Demons for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Demons genre

Doom Eternal - a game in the Demons genre

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter that includes elements of action, platforming, and RPG. It is the first game in the new Doom franchise created after the...

Doom

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Doom is another installment of the famous series, where the player, as a space marine, will traverse a long path through the corridors of an abandoned space base on...

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Horror, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods — Part Two — the second standalone expansion Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One. This time, events will take place not only...

Disgaea Mayhem

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Beat them all, Comedy, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2026

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 60/100

A spin-off of the tactical game series Disgaea. The gameplay is reminiscent of the The Warriors series: the main character, a tough mercenary named N.A., fights...

Bloodshed

Shooter, First-person view, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school, Demons, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2025

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 84/100

The main character battles endless waves of enemies and confronts an ominous cult whose members want to resurrect an ancient deity to bring about the apocalypse...

Labyrinth Of The Demon King

Survival horror, Dungeons, Adventure, First-person view, Exploration, Demons, Medieval era, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 May 2025

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A dark game with PS1 style graphics, which takes place in feudal Japan overrun by demons. The main character is a soldier who must find the main villain who killed...

Dragon Is Dead

Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Demons, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Action-adventure roguelike inspired by Dead Cells, Diablo and Castlevania. In the story, the dragons challenged the gods, but lost the battle and fell. Only one...

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Warhammer 40K, Demons, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Old-school shooter in the Warhammer 40K universe, inspired by classic gory games from the '90s, such as DOOM (1993) and Serious Sam: The Second Encounter. The...

Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered

Action, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Adventure, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Remaster of Shadows of the Damned. Mexican demon hunter Garcia Hotspur travels to the underworld to rescue his lover, who has been kidnapped by the demon Fleming...

Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance

Japanese role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 June 2024

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Enhanced version of Shin Megami Tensei 5 with a new story not told in the original. The player encounters a mysterious group of demons called Kadishtu. The...

The Mortuary Assistant

Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Demons, Adventure, Indie, Exploration, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 April 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The game takes place in a morgue, where the character is urgently called to work one night. However, the hero could not even imagine what was waiting for him there...

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Adventure, Metroidvania, Side view, Platformer, Demons, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2024

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 82/100

The main character is a certain Bo. One day he descends from heaven to play a key role in a mystical ritual. The hero goes on a dangerous journey through colorful...

Agony

Action, Horror, First-person view, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 39/100

Agony is a survival action game with horror elements and a first-person view. The game takes place in Hell, where you will go on an afterlife journey as a tormented...

Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne HD Remaster

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2020

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne HD Remaster is an improved edition of the adventure role-playing game with a third-person view and turn-based...

Nocturnal

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Demons, Exploration, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The main character, a warrior of the Unquenchable Fire named Ardeshir, returns to his native island of Nakhran after a long journey. Everything around is shrouded...

BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Indie, Demons, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2019

Players: 4.4/10

Steam: 87/100

Big Drunk Satanic Massacre is a satirical action role-playing game with an isometric camera view. You will play as the son of Satan named Lou, who will have to...

Diablo 2: Resurrected — Reign of the Warlock

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Slasher, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2026

The expansion returns to the dark world of Sanctuary, where the forces of the Abyss begin to gain power once again. The familiar campaign retains the atmosphere of...

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remastered

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Demons, Survival horror, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2025

The story unfolds around the young sword master Jubei Yagyu, who returns to his hometown only to find the ashes left by the demon army of Nobunaga Oda. This event...

ASTLIBRA Revision

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Demons, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Rising Hell

Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...

Hellboy Web of Wyrd

Comics, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Demons, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2023

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Adventure action roguelike with a third-person view based on the comic book series of the same name. Hellboy and agents from the Bureau of Paranormal Research and...

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Demons, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2023

Steam: 62/100

The game takes place in a fantasy version of feudal Japan with evil spirits and demons. The game world is based on Japanese myths and legends. Brave brother and...

BLADECHIMERA

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Demons, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2025

Steam: 88/100

The game is about demon hunter Shin, who has lost his memory and made a pact with a demon that can turn into a sword. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic...

Demonic Supremacy

Shooter, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Demons, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2023

Steam: 60/100

A whirlwind old-school shooter set in the year 3481. An infernal tower arose on the surface of the planet, and with it hordes of bloodthirsty demons and monsters...

Another Space Opera - Episode 1: The Wake of The Giant

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Indie, Roguelike, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school, Demons

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Old school action inspired by the iconic platformers of the late 80s and early 90s. The game takes place in a science fiction setting, namely in 2297 after a...

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Forges of Corruption

DLC, Shooter, Action, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Warhammer 40K, Fantasy, Demons, Old school, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 84/100

The addition includes a new story campaign consisting of five different levels. While exploring new locations, players will visit the battlefields of Graia, the...

Apparition

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020

Steam: 79/100

Apparition is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. Your goal is to document paranormal activity in the eerie North Carolina forest. You can...

PUSS!

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Horror, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

PUSS! — an acid arcade puzzle game with a side view, where you have to control a cat who has found himself in another dimension. The main task is to find a...

Demons

Best Games in the Demons genre for Nintendo Switch