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

Hogwarts Legacy - a game in the Fantasy genre

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2023

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The first AAA blockbuster in the Harry Potter universe - Hogwarts Legacy - is a sandbox in a large open world, a third-person action game with RPG elements. The...

Mortal Kombat 1

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2023

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The twelfth main installment of the brutal fighting game series — Mortal Kombat 1 — is a simultaneous continuation of Mortal Kombat 11 and the second reboot...

Vampire Survivors

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 August 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena and collect...

King's Bounty 2

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Nostria was once a magical place where everyone had a chance at a good life. Today, the kingdom is in decline: robbers prowl everywhere, creatures of darkness are...

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

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Hades 2

Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2025

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 94/100

A continuation of the roguelike Hades, taking players into even deeper and darker layers of ancient Greek mythology. This time the story revolves around Melinoe...

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Legend of Zelda, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 May 2023

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Direct continuation of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. After Ganon's villainy, part of the continent soared into the air, and now Link sets out to...

Moonlight Peaks

Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Fantasy, Farm Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 July 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A casual supernatural farm simulator. As a young vampire, you will need to settle in a mystical town inhabited by werewolves, witches, mermaids, and other unusual...

Graveyard Keeper

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 June 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Graveyard Keeper is a simulator of a true manager of a medieval cemetery. In the game world, heroes await death in coffins and entire tombs of your cemetery. Each...

Hades

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god Hades), who...

Loop Hero

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 December 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A Russian roguelike that tells the story of how the evil Lich created a time loop, erased the memory of all residents and plunged the world into chaos. The player...

Biomutant

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Open world action RPG. The player takes on the role of a mutant who goes on a journey to save the world from a threat. The main character can mix up melee attacks...

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The Curse of Blood returns to the Castlevania universe in a modern 2D action format with a focus on world exploration from the creators of Dead Cells. The events...

Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns

DLC, Fighting, Side view, Action, Fantasy, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 60/100

According to the plot of the add-on, the heroes come together again to repel the ruthless titan Havik. Liu Kang continues to defend his New Era by battling the...

Rogue Legacy 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 November 2022

Players: 8/10

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...

Final Fantasy Resonance

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2026

The first game in the series, made in the popular HD-2D style. The developers combined classic pixel art with modern visual technologies, dynamic camera work, and...

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Third-person view, The Lord of the Rings, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2026

Metacritic: 64/100

The re-release of the role-playing action game The Lord of the Rings: War in the North from 2011, set in the universe of "The Lord of the Rings," takes place...

Mina the Hollower

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 91/100

The game takes you to a dark gothic world where a cursed island hides behind a thick curtain of darkness. The main character is the agile and fearless Mina, who is...

Darkest Dungeon: The Fire's Edge

Role-playing game, Adventure, DLC, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2026

The expansion introduces the Duelist and the Runaway from Darkest Dungeon 2, along with the new mechanics of setting fire, which opens up new tactical options in...

Absolum

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Players: 9.3/10

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 Rogue Prince of Persia

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2025

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Adventure action roguelike in the Prince of Persia series. The game tells the story of the Prince's confrontation with the Huns, who fell under the influence of...

Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon

Action, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2026

A dark expansion about a cult that sets out in search of the legendary paradise of Saint Baal-Tazar. According to legend, many years ago he saw a vision of a land...

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Legend of Zelda, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 97/100

The game reveals Link's story at a time when Hyrule lies in ruins, and the hero's awakening is shrouded in mystery. The shattered kingdom becomes a vast sandbox...

Fractured Worlds

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2026

Role-playing action in a dark fantasy setting, taking place in a reality shattered by the ambitions of its inhabitants. A mysterious voice guides the hero through...

Winx Club: The Magic is Back

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2026

Players: 5.5/10

A colorful action game based on the animated series "Winx Club" with cartoonish 3D graphics, local co-op for two players, and six playable heroines, each with...

The Last Faith

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...

Drova - Forsaken Kin

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world in which people have discovered the power of a dead empire, which allows them to receive the powers of spirits...

The Elder Scrolls: Blades

Role-playing game, Online, First-person view, Free game, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020; The project is closed: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2026

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 42/100

The Elder Scrolls: Blades is a free-to-play, first-person multiplayer role-playing game set in the Elder Scrolls universe. The main character is a member of the...

Blasphemous

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...

Minecraft Legends

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, In real time, Online, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2023

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Pixel action-strategy, the events of which unfold in the universe of the popular sandbox Minecraft. The world is on the brink of destruction due to the invasion...

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Platformer, Slasher, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Updated version of the cult action-adventures Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2. Both classic projects have received significantly...

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

While the southern rats are trying to return to their usual way of life after the great war between rodents and frogs, an ancient and indescribable evil has...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 April 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Anniversary Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2022

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The anniversary edition of the legendary first-person role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The edition includes all DLCs and over 500 paid mods from the...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Dungeons, Gothic, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 July 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Role-playing game, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2025

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The game takes place in a world where humanity has fallen due to an attack by monsters. Now people have to hide behind brick walls and distraction fences that...

World of Anterra

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Open world, Fantasy

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

World of Anterra is an open-world, top-down fantasy RPG. You get to explore a beautifully hand-crafted world full of life. This is an open world that can be...

Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2025

Metacritic: 86/100

The remake brings back the first two classic Dragon Quest games in a completely reimagined form. Both games are combined into a single adventure with the HD-2D...

Death Howl

Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

Players venture into a dark world of spirits alongside the huntress Ro, who seeks to bring her son back from the dead. The game offers over 25 hours of adventure in...

Gothic

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The Kingdom of Myrtana is engulfed in a terrible war. Hordes of orcs have invaded human lands, and the king needs a large amount of magical ore, from which he can...

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Best Games in the Fantasy genre for Nintendo Switch