Arcade 2020 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Arcade genre

Science fiction, Action, Arcade, Isometric, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and fast-paced version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive...

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath — continuation of the story campaign of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, known for its deadly finishers and bloody fatalities. It...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 March 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 90/100

A colorful life simulator where a new chapter begins on a deserted island, far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Instead of familiar streets, there are sandy...

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 69/100

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom — Rehydrated is a re-release of the classic SpongeBob game from 2003 in an updated form. You will have a...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...

House Flipper

Simulation, First-person view, Arcade, Indie, Business / Management

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 June 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 62/100

House Flipper is a fun management simulator with a first-person view, where you become a one-man repair crew. In the game you will buy abandoned houses that are in...

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Ori and the Will of the Wisps — the continuation of the colorful side-scrolling platformer Ori and the Blind Forest. The forest spirit Ori embarks on a journey once...

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is a remaster of the third-person arcade racing game in the Need for Speed series. In addition to improved graphics, the...

Transformers: Battlegrounds

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Transformers: Battlegrounds is a top-down arcade action fighting game set in the Transformers universe. The player assembles a squad of Autobots to help defend the...

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Musical rhythm arcade game about anime girls. Hatsune Miku and her friends will once again have to compete for the title of the best pop star in the world. The main...

Little Misfortune

Adventure, Side view, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2020

Players: 9.2/10

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...

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Biped

Arcade, Action, Indie, Combat robots, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2020

Players: 7.5/10

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...

Moving Out

Simulation, Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Isometric

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2020

Players: 4.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Moving Out is a fun cooperative arcade game with an isometric camera view, where you have to learn how to move furniture correctly. Together with your friends, you...

Risk of Rain 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Early Access: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2019; Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Risk of Rain 2 is a dynamic action platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the second part you will find a full three-dimensional environment...

Burnout Paradise Remastered

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Burnout Paradise Remastered is a remaster of the famous 2008 open-world arcade racer Burnout Paradise. The game contains many graphical improvements and will be...

Bridge Constructor

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2020

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Bridge Constructor is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Using the proposed materials, you have to build the strongest bridge that can withstand various types of...

Unrailed!

Arcade, Online, Action, MMO, Business / Management, Trains, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020

Players: 1/10

Quiplash 2 InterLASHional is a fun, say-whatever-style quiz for parties. The game features fun questions, over 100 different clues, and a nice, minimalistic visual...

Huntdown

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 May 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...

Cooking Simulator

Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Cooking Simulator is a realistic simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to become an unsurpassed chef. You will find...

Inertial Drift

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 September 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Inertial Drift is an exciting racing arcade game with a third-person view, in which you will find convenient mechanics of drifting on racing cars. The game features...

Cloudpunk

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Cloudpunk is an adventure arcade game with a third-person view in the style of cyberpunk. The game takes place over the course of one night. The protagonist is a...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Historical, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action game from the creators of Redeemer. Expect thrilling gameplay based on the techniques of the ancient...

Party Hard 2

Arcade, Simulation, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Party Hard 2 is a top-down tactical stealth arcade game. The game will delight you with a new engine with new three-dimensional locations. As in the first part, you...

Kentucky Route Zero

Arcade, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2020

Players: 9.6/10

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...

Catherine: Full Body

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 July 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Catherine: Full Body is a remake of the adventure puzzle platformer Catherine for modern platforms. The game tells the story of a 32-year-old guy named Vincent, who...

AO Tennis 2

Sports game, Tennis, Simulation, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2020

Players: 5.8/10

Metacritic: 67/100

AO Tennis 2 is an exciting sports simulator dedicated to tennis. In the game you can create your own character, play legendary matches and visit popular stadiums...

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2020

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 79/100

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto is a big update for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, which is dedicated to Naruto's son, Boruto...

Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The plot of the second part continues the story of the original Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas. The hero has grown up, and now he has a different goal — to...

SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising is a hardcore top-down shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to conquer a world captured by machines. Using...

Grindstone

Arcade, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2020

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 88/100

An arcade puzzle with role-playing elements, where each level turns into a bright and bloody massacre. The main goal is to build chains of enemies of the same...

Marooners

Arcade, Action, Online, Board / Group Game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 February 2020

Marooners is an arcade, cooperative action game from independent developers from the M2H studio. The game is designed for a fun group of friends, where you will...

Giraffe and Annika

Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Action, Indie, Platformer, Music game, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Giraffe and Annika is a third-person action-adventure platformer with Japanese-style rhythm game elements. You will learn the story of an anthropomorphic cat named...

Hotshot Racing

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotshot Racing is a fast-paced competitive racing game with a third-person perspective and a vibrant visual style. Eight speed-mad drivers compete for the title of...

Steampunk Tower 2

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Indie, Steampunk, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 December 2020

Players: 6.3/10

Steampunk Tower 2 is a unique side-view action strategy game set in an alternative steampunk universe. There is a protracted world war with an unprecedented enemy...

Hidden Through Time

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Logic, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Hidden Through Time is a charming top-down arcade hidden object puzzle game. During the game you will have to look for various objects scattered throughout world...

Golf With Your Friends

Arcade, Golf, Sports game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Golf With Your Friends is a fun sports arcade game dedicated to golf. Exciting matches await you, designed for cooperative play by up to 12 people. You will find 7...

A Short Hike

Adventure, Indie, Logic, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. You...

SpeedRunners

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

SpeedRunners is a co-op arcade action platformer that puts running at the center of the game, challenging players to compete in speed races online. Your task is to...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2020 for Nintendo Switch