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Best Games in the Arcade genre for Nintendo Switch

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Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince - a game in the Arcade genre
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2019
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is a sequel to the popular side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. This time, three heroes will go in search of the...
Biped - a game in the Arcade genre
Biped
Arcade, Action, Indie, Combat robots, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2020
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Biped is a fun co-op platformer featuring challenging puzzles that require precise coordination. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sayla, go on an exciting...
The House of the Dead 2: Remake - a game in the Arcade genre
The House of the Dead 2: Remake
Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Zombies, Remake, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2025
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 44/100
A remake of the 1998 on-rails zombie shooter The House of the Dead 2. The updated version received a redesigned soundtrack and improved...
Trials Rising - a game in the Arcade genre
Trials Rising
Arcade, Motorcycle racing, Side view, Racing, Bicycles, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 February 2019
Players: 8/10
Steam: 61/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Trials Rising is a continuation of the popular motorcycle arcade game. You will again have to compete in this world and try to become a real celebrity in the world...
Spelunky 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Spelunky 2
Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...
Dorfromantik - a game in the Arcade genre
Dorfromantik
Strategy, Arcade, Indie, Isometric, Turn-based, Puzzle, City Building, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2022
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Dorfromantik is a colorful city-building strategy with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. You start the game with a stack of procedurally generated...
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number - a game in the Arcade genre
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2019
Players: 9/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...
Little Misfortune - a game in the Arcade genre
Little Misfortune
Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Indie, Point & Click
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2020
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 90/100
Little Misfortune is an exciting side-scrolling interactive adventure. In the game you will try on the role of the little girl Ramirez Hernandez, who goes on a...
Overcooked - a game in the Arcade genre
Overcooked
Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Online, Indie, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2017
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Overcooked is an exciting action strategy where you and your friends will have to learn the basics of culinary art in various and unusual locations. With your...
Super Mario Odyssey - a game in the Arcade genre
Super Mario Odyssey
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2017
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 wonderful...
Night Slashers: Remake - a game in the Arcade genre
Night Slashers: Remake
Side view, Beat them all, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Remake, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2024
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 61/100
Remake of the beat 'em up Night Slashers, the original version of which was released in 1994 on arcade machines. The events of the game unfold in a nightmare...
Old School Rally - a game in the Arcade genre
Old School Rally
Arcade, Racing, Sports game, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2025
Players: 9.9/10
Steam: 90/100
An old school racing game inspired by the original PlayStation. Old School Rally offers fast-paced, arcade-style gameplay with an emphasis on driving skills and...
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Comics, Online, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 74/100
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a continuation of the superhero arcade action game based on the comics of the Marvel universe. Team up with your favorite superheroes...
Mooseman - a game in the Arcade genre
Mooseman
Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 July 2018
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Mooseman is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. Long ago, the world was created from the shell of a duck egg by a god named Yen. In the dim...
Rogue Legacy - a game in the Arcade genre
Rogue Legacy
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies, an heir takes...
Death's Gambit - a game in the Arcade genre
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...
DNF Duel - a game in the Arcade genre
DNF Duel
Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 April 2023
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Fighting game set in the Dungeon Fighter Online universe. The game features 16 characters with unique skills and personalities, 8 battle arenas, and 7 diverse...
We Were Here Together - a game in the Arcade genre
We Were Here Together
Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 82/100
A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes through the gloomy...
Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! - a game in the Arcade genre
Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next!
Arcade, Tennis, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2026
Steam: 75/100
Arcade tennis simulator that offers 15 playable characters from the cartoons "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Avatar: The Last Airbender," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
Owlboy - a game in the Arcade genre
Owlboy
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2018
Players: 9/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Owlboy is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with a pixel art style. The main character is an owl boy, capable of both running around locations and flying. In the...
Muse Dash - a game in the Arcade genre
Muse Dash
Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga, Side view, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 June 2019
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Muse Dash is a musical arcade game with a side view in anime style. The game is an exciting platformer where, to the beat of the music, you need to collect various...
Sonic X Shadow Generations - a game in the Arcade genre
Sonic X Shadow Generations
Third-person view, Arcade, Platformer, Action, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2024
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 96/100
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...
Capcom Fighting Collection 2 - a game in the Arcade genre
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Collection, Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2025
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 83/100
A collection of 8 classic fighting games from Capcom, including crossovers Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro, Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium...
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate - a game in the Arcade genre
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2020
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate — the ultimate edition of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, which includes the base game, two fighter packs, and a story expansion...
Rising Hell - a game in the Arcade genre
Rising Hell
Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 88/100
Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...
art of rally - a game in the Arcade genre
art of rally
Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Isometric, Sports game, Indie, Top-down view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021
Players: 8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Exciting rally arcade from the creators of Absolute Drift, where players can participate in the "Golden Era" rally. The game features a career mode with 72 tracks...
LEGO City Undercover - a game in the Arcade genre
LEGO City Undercover
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Open world, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 April 2017
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 78/100
LEGO City Undercover is an arcade action game with a third-person view in an open world. Playing as the legendary police officer Chase McCain, a master of disguise...
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore - a game in the Arcade genre
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore
Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Indie, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2019
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore is an expanded version of a dynamic arcade fighting game with a side view in an anime style. The game features many interesting female...
Fury Unleashed - a game in the Arcade genre
Fury Unleashed
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Online, Action, Replayability
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 May 2020
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Fury Unleashed is a 2D arcade platformer with a side view, made in a comic book style. You will play as the cool Scumbag, a comic book hero whose goal is to save...
The Longing - a game in the Arcade genre
The Longing
Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2021
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 79/100
The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...
Super Mario Party Jamboree - a game in the Arcade genre
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Arcade, Action, Mario Game, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2024
Metacritic: 82/100
A large-scale party with characters from the Super Mario series. There are more than 110 mini-games and other entertainment: from carousel rides to mini-golf with...
Cookie Clicker - a game in the Arcade genre
Cookie Clicker
Arcade, Action, Indie, Clicker, Casual game, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2025
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 96/100
An arcade clicker game where everything revolves around baking endless amounts of cookies. Every click brings a tasty reward, and the more cookies you bake, the...
Ori and The Blind Forest: Definitive Edition - a game in the Arcade genre
Ori and The Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2019
Players: 9.8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition is an expanded edition of the indie adventure platformer. The game tells the story of a little guardian spirit named...
Dragon Ball FighterZ - a game in the Arcade genre
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2018
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 86/100
The game takes you into the spectacular world of cult manga and anime, turning each fight into a dynamic battle on a grand scale. The game is created in the style...
Samurai Shodown - a game in the Arcade genre
Samurai Shodown
Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2020
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 77/100
The game's plot unfolds between Samurai Shodown 5 and the original Samurai Shodown (1993). New and familiar characters with their own goals come together to...
Unrailed! - a game in the Arcade genre
Unrailed!
Arcade, Online, Action, MMO, Business / Management, Trains, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2020
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Unrailed! is a crazy multiplayer action game in which you have to build a railway in an endless procedurally generated world. Together with your friends, you will...
Kentucky Route Zero - a game in the Arcade genre
Kentucky Route Zero
Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Point & Click
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2020
Players: 9.6/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 86/100
A mystical adventure with a side view and a unique graphic design. The main character Conway travels to Kentucky to deliver a package. Upon arrival, it is...
Pizza Possum - a game in the Arcade genre
Pizza Possum
Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Top-down view, Online, Adventure, Exploration, Strategy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2023
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 93/100
A colorful game about a possum and a raccoon with support for co-op on one screen. The heroes run around the village and try to eat everything they can reach, but...
Freedom Planet - a game in the Arcade genre
Freedom Planet
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2018
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 83/100
This combat-focused platform adventure follows the dragon girl Lilac and her friends as they defend the world of Avalice from an alien attack. The heroes face...
Grim Fandango Remastered - a game in the Arcade genre
Grim Fandango Remastered
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Point & Click, Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2018
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 83/100
A puzzle adventure set in a blend of film noir and Mexican folklore. Manny Calavera works as a travel agent at the Department of Death, selling souls tickets for a...
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