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Best Games in the Arcade genre for Nintendo Switch

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Road Redemption - a game in the Arcade genre
Road Redemption
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Motorcycle racing, Racing
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018
Players: 7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Road Redemption is the spiritual successor to the Road Rush series of racing and brutal motorcycle chases. The game takes you on a brutal journey across the United...
BALL x PIT - a game in the Arcade genre
BALL x PIT
Action, Top-down view, Roguelike, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2025
Players: 9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 87/100
An unexpected event has destroyed an entire city, leaving only an ominous pit in its place. Treasure hunters flock to this tomb in search of fortune. They explore...
The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival - a game in the Arcade genre
The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival
Arcade, Action, Post-apocalyptic, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Zombies
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2026
Players: 7/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 63/100
An arcade beat 'em up in the universe of "The Walking Dead," based on the events of the storyline "All-Out War." The game brings familiar heroes into a brutal...
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - a game in the Arcade genre
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Metroidvania, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2019
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 92/100
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...
Inside - a game in the Arcade genre
Inside
Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Logic, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2018
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...
Untitled Goose Game - a game in the Arcade genre
Untitled Goose Game
Simulation, Arcade, Adventure, Action, Isometric, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 2019
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Untitled Goose Game is an unusual goose simulator in which you need to scare people and cause chaos. An exciting sandbox with stealth elements awaits you, where, in...
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection - a game in the Arcade genre
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Action, Fighting, Collection, Side view, Arcade, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2025
Players: 3.2/10
Steam: 63/100
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 arcades. The...
Hotline Miami - a game in the Arcade genre
Hotline Miami
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2019
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
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...
Rocket League - a game in the Arcade genre
Rocket League
Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 86/100
This arcade sports action game combines soccer with racing, as powerful cars compete in physics-driven matches shaped by mass and momentum. Players race around...
Blasphemous 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Blasphemous 2
Arcade, Platformer, Role-playing game, Side view, Action, Horror, Gothic, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2023
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 84/100
The sequel to the hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the Penitent. The character will take part in epic battles with bosses, each of which has...
Rustler - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
Asphalt 9: Legends - a game in the Arcade genre
Asphalt 9: Legends
Arcade, Online, Racing, Third-person view, Free game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2019
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Asphalt 9: Legends is a continuation of the arcade racing simulator with a third-person view. Significantly improved graphics await you: new effects have been...
Sky: Children of the Light - a game in the Arcade genre
Sky: Children of the Light
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online, Open world, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2021
Players: 9/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Journey and Flower. Players take control of the Children of Light, who bring light from the heavens to where it is...
Child of Light - a game in the Arcade genre
Child of Light
Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Child of Light is a puzzle-platformer adventure with RPG elements and turn-based combat. The game is based on fairy tales. The events of the game tell the story of...
Star Wars: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles - a game in the Arcade genre
Star Wars: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles
Star Wars, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Science fiction, Old school, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2025
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Remaster of the classic game Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles. The plot takes place in the first episode of the saga of George Lucas, where the Jedi have to...
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered - a game in the Arcade genre
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is a remaster of the third-person arcade racing game in the Need for Speed ​​series. In addition to improved graphics, the...
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 - a game in the Arcade genre
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4
Simulation, Sports game, Skateboards, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 July 2025
VGTimes: 7.2/10
Steam: 68/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Updated collection of cults about skateboarding, uniting the third and fourth part of the series. Games received a significant visual update, supporting modern...
Slime Rancher - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
Townscaper - a game in the Arcade genre
Townscaper
Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox, Casual game, City Building
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Townscaper is a vibrant casual strategy game in which the player builds a city on an island. The player selects colors and creates blocks of houses on a grid, and...
Gang Beasts - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
Disney Dreamlight Valley - a game in the Arcade genre
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Fantasy, Exploration, Simulation
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2022
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 70/100
A colorful adventure sandbox that combines elements of life simulation and exploration in the world of Disney and Pixar. Once a thriving Valley, it has been...
Sonic Mania - a game in the Arcade genre
Sonic Mania
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2017
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The game will delight you with new stages, reworked classic...
Crypt of the NecroDancer - a game in the Arcade genre
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2018
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...
Huntdown - a game in the Arcade genre
Huntdown
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 May 2020
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course - a game in the Arcade genre
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Arcade, Action, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2022
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course — an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-platformer, designed in the style of classic 1930s animation. The story...
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream - a game in the Arcade genre
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Arcade, Simulation, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2026
Players: 6/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Social Simulator Game, which uses MII Avatars from Nintendo. Players manage the inhabitants of the island, each of which has unique features and interacts with...
Rain World - a game in the Arcade genre
Rain World
Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2018
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 63/100
An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...
Feudal Alloy - a game in the Arcade genre
Feudal Alloy
Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Side view, Medieval era, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 January 2019
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Feudal Alloy is a fun side-scrolling action RPG in which the main character is an aquarium fish dressed in medieval armor. Bandits attacked the protagonist’s home...
Horizon Chase Turbo - a game in the Arcade genre
Horizon Chase Turbo
Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2018
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Horizon Chase Turbo is an exciting third-person racing arcade game from the creators of the original Horizon Chase. The game features 73 tracks in 32 different...
The Escapists - a game in the Arcade genre
The Escapists
Arcade, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Crafting
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2018
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 72/100
The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison. Or quietly...
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - a game in the Arcade genre
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Arcade, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 July 2024
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Continuation of the series of popular flight simulators Ace Combat. The plot of the game tells about the second continental war, where the player takes on the role...
Spyro Reignited Trilogy - a game in the Arcade genre
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Remake, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2019
Players: 9/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a re-release of the popular arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Re-release includes Spyro the Dragon...
Metal Slug 3 - a game in the Arcade genre
Metal Slug 3
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 77/100
A 2D arcade run-and-gun shooter in which a soldier fights through stages filled with enemies and giant bosses. Metal Slug 3 features five large stages with...
Creaks - a game in the Arcade genre
Creaks
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 July 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Creaks — an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view from the creators of Samorost and Machinarium. The events of the game revolve around a young guy who...
Bramble: The Mountain King - a game in the Arcade genre
Bramble: The Mountain King
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Horror, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 April 2023
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Bramble: The Mountain King is an action-adventure platformer with horror elements in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you will go into a world inspired by...
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - a game in the Arcade genre
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017
Players: 8/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...
Zombie Driver - a game in the Arcade genre
Zombie Driver
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2019
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 64/100
Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game - a game in the Arcade genre
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game
Arcade, Simulation, Basketball, Boxing, Tennis, Volleyball, Sports game, Olympics, Bicycles, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 41/100
Metacritic: 67/100
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game is the official sports game for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. A full range of classic competitions awaits you...
Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
Neon Inferno - a game in the Arcade genre
Neon Inferno
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2025
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Old-school cyberpunk action that combines elements of a side-scroller and a "target" type shooter, where the action unfolds simultaneously on multiple planes of the...
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