Arcade 2018 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...

ICEY

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Anime / Manga, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 79/100

ICEY is a side-scrolling sci-fi arcade action platformer. At first glance, this game is a regular platformer where you follow directions and go where you are told...

Broforce

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

LEGO DC Super-Villains

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

Road Redemption

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Motorcycle racing, Racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018

Players: 7/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

Child of Light

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Horizon Chase Turbo

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

Gris

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Inside

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Logic, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

LEGO Harry Potter Collection

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2018

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Mercenary Kings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...

Carnival Games

Action, First-person view, Casual game, Arcade, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018

Steam: 27/100

Metacritic: 49/100

Wins earn tickets that can be exchanged for clothes and headwear for a carnival guest character. Up to four players can compete at the same...

The Escapists

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Isometric, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison. Or quietly...

Blade Strangers

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Blade Strangers is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. Expect characters from popular games such as Cave Story, Code of Princess and Umihara...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2018

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

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...

Dragon Quest Builders

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 February 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Bridge Constructor Portal

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 February 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Bridge Constructor Portal is a driving crossover of the Bridge Constructor and Portal series. You will play the role of a new employee of the Aperture Science...

Mark of the Ninja Remastered

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Mark of the Ninja Remastered is a special version of the side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements for Nintendo Switch. The events of the game...

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...

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2018

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that is the spiritual successor to 1987's Great Giana Sisters for the Commodore 64...

Not A Hero

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Not A Hero is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer. Professional hitman Steve, who has become the campaign manager for mayoral candidate Bunny Lord, must...

Sky Force Reloaded

Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Arcade, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 February 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Sky Force Reloaded is an arcade scrolling shooter in which players pilot a combat aircraft through futuristic environments and battle enemy forces. Stages feature...

LEGO The Incredibles

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Comics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 June 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker

Arcade, Beat them all, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 July 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker is an adventure arcade platformer where the main character is the brave Toad, who goes on a journey full of various dangers and fun...

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...

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...

Sundered

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2018

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world with ever-changing...

Guacamelee! 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

Crayola Scoot

Arcade, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Stunts, Action, Skateboards

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2018

Steam: 76/100

Crayola Scoot is a sports arcade game with a third-person view, where you will take part in the color championship of stunts on two-wheeled scooters. With the help...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 February 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Chasm

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

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...

Donut County

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 December 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Donut County is an unusual arcade puzzle game. The essence of the game is that you have to control a hole that grows when various objects fall into it. You need to...

Shu

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2018

Players: 2.9/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Shu is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the role of a funny creature named Shu, you have to save the villagers from a...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2018

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Six Sides of the World

Logic, Puzzle, Science fiction, Arcade, Casual game, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2018

Steam: 84/100

Six Sides of the World is an atmospheric arcade puzzle game in a sci-fi setting, where you will explore various cubic planets that are filled with various traps. As...

NBA 2K Playgrounds 2

Arcade, Basketball, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 68/100

NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is a continuation of the arcade 2 on 2 basketball simulator. New single and multiplayer modes and basketball team compositions have been added...

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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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2018 for Nintendo Switch