Action 2026 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Action genre

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse - a game in the Action genre

Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2026

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The Curse of Blood returns to the Castlevania universe in a modern 2D action format with a focus on world exploration from the creators of Dead...

Graveyard Keeper 2

Action, Simulation, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Comedy, Medieval era, Construction, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2026

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The continuation of the simulator of a graveyard keeper in the medieval era. The player takes on the role of the Grand Inquisitor, who develops the...

Hail to the Rainbow

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2026

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 87/100

A dark cyberpunk action game in the spirit of Half-Life 2. A young guy Ignat is trying to survive in post-apocalyptic Russia and solve a mystery...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake

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

Game canceled: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.4/10

The remake of the legendary third-person adventure Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In addition to updated graphics, you can expect improved...

Minecraft Dungeons 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The sequel continues the idea of dynamic role-playing action in the Minecraft universe, focusing on a deeper combat system, varied builds, and...

Shrek 2 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2026

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

An updated version of the adventure game Shrek 2 , based on the animated film of the same name. Shrek, Fiona, and their loyal friends set off for...

Winx Club - Moonlight Quest

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Open world, Exploration

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 30 November 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The story revolves around the grand Festival of the Hundred Moons, which is at risk of being canceled due to a mysterious threat looming over the...

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Roguelike, Science fiction, Survival, Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2026

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Spin-off of the popular cooperative shooter Deep Rock Galactic, where bearded dwarves escape from a swarm of space bugs and mine precious minerals...

Apex Legends

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2021; The project is closed: Nintendo Switch → 4 August 2026

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...

Warhammer Survivors

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction, Casual game, Fantasy

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2026

A frantic action roguelike in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game combines a frantic pace with the dark spirit of the Warhammer 40,000 and...

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game

Fighting, Online, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime "Avatar: The Last Airbender," featuring 12 playable characters, players can utilize various attacks and a flow system with...

Moadra

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2026

Steam: 85/100

A dark metroidvania set on the forgotten planet Protea VI. Its landscape combines sandy wastelands, icy peaks, and research facilities overrun by...

Mina the Hollower

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 91/100

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...

Content Warning

Action, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Procedural generation, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 April 2026

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 93/100

A cooperative horror puzzle game in the spirit of Lethal Company. The game is about a group of bloggers trying to get viral on the local equivalent...

Winx Club: The Magic is Back

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 35/100

A colorful action game based on the animated series "Winx Club" with cartoonish 3D graphics, local co-op for two players, and six playable heroines...

SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2026

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Bikini Bottom is in danger again: the Flying Dutchman's dispute with King Neptune has turned into a real disaster, and the town is gradually turning...

EBOLA VILLAGE

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Zombies, Survival horror, Action, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2026

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 79/100

A dark game inspired by classic survival horror games from the 90s, set in Russia. The main character named Maria is investigating mysterious events...

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings, Fantasy, Medieval era, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2026

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 63/100

The re-release of the role-playing action game The Lord of the Rings: War in the North from 2011, set in the universe of "The Lord of the Rings...

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Online, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2026

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 73/100

An updated version of the monstrous fighting game Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee from 2002. The game is all about epic battles between giant...

Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Complete Edition

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration, Old school, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A remaster of one of the most successful games based on the Disney and Pixar license — Toy Story 3. The updated version features improved graphics...

Thief: The Dark Project Remastered

Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Steampunk, Exploration, Old school, Medieval era

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game brings back the iconic stealth-action Thief: The Dark Project from 1998 in a refreshed form, preserving the atmosphere and features of the...

TCG Card Shop Simulator

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Business / Management, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

The player runs a collectible card game store. You need to put kits on shelves and organize tournaments to attract buyers. You can also open sets...

Scott Pilgrim EX

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2026

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from...

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Collection, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The second collection brings together three iconic chapters of the series. The package includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal...

Asylum

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

The main character once ended up in a psychiatric hospital-a place full of pain and suffering. He dreamed of forgetting this horror, but the memories...

Sulfur

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Roguelike, Dungeons, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2026

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 89/100

The player explores a dark and strange world full of dangers and also hunts for treasures. To protect yourself from monsters, there are a variety of...

Neon Abyss 2

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2026

Steam: 87/100

A sequel to the explosive roguelike, where everything moves even faster, brighter and more dangerous. In the game, each playthrough turns into a...

Kingdom of Night

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Science fiction, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2026

Steam: 87/100

The city of Watford becomes the arena for the impending apocalypse. The story unfolds around the invasion of demonic forces, ruled by five...

SiN Reloaded

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 69/100

An updated and improved version of the classic 1998 shooter. The remaster of the original game is based on the new KEX engine, which replaced the...

The Slormancer

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2026

Steam: 87/100

An adventure action RPG with top-down hack-and-slash combat, set in a fantasy world where a band of heroes must stand against hordes of deadly...

Tenebris Somnia

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Old school, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2026

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Atmospheric survival horror inspired by classics of the genre like Silent Hill and Resident Evil, but made in the retro style of 8- and 16-bit games...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2026

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The updated version of the final chapter of the iconic saga Legacy of Kain. The remaster offers improved graphics in high resolution, updated...

Constance

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 May 2026

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A colorful metroidvania about a girl artist. The plot is based on the girl’s inner experiences about creativity, balance between life and work...

Dragon Is Dead

Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Demons, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Action-adventure roguelike inspired by Dead Cells, Diablo and Castlevania. In the story, the dragons challenged the gods, but lost the battle and...

Pokemon Champions

Role-playing game, Action, Online, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 April 2026

Metacritic: 67/100

A colorful role-playing game that invites trainers on an updated journey through a world filled with familiar and rare Pokémon. Players need to...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Adventure Metroidvania based on King Kong. The game tells the story of oil rig worker David as he tries to find his daughter in a collapsing city. To...

BlazBlue Entropy Effect X

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Procedural generation, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Extended version of the 2D action BlazBlue Entropy Effect from 2023. The events of the game unfold in a post-apocalyptic future, where the real...

Re-Volt

Arcade, Action, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2026

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

This arcade racing game follows remote-control cars that have come to life and escaped into the world, causing chaos. In Re-Volt, the player controls...

Bubsy 4D

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Science fiction, Comedy, Space, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2026

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Sheep have arrived on Earth from outer space, armed with technology from the Woolies, Bubsy's longtime enemies. The protagonist, along with a motley...

Legacy of Kain: Ascendance

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 March 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 27/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Old-school action-platformer in the Legacy of Kain series with dynamic battles and a vertical level structure, where players explore the dark world...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 2026 for Nintendo Switch