You can expect upgrades, RPG...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings associated...

Apex Legends

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Online, Battle Royale

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A multiplayer shooter in the "battle royale" genre with a first-person view set in the Titanfall universe. The gameplay focuses on teamwork, where you can choose...

Life is Strange: True Colors

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Life is Strange: True Colors is the third season of an episodic adventure with a third-person perspective. The game tells the story of Alex Chen, who knows how to...

A Plague Tale: Innocence

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Science fiction, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 October 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy — an action-adventure game with a third-person view set in the comic universe of the "Guardians of the Galaxy." In the game, you...

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Helicopters, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2022

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 51/100

GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition — a collection of remasters of the legendary GTA series, which includes enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand...

Diablo 2: Resurrected

Role-playing game, Isometric, Horror, Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Diablo 2: Resurrected is a remake of the cult isometric action-RPG Diablo 2. In the updated version of the game, a new graphics engine has been implemented, the...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 82/100

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance — an expansion to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The expansion includes the fan-made modification...

Subnautica: Below Zero

Action, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Continuation of the adventure action Subnautica in first-person view, combining elements of role-playing games, sandbox gameplay, and a bit of exploration and...

Darksiders 3

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Darksiders 3 is an action-adventure hack-and-slash game set in a post-apocalyptic world from a third-person perspective. In this new installment of the saga...

World War Z

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 70/100

World War Z — a cooperative shooter with horror elements and a first-person view, created based on the film "World War Z". The cooperative campaign is designed for...

Secret Neighbor

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Secret Neighbor is a free-to-play cooperative action-horror game with a first-person view set in the Hello Neighbor universe. The events of the game take place...

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

Action, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An open-world action-adventure set in the Marvel Universe follows an original story of superheroes facing off against villains. Players control Iron Man...

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods — Part Two — the second standalone expansion Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One. This time, events will take place not only...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...

DreamWorks Spirit Lucky's Big Adventure

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 June 2021

Steam: 82/100

An adventure game based on the story of Lucky, her mustang Spirit, and her best friends Abigail and Prudence. The events unfold in the open territory of Miradero...

Crysis Remastered Trilogy

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Crysis Remastered Trilogy — a remaster of the popular first-person shooter series in a science fiction setting, which includes enhanced versions of Crysis...

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 March 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a continuation of the multiplayer third-person shooter in the Plants vs. universe. Zombies. The game will tell about...

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions

Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Boxing, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2021

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions is an arcade boxing simulator featuring 20 iconic characters from the Rocky and Creed film series. In the game you will challenge...

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...

The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon

Action, Shooter, Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 February 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon is an add-on for a sci-fi RPG with a first-person view and elements of shooter, action and stealth. A mysterious message sends a...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

Slime Rancher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Exploration, Adventure, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...

Rustler

Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Arcade, Open world, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

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...

Death's Gambit

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Death's Gambit is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements. You have to act as an agent of death, whose goal is to rid the world of “immortals...

Monster Hunter Rise

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy, Action, Open world, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Hunting / Fishing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The action takes place 50 years after the great disaster. The hunters are faced with a new and terrifying monster that is ready to plunge everything around into...

Skyforge

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 February 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 54/100

Skyforge is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a fantasy universe where gods...

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Action, Third-person view, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a continuation of the cult game from the 90s, telling about the next adventures of Crash and his younger sister Coco. The plot...

Lost in Random

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Lost in Random is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. Players will find a mesmerizing magical world in which people's lives mean almost nothing...

Overcooked! All You Can Eat

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 March 2021

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Overcooked! All You Can Eat is a cooperative management strategy with an isometric camera view. It features remastered versions of Overcooked and Overcooked 2...

Destroy All Humans!

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Destroy All Humans! — a remake of the adventure shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, released in 2005. In the game you have to try on the...

Metroid Dread

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Metroid Dread is an adventure action-platformer with a side view set in the sci-fi universe of Metroid. The game is a direct sequel to Metroid Fusion from 2002...

Curse of the Dead Gods

Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Curse of the Dead Gods is a dark isometric roguelike in which the main character explores various catacombs in search of wealth and power. Game locations are filled...

Maneater

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Open world, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 May 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Adventure action set in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The story centers around a shark that has survived a brutal encounter with a hunter and is driven by a...

King of Seas

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Adventure, Isometric, Third-person view, Action, Procedural generation, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 May 2021

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 67/100

King of Seas is an isometric action-adventure RPG set in a deadly, procedurally generated world of pirates. You will fight in a brutal confrontation to reclaim what...

Death's Door

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Death's Door is an adventure role-playing action slasher game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. Collecting the souls of the dead from bell to bell...

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut

Adventure, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 November 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 77/100

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut is an updated version of the action-adventure slasher BloodRayne 2. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch (Game released)