Arcade 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Arcade genre / Page 2

Rhythm Fighter - a game in the Arcade genre

Action, Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Roguelike, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 January 2021

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Rhythm Fighter is a side-scrolling action-adventure game with rhythm arcade elements. Commander Chaos is the most famous bit-tyrant in the universe. The peaceful...

Astrologaster

Arcade, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Indie, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Astrologaster is a comedic adventure game about the plague pandemic in London in...

Blizzard Arcade Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Isometric, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Collection, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Blizzard Arcade Collection is a re-release of three classic games in one set from Blizzard, which includes the updated Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock 'n Roll...

Rising Hell

Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Adventure, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 January 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a fun side-scrolling action game based on the original Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie. Following the story of the...

Danger Scavenger

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 70/100

Danger Scavenger is a dynamic arcade shooter with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. Deadly effective, highly skilled, invisible to indifferent...

Aeon Drive

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Steam: 75/100

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Third-person view, Mario Game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury — deluxe version Super Mario 3D World, which was originally released on Wii U. An exciting adventure awaits you with support...

Summer Catchers

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Runner, Side view, Racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Summer Catchers is a cute racing arcade game with a side view, made in pixel style. The game tells the story of a young girl from the north who has never seen...

Say No! More

Indie, Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Simulation, Comedy, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 April 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Say No! More is an unusual explosive action game with a third-person view. In the game you will find yourself in a world where the word “No!” is forbidden. Your...

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Isometric, Simulation, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Action, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension is an indie action-adventure game in the point and click genre with an isometric view and puzzle elements. This is a fun adventure...

Youtubers Life 2

Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Arcade, Simulation, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 72/100

Youtubers Life 2 is a continuation of the arcade management simulator with an isometric camera view. The game is very similar in gameplay to the Sims series, only...

Black Widow: Recharged

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Steam: 77/100

Black Widow: Recharged is a re-release of the cult classic twin-stick shooter starring Spider. In the game you have to defend your web from the onslaught of...

A Boy and His Blob

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A Boy and His Blob is a fascinating puzzle-platformer with a side view in a sci-fi setting, which is a remake of David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on...

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All!

Arcade, Action, Online, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! — a classic beat 'em up with a side view, based on the comic book "The Adventures of Asterix and Obelix". The main opponents...

SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Casual game, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

The game turns everyday cooking into crazy action right in the world of Bikini Bottom. As you progress, you can set up your own kitchen, decorate the restaurant and...

Tetragon

Puzzle, Side view, Platformer, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021

Steam: 64/100

Tetragon is a fun side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the world of Tetragon — a huge mysterious universe with...

Teratopia

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Platformer, Indie, Slasher, Arcade, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 January 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Teratopia is an arcade platformer with cute graphics and orchestral music. Inspired by the best representatives of this genre, he tried to absorb that mischievous...

Olija

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Olija is a pixel platformer about Faraday, a shipwrecked man who ends up in the mysterious country of Terraphage. He is armed with a legendary harpoon, which he...

PUSS!

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Horror, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 64/100

PUSS! — an acid arcade puzzle game with a side view, where you have to control a cat who has found himself in another dimension. The main task is to find a...

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Old school, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is an updated version of the 1986 platformer. The legendary Alex Kidd is back. The main character explores locations, breaks stones...

Axiom Verge 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills and game...

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

Third-person view, Arcade, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2021

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 95/100

A vibrant cooperative game in which gamers travel through worlds inspired by different settings. At locations you can fight with opponents and destroy environmental...

Pac-Man 99

Arcade, Online, Top-down view, Action, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Pac-Man 99 is a free-to-play battle royale game in the legendary Pac-Man series. Up to 99 players compete in the game, where the main goal is to remain the only...

R-Type Final 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2021

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

R-Type Final 2 is an arcade side-scroller with shooter elements and a space theme. It has been almost twenty years since the release of the last game in the...

Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Arcade, Third-person view, Action, Casual game, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 September 2021

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Re-release of Sonic Colors (2010) from 2010, which was originally released only on Wii and NDS. The developers improved the graphics, increased the frame rate...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

Archvale

Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Archvale is a fun top-down arcade shooter with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. Once upon a time, the fairy lands were ruled by an evil king who destroyed...

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Runner, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield is an adventure arcade platformer in the world of the future with a side view and runner elements. You have to play on behalf of the...

Blue Fire

Adventure, Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 February 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Blue Fire is a 3D arcade platformer with a third-person perspective, set in a place called The Nether. As you progress, you'll explore ancient temples, meet...

Cotton Reboot!

Anime / Manga, Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2021

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Cotton Reboot! — a remaster of the classic arcade shooter Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton with a side view and cute graphics. It tells the story of the...

Gearshifters

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Gearshifters is a whirlwind racing action arcade game with bagel elements and a top-down view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will set out to conquer...

Omno

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Omno is a third-person, open-world puzzle-platformer adventure game. In the game you will go to conquer the ancient world of wonders with many interesting riddles...

Habroxia 2

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Science fiction, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 February 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Habroxia 2 is an old-school space shooter with pixel graphics and a top-down view. After a brutal attack in the free space zone, humanity sends reconnaissance ships...

New Pokemon Snap

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

New Pokemon Snap is an adventure photography simulator with a first-person view in the amazing world of Pokemon. In the game you have to arm yourself with a camera...

Just Dance 2022

Music game, Arcade, Action, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Board / Group Game, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Just Dance 2022 is a musical arcade simulator with cooperative elements. As with previous installments in the franchise, players will have to mimic the choreography...

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story

Arcade, Side view, Music game, Indie, Runner, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story — a dynamic arcade runner with rhythm game elements and a side view in the League of Legends...

Smelter

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Smelter is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to try on the role of Eve, who came to the earthly world from Eden and...

Skate City

Arcade, Action, Sports game, Stunts, Skateboards, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Skate City is a side-scrolling arcade runner for mobile platforms dedicated to skateboarding. In the new game from the developers of Alto's Adventure , you can...

Steel Assault

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2021

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Steel Assault is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the near future of post-apocalyptic America. You...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch