Arcade 2018 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Arcade genre

LEGO DC Super-Villains - a game in the Arcade genre

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...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 February 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Road Redemption

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Motorcycle racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018

Players: 7/10

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...

Horizon Chase Turbo

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2018

Players: 8.3/10

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...

Broforce

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Broforce is a brutal 2D platformer full of pure, unadulterated fun that requires the player to destroy everything that moves in order to defeat the Satanic...

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2018

Players: 7.6/10

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...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2018

Players: 9.2/10

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...

Child of Light

Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 8.4/10

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...

LEGO The Incredibles

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 June 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

LEGO The Incredibles is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view, based on the cartoons "The Incredibles" and "Incredibles 2". You can go on amazing...

Gris

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked in her own...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2018

Players: 8.7/10

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...

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

Inside

Arcade, Platformer, Logic, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2018

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 April 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy is a gaming collection dedicated to the adventures of Naruto, which includes: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm...

Grim Fandango Remastered

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the sequel to the action-packed side-scrolling fighting game, featuring 66 characters from different game universes, all of whom will...

Chasm

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 5.9/10

Chasm is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a young recruit performing his first mission...

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...

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 February 2018

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

Hungry Shark World

Arcade, Action, Free game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Hungry Shark World is a free-to-play arcade action game with a side view. In the role of a shark, you have to quench your hunger by eating various sea creatures...

Pac-Man Championship Edition 2

Arcade, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 is an exciting sequel to the popular top-down arcade game starring Pac-Man. You will again have to return to the expanses of neon...

Tennis World Tour

Arcade, Simulation, Tennis, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 June 2018

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 44/100

Tennis World Tour is a realistic third-person tennis simulator that is the spiritual successor to the Top Spin series. Expect an honest simulation of real tennis...

Tricky Towers

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Tricky Towers is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game inspired by the popular Tetris. As in the original game, you have to build a tower from familiar figures and...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 is a fantastic sequel to the side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game take us 15 years forward, after the end of the first part...

LEGO Harry Potter Collection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2018

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A collection of two games that recreate the magical world of Harry Potter in LEGO style, covering all seven books and eight films. Players are immersed in a journey...

Dragon Quest Builders

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 February 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Dragon Quest Builders — arcade sandbox with a third-person view in an open world in the Dragon Quest universe. The plot of the game will tell the sweet story...

Birthdays the Beginning

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, God Simulator, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Birthdays the Beginning is a sandbox game that combines the features of LEGO, Minecraft and Spore, with the features of a strategy game and a god simulator. Players...

Freedom Planet

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Freedom Planet is an arcade with a mixture of action, platformer, anime/manga and indie games from the masters at GalaxyTrail studio. The game is published by...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2018

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...

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 Hydorah

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2018

Metacritic: 82/100

Super Hydorah is a side view arcade game with shooter elements from the studios Abylight SL, Gryzor87 and Locomalito. The main publisher of the game is Abylight...

Big Crown: Showdown

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2018

Big Crown: Showdown is a cooperative arcade action game with an isometric camera view, designed for 4 people. You have to take part in a dangerous competition in...

Super Toy Cars

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 March 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Super Toy Cars is a fun racing arcade game with a third-person view, where miniature cars fight on tracks located on ordinary objects — tables, chairs, sofas...

MUSYNX

Arcade, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2018

Metacritic: 78/100

MUSYNX is an arcade music rhythm game with over 100 different songs available to you. Your task is to press the buttons in time and try to earn as many points as...

Nidhogg 2

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 November 2018

Metacritic: 76/100

Nidhogg 2 is a sequel to the arcade side-scrolling indie fighting game. The sequel received completely new graphics and animation, characters stylistically similar...

Asterix & Obelix XXL 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 is a fun arcade game with a third-person view, where you will plunge into adventures with Asterix and Obelix. These fictional characters have...

Animal Super Squad

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 May 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Animal Super Squad is a side-scrolling arcade action puzzle game from the creator of Goat Simulator. In the game you have to fight your way through traps and...

Runner3

Arcade, Platformer, Music game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2018

Metacritic: 76/100

Runner3 — side-scrolling arcade runner with musical elements, which is a continuation of the BIT.TRIP series. You will again be able to take part in the...

Candle

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2018

Players: 5.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Candle is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to take on the role of the brave young man Teku, who is trying to save the shaman from...

Storm Boy: The Game

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2018

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Storm Boy: The Game is an atmospheric adventure based on the book of the same name by writer Colin Thiel. The events of the game will take you to the beach of South...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2018 for Nintendo Switch