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

Mortal Kombat 1 - a game in the Fighting genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 73/100

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...

Mortal Kombat 11

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Mortal Kombat 11 is a continuation of the series of brutal fighting games, known for their deadly finishing moves and bloody fatalities. Players will enjoy a new...

Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

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...

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game

Fighting, Online, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime "Avatar: The Last Airbender," featuring 12 playable characters, players can utilize various attacks and a flow system with fast movements...

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath — continuation of the story campaign of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, known for its deadly finishers and bloody fatalities. It...

River City Girls 2

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fighting, Cooperative (co-op), Beat them all, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

River City Girls 2 is a continuation of the exciting retro arcade action game with a side view. The events of the game will take you to the dangerous streets of...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2025

Players: 7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A colorful fighting game based on the anime “Demon Slayer”. Events take place immediately after the finale of the first part Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Action, Fighting, Collection, Side view, Arcade, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2025

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The ultimate compilation of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, featuring 20 different games released across the 90s and 2000s on consoles and arcades. The...

Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Free game, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2023

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A 3D fighting game with two story modes, multiplayer, 130 playable characters, and scenes and music from the original Naruto and Boruto anime. The game features a...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 February 2024

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 47/100

A dynamic game based on the anime “Magic Battle” (Jujutsu Kaisen). The gamer chooses one of the familiar heroes and takes part in team battles. Each character...

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions

Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Boxing, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2021

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions is an arcade boxing simulator featuring 20 iconic characters from the Rocky and Creed film series. In the game you will challenge...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 98/100

A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...

DNF Duel

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 April 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Fighting game set in the Dungeon Fighter Online universe. The game features 16 characters with unique skills and personalities, 8 battle arenas, and 7 diverse...

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

Action, Fighting, Online, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2025

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A fighting game based on the cult anime and manga “Dragon Ball”. The game features dozens of famous characters with unique abilities, transformations and...

Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Collection, Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2025

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A collection of 8 classic fighting games from Capcom, including crossovers Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro, Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium...

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate — the ultimate edition of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, which includes the base game, two fighter packs, and a story expansion...

Skullgirls: 2nd Encore

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Indie, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Skullgirls: 2nd Encore is an expanded version of a dynamic arcade fighting game with a side view in an anime style. The game features many interesting female...

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The game takes you into the spectacular world of cult manga and anime, turning each fight into a dynamic battle on a grand scale. The game is created in the style...

Samurai Shodown

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game's plot unfolds between Samurai Shodown 5 and the original Samurai Shodown (1993). New and familiar characters with their own goals come together to...

Jump Force

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Jump Force is a dynamic fighting game with a third-person view, uniting heroes from many different game universes, including heroes from the series of games and...

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Slasher, Fighting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 73/100

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is a third-person fighting adventure game in the One Piece series. You can expect to meet familiar characters from popular anime...

City of Ashes

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Exploration, Slasher, Sports game

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A post-apocalyptic game, the action of which takes place on the streets and in the destroyed buildings of the city. The former MMA fighter tried to survive with his...

MARVEL MaXimum Collection

Arcade, Fighting, Platformer, Collection, Side view, Old school, Action, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2026

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A collection that brings together six classic Marvel games from arcade machines, Sega Genesis, NES, and Super Nintendo. Various display options can be used to...

Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Survivor

Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2025

A game based on the anime "Hunter x Hunter" featuring team battles. You must assemble a team of characters and use combinations of their abilities to defeat...

Iron Snout

Action, Fighting, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2019

Steam: 97/100

Iron Snout is an arcade fighting game about a piglet fending off wolves attacking from both sides. Fights take place in a forest and a city, and enemies come in...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Side view, Arcade, Fighting, Online, Action, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2023

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Sequel to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, where cartoon characters fight each other. The second part introduces new heroes such as Squidward, Jimmy Neutron, and...

Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle

Action, Fighting, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2020

Metacritic: 78/100

This collection brings together 18 retro games from the Double Dragon and Kunio-kun series, spanning side-scrolling action, beat ’em ups, sports games, and action...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the sequel to the action-packed side-scrolling fighting game, featuring 66 characters from different game universes, all of whom will...

The TakeOver

Action, Indie, Beat them all, Side view, Arcade, Fighting, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 June 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The TakeOver is a classic arcade action game with fighting game elements and a side view. In the game you have to choose one of four available characters and fight...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Historical, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action game from the creators of Redeemer. Expect thrilling gameplay based on the techniques of the ancient...

Transformers: Battlegrounds

Arcade, Fighting, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Transformers: Battlegrounds is a top-down arcade action fighting game set in the Transformers universe. The player assembles a squad of Autobots to help defend the...

AEW: Fight Forever

Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Wrestling

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2023

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 64/100

A simplified version of wrestling from the All Elite Wrestling promotion. In the game you can meet both legendary fighters and novice athletes. Characters have...

Baki Hanma: Blood Arena

Action, Fighting, Boxing, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Old school, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 September 2025

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 76/100

The game takes you into a world of ruthless duels, where each fight requires precision, endurance and the ability to read your opponent. Inspired by the classic...

Rampage Knights

Arcade, Fighting, Beat them all, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 January 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 91/100

This fantasy beat ’em up with roguelike elements follows a hero trapped by a spell in a magical forest. Every path leads to a ruined castle inhabited by goblins...

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 February 2019

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A 2D fighting game combined with a visual novel, BlazBlue: Central Fiction concludes the series’ Azure Saga and reveals the hidden truth of its world. The roster...

WWE 2K Battlegrounds

Action, Fighting, Side view, Wrestling, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 58/100

WWE 2K Battlegrounds is an arcade spin-off from the main WWE 2K series, dedicated to the fights of miniature wrestlers. Battlegrounds features the familiar battles...

Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2022

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A fighting game set in the Persona 4 universe, where the heroes face an army of Shadows in the P-1 Climax tournament. Its story brings together the events of...

Double Dragon: Neon

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This arcade beat ’em up follows brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee as they set out to rescue Marian and fight the villain Skullmageddon. Trained in the martial art of...

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Best Games in the Fighting genre for Nintendo Switch