Horror for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Horror genre / Page 3

Resident Evil Village - Shadows of Rose - a game in the Horror genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Resident Evil Village - Shadows of Rose - an expansion for the first-person shooter horror game with survival elements Resident Evil Village. It will tell the...

What Remains of Edith Finch

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 July 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

What Remains of Edith Finch is a mystical detective adventure with a first-person view. A collection of short stories awaits you, dedicated to a cursed family that...

Undying

Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An isometric zombie action game about a mother who is trying to protect her son from all the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world. The problem is that she has been...

Resident Evil HD Remaster

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2019

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Resident Evil HD Remaster is an improved edition of the legendary action-horror game with a third-person view for modern platforms. The game will delight you with...

OMORI

Horror, Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 June 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

OMORI is an indie horror adventure with fantasy RPG elements. You have to explore a strange world full of colorful friends and enemies. You'll travel through the...

Detention

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 March 2018

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...

Resident Evil Zero

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Resident Evil Zero is an exciting action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to the vicinity of the...

World of Horror

Role-playing game, Horror, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Adventure, Roguelike, Survival horror, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

An unusual text role-playing game in a Japanese setting, combining horror from the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The old gods awaken and once again invade a...

Shadows of Kurgansk

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Simulation, Survival, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Shadows of Kurgansk is an action shooter with a first-person view and horror elements in a post-apocalyptic world. You have to survive in a Zone where zombies live...

Mundaun

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An atmospheric horror adventure set in a remote alpine village. The main character, a young man named Kurt, goes there to find out the circumstances of the...

Blood: Refreshed Supply

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Old school, Action, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 December 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 72/100

A remaster of Blood, the developers have improved the graphics, controls, updated the multiplayer, and much more. The game features 42 levels with numerous enemies...

Into the Dead 2

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Into the Dead 2 — continuation of the zombie shooter with a first-person view and horror elements for mobile platforms. The sequel focuses on telling the...

Love Love School Days

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Horror, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2023

Steam: 95/100

A visual novel with elements of a romantic simulator and science fiction. In the near future, the Brain Link technology allows you to literally enter game worlds...

Resident Evil: Revelations

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Resident Evil: Revelations is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view set in the Resident Evil universe. The game takes place between the events of...

Asylum

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

The main character once ended up in a psychiatric hospital-a place full of pain and suffering. He dreamed of forgetting this horror, but the memories did not let...

We Were Here

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

An atmospheric co-op adventure where two strangers find themselves separated by the walls of an ancient castle amidst the Antarctic ice. One is trapped in a...

Eyes: The Horror Game

Adventure, First-person view, Survival horror, Walking Simulator, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Atmospheric horror with survival elements, where every decision can be the last, and the very presence in this place feels like a mistake from the very beginning...

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is an atmospheric horror adventure with a third-person view. The plot revolves around three characters (Yuri Kozukata, Myu...

The Bunker

Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 April 2018

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Bunker is an interactive psychological thriller with horror elements. The game is a reincarnation of video quests that were popular back in the 90s. You will play...

Tormented Souls

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Action, Survival horror, Horror, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The main character is...

Ib

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Ib is a dark 2D horror adventure game that is a remake of the original game of the same name, released in February 2012. The game is about a girl named Ib who one...

Instinction

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.1/10

The game takes place on the mysterious Yucatan Peninsula, where dinosaurs live side by side with people. Environmental adventurer Isabelle sets out to explore...

Zombie Army Trilogy

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 March 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Zombie Army Trilogy is a game collection that, in addition to the remakes Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army and Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 , includes a...

Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2019

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster is a re-release of the action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. One of the S.T.A.R.S. units sent to...

Walking Dead: The Telltale Series Collection

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Walking Dead: The Telltale Series Collection is a game collection that brings together all nineteen episodes of Telltale's Walking Dead series with enhanced...

Death Trash

Role-playing game, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Death Trash is a post-apocalyptic isometric role-playing game with horror elements in a futuristic setting. You'll be sent into a world filled with large creatures...

Bendy: Lone Wolf

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Roguelike, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2025

Players: 7/10

Steam: 84/100

Boris ventures deep into the endlessly generated corridors of the Joey Drew studio. To survive, you will have to collect supplies and weapons, and also escape from...

Cookie Clicker

Arcade, Action, Indie, Clicker, Casual game, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 96/100

An arcade clicker game where everything revolves around baking endless amounts of cookies. Every click brings a tasty reward, and the more cookies you bake, the...

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A mixture of horror and dating simulator about a princess imprisoned in a basement. Usually such stories end with the girl being saved, but this time it’s the other...

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Action, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Detective, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2019

Players: 7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view and horror elements. You take control of a detective searching for a missing boy...

Little Nightmares 3 - The Shores

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2026

Steam: 53/100

An expansion for Little Nightmares 3 that takes Little and One to a new location related to water and underwater dangers. The heroes will face the return of...

Remothered: Broken Porcelain

Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Horror, Action, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 44/100

Remothered: Broken Porcelain is a standalone expansion and expanded version of the first-person horror adventure Remothered: Tormented Fathers. The game will add...

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 November 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 90/100

BloodRayne: Terminal Cut — updated version of the action-adventure slasher Bloodrayne. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and optimization...

The Walking Dead: Season 2

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Zombies, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, Clementine searches for safety and learns to survive after being orphaned. The Walking Dead: Season 2 continues...

Lust for Darkness

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Adult game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 50/100

Lust for Darkness is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. Jonathan Moon receives a letter from his wife, who disappeared a year ago. Following the...

Night Book

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2021

Steam: 67/100

Night Book is an adventure horror game in the genre of interactive cinema with point and click elements. Lauralyn works night shifts remotely from home, translating...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Stories Untold is a text adventure with horror elements in the style of 80s films. The game is based on the series of the same name, which was never aired. You are...

Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek is the continuation of the original first-person stealth horror Hello Neighbor. The game tells the story of the neighbor's children...

Luigi's Mansion 3

Action, Adventure, Horror, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2019

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Luigi's Mansion 3 is a continuation of the arcade action game with horror elements, where you can play as Luigi, armed with a vacuum cleaner to suck ghosts into it...

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse is a third-person action-comedy horror game in which you take on the role of a real zombie who has risen from the depths...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for Nintendo Switch