Arcade 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Arcade genre / Page 3

Axiom Verge 2 - a game in the Arcade genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 79/100

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...

SkateBIRD

Arcade, Third-person view, Sports game, Skateboards, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 September 2021

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 59/100

SkateBIRD is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view about birds on skateboards. Expect the familiar gameplay of skate simulators, several platforms...

No Longer Home

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Visual novel, Arcade, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2021

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

No Longer Home is an exciting adventure game with visual novel elements. Bo and Ao are graduating from university and are about to leave the apartment they've lived...

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 January 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will be...

DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 66/100

DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power — an action-adventure game in which popular comic book heroines from the DC universe fight evil. The game is based on the...

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...

Balan Wonderworld

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 43/100

Balan Wonderworld is an arcade action-platformer with puzzle and adventure elements in an anime style and a third-person view. Led by a mysterious maestro named...

Just Die Already

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Just Die Already is an exciting third-person arcade sandbox from the creators of Goat Simulator. The game tells the story of retirees trying to secure a spot in a...

Miitopia

Arcade, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Miitopia is a fun arcade adventure featuring your favorite Mii characters. Your entire Mii collection from the console will be fully available in the game. You will...

Spectacular Sparky

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2021

Steam: 87/100

Spectacular Sparky is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game follows the adventures of Sparky the Space Bunny, a mad...

Healer's Quest

Arcade, Indie, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2021

Steam: 86/100

Healer's Quest is a fun side-scrolling arcade RPG set in a fantasy setting where you take on the role of the most underrated party member in any fantasy world...

Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Point & Click, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2021

Steam: 99/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This point-and-click adventure follows the Freelance Police as a giant robot attack sets off a string of investigations and chaotic events. Across five episodes in...

Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 June 2021

Steam: 55/100

Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom is an action-adventure slasher with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In...

A Monster's Expedition

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Strategy, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 94/100

A Monster's Expedition is a cute top-down adventure puzzle game. The game is about quirky monsters who love to learn new things about people. As you progress...

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...

Crashnauts

Arcade, Online, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic arcade platformer-player for 2-6 players with quick and spectacular battles. Matches take place on different arenas, where you can use a wide arsenal of...

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...

Greak: Memories of Azur

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 August 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Greak: Memories of Azur is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will take on the role of three siblings: Grek, Adara and Rydel, who will guide them...

DoDonPachi Resurrection

Arcade, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Shooter, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 November 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

DoDonPachi Resurrection is a futuristic Japanese-style top-down arcade shooter. You will go to fight the androids trying to enslave humanity. You will find many...

Iris.Fall

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 January 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Iris.Fall is a side-scrolling adventure arcade puzzle game that tells the interesting story of a little girl, Iris. One day she wakes up in an unfamiliar place...

Tadpole Treble

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tadpole Treble is a side-scrolling adventure music rhythm game. You have to take on the role of a newly born fish who is eager to explore the world around him. She...

Mail Mole

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Platformer, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2021

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Mail Mole is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view, in which you get into the role of a funny postman mole named Molty. The postal mole has...

Knights & Guns

Indie, Action, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Arcade, Adventure, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Steam: 93/100

Knights & Guns is a side-scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the best representatives of the "shoot 'em up" genre: Metal Slug, Pang, Mushihimesama , and...

The Last Friend

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Action, Arcade, Side view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The Last Friend is a fun side-scrolling tower defense strategy game with action elements. Dogs have started disappearing all over the world. And only Alpha can...

Dodgeball Academia

Arcade, Sports game, Side view, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Business / Management, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dodgeball Academia is a sports role-playing adventure with elements of Japanese-style management strategy. You will go to conquer an interesting world where the...

Bonkies

Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Side view, Futurism (Future), Construction, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 January 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Bonkies is a fun side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle game in a sci-fi setting, designed for up to 4 people to play together. Each player takes control of a highly...

Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Post-apocalyptic, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 March 2021

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse - adventure game with the side of the side of the post -apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of the...

Game Builder Garage

Sandbox, Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Action, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 June 2021

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Game Builder Garage is the ultimate editor for Nintendo Switch, which will allow you to create games of various genres: from platformers and racing to action and...

Out of Line

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2021

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Out of Line is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. An exciting journey awaits you, filled with mesmerizing puzzles and a vibrant...

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the exciting third-person arcade game in the Super Monkey Ball series. Expect 300 recreated labyrinth levels (from...

Battle Axe

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Top-down view, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Steam: 61/100

Battle Ax is an arcade action-slasher adventure game with a top-down view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the fairy-tale world of Mercia...

My Friend Peppa Pig

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Comedy, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 89/100

My Friend Peppa Pig is an arcade action adventure game with humor. In this game you can create and dress up your own animal character, ring Peppa's doorbell and...

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...

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Adventure, Arcade, Visual novel, Simulation, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a collection of unusual adventure arcade games with visual novel elements, where the gameplay revolves around verbal battles in...

WarioWare: Get It Together!

Arcade, Side view, Board / Group Game, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

WarioWare: Get It Together! — a fascinating arcade collection of mini-games in the WarioWare series. You have to help Wario and his friends escape from the...

Godstrike

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Godstrike is a dynamic top-down arcade shooter in a fantasy setting. Your task is to defeat the bosses one by one, within the allotted time. But time is not just...

Let's play! Oink Games

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Board / Group Game, Casual game, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2021

Steam: 79/100

Let's play! Oink Games is a collection of exciting board games for a fun company, where you and your friends will go in search of underwater treasures, become big...

Capcom Arcade Stadium

Arcade, Fighting, Racing, Side view, Top-down view, Action, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 February 2021

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Capcom Arcade Stadium is a shareware program for launching cult retro games from Capcom. You will find classic shooters, fighting games, action games, adventures...

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...

Castaway Paradise

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Casual game, Sandbox, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Castaway Paradise is a top-down arcade management simulator where you have an entire island at your disposal. The game is a universal sandbox with many interesting...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch