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

Rogue Legacy 2 - a game in the Fantasy genre

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...

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...

Bayonetta 3

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2022

Metacritic: 86/100

Bayonetta 3 is a continuation of the hurricane action-slasher with a third-person view in a fantasy-futuristic setting. Bayonetta is the only survivor of an ancient...

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

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 &...

Lost in Play

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2022

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Young brother and sister are lost in the vastness of their own imagination. Now Toto and Gel must stick together and solve puzzles to return home. Along the way...

Triangle Strategy

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 March 2022

Players: 5.9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A tactical RPG with pixel art, inspired by classic Japanese stories, tells the story of Serenoa, heir to House Wolforth, who becomes embroiled in a complex web of...

Blade of Darkness

Adventure, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 November 2022

Players: 10/10

Re-release of the classic action-slasher Blade of Darkness (2001), originally released in 2001. The game features support for widescreen monitors and resolutions...

Disney Dreamlight Valley

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2022

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Foretales

Adventure, Collectible card game (CCG), Strategy, Board / Group Game, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2022

Metacritic: 74/100

The game takes place in a world doomed to destruction by a dark prophecy. A terrible curse destroys everything in its path and only a petty thief named Volpen can...

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Platformer, Dungeons, Fantasy, Third-person view, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, based on the anime series of the...

Trifox

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2022

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...

Airoheart

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2022

Classic fantasy with a top-down view, where the story revolves around betrayal, ancient evil, and family conflict. The main character embarks on a journey through...

Catmaze

Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Catmaze is an action adventure game in the Metroidvania genre with elements of anime and fantasy. Cats have always been the link between the worlds of Yav and Navi...

Samurai Maiden

Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2022

Players: 5/10

Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes of black smoke...

Shovel Knight Dig

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2022

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Aztech Forgotten Gods

Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2022

Metacritic: 58/100

Aztech Forgotten Gods is an adventure platformer with elements of exploration and a third-person view. Together with young Achtli, you will have to fight the...

Dragon Quest Treasures

Role-playing game, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 December 2022

Metacritic: 77/100

An adventure role-playing game about Eric and his sister Mia, who dream of finding a great treasure. The heroes set off on a dangerous journey across mysterious...

Various Daylife

Adventure, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2022

Adventure role -playing game in the spirit of classic Japanese RPG from the creators Octopath Traveler and Bravelly default. Events unfold on a new continent...

Bugsnax

Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy, Open world, Comedy, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Explorer Elizabert Megafig invites the main character to the sunny Snaktooth Island, which is inhabited by unusual creatures. The researcher has disappeared, and...

Islets

Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Action, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Islets is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements in a fantasy setting. Aiko is an aspiring warrior who explores the skies and earth...

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

Japanese role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Exploration, Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

An enhanced version of the original Chrono Cross with detailed 3D models, updated combat system, the ability to change screen resolution, and much...

Dark Deity

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2022

Metacritic: 77/100

A strategy with minimalist graphics in which you need to fight and upgrade your heroes, form squads of 30 fighters, providing them with equipment and magical...

Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince

Exploration, Slasher, Adventure, Top-down view, Remake, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 August 2022

Metacritic: 77/100

Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince is a top-down retro action-adventure game with RPG elements. Several centuries have passed since the events of The Sleeping...

Tactics Ogre: Reborn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Fantasy, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2022

Metacritic: 85/100

Tactics Ogre: Reborn is a remaster of the remake of the original Tactics Ogre, which was released in the 90s on Super Famicom, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation (the...

Coromon

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 July 2022

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

The main character travels through a colorful world and tames various creatures in order to get them into his squad of coromons. In total, there are about a hundred...

Aeterna Lucis

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022

Continuation of Aeterna Noctis, but with a new character. After the events of the first part, the Queen of Light must stop the destruction of the world by...

Itadaki Smash

Action, Arcade, Indie, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Fantasy, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 July 2022

Itadaki Smash is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with fighting elements. Katsu owns the best restaurant in the city, but the Tengogo mafia decided to...

Defend the Rook

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2022

The player places towers to save the kingdom from hordes of enemies. It is important to carefully select places for construction and improve towers in a timely...

Chefy-Chef

Action, Adventure, Casual game, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 May 2022

Chefy-Chef is an action-adventure game with puzzle elements in the fantasy and retro genre. Pineapple and radish salad is Chef's favorite dish. Once again going to...

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3

Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Futurism (Future), Action, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2022

Metacritic: 80/100

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting with a touch of futurism. You will find an...

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Best Games in the Fantasy genre of 2022 for Nintendo Switch