Arcade 2017 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Rayman Legends

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Rayman Legends is a continuation of the exciting side-scrolling arcade platformer Rayman Origins. Rayman and his friends find a mysterious tent in the magical...

Enter the Gungeon

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Enter the Gungeon is a top-down arcade shooter from the developers at Dodge Roll. The roguelike takes place in the ever-changing fortress of Gungeon, which is a...

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...

Super Mario Odyssey

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2017

Players: 7.1/10

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...

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...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was turned into...

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...

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...

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: 89/100

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...

Teslagrad

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Steampunk

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Teslagrad is an arcade quest with platformer elements and futurism style. In this game, you use the power of electromagnetism to solve puzzles and battle horrors as...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is an improved version of the original Mario Kart 8, with new content and improved graphics exclusively for Nintendo Switch. Expect a revamped...

SteamWorld Dig 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This side-scrolling fantasy platformer builds its heroine’s actions around belly dancing and hair-whipping. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an HD adventure starring...

Cars 3: Driven to Win

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 July 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Cars 3: Driven to Win is a fun racing arcade game with a third-person view, based on the cartoon Cars 3 of the same name. The game takes place after the action in...

Sonic Forces

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Sonic Forces is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. The game will present you with two versions of Sonic at...

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...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

Axiom Verge

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...

Jydge

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2017

Metacritic: 75/100

Jydge is a top-down sci-fi arcade shooter where you create your own cybernetic Judge. You will go to eradicate crime in the never-sleeping metropolis of...

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Replayability, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The addition has expanded possibilities for creating...

VVVVVV

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2017

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...

Snipperclips

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Snipperclips is a side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle game. Everything depends on using the features of forms. Sometimes you just need to match them, sometimes you...

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Puyo Puyo Tetris is a combination of two popular puzzle games where you have to challenge your opponent. Ten unique stories await you, in each of which you will...

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

Arcade, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is a sequel to the arcade fighting game with a third-person view, Dragon Ball Xenoverse. The second part continues the story of the original...

Sparkle 2

Arcade, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2017

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Sparkle 2 is the continuation of the exciting arcade puzzle game in the “three in a row” genre. Long ago, five enchanted keys were created. They are scattered all...

Volgarr the Viking

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Volgarr the Viking is a hardcore arcade platformer in which the Viking hero fights enemies and navigates deadly traps across a series of dangerous worlds. The game...

League of Evil

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This futuristic action platformer follows a bionic super agent on a mission to stop the League of Evil, an alliance of evil scientists. The agent fights through...

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

Arcade, In real time, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is an adventure arcade puzzle platformer with a side view. You have to save the main character's brother from the evil Lord Mustasho...

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is an arcade action game with elements of fantasy and adventure with a third-person view. You wake up and find a letter from...

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This co-op space shooter follows a crew exploring a colorful galaxy aboard a shared neon battleship and fighting the forces of Anti-Love. Players rescue space...

Death Squared

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 July 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Death Squared is an arcade puzzle game from the developers of SMG Studio. The game has a cooperative mode in which you can solve various problems together with...

NBA Playgrounds

Arcade, Simulation, Basketball, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2017

Players: 5.1/10

Steam: 73/100

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...

Thumper

Arcade, Music game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR), Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 May 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Thumper is a music arcade game with a third-person view, supporting the PlayStation VR virtual reality device. In this rhythm game, you take on the role of a space...

Beach Buggy Racing

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 September 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Beach Buggy Racing is an arcade racing game with a third-person view. You will be immersed in a dynamic, unexpected world of chaotic off-road kart racing. You'll be...

Snake Pass

Arcade, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Simulation, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Snake Pass is a third-person arcade puzzle game with a fantasy setting. When a mysterious villain threatens the heroes' peaceful lives, Noodle the snake and Doodle...

Splatoon 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 July 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Splatoon 2 is the continuation of the quite successful Splatoon for Wii U, which is an arcade shooter with a third-person view. You can expect new maps, characters...

Brawlout

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy, Action, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 December 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Brawlout is a crazy side-scrolling arcade fighting game. You have to fight in various arenas, choosing your hero from anthropomorphic fighters, including a toad, a...

ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 2: The Final Challengers

Arcade, Fighting, First-person view, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2017

Metacritic: 66/100

ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 2: The Final Challengers is a classic side-scrolling, first-person fighting game exclusively for the Nintendo Switch...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 for Nintendo Switch