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

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

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

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Cloudpunk

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie, Open world, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

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, Remake, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Risk of Rain 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

House Flipper

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 June 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Florence

Arcade, Adventure, Interactive movie, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Florence is a touching interactive adventure for mobile platforms. The game tells the story of 25-year-old Florence Joch, about her ups and downs and her first love...

A Short Hike

Adventure, Indie, Logic, Arcade, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 99/100

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...

Huntdown

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 May 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Fury Unleashed

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Online, Action, Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 May 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Fury Unleashed is a 2D arcade platformer with a side view, made in a comic book style. You will play as the cool Scumbag, a comic book hero whose goal is to save...

Kentucky Route Zero

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 79/100

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...

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is a side-scrolling action-platformer from the creators of Astebreed. In the game, you will take on the role of Sakuna, a proud but...

Unrailed!

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Cooking Simulator

Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Biped

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

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, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2020

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2020

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an old-school platformer about a blue hedgehog, released by Sonic Team in 1992. In the story, Sonic and Tails decide to fight back against...

SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Indie, Action, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Golf With Your Friends

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Evan's Remains

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Casual game, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 June 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Evan's Remains is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure inspired by classic Japanese thrillers. You have to explore a mysterious island and solve puzzles to...

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Samurai Shodown

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game's plot unfolds between Samurai Shodown 5 and the original Samurai Shodown (1993). New and familiar characters with their own goals come together to...

Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 73/100

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...

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 82/100

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...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 April 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main idea is to go...

Ghost of a Tale

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Stealth

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ghost of a Tale is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a medieval world. The events of the game take place in a parallel universe where...

Hidden Through Time

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Logic, Top-down view, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

SpeedRunners

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Racing, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Vigil: The Longest Night

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D platformer with RPG elements and a side view, inspired by the Castlevania and Salt and Sanctuary series. You have to go together...

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

Action, Platformer, Slasher, Arcade, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time is a colorful platformer based on the animated series “Samurai Jack”. The events of the new slasher take place before the final...

PHOGS!

Logic, Puzzle, Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 78/100

PHOGS! is a fun cooperative puzzle platformer with a third-person view about a cute two-headed dog. In the game you have to play as two dogs connected by a long and...

Double Dragon: Neon

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This arcade beat ’em up follows brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee as they set out to rescue Marian and fight the villain Skullmageddon. Trained in the martial art of...

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto

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

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...

Jet Lancer

Arcade, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Side view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 May 2020

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Jet Lancer is a hair-raising arcade shooter with a side view in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a desperate mercenary in the distant future and will...

Absolute Drift

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Sports game, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Absolute Drift is a racing arcade game that will make you a true drifting master. On each track, you must get the maximum score by smashing various objects, doing...

Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2

Action, Arcade, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 June 2020

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Namco Museum Archives Vol. 2 is a collection featuring Battle City, Pac-Land, Dig Dug II, Super Xevious, Galaga, and Rolling Thunder. It also includes Mappy-Land...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2020 for Nintendo Switch (Game released)