Arcade 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Arcade genre / Page 4

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...

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...

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...

Estranged: The Departure

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2021

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Estranged: The Departure is the continuation of the first-person adventure action game with horror elements Estranged: Act I. The game's events...

Effie

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, Action, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Effie is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in a medieval setting. You are about to immerse yourself in the exciting adventure of...

Clockwork Aquario

Action, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2021

Metacritic: 70/100

Clockwork Aquario is a side-scrolling action game that can be played solo or in two-player co-op. Players can choose from three characters, each with...

Blaster Master Zero 3

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Blaster Master Zero 3 is a sequel to the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You have to help Jason again, and this...

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...

Okinawa Rush

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Okinawa Rush is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer inspired by classic games from the 90s. Expect dynamic battles with ancient evil, unique...

Colossus Down

Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Side view, Arcade, Fighting, Adventure, Action, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Colossus Down is a juicy side-scrolling fighting game about a girl named Nika and her fight against everything uncool. For her own purposes, she even...

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Arcade, Action, Shooter, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2021

Metacritic: 72/100

In this arcade shooter, the world has fallen into darkness, and the fairy Silk sets out to find help. She meets Nata de Cotton, a young witch...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mushihimesama

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade shoot’em up is set in a fantasy world where Princess Reco weaves through dense barrages of bullets to save the village of Hoshifuri...

Button City

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2021

Steam: 95/100

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...

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...

In My Shadow

Puzzle, Platformer, Logic, Arcade, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2021

Steam: 82/100

In My Shadow is an arcade puzzle game with platforming elements and a side view. The game tells the story of Bella, a young girl who had a falling...

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...

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...

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...

Fisti-Fluffs

Simulation, Action, Arcade, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Steam: 63/100

Fisti-Fluffs is an arcade simulator with an isometric view. It's an adorable (and yes, goofy) physics-based party game where you fight other cats and...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch