Horror
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Statuses
Best Games in the Horror genre for Nintendo Switch
Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Survival horror, Science fiction, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2022
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
81/100
SIGNALIS is a classic sci-fi horror, the style of which is very reminiscent of the movie "Alien". Finding herself alone on the snowy planet Elster, the main...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival horror, Adventure, Zombies, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2022
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
The main character Ethan receives a message from his girlfriend, who disappeared without a trace three years ago. She invites him to meet in the vicinity of the...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2021
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings associated...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2019
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2026
Players:
10/10
Steam:
88/100
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...
Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 March 2023
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Cooperative game from the creators of Darksiders 3, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The world has been taken over by terrifying monsters from another dimension...
Cyberpunk, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Shooter, First-person view, Horror, Science fiction, Role-playing game, Old school, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 July 2025
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Remaster of the role-playing shooter System Shock 2 from 1999. The game's action takes place in the distant future on a spaceship. The main character is an...
Action, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Procedural generation, Survival horror, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 April 2026
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
93/100
A cooperative horror puzzle game in the spirit of Lethal Company. The game is about a group of bloggers trying to get viral on the local equivalent of YouTube. To...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Zombies, Point & Click
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Walking Dead: Season 1 is an episodic third-person interactive adventure based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics. The main character is a black guy named...
Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2024
Players:
7/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Remake
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 December 2025
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A remake of the legendary role-playing shooter System Shock. The game takes place in the year 2072, where all resources on Earth have been practically depleted...
