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Best Games in the Arcade genre for Nintendo Switch

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Marvel Cosmic Invasion - a game in the Arcade genre
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2025
Players: 7.7/10
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 heroes are...
Fall Guys - a game in the Arcade genre
Fall Guys
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Online, Platformer, Free game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2022
Players: 6.7/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Fall Guys is a free-to-play, cute arcade action game about falling colorful people. A unique “battle royale” awaits you, where many players will take on the roles...
Hot Wheels Unleashed - a game in the Arcade genre
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Arcade, Racing, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 74/100
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a fun racing arcade game with a third-person view, where you can get behind the wheel of a variety of cars from the Hot Wheels universe. In...
Huntdown - a game in the Arcade genre
Huntdown
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 May 2020
Players: 8.9/10
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...
Contra: Operation Galuga - a game in the Arcade genre
Contra: Operation Galuga
Action, Arcade, Side view, Shooter, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2024
Players: 7.4/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Reimagining of the original side-scrolling shooter Contra from 1987. The game includes new levels, enemies, game mechanics, and a weapon system. The story mode...
Cloudpunk - a game in the Arcade genre
Cloudpunk
Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 64/100
Cloudpunk is an adventure arcade game with a third-person view in the style of cyberpunk. The game takes place over the course of one night. The protagonist is a...
Have a Nice Death - a game in the Arcade genre
Have a Nice Death
Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Slasher, Indie, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2023
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 80/100
The main character is the mortally bored director Death, whose subordinates have completely lost their shores and turned the balance of the coming and going of...
Rogue Legacy - a game in the Arcade genre
Rogue Legacy
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 84/100
RWBY: Arrowfell - a game in the Arcade genre
RWBY: Arrowfell
Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Action, Adventure, Platformer, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2022
RWBY: Arrowfell is an arcade action platformer with slasher elements and a side view in the RWBY universe. You will play as four members of Team RWBY — Ruby...
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance - a game in the Arcade genre
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021
Players: 8.9/10
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...
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
Arcade, Sports game, Third-person view, Skateboards
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2021
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 88/100
Remasters of the first two parts of the legendary skateboarding series Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. The game has completely new graphics, but retains the spirit of the...
Sonic X Shadow Generations - a game in the Arcade genre
Sonic X Shadow Generations
Third-person view, Arcade, Platformer, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2024
Players: 6.9/10
Metacritic: 80/100
An updated version of Sonic Generations with an additional story campaign about Shadow, improved graphics and redesigned levels. The game brings together two...
Oddworld: Soulstorm - a game in the Arcade genre
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 November 2022
Players: 9.7/10
Metacritic: 70/100
Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...
Flashback 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Flashback 2
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023
Players: 2/10
Metacritic: 36/100
Sequel to the action-platformer Flashback (1992) from 1992. The events of the game tell about the new adventures of Conrad, who defeated the "Mastermind" — the...
LEGO DC Super-Villains - a game in the Arcade genre
LEGO DC Super-Villains
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Comics, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2018
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 74/100
LEGO DC Super-Villains is an arcade action-adventure game with a third-person view in the DC comics universe. The story begins with the disappearance of the Justice...
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy - a game in the Arcade genre
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Arcade, Action, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2018
Players: 7.9/10
Metacritic: 78/100
Crash Bandicoot Trilogy is a remastered version of three Crash Bandicoot arcade games, including Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash...
Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath - a game in the Arcade genre
Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2020
Players: 7.9/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath — continuation of the story campaign of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, known for its deadly finishers and bloody fatalities. It...
Spidersaurs - a game in the Arcade genre
Spidersaurs
Arcade, Side view, Comics, Platformer, Shooter, Comedy, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 July 2022
Metacritic: 71/100
Spidersaurs is a fun side-scrolling arcade action platformer with sci-fi elements. Ugly spiderosaurs — hybrids of dinosaurs and spiders — have broken...
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
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2021
Players: 8.9/10
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...
Ghost Song - a game in the Arcade genre
Ghost Song
Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022
Players: 9.8/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power - a game in the Arcade genre
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2019
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 68/100
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a colorful continuation of the fantasy platformer from developers from Frozenbyte. The plot of the game tells about the...
Mother Russia Bleeds - a game in the Arcade genre
Mother Russia Bleeds
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2018
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 70/100
Mother Russia Bleeds is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You advance through the level, destroying all enemies along the way using hand-to-hand combat and...
NBA Playgrounds - a game in the Arcade genre
NBA Playgrounds
Arcade, Simulation, Basketball, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2017
Players: 5.1/10
Metacritic: 66/100
NBA Playgrounds is a 2v2 arcade basketball game where you can show off your skills on a variety of stages and defeat the best players in exciting basketball...
Mayhem Brawler - a game in the Arcade genre
Mayhem Brawler
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comics, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021
Mayhem Brawler — a fresh take on 90s side-scrolling beat 'em ups, influenced by the success of Streets of Rage 4. You will be able to choose one of three heroes...
Mighty Goose - a game in the Arcade genre
Mighty Goose
Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2021
Metacritic: 73/100
Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...
Spyro Reignited Trilogy - a game in the Arcade genre
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2019
Players: 9.1/10
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...
Aeterna Noctis - a game in the Arcade genre
Aeterna Noctis
Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022
Metacritic: 69/100
Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...
Cooking Simulator - a game in the Arcade genre
Cooking Simulator
Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020
Players: 7.5/10
Cooking Simulator is a realistic simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to become an unsurpassed chef. You will find...
Atomicrops - a game in the Arcade genre
Atomicrops
Arcade, Business / Management, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2020
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Atomicrops is a mix of a farming simulator in the spirit of Stardew Valley and roguelite action. The player creates a farm in the post-apocalyptic wastelands and...
Absolute Drift - a game in the Arcade genre
Absolute Drift
Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 70/100
Absolute Drift is a racing arcade game that will make you a true drifting master. On each track, you must get the maximum score by smashing various objects, doing...
Moving Out - a game in the Arcade genre
Moving Out
Simulation, Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Isometric
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2020
Players: 4.9/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Moving Out is a fun cooperative arcade game with an isometric camera view, where you have to learn how to move furniture correctly. Together with your friends, you...
A Hat in Time - a game in the Arcade genre
A Hat in Time
Arcade, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2019
Players: 9.4/10
Metacritic: 77/100
A Hat in Time is a third-person arcade, adventure, beat 'em up, platformer and fantasy game from the masters at Gears for Breakfast. The game is published by Gears...
Door Kickers: Action Squad - a game in the Arcade genre
Door Kickers: Action Squad
Arcade, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2019
Players: 7.9/10
Door Kickers: Action Squad is a side-view pixel arcade action game from the creators of the Door Kickers series. In the game you have to become a SWAT operative and...
Sonic Origins - a game in the Arcade genre
Sonic Origins
Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Runner, Action, Collection
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2022
Players: 6.1/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Sonic Origins is a collection of classic Sonic adventures that includes four classic games about the blue hedgehog: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic CD (1993...
Bear and Breakfast - a game in the Arcade genre
Bear and Breakfast
Business / Management, Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Arcade, Comedy, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2022
Metacritic: 72/100
Bear and Breakfast is a real-time strategy game with RPG elements and humor. This is a resource management game. You play as a bear who wants to open a hotel in the...
Rain World - a game in the Arcade genre
Rain World
Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2018
Players: 9.3/10
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...
Guacamelee! 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Guacamelee! 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2018
Players: 7.4/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Guacamelee! 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action platformer with a side view. Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacata is forced to once again...
Mega Man 11 - a game in the Arcade genre
Mega Man 11
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 October 2018
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Mega Man 11 is the sequel to the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in the sci-fi universe of Mega Man. You will find classic dynamic gameplay with many...
Super Meat Boy Forever - a game in the Arcade genre
Super Meat Boy Forever
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 December 2020
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 68/100
Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged - a game in the Arcade genre
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged
Casual game, Arcade, Racing
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2023
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 77/100
A fun racing arcade game where players control a variety of vehicles from the Hot Wheels toy series. The game features 5 new locations full of secrets, more than...
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