Arcade 2022 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Arcade genre

It Takes Two - a game in the Arcade genre

Arcade, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A co-op platformer about shared adventures, understanding each other, and overcoming disagreements. The story follows Cody and May, a married couple who turn into...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is an arcade side-scrolling retro co-op beat 'em up fighting game set in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe...

Rogue Legacy 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 November 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 89/100

One day, a brave knight gets to a mysterious place where some kind of devilry happened many years ago. Skeletons, ghosts and other evil spirits roam everywhere, and...

Wreckfest

Arcade, Action, Racing, Beat them all, First-person view, Third-person view, Simulation, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Wreckfest is a dynamic racing action game with a third-person perspective from the creators of the original FlatOut (2004). In the game, you will control a car on...

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

Arcade, Action, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course — an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-platformer, designed in the style of classic 1930s animation. The story...

Disney Dreamlight Valley

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Fantasy, Exploration, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A colorful adventure sandbox that combines elements of life simulation and exploration in the world of Disney and Pixar. Once a thriving Valley, it has been...

Fall Guys

Arcade, Action, Online, MMO, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Battle Royale

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Fall Guys is a free-to-play, cute arcade action game about falling colorful people. A unique “battle royale” awaits you, where many players will take on the roles...

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Online, Fantasy, Adventure, Platformer, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2022

Players: 6/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef — a dynamic side-scrolling platformer-shooter set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe from the creators of Guns, Gore &...

Sonic Origins

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Runner, Action, Collection, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2022

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Sonic Origins is a collection of classic Sonic adventures that includes four classic games about the blue hedgehog: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic CD (1993...

Dorfromantik

Strategy, Arcade, Indie, Isometric, Turn-based, Puzzle, City Building, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Dorfromantik is a colorful city-building strategy with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. You start the game with a stack of procedurally generated...

Kao the Kangaroo

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Kao the Kangaroo is a reboot of the popular series of arcade action platformers about Kao the Kangaroo. This time the hero will have to find his missing sister and...

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 September 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R is a remaster of the 2013 fighting game of the same name based on the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The game features...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

Action, Arcade, Collection, Adventure, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a collection of 13 classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games released in the 90s for arcade machines and...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 November 2022

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

Trifox

Arcade, Isometric, Platformer, Shooter, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Exploration, Fantasy, Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2022

Steam: 82/100

An action-adventure platformer where players, in the role of a fearless hero, try to pass trials and save the hero's home from a deadly invasion. As you progress...

Source of Madness

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Action, Roguelike, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 May 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Source of Madness is an action-adventure game with roguelike elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the Claylands, the crazy world...

Endling - Extinction is Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Indie, Stealth, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 July 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Endling — Extinction is Forever is a fun side-scrolling adventure in which you need to help the last adult fox on Earth. She needs to lead her three cubs to...

Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 January 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea is an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-slasher inspired by the Dark Souls series. In the expansion, you will...

River City Girls 2

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fighting, Cooperative (co-op), Beat them all, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

River City Girls 2 is a continuation of the exciting retro arcade action game with a side view. The events of the game will take you to the dangerous streets of...

Ghost Song

Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...

River City Girls Zero

Arcade, Side view, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Music game, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Motorcycle racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2022

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 68/100

River City Girls Zero is a cooperative Beat 'em up action game with 16-bit graphics, which tells the story of four characters: Kunio, Riki, Misako and Kyoko. In the...

FAR: Changing Tides

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 March 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

FAR: Changing Tides is an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting, which is the spiritual successor to FAR: Lone Sails from...

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2022

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is an exciting adventure platformer with a third-person view in the Kirby series. An unforgettable adventure awaits you in...

Tempest 4000

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2022

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Tempest 4000 is a colorful arcade shooter with a first-person view, created based on the classic game of the same name. You will have the opportunity to control a...

OlliOlli World

Arcade, Side view, Third-person view, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Stunts

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 86/100

OlliOlli World is the sequel to the explosive skateboarding action platformer. You will have to drive through the vibrant and vibrant world of Redland in search of...

Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2022

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A fighting game set in the Persona 4 universe, where the heroes face an army of Shadows in the P-1 Climax tournament. Its story brings together the events of...

Tinykin

Logic, Puzzle, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tinykin is an arcade adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person view. Milo arrives on Earth and discovers that he is too small for this world, all its...

Splatoon 3

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Splatoon 3 is a continuation of the competitive, dynamic arcade shooter with a third-person view. The third part will offer you new battle arenas (there will be old...

Shovel Knight Dig

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Procedural generation, Strategy, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2022

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements set in the Shovel Knight universe. Shovel Knight embarks on a new adventure, digging ever deeper in search of...

The Outbound Ghost

Adventure, Arcade, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2022

Steam: 67/100

The Outbound Ghost is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based battles and a side view, reminiscent of Paper Mario. Paper creatures roam a charming world...

The Artful Escape

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2022

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Artful Escape is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. The game tells about what goes on in a musician’s head while writing music. In our case, in the...

Spidersaurs

Arcade, Side view, Comics, Platformer, Shooter, Comedy, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 July 2022

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Spidersaurs is a fun side-scrolling arcade action platformer with sci-fi elements. Ugly spiderosaurs — hybrids of dinosaurs and spiders — have broken...

Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom

Role-playing game, Arcade, Simulation, Online, Hunting / Fishing, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2022

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom is an arcade simulator in the role-playing game genre with elements of fishing and crafting. The popular...

Plunder Panic

Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 September 2022

Steam: 96/100

Plunder Panic is a side-scrolling, 12-player arcade action platformer where two rival teams battle for supremacy. You and your crew need to loot the loot, defeat...

The House of the Dead Remake

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Horror, Beat them all, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 60/100

The House of the Dead Remake is a remake of the cult rail shooter with a first-person view, released in 1997 in arcade machines. The game has received a major...

Arise: A Simple Story

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Arise: A Simple Story is an adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell an atmospheric story of two people in a world...

Nintendo Switch Sports

Sports game, Bowling, Golf, Football, Tennis, Board / Group Game, Third-person view, Arcade, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2022

Metacritic: 72/100

Nintendo Switch Sports is a fast-paced arcade game with tons of exciting sports games. Together with friends in the same room or online with other players from...

Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles

Arcade, Platformer, Isometric, Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles is a vibrant puzzle-platformer with an isometric camera view, set in a spectacular underwater world. In the game you will control...

Capcom Fighting Collection

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2022

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Capcom Fighting Collection is a collection of classic games from Capcom, which includes ten...

Trash Sailors

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 October 2022

Steam: 67/100

A cooperative action game in which players take on the roles of survivalists. The heroes managed to survive the garbage tsunami and ended up on a raft in the middle...

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 2022 for Nintendo Switch