Fantasy 2023 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...

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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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...

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...

The Last Faith

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.3/10

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...

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...

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...

Palia

Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2023

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A colorful MMO game where you can see old friends and do peaceful things like fishing and gardening. The events take place in a fantasy village, where the main...

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Action, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the popular series of cooperative games about the wizard Amadeus, the thief Zoya and the knight Pontius. The heroes join forces to stop the...

The Last Spell

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world, in which, due to the Cataclysm caused by magicians, monsters began to appear everywhere, threatening humanity. A group...

Army of Ruin

Top-down view, Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2023

Players: 9.3/10

A dynamic action game in which players lead legendary heroes on a campaign against the hordes of evil. As you progress, you can collect a deadly arsenal, capable of...

Cassette Beasts

Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Tactics, Open world, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 May 2023

Metacritic: 83/100

The action of the game unfolds on an island inhabited by different creatures. The detachment of the protagonist arrives in this mysterious place to find the best...

Gloomhaven

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2023

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat, based on the board game of the same name. Players embark on an exciting journey through terrifying dungeons...

Salt and Sacrifice

Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Salt and Sanctuary, which tells the story of a condemned criminal who becomes an inquisitor hunting mages in a whimsical fantasy world. The events...

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...

Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023

Metacritic: 75/100

The boy Nunu and the yeti Willump set off on a journey through the icy expanses of Freljord. A young hero is looking for his missing mother. While wandering through...

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Stealth, The Lord of the Rings, Third-person view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2023

Players: 3.4/10

Metacritic: 36/100

An atmospheric adventure about Gollum in the Lord of the Rings universe. The game tells the story of a time when a fallen hobbit wielded the One Ring. One of the...

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

Metacritic: 79/100

Fae Farm

Isometric, Fantasy, Farm Simulator, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2023

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The player creates his own cozy home in the enchanted world of Azoria. The main character meets various characters with whom he can talk and become friends. In your...

Spirittea

Fantasy, Adventure, Exploration, Top-down view, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2023

Metacritic: 76/100

A colorful life simulator inspired by the anime Spirited Away. A young writer escapes to the countryside to clear his head and find inspiration for his next novel...

Gothic 2: Gold Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2023

The edition combines the original Gothic 2 and the expansion Night of the Raven, offering a vast journey through an open world in the spirit of classic RPGs. The...

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

Strategy, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Tactics, Match-3 (Three in a row), Online, Fantasy, Adventure, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2023

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Re-release of Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, a spin-off of the famous "Might and Magic" series. The game is a mix of puzzle, strategy, and RPG, set 40 years...

Mineko's Night Market

Adventure, Side view, Simulation, Indie, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2023

Metacritic: 66/100

The main character is an inquisitive girl named Mineko, who has just moved to a new home on a hapless Japanese island at the foot of Mount Fugu. Superstitious...

Have a Nice Death

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Slasher, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character is the mortally bored director Death, whose subordinates have completely lost their shores and turned the balance of the coming and going of...

Octopath Traveler 2

Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 February 2023

Metacritic: 85/100

Turn-based Japanese role-playing game in an open world. The story takes place in Solistia, a world where the eastern and western continents are separated by sea. It...

Curse of the Sea Rats

Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2023

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 61/100

A pirate witch turned several British prisoners into rats. They set off to travel along the coast of Ireland to find her and return to their former appearance. Each...

There Is No Light

Action, Indie, Slasher, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023

There is No Light is a hardcore action-adventure slasher film set in a dark fantasy setting. After a global catastrophe, humanity was forced to move underground. In...

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

Adventure, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 April 2023

Metacritic: 79/100

The second episode returns to a cozy night café, where the fates of people and fantastic beings intersect amidst the rain and neon lights. Quiet conversations about...

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

Role-playing game, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Fantasy, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2023

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

In a modern fantasy world, a girl named Grace receives the power of the Muse, which she will need to find out the truth about the death of her predecessor. She...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

Death or Treat

Side view, Roguelike, Action, Slasher, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2023

Metacritic: 57/100

The main character is Zhutik, the owner of PrizraMart, the main enterprise for the production of Halloween sweets. After the mysterious disappearance of the...

DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing

Racing, Fantasy, Action, Arcade, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Racing arcade game with characters from famous DreamWorks cartoons. Players compete in single and multiplayer races as cartoon characters including Shrek, Donkey...

Isekai Rondo

Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2023

The game takes place in modern Japan, where a young man named Sho works hard at a large company. After an accident, the hero finds himself in a fantasy parallel...

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2023

Metacritic: 84/100

Fuji and his friends travel through the demonic world of Hinomoto, where bushido is a thing of the past, and the Code of Destruction has come in its place. Hinomoto...

While the Iron's Hot

Side view, Crafting, Adventure, Role-playing game, Medieval era, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2023

Players: 9.9/10

In the distant land of Ellian, legendary artisans have gathered for centuries to perfect their skills. The main character wants to join them. The character explores...

In Stars And Time

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2023

Metacritic: 85/100

An unusual role-playing game about a time loop, where the final battle with the King unexpectedly becomes the beginning of an endless repetition of the same day...

Madshot

Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 July 2023

Action roguelike, set in a Lovecraftian horror setting. Cthulhu swallowed up an entire city. The only thing left for you as the main character is to destroy the...

Project Dark

Visual novel, Fantasy, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2023

Players: 10/10

An episodic immersive audio game in which the player creates their own adventure by choosing story paths. Each story offers a new setting and characters. The game...

Convergence: A League of Legends Story

Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2023

The main character Ekko is a young inventor of a device that rewinds time. Together with his friends, he works to make his hometown of Zaun safe. But one day a new...

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Best Games in the Fantasy genre of 2023 for Nintendo Switch