Horror for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Horror genre / Page 2

Walking Dead: Season 1 - a game in the Horror genre

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...

Bad Cheese

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2025

Steam: 71/100

A little mouse is left alone in the house, where the usual comfort turns into a nightmare. Mom has disappeared, and dad is behaving more and more unpredictably, and...

Well Dweller

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2026

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A dark fairy tale metroidvania from the creators of Crypt Custodian. Deep in the forest lies a well, at the bottom of which lives Blik — a tiny bird armed with a...

The Dark Pictures: Little Hope

Interactive movie, Third-person view, Horror, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2023

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The Dark Pictures: Little Hope is the second game in The Dark Pictures series. The game follows four students and their professor who find themselves in the...

Evil Dead: The Game

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Horror

Game canceled: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2023

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A cooperative shooter based on the works of The Evil Dead. During the game you will be able to see Ash played by the iconic Bruce Campbell, as well as a number of...

Blair Witch

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Blair Witch is a first-person adventure horror game from the creators of Layers of Fear, based on the eponymous "Blair Witch" cinematic universe. You are in for a...

Resident Evil: Revelations 2

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is a continuation of the cooperative action horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. This time you will play...

Outlast 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Indie, Survival horror, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Outlast 2 is a continuation of the popular horror adventure with stealth elements from the developers from the Red Barrels studio. The events of the game are...

Children of Silentown

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 January 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Lucy grew up in a village where people periodically disappeared. Now she is an adult and seeks to investigate the mystery of the disappearance of residents and the...

Limbo

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...

Hello Neighbor

Action, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Hello Neighbor! — adventure horror with stealth elements and first-person view. The game is about a guy who witnesses a terrible crime. While still a boy, he...

Carrion

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...

Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

Horror, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Logic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 April 2025

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

The main character found himself in a dense forest, and during bad weather he hid in a strange hut to wait it out. In the room there is a computer with a game that...

The Medium

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

In the center of events is a girl medium named Marianne, who goes to investigate the mysterious murder of a boy. The mystical gift allows the heroine to look into...

Doom 3

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Doom 3 is a science fiction shooter with a first-person perspective and horror elements that was released in 2004 as a reboot of the original DOOM (1995). The game...

Moadra

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2026

A dark metroidvania set on the forgotten planet Protea VI. Its landscape combines sandy wastelands, icy peaks, and research facilities overrun by alien organisms...

Heart of the Forest

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2026

Steam: 70/100

An interactive adventure inspired by German folklore. A group of students goes to the Black Forest, where they encounter a vengeful spirit that resides there. The...

System Shock Remake

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...

Inside

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Logic, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...

Secret Neighbor

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Secret Neighbor is a free-to-play cooperative action-horror game with a first-person view set in the Hello Neighbor universe. The events of the game take place...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2026

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The updated version of the final chapter of the iconic saga Legacy of Kain. The remaster offers improved graphics in high resolution, updated lighting and textures...

Inscryption

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Card game, Roguelike, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Inscryption is a first-person card puzzle horror game from the creator of Pony Island. In the game, you will find yourself in the cabin of Leshy, from which you...

Five Nights at Freddy's

Horror, First-person view, Combat robots, Indie, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Five Nights at Freddy's is a first-person horror game in the point and click genre. From your small office, you must keep a close eye on the security cameras. You...

The Last Faith

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Metro: Last Light Redux

Action, Shooter, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Collection, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 February 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metro: Last Light Redux is an improved version of the post-apocalyptic shooter with a first-person view. The Metro universe tells the story of Moscow residents...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Don't Starve

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 April 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Don't Starve is an adventure game about survival in a randomly generated world. In it you have to collect resources, stock up on food, grow berries and vegetables...

Bendy and the Ink Machine

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Bendy and the Ink Machine is an episodic adventure with horror elements and a first-person perspective. Visually, the game is made in the style of the first...

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Horror, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods — Part Two — the second standalone expansion Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One. This time, events will take place not only...

Creepy Tale: Snow Child

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2026

Steam: 90/100

The game continues to develop the ideas of the Creepy Tale series, focusing on expanding the world, improving the visual component, and offering more diverse...

Alan Wake Remastered

Adventure, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Third-person view, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Alan Wake Remastered — a remaster of the atmospheric third-person action-adventure game. The game features updated graphics and all expansions, as well as developer...

Dead of Darkness

Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

The game takes place in 1985 in England. The main character is a private detective who is investigating the death of his own daughter. The character finds himself...

Bramble: The Mountain King

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Horror, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 April 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Bramble: The Mountain King is an action-adventure platformer with horror elements in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you will go into a world inspired by...

Friday the 13th: The Game

Online, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Friday the 13th: The Game is an action-horror game played from a third-person perspective. The game will provide an opportunity to try on several roles. The first...

The Sinking City

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

The Sinking City is a third-person, open-world horror adventure based on the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the father of horror stories about monsters. The...

Observer

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 February 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Observer is an adventure with horror elements and a first-person view in a cyberpunk style from the creators of Layers of Fear. The game takes place in 2084 in a...

Police Stories

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Police Stories is a top-down tactical shooter with horror elements. You will play as a policeman and, together with your partner Rick, go to storm various premises...

Silt

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 June 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The actions of the game take place in the depths of the sea, where various monsters live. With the help of soul transference, the main character can use the...

Agony

Action, Horror, First-person view, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 39/100

Agony is a survival action game with horror elements and a first-person view. The game takes place in Hell, where you will go on an afterlife journey as a tormented...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 April 2023; The project is closed: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A third-person cooperative shooter set in the "Alien" universe, taking place 23 years after the events of the original trilogy. The story centers around a team of...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for Nintendo Switch