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

WarDogs: Red's Return - a game in the Arcade genre

Action, Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Casual game, Side view, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Steam: 85/100

WarDogs: Red's Return is a hurricane beat 'em up with a side view in retro style. After a deadly plague nearly destroyed the world, the remnants of humanity turned...

Centipede: Recharged

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Centipede: Recharged is a re-release of the classic arcade game with a top-down view and local co-op. The game features vibrant graphics for modern 16:9 screens, as...

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...

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...

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Farm Simulator, Casual game, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is an arcade management simulator with an isometric camera view in the Story of Seasons series. Inspired by tales of the...

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...

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...

Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Comics, Indie, Isometric, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 July 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective is an adventure arcade puzzle game with an isometric view in the comic book genre. A fun, exciting and beautiful game that...

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...

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...

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...

Speed Limit

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Side view, Runner

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2021

Steam: 80/100

Speed Limit is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade shooter where your daily train ride goes wrong. As you progress, you will run, steer, fly and die many, many...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mighty Goose

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Date Night Bowling

Bowling, Arcade, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 November 2021

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 56/100

The game follows a date at a local bowling alley, where making a good first impression depends on both conversation and bowling. The player chats with their date...

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...

Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise Of SH1FT3R

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2021

Steam: 68/100

Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise Of SH1FT3R is an exciting arcade racing game with a third-person view in the Fast and Furious series, based on the popular...

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...

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...

Button City

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A vibrant game about friendship and community, set in a world of dioramas inspired by '90s nostalgia. There are plenty of animal characters to befriend. The gamer...

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...

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...

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...

Fallen Knight

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2021

Steam: 56/100

Fallen Knight is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a descendant of the legendary...

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...

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...

A Year Of Springs

Adventure, Visual novel, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2021

Steam: 98/100

A Year Of Springs is an adventure arcade visual novel that tells the stories of three girls Haru, Erika and Manami, who are going through difficult times. Join...

Narita Boy

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Narita Boy is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a cyberpunk setting. In the game you have to become a legendary warrior who needs to get out of...

Panorama Cotton

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2021

Metacritic: 61/100

Panorama Cotton is a fantasy rail shooter with pseudo-3D visuals, following the witch Cotton and the fairy Silk as they set out to find whoever is burning Willow...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch