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

Rayman Legends - a game in the Arcade genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2017

Players: 8.3/10

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...

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017

Players: 8.7/10

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...

Rocket League

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Cars 3: Driven to Win

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 July 2017

Players: 7.6/10

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...

Teslagrad

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Enter the Gungeon

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017

Players: 9.2/10

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...

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...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2017

Players: 6.6/10

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...

LEGO City Undercover

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 April 2017

Players: 7.9/10

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...

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2017

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

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...

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2017

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Puyo Puyo Tetris

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2017

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Nine Parchments

Arcade, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Nine Parchments is an isometric co-op action game from the creators of Trine. The plot of the game tells about a group of student magicians who decide to skip...

Black the Fall

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Black the Fall is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer whose main goal is to tell the story of a hero escaping the communist system. Solve puzzles to avoid...

Sonic Forces

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2017

Players: 7/10

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...

Super Bomberman R

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

Players: 4.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Super Bomberman R is a reincarnation of the series in a modern style with three-dimensional maps and photorealistic graphics that will allow you to enjoy battles...

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Arcade, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is an arcade game with action and indie elements from developers from the Asteroid Base studio. The game is published by Asteroid...

Axiom Verge

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

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...

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...

GoNNER

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

GoNNER is a brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. The game tells the story of the friendship between Hiccup...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Little Inferno

Arcade, Logic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Little Inferno is an unusual puzzle game from the creators of World of Goo. It smelled like something was cooking... And here's your new Little Inferno entertaining...

Snake Pass

Arcade, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2017

Players: 10/10

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...

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...

Snow Moto Racing Freedom

Arcade, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game, Motorcycle racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 November 2017

Players: 10/10

Snow Moto Racing Freedom is an arcade sports race with a third and first person view, dedicated to driving snowmobiles. You will find 18 different vehicles, 40...

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...

Death Squared

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 July 2017

Players: 7.9/10

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...

NeuroVoider

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 September 2017

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

NeuroVoider is a top-down cooperative arcade shooter with procedurally generated levels. Players will take on the role of preserved human brains, whose task is to...

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2017

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...

Party Planet

Arcade, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2017

Party Planet is a collection of arcade games for a pleasant game in a friendly company. There are a total of 30 games available for anyone, regardless of age and...

Yooka-Laylee

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Yooka-Laylee is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view, created according to the canons of the classic Banjo-Kazooie. The main characters are the...

Use Your Words

Arcade, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 August 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Use Your Words is an exciting arcade for a fun company in which you, together with your friends, have to take part in various mini-games. In the game, from 3 to 6...

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...

Ben 10

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Fighting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2017

Players: 6.2/10

Ben 10 is an arcade action fighting game based on the animated series of the same name from Cartoon Network. You have to take on the role of a funny hero named Ben...

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Just Dance 2017

Arcade, Music game, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Just Dance 2017 is a continuation of the dance music arcade game for a fun company. Expect signature exciting visuals, the latest and most diverse tracks, including...

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...

Volgarr the Viking

Arcade, Action, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Volgarr the Viking is an arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Crazy Viking Studios. The game is published by Crazy Viking Studios and Adult Swim...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2017 for Nintendo Switch