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

ASTLIBRA Revision - a game in the Demons genre

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

Metacritic: 79/100

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

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

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...

Nocturnal

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2023

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Rising Hell

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

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...

Bloodshed

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2025

Players: 6.8/10

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...

Dragon Is Dead

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2026

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...

BLADECHIMERA

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2025

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...

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Adventure, Metroidvania, Side view, Platformer, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2024

Players: 6.1/10

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...

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

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...

Demonic Supremacy

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2023

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...

The Mortuary Assistant

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 April 2023

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Forges of Corruption

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2024

Players: 7.5/10

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

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2023

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...

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...

Hellboy Web of Wyrd

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2023

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...

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...

Disgaea Mayhem

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

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...

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remastered

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

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...

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Best Games in the Demons genre for Nintendo Switch