Beat them all for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Beat them all genre

Sifu - a game in the Beat them all genre

Action, Third-person view, Indie, Beat them all, Roguelike, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2022

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Hurricane hand-to-hand combat with a multitude of enemies from the creators of Absolver. A young kung fu student embarks on a path of revenge. Chasing shadows...

Cuphead

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the style of classic animation from the 30s. The main character lost his life to the devil at dice, and is now forced to run...

Doom

Action, Shooter, Horror, Beat them all, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Doom is another installment of the famous series, in which the player, as a space marine, will embark on a long journey through the corridors of an abandoned space...

Enter the Gungeon

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Enter the Gungeon is a top-down arcade shooter from the developers at Dodge Roll. The roguelike takes place in the ever-changing fortress of Gungeon, which is a...

Wreckfest

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2022

Players: 8/10

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...

Broforce

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Broforce is a brutal 2D platformer full of pure, unadulterated fun that requires the player to destroy everything that moves in order to defeat the Satanic...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2019

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Classic arcade action in the Marvel universe with pixel graphics and exciting command gameplay. Annigilus leads his deadly army and only the greatest heroes are...

Absolum

Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Dynamic action-clip from the creators teenage mutant ninja turtles: shredder's revenge and streets of rage 4. The main action unfolds in the world of Talam, where...

The House of the Dead Remake

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Players: 6.5/10

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...

Midnight Fight Express

Action, Top-down view, Beat them all, Fighting, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 August 2022

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Midnight Fight Express is a dynamic action game with an isometric camera view in the spirit of Hotline Miami and "John Wick." In the game, you will have to...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 53/100

A cooperative beat-em-up based on the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series from Nickelodeon. The game features local co-op for up to four players, 6...

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2022

Players: 7.3/10

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

A Hat in Time

Arcade, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A Hat in Time is a third-person arcade, adventure, beat 'em up, platformer and fantasy game from the masters at Gears for Breakfast. The game is published by Gears...

River City Girls 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2022

Players: 10/10

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...

Mother Russia Bleeds

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Mother Russia Bleeds is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You advance through the level, destroying all enemies along the way using hand-to-hand combat and...

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors

Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Remaster Ninja Warriors (1989), to which the developers added additional moves and combos, 2 new characters, 2-player co-op, as well as improved graphics...

Exit the Gungeon

Arcade, Shooter, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2020

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Exit the Gungeon is a side-view arcade shooter with roguelike elements, which is a spin-off of the game Enter the Gungeon. In the game, you will once again take...

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2024

Metacritic: 74/100

Pixel game with co-op support about "Power Rangers". In the story, the team faces the robotic reincarnation of their longtime enemy. Robo-Rita travels back in time...

No More Heroes 3

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Beat them all, Comedy, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

No More Heroes 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person view. The sequel will take place 10 years after the original, with the main...

Rive

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Mr. Shifty

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Comics, Beat them all

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 April 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Mr. Shifty is a top-down arcade action adventure where you have to dodge the path and move at lightning speed. In the game, you get into the most guarded building...

Shing!

Action, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Fighting, Beat them all

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Shing! — a dynamic action-adventure with a side view, where you will play the role of a deadly ninja and begin to chop down hordes of demons. In the game you...

Asterix & Obelix Slap Them All! 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2023

The plot of the second part tells how Asterix and Obelix go to Lutetia in search of the stolen Golden Eagle, a precious symbol of the Roman legions, in order to...

Night Slashers: Remake

Side view, Beat them all, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Remake, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Remake of the beat 'em up Night Slashers, the original version of which was released in 1994 on arcade machines. The events of the game unfold in a nightmare...

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

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...

Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 April 2026

Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch is a side-scrolling arcade beat-em-up starring popular characters Jay and Silent Bob. The developers took inspiration from...

Postal Redux

Arcade, Beat them all, Isometric

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2020

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 54/100

Postal Redux — re-releases of the original Postal for modern platforms. You can expect improved and expanded models of characters and the game world...

The Phantom

Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Casual game, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2025

An adventure in which the main characters must stand up for justice and stop pirates. The legendary comic book hero Phantom and his partner, Diana Palmer, fight...

The Hong Kong Massacre

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 December 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 65/100

The Hong Kong Massacre is a brutal shooter in the spirit of Asian action films. The game tells the story of a former police detective who intends to kill all the...

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker

Arcade, Beat them all, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 July 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker is an adventure arcade platformer where the main character is the brave Toad, who goes on a journey full of various dangers and fun...

Toxic Crusaders

Arcade, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Old school

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Hurricane beat 'em up based on the 1991 animated series "Toxic Crusaders" of the same name. While Dr. Kilemff tries to enslave the world, only one team of unusual...

Slave Zero X

Side view, Beat them all, Platformer, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This is a prequel to the original Slave Zero, released in 1999. The game's events take place five years before the events shown in the first part. Megacity S1-9...

Victor Vran: Overkill Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Beat them all, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018

Metacritic: 79/100

Victor Vran: Overkill Edition is an updated edition for the action-RPG and kill-'em-up game Victor Vran. The expanded version includes two expansions: Fractured...

Rampage Knights

Arcade, Fighting, Beat them all, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 January 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2023

Metacritic: 87/100

The Neutrino alien race from Dimension X needs help again: Shredder is planning to take over the entire multiverse by moving between dimensions. The add-on...

Aeon Must Die!

Action, Indie, Side view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Role-playing game, Adventure, Beat them all

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Aeon Must Die! is an indie side-scrolling action game in a futuristic style with tactical and side-scrolling RPG elements. Eon, the fearsome Emperor of the...

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2017

Metacritic: 68/100

Ghost Blade HD

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2019

Metacritic: 67/100

Ghost Blade HD is an improved edition of the top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. 10,000 years ago, an artificial intelligence named Shira was created...

Scott Pilgrim EX

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2026

Metacritic: 75/100

An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from chaos caused by...

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Best Games in the Beat them all genre for Nintendo Switch