Arcade 2025 for Nintendo Switch 2 — top best games in the Arcade genre

Hollow Knight: Silksong - a game in the Arcade genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 September 2025

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A sequel to the hardcore action platformer Hollow Knight. The game takes you to a new world — the fallen kingdom of Pharlum, where silk and song...

Mario Kart World

Arcade, Racing, Online, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 2025

VGTimes: 8.4/10

Players: 7.7/10

A new part of the popular Mario Kart series. The game retains proprietary dynamics and a fun atmosphere, but adds fresh opportunities. New routes can...

Street Fighter 6

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Online, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 2025

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Continuation of the popular series of arcade fighting games Street Fighter. The new part features fast and intense battles with colorful loot...

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Arcade, Racing, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 December 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A racing arcade game set in the universe of games about Sonic the Hedgehog. In the game world, racers find themselves in alternative dimensions...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 1 December 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Classic arcade action in the Marvel universe with pixel graphics and exciting command gameplay. Annigilus leads his deadly army and only the greatest...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Action, Fighting, Collection, Side view, Arcade, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 October 2025

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The ultimate compilation of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, featuring 20 different games released across the 90s and 2000s on consoles and...

Super Mario Odyssey

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 2025

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 97/100

Super Mario Odyssey is an open-world arcade platformer with a third-person perspective and starring the legendary plumber Mario. In the role of this...

Yakuza Kiwami

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 13 November 2025

Players: 7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A remake of the original third-person action adventure Yakuza, released on PlayStation 2 in 2005. The game tells the story of a man named Kazuma...

Kirby Air Riders

Arcade, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 November 2025

A colorful game featuring characters from the Kirby universe. You can choose one of the characters, each with different characteristics and...

Skate Story

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 8 December 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An adventurous third-person skateboarding simulator where the main character is a glass demon, for whom any fall means complete destruction. The...

PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 26 September 2025

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Remaster Pac-Man World 2 from 2002. Players take on the role of Pac-Man, who embarks on a journey through Pac-Land to defeat the all-powerful Ghost...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2025 for Nintendo Switch 2